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PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Sales Grow - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Jan 16-22

PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Sales Grow - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Jan 16-22 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 February 2022 / 10,028 Views

The PS5 numbers have been adjusted and updated to match Sony's 17.3 million shipment figures for December 31, 2021 and to match Sony's 2 million forecast for the current quarter ending March 31, 2022.


The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 315,998 units sold for the week ending January 22, 2022, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 102.97 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 158,160 units to bring its lifetime sales to 17.46 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 141,886 units to bring their lifetime sales to 12.21 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same week for the PS4 in 2015 are down by nearly 2,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same week for the Xbox One are up by over 66,000 units. PS4 sold 159,694 units for the week ending January 17, 2015 and Xbox One sales were at 75,619 units.

The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 16,566 units, and the Xbox One sold 2,221 units.

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same week a year ago are down by 44,230 units (-12.3%), while the PlayStation 5 is down 27,124 (-14.6%) and the Xbox Series X|S is up 46,926 units (49.4%).

The PlayStation 4 is down 64,176 (-79.5%), the Xbox One is down 22,505 units (-91.0%).

Looking at sales week-on-week, Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 26,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 8,000 units, while Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 7,000 units.

PS5 Sales, Xbox Series X and S Sales, Switch Sales

Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. Switch - 315,998 (102,967,333)
  2. PlayStation 5 - 158,160 (17,458,942)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 141,886 (12,207,303)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 16,566 (116,594,782)
  5. Xbox One - 2,221 (50,506,015)
Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 105,068
  2. Xbox Series X|S - 88,903
  3. PlayStation 5 - 69,918
  4. PlayStation 4 - 8,204
  5. Xbox One - 1,818
Europe hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 77,239
  2. PlayStation 5 - 54,882
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 38,287
  4. PlayStation 4 - 7,610
  5. Xbox One - 343
Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 119,883
  2. PlayStation 5 - 28,184
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 9,572
  4. PlayStation 4 - 464
  5. Xbox One - 31
Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
  1. Switch - 13,808
  2. PlayStation 5 - 5,176
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 5,124
  4. PlayStation 4 - 288
  5. Xbox One - 29

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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