PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison – August 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 October 2023 / 10,550 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 worldwide 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 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 640,626 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 1,986,674 - PS5
Total Lead: 512,137 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 42,225,876
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 42,738,013
August 2023 is the 34th 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 0.64 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has outsold the PS4 by 1.99 million units. The PS4 is currently ahead of the PS5 by 0.51 million units.
The PS5 has sold 42.23 million units in 34 months, while the PS4 sold 42.74 million units. Month 34 for the PS5 is August 2023 and for the PS4 is August 2016.
The PS4 crossed 50 million in month 38, 60 million in month 44, and 70 million in month 50. The PS4 has sold 117.11 million units to date. The PS5 is 74.88 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales.
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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It's impressive PS5 has almost catched up, despite shortages then cost of living crisis, also the console is still $500 outside of seasonal deals, while PS4 was $350 since October 2015, and then $300 in September 2016 when Slim came out, which will be next month on this chart.
Yeah, and they still have a lot of room to improve in Europe.
with Spiderman 2 incoming, there will be a huge different for the next month. But there is still a lot to sell if Sony wants to achieve 25M in their fiscal year.
Next month PS5 will take the lead and the holiday period following that will probably make a huge gap
