PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in Europe - April 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 June 2023 / 2,720 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned Europe sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 Vs. PS4 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 130,602 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 2,203,886 - PS4
Total Lead: 5,011,448 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 11,377,001
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 16,388,449
April 2023 is the 30th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 5 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 4 by 130,602 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 2.20 million units. The PS5 is currently behind the PS4 by 5.01 million units.
The PS5 has sold 11.38 million units in 30 months, while the PS4 sold 16.39 million units. Month 30 for the PS5 is April 2023 and for the PS4 is April 2016.
The PS4 crossed 20 million units sold in Europe in month 37, 30 million in month 51, and 40 million in month 72. The PS4 has sold 45.84 million units to date in Europe. The PS5 is 34.46 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in Europe.
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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Interesting. PS5 wasn't able to close the gap that much in Europe during the last months.
Probably because Sony tries to focus on markets outside of the European market. Also Europe is not doing that well economically.
Also the PS5 has a higher MSRP.
I think we're going to see a shift in the market in Europe, with Nintendo coming on top in the next couple of years.
