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PS5 Best-Selling Console in Modern Warfare II Week - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Oct 23-29

PS5 Best-Selling Console in Modern Warfare II Week - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Oct 23-29 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 November 2022 / 47,262 Views

    The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console with 300,733 units sold for the week ending October 29, 2022, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has now sold an estimated 25.27 million units lifetime.

    The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 274,709 units to bring its lifetime sales to 114.34 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 215,680 units to bring their lifetime sales to 17.92 million units.

    PS5 sales compared to the same week for the PS4 in 2015 are up by over 6,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same week for the Xbox One are down by nearly 11,000 units. PS4 sold 294,578 units for the week ending October 31, 2015 and Xbox One sales were at 226,339 units.

    The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,354 units, while the Xbox One sold 113 units.

    PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same week a year ago are up by 55,412 (22.6%), while Xbox Series X|S sales are up by 58,639 units (37.3%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 180,016 units (-39.6%).

    The PlayStation 4 is down 25,273 units (-94.9%) year-over-year and the Xbox One is down 3,544 units (-96.9%).

    Looking at sales week-on-week, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 26,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 21,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 8,000 units.

    2022 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 12.63 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 8.27 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 6.65 million units.

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

    Global hardware estimates (Followed by lifetime sales):

    1. PlayStation 5 - 300,733 (25,272,353)
    2. Switch - 274,709 (114,338,773)
    3. Xbox Series X|S - 215,680 (17,915,345)
    4. PlayStation 4 - 1,354 (117,012,309)
    5. Xbox One - 113 (51,278,358)
    Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates:
    1. PlayStation 5 - 115,863
    2. Xbox Series X|S - 110,911
    3. Switch - 106,884
    4. PlayStation 4 - 998
    5. Xbox One - 79
    Europe hardware estimates:
    1. PlayStation 5 - 101,184
    2. Switch - 86,937
    3. Xbox Series X|S - 71,199
    4. PlayStation 4 - 315
    5. Xbox One - 26
    Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates:
    1. PlayStation 5 - 70,861
    2. Switch - 68,674
    3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,369
    4. PlayStation 4 - 24
    5. Xbox One - 4
    Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates:
    1. PlayStation 5 - 12,825
    2. Switch - 12,214
    3. Xbox Series X|S - 10,201
    4. PlayStation 4 - 17
    5. Xbox One - 4

    VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.

    This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it's important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.

    Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.


    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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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    11 Comments
    jvmkdg (on 08 November 2022)

    curious to see ps5 sales in the week of release of god of war ragnarok

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    2zosteven jvmkdg (on 11 November 2022)

    The only reason that GOW would increase sales would be if sony was holding back for bundles, the PS5 will sell out for a while regardless of big game titles such as COD and GOW

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    Jumpin (on 09 November 2022)

    This is a sad day for my Nintendo Kingdom. Sony brought Modern War II to use and we’re caught without any new Pokémon to fight back with.

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    Kakadu18 Jumpin (on 09 November 2022)

    Lmao, like this type of humor.

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    aTokenYeti (on 08 November 2022)

    Looks like the holiday sales season is starting up

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    trunkswd aTokenYeti (on 08 November 2022)

    Here is to hoping for a strong holiday this year and for the PS5 and Series X shortages to be less of an issue.

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    mjk45 trunkswd (on 08 November 2022)

    Yes I finally got a PS5 here in Australia , in the first week of Sept I unexpectedly received a 10 k advance on money owed , and decided to check online with EB games and lo and behold while I was looking it went from no stock to stock available for pre order with a 29th sept date so I paid in full.
    The funny part was a week later I was passing by my local EB store and decided out of curiosity to ask about the order and was greeted with loud sighs of relief, it turned out that the order came in really early and they and head office had been trying for 3 days to contact me, it turned out the number they had was an old cancelled home number from 12 years ago and no one thought to use my email address, and then after nearly two years of no reply I received an email yesterday from Sony saying they had PS5 stock and while it's anecdotal it looks like those shortages are easing.

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    NoLimitVito trunkswd (on 08 November 2022)

    Saw a big push on god of war ragnarok bundle in my local game store when I picked up my copy today. There was a good number of console sold from parents buying presents for christmas and just people who wanted PS5 + god of war. this the first time I seen stock readily available over the counter for PS5.

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    loy310 (on 09 November 2022)

    2 weeks in a row the ps5 will take it.

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    Alistair (on 09 November 2022)

    Wow, the PS5 outsold the Switch everywhere, even in Asia. "Nintendo Switch sales are down by 180,016 units (-39.6%)". Woh. This is the first time it outsold in every market?

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    pukem0n Alistair (on 09 November 2022)

    at some point everyone who wanted a Switch will have at least one switch. no amount of new releases will change that. but damn, 275k in a week in its sixth year is impressive.

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