PS5 vs PS3 Sales Comparison - February 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 April 2024 / 8,496 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 3.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006 in North America and Japan and in March 2007 in Europe. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 Vs. PS3 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 351,980 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 7,335,871 - PS5
Total Lead: 20,468,569 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 55,471,977
PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 35,003,408
February 2024 is the 40th 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 3 by 0.35 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 7.34 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 20.47 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 55.47 million units in 40 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 35.00 million units. Month 40 for the PlayStation 5 is February 2024 and for the PlayStation 3 is February 2010.
The PlayStation 3 did not reach current PlayStation 5 sales until month 60 where it had sold 55.98 million units.
The PlayStation 3 crossed 40 million in month 47, 50 million in month 54, and 60 million in month 62. The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 31.93 million units behind lifetime PS3 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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close race! Only 20mil ahead.
LOL.
Bet PS5 ends up at around 90/95 million. No idea why people are buying one, I also bet there were more first party stuff on the PS3 in the same period. (Guessing on the last part).
PS5 Pro. GTA 6. 100 million sales. Job done
No need to guess. It is known that games in general have longer development times nowadays.
depends on how good Sony's first-party output is. Admittedly, I was caught a little off-guard by the strength of Helldivers and FFVIIRe. Plus, they've gotten Rise of Ronin alongside new IP Stellar Blade. Don't count PS5 out so early: I expect the system will move around 115-120mil LTD, especially with Xbox so terribly weak at the moment, and gaming -- as a whole -- becoming a much bigger industry.
Maybe I'm being an optimist, but I truly struggle to see a situation where PS5 flounders its way down to 90-95mil. Especially when last fiscal year is expected to be Sony's strongest year ever in terms of hardware sales.
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