PS5 and XS See Massive Boost YoY - Americas Hardware Estimates for July 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 21 August 2024 / 5,206 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 427,990 units sold for July 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 24.96 million units lifetime in the Americas.
The Xbox Series X|S was the second best-selling console with an estimated 300,634 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 17.92 million units. The Nintendo Switch came in third place with 176,263 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 52.89 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 987 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.54 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are up by nearly 148,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 148,000 units. PS4 sold 279,402 units for the month of July 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 152,341 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 104,956 (32.5%). Xbox Series X|S sales are up by 102,175 units (51.5%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 126,028 units (-41.7%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 5,875 units (-85.6%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 63,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 92,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 53,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.91 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.59 million units, and the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.55 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for July 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 427,990 (24,963,531)
- Xbox Series X|S - 300,634 (17,924,414)
- Switch - 176,263 (53,887,504)
- PlayStation 4 - 987 (41,542,741)
USA hardware estimates for July 2024:
- PlayStation 5 - 367,165
- Xbox Series X|S - 255,108
- Switch - 147,961
- PlayStation 4 - 841
Weekly Sales:
July 13, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 77,085
- Xbox Series X|S - 53,321
- Switch - 46,925
- PlayStation 4 - 240
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 65,341
- Xbox Series X|S - 44,716
- Switch - 39,392
- PlayStation 4 - 204
July 20, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 126,988
- Xbox Series X|S - 88,006
- Switch - 45,228
- PlayStation 4 - 248
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 109,209
- Xbox Series X|S - 74,828
- Switch - 37,953
- PlayStation 4 - 212
July 27, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 113,561
- Xbox Series X|S - 81,730
- Switch - 42,752
- PlayStation 4 - 254
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 97,679
- Xbox Series X|S - 69,526
- Switch - 35,836
- PlayStation 4 - 216
August 3, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 110,356
- Xbox Series X|S - 77,577
- Switch - 41,358
- PlayStation 4 - 245
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 94,936
- Xbox Series X|S - 66,038
- Switch - 34,780
- PlayStation 4 - 209
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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Wow, people really did go out and buy a XSS for College Football... I thought Twitter was lying lol
Imagine when GTA6 comes around.
Yeah, while the PS5 Pro is certainly going to be THE console to play GTA6 on from a technical level when it releases, something like College Football has shown that the casual market will gravitate towards the cheapest way to play the games they want to play. So I wouldn't be surprised if Series S flies off shelves when GTA6 releases. A $300 console (probably a lot less if GTA actually releases by Holiday 2025) is a lot more enticing to a casual gamer just looking to play GTA than playing the game on a console that is going to cost at least $600-$700, albeit a more compromised experience lol. I remember last holiday season they were selling Series S's for as low as $150 in certain places.
We don't know how it looks and runs on it so don't be so sure of that. Series S is an extremely technically limited system
On memory and GPU, yes it's technically limited, but the CPU and SSD in the Series S is the exact same used as in the Series X. Rockstar takes extra care in the polish of their new releases and I highly doubt they'll allow for an unplayable experience for what they know is going to be the biggest entertainment launch in history. The Switch and hell, even the Wii has proven that anything is possible when given the right dev time. It's a given that the Series S version is going to be vastly inferior, but like I said, College Football has shown that the casual market will vote with their wallets. You give many the choice of a $300 console against consoles priced between $500 to potentially $700, yet all options are able to play GTA6, don't be surprised if a good chunk choose the cheaper option purely because of the affordability. The casual market doesn't view gaming the way you and I do. They just want to play.
"PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 148,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 148,000 units. PS4 sold 279,402 units for the month of July 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 152,341 units."
PS5 sales are higher than PS4 sales for July 2017 according to the numbers provided, unless I'm reading something wrong.
Yeah another typo. My bad. I've fixed it.
370k is the estimate for the PS5 on IB, maybe the numbers are a bit low.
IB is estimates. VGChartz is also estimates. 3K difference between both sites just says they're both very close in estimates. Can't claim one is right and one is wrong when they're both estimates.
The Switch had 255,108 units sold in the US in July? Is that correct?
That was a typo. Xbox and Switch labels were switched.
trunks what is your estimate of the ps5 for august since it was said that the ps5 got a big boost in china due to black myth wukong
https://x.com/shinobi602/status/1826295769285918939
XBSX is doing pretty fine for July. Big increases YoY in Japan and Americas is very solid.
edit: why on earth does this comment have a net "-4" for downvotes?? Y'all upset that XBSX did good this month? Or am I missing smth?
a few sony shareholders in here
It might be because you specified Series X when there is a lot of anecdotal evidence people were specifically buying the Series S this month to play that football game. I’d be interested to see the breakdown between the 2, the series S looks like it might have a lot of life still when it comes to converting more casual gamers to the current gen belatedly.
