PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in Europe - October 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 December 2024 / 5,458 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 Europe 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 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 23,060 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 1,025,407- PS4
Total Lead: 5,568,555 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 21,291,000
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 26,859,555
October 2024 is the 48th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 4 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 23,060 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 1.03 million units. The PS5 is currently behind the PS4 by 5.57 million units.
The PS5 has sold 21.29 million units in 48 months, while the PS4 sold 26.86 million units. Month 48 for the PS5 is October 2024 and for the PS4 is October 2017.
The PS4 crossed 30 million in month 51 and 40 million in month 72. The PS4 has sold 45.86 million units to date in Europe. The PS5 is 24.57 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in Europe.
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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what's up with PS5 in EU? Sales have exploded here in recent months... from 250k during July to consistent 450-500k.
Europe has always been the market, where the cheapest consoles sells well. And PS5 isn't cheap in Europe, still more expensive than in the US and Japan.
Discounts help a lot in Europe, people tend to forget that Europeans on average are poorer than US citizens.
GTA6 will close this gap
This is actually pretty interesting. The gap chart writes a double bottom, which would suggest a trend reversal. If the current bottom holds and we don't have a lower low during this holiday season, there's a chance that PS5 catches up. Otherwise, if we see a lower low during November/December, I'd say the trend continues at least for the next 12 months.
