PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in the US - June 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 August 2024 / 6,548 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 US 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 US:
Gap change in latest month: 65,209 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 778,304 - PS5
Total Lead: 1,376,167 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 20,769,624
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 19,393,457
June 2024 is the 44th 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 65,209 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has outsold the PS4 by 0.78 million units. The PS5 is currently ahead of the PS4 by 1.38 million units.
The PS5 has sold 20.77 million units in 43 months, while the PS4 sold 19.39 million units. Month 44 for the PS5 is June 2024 and for the PS4 is June 2017.
The PS4 crossed 20 million in month 47, 25 million in month 57, and 30 million in month 71. The PS4 has sold 34.92 million units to date in the US. The PS5 is 14.15 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in the US.
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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PS5 is ahead…but PS4 is about to see the launch of Red Dead, GoW, Spider-Man, and Horizon. Let’s see if Sony can hold the lead.
on the chart it isn't looking so hard .. there is only holidays of 2017 and 2018 year where PS4 was strong, and which part will be hard, other than that 2019 should be easy to top and 2020 even more.
Here in Germany, some outlets of the two biggest retailers occassionally offer the PS5 Slim Disc for 349€.
I guess there's only a marginal chance Sony will drop the official RRP to 349€ for the Disc version.
But at this point in time, a rather sooner than later price drop would be able to slightly close the Europe gap in sales.
Aligned PS5 and PS4 numbers are still so close globally. I guess there's still a possibility for the PS5 to overtake the mighty PS4.
Looks like 2025 can't come soon enough. I really wonder what Sony are cooking behind their curtain.
