PS5 Sales Top 1.7M, NS and XS Fall - Europe Hardware Estimates for November 2023 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 December 2023 / 10,208 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 1,710,324 units sold for November 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 16.20 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 521,626 units to bring its lifetime sales to 34.09 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 245,131 units to bring their lifetime sales to 6.99 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 3,398 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.87 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 453,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 127,000 units. PS4 sold 1,257,341 units for the month of November 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 372,140 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 1,264,181 (283.4%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 30,969 units (-11.2%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 255,174 units (-32.9). The PlayStation 4 is up by 756 units (28.6%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 1.09 million units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 118,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 298,000 units. It should be noted November included Black Friday, but not Cyber Monday.
2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 6.69 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 3.27 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.58 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for November 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,710,324 (16,197,326)
- Switch - 521,626 (34,087,364)
- Xbox Series X|S - 245,131 (6,986,826)
- PlayStation 4 - 3,398 (45,873,392)
Weekly Sales:
Europe November 4, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 266,765
- Switch - 71,125
- Xbox Series X|S - 29,366
- PlayStation 4 - 710
Europe November 11, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 360,697
- Switch - 75,431
- Xbox Series X|S - 50,535
- PlayStation 4 - 649
Europe November 18, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 389,933
- Switch - 88,020
- Xbox Series X|S - 46,808
- PlayStation 4 - 734
Europe November 25, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 692,929
- Switch - 287,050
- Xbox Series X|S - 118,422
- PlayStation 4 - 1,305
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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That PS5 number is insane. That's the highest Europe November sales on record. Previously the best EU Nov was the DS in 2008 which sold 1.56m in that month. PS4's peak November in Europe was 1.28m in 2015.
Highest US November sales on record
1st place is the Wii in 2008 at 1.96M
2nd place is the Xbox 360 in 2012 at 1.89M
3rd place is Xbox 360 in 2011 at 1.85M
*Edit: fixed an error regarding DS in 2009, and error in PS4 2016
I don't know where you are looking at .. but the DS in 2009 made 1.5M in US, not 1.7M
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/NPD_November_2009
The DS in the US sold 1.7M
According to the site you are writing in, the DS sold 1.5M
Is vgsales fandom not a trustworthy website?
Because if it isn't I'll edit the post.
We are on VGCharts here. I don't care about vgsales fandom. We have to look what this site has as a data. If trunks would saw a need to adjust the figures to the vgsales fandom, he would. He didn't so the numbers are more accurate here. Also you are taking the numbers from other website, which means that you don't think here the numbers are accurate.
Cool, I do understand that. It is rather difficult to find all the information. And I appreciate all Trunks does. Thanks.
Here by hardware by date you can check and see everything you want after 2004. This site is the source for sales. Not others. Others are only if they are official like NPD or Famitsu, or the manufacturers themselves come out and announce some sales.
With all due respect, but the numbers from vgsales.fandom come from the NPD and they also reference their sources (which in this case is gamasutra but the numbers can be backed by other sources).
And I beliefe that the NPD numbers are more trustworthy than the ones from vgchartz which get "tweaked" and "adjusted" several times retroactively to match some new official quarterly numbers or annual reports, based off vgchartz' over- or underestimates in prior or later months.
Doesn't VGChartz base theirs off of NPD as well once the numbers come out? I think Trunks is rather reliable with gathering information.
You are on VGChartz here. If you don't trust this website's data then what are you doing here ?
PS5 really crushed it in Europe, as usual.
Crushed worldwide as usual, US same...
PS5 passing SNES in sales any day now or with number corrections. X1 not to far away
Europe for life !
Good job Europe! And good job PS5.
This hopefully makes up somewhat for the poor overall showing in the US, at least from PS5's end.
Nintendo and Microsoft didn’t get the same love from Europe. I guess the population of Europe isn’t the demographic that Nintendo and Microsoft are shooting for.
Sony has dominated Europe since the PS1 came out. Nintendo didn't support the PAL market very well in the days of the NES and SNES, preferring to focus on North America and Asia. Sega made some pretty decent headway in Europe and South America when they still made consoles. Nintendo does seem to have dome better in recent years.
Microsoft... doesn't seem to deal very well with the world outside of the Anglosphere.
How could Nintendo hit the Europe market with the next console?
They will hit it like everytime - mediocre level at best.
Also yes it does make up (at least on PS5’s end) because it is the #1 best November sell ever
How poor was on the PS5 side, as they sold 1,135.700 just in the US (November)? While XBox sold "just" about half (634.800).
Best Selling Console in US in November
2023: PS5 1.13M
2022: PS5 1.14M
2021: NS 1.10M
2020: NS 1.35M
2019: NS 1.56M
2018: PS4 1.56M
2017: PS4 1.58M
2016: PS4 1.11M
2015: PS4 1.13M
2014: Xbox One 1.35M
2013: PS4 1.30M
2012: Xbox 360 1.89M
2011: Xbox 360 1.85M
2010: NDS 1.50M
2009: NDS 1.53M
2008: Wii 1.96M
2007: NDS 1.53M
2006: NDS 0.91M
2005: GBA 0.82M
2004: GBA 1.10M
2003: PS2 & GBA 1.30M
2002: PS2 >1.00M
2001: PS2 ?
2000: PS2 ?
So yes this was a rather "poor" year for all the consoles. An average of 1.46M selling for the best selling.
Compared to the past 3 years, it is doing alright. And is par for the course. Nintendo and Microsoft though got hit with a ton of bricks. Hopefully December brings better sales for all three of them.
Did the PS4 really sell 2.51 mill in Nov because of the introduction of the Slim and Pro models? Or is it a typo?
PS4 sold 2.51M in 2016. I would assume so because PS4 Slim released on Sept 7, 2016 and the PS4 Pro released on Nov10 2016.
PS4 Pro launch on Nov 2016 in both US and EU.
Wouldn’t that make PS4 the record holder for the best selling console during November in the US?
I would double check your numbers. VGChartz has the PS4 selling 1.1m in the USA in November 2016. 2.51m definitely did not happen.
Yes I noticed that error last night and made a correction on another comment I made, I guess I forgot this one too. Thank you!
PS5 was 1.13m in the Americas as a whole. 1.04m in the USA. Which still isn't really "poor". The PS4 in November 2016 sold 1.10m in the USA so it's relatively similar to what the PS4 was doing at this time.
more of a split customer base in the US
UK really saved the Xbox Series X|S from doing far worse in Europe. 138K of the 245K of the Xbox Series X|S sold in Europe were in the UK in November.
Those Xbox sales in Europe were mostly scalpers... Just kidding, they are still on the shelves...
PS5 is the PS2 Remake
I wonder if the PS5 will have the steam to surpass the Switch in Europe. Outselling the Switch by 1.1 million units in November closes that gap tremendously.
Xbox is melting!
very impressive
GOD DAMN
Are the numbers on the main page already global?
Now that Microsoft has Zenimax and Activision, they need to invest in something that Microsoft in general is REALLY BAD: Marketing.
PS5 + Xbox outsell Switch 4:1 in November in Europe. Switch done. Finally.
Ps5 is still king
Maybe ban this guy? He states the same comment in every article... probably a troll account.
Phill sp ncer still has a job , let that sink in . Probably laughing is ass off dressed in a buried bought IP shirt.
We knew it was bad but not THIS abismal bad.
