PS5 Best-Seller, XS Tops 30M LT - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 November 2024 / 14,987 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,026,820 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 61.94 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 794,115 units to bring its lifetime sales to 143.49 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 293,587 units to bring their lifetime sales to 30.14 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,624 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.19 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 363,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 227,000 units. PS4 sold 1,389,603 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 520,654 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 682,135 (-39.9%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 368,638 units (-55.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 220,977 units (-21.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 18,136 units (-87.4%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 128,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 30,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 158,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 9.57 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 6.75 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.94 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,026,820 (61,935,334)
- Switch - 794,115 (143,488,591)
- Xbox Series X|S - 293,587 (30,135,309)
- PlayStation 4 - 2,624 (117,188,245)
- PlayStation 5 - 328,817
- Switch - 189,915
- Xbox Series X|S - 171,889
- PlayStation 4 - 1,130
- PlayStation 5 - 456,512
- Switch - 166,307
- Xbox Series X|S - 85,384
- PlayStation 4 - 1,052
- Switch - 422,165
- PlayStation 5 - 215,502
- Xbox Series X|S - 22,474
- PlayStation 4 - 344
- PlayStation 5 - 25,989
- Switch - 15,728
- Xbox Series X|S - 13,840
- PlayStation 4 - 98
Weekly Sales:
Global September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 224,211
- Switch - 159,408
- Xbox Series X|S - 60,380
- PlayStation 4 - 516
Global September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 203,766
- Switch - 137,149
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,662
- PlayStation 4 - 531
Global September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 194,832
- Switch - 141,175
- Xbox Series X|S - 55,869
- PlayStation 4 - 526
Global September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 197,179
- Switch - 191,509
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,720
- PlayStation 4 - 519
Global October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 206,832
- Switch - 164,874
- Xbox Series X|S - 61,956
- PlayStation 4 - 532
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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Switch still have the smallest drop year on year is incredible.
Wonder why this gen sales are so much down vs ps4/xbox one.
PS5 must have sold a huge amount in mainland Asia and Middle East (~170k), because in Japan alone it sold only ~40k in the whole month. Since when is this the case, that PlayStation sells more in rest of Asia than in Japan? I really wasn't aware that the difference is so huge.
What I would find interesting:
How does the year-to-date time frame of 2022 (yes, 22) compare to PS5's 2024 globally?
I wonder if 2024 is either up or down.
Fiscal year '22 was indeed quite a strong year of 19m units eventually.
I believe it would be up in the region of 30%. None of the comparisons are very good though, 2025 will be the first year where PS5 year on year stats are largely normalised.
before I comment…you are aware there was a shortage of PS5 until up until January 2023, correct?
If we compare fiscal year 2022 has a good chance to win. If we go for calender year, 2024 will win. The difference in Europe after 9 months is only 35k though.
Exactly my point. FY’23 (4/1/2022-3/31/2023) was strong b/c over 6mil PS5s shipped during Q4 (Jan -> Mar 2023). If the shortage had not resolved, PS5 would’ve like sold just over 15mil FY’23, which (for reference) is less than NSW in all but one year. Not to say PS5 did poorly during 2022, though I struggle to see YoY increase from Sept 2022 as anything of value. Especially when there was a shortage…and now there’s not.
Yes, I am.
It's just comparing data. But ofc I'd know about the context of the data.
I could open two doors then:
• PS5, '22 vs '24, year-to-date.
• PS5, FY '22 vs FY '24.
I was initially just wondering about if, although vs. '23 PS5 numbers are declining, how it holds up against '22, wether year-to-date nor fiscally.
No sophisticated thingy behind on my behalf. Just curious about comparing data.
Hey people, why are you not using the tools of the site for these types of data ? the hardware by date is so easy to use .. Other than that I have thread that is called year on year charts, where you could see those things there as well.
My bad, you're right. I apologize.
I sometimes just struggle to navigate tbh, but I guess that's definitely an end user problem.
My sales guess by the end of the year
Ps5 68 million
Xbox 32 million
switch 147 million
Switch 148m
I think the financial report in 2 weeks time will say that as of September 30th Nintendo will have shipped around 146 million Switch's. Maybe just under. Then come the Feb 2025 report I think they'll report that as of December 31st they've shipped just under 152 million Switch's. The May 25 end of financial year report I think they'll report shipping just over 154million Switch's and confirm they've outsold the DS.
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