PS5 Outsells SNES - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 February 2024 / 9,893 Views
Sony's latest video game console, the PlayStation 5,which is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, has outsold the lifetime sales of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), according to VGChartz estimates.
The PS5 had sold an estimated 52.96 million units worldwide through December 2023, while the SNES sold 49.10 million units lifetime.
Up next for the PS5 is the Xbox One with 57.96 million units sold, followed by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) with 61.91 million units sold and the Nintendo 3DS with 75.94 million units sold.
Breaking down sales by region, the PS5 has sold an estimated 20.56 million units in North America, 17.38 million units in Europe, 4.97 million units in Japan, and 9.74 million units in the rest of the world. This compared to the SNES, which sold 22.88 million units in North America, 8.15 million units in Europe, 17.17 million units in Japan, and 0.90 million units in the rest of the world.
Breaking down PS5 Europe sales, the console has sold an estimated 3.65 million units in the UK, 2.95 million units in Germany, and 2.89 million units in France.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020.
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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Next stop: Xbox One.
then the switch!
We had people predicing less than 100m. units sold just at the beginning of 2023....
Have to learn to ignore obvious nonsense. :P
this year X1 and nes will be passed, next year 3ds, Gameboy advance and psp will be passed
Impressive numbers.
Unbelievable! I was fully expecting the PS5 to completely stop selling and become discontinued prior to hitting 50mil. Incredible work here Sony!! I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see if you can topple now the NES or Xbox One. This is gonna be really close.
no way it will pas x1 or nes, LOL. the ps5 should end up as the 4th best selling system ever
At this rate (after the component shortage is gone), it will surely sell over 100 million. The PS5 Pro will also be available soon, possibly dropping the normal version´s price.
Sales are gonna fall off a cliff any day now. Might be now... might be ten years from now... but the Cliff is inevitable.
This is fantastic news!
