PS5 Sales Jump YoY, XS Sales Fall - Americas Hardware Estimates for November 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 January 2025 / 15,132 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 1.45 million units sold for November 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 27.43 million units lifetime in the Americas.
The Nintendo Switch was the second best-selling console with an estimated 706,080 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 55.20 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 501,471 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 18.90 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,044 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.55 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 373,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 1.21 million units. PS4 sold 1.82 million units for the month of October 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 1.72 million units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 241,571 (20.0%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 193,316 units (-27.8%) and Nintendo Switch sales are up by 20,699 units (3.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 3,778 units (-64.9%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 1.10 million units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 305,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 546,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 5.37 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2.86 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.56 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for November 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,447,158 (27,428,818)
- Switch - 706,080 (55,198,479)
- Xbox Series X|S - 501,471 (18,895,488)
- PlayStation 4 - 2,044 (41,548,043)
USA hardware estimates for November 2024:
- PlayStation 5 - 1,216,346
- Switch - 590,618
- Xbox Series X|S - 421,651
- PlayStation 4 - 1,732
Weekly Sales:
November 9, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 250,044
- Switch - 84,516
- Xbox Series X|S - 55,674
- PlayStation 4 - 380
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 210,434
- Switch - 70,625
- Xbox Series X|S - 46,872
- PlayStation 4 - 322
November 16, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 138,070
- Switch - 113,763
- Xbox Series X|S - 73,614
- PlayStation 4 - 410
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 115,662
- Switch - 95,298
- Xbox Series X|S - 61,711
- PlayStation 4 - 348
November 23, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 325,435
- Switch - 122,336
- Xbox Series X|S - 86,212
- PlayStation 4 - 452
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 274,423
- Switch - 102,861
- Xbox Series X|S - 72,220
- PlayStation 4 - 384
November 30, 2024 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 733,609
- Switch - 385,465
- Xbox Series X|S - 285,971
- PlayStation 4 - 802
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 615,827
- Switch - 321,834
- Xbox Series X|S - 240,848
- PlayStation 4 - 678
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! Nintendo Switch sales are up (YoY) in a holiday month?? Without even having a system seller to accompany it…that is pretty dang strong for a system in its 8th year. PlayStation 5 being up YoY is also very surprising, especially when last year had SpiderMan 2. Much stronger start to the holidays than expected in NA.
Also, Xbox…i rlly don’t know what to say at this point. i’m starting to lose all hope in this system. Despite Microsoft now owning Activision, and the latest CoD having received the acclaim that it has, XBSX has somehow managed to drop double digits YoY. GTAVI truly is this system’s last hope.
The Switch had its best deals this year with some discounts at several retailers, but it being up is a pleasant surprise. It does up its chances of topping the PS2 for #1 worldwide. If December has similar results that will be great for a console its ages.
As far as the PS5 it is mainly because of the PS5 Pro launch it is up YoY. In the US the PS5 Pro accounted for 19% of the sales. If it is the same % for the rest of the Americas that would put PS5 Pro sales at 275K and the regular PS5 at 1.17M. PS5 sold 1.21M in the Americas last year. But even so, regular PS5 only being down ~40K is a great result.
Truly a wakeup call for those saying Switch is already in decline.
i mean...it is "in decline"; i.e., it's been down YoY every year since 2021. Though I think I see what you're trying to say. (Maybe it would have been better to say "Switch is already dead-in-the-water"?) In any case, I agree that NSW is holding up very well.
The Switch IS in decline. There’s no two ways about that. But this is a sign that it’s not going to be as sharp as some people may think and that at the right deal and price, the Switch still has plenty of gas in the tank. Certainly enough to catch the PS2.
99% agree. For the PS2 we have to wait. But the DS is a dead lock! I am afraid Sony will "ajust" the PS2 up again if the Switch comes close. I think we have to draw a line somewhere. Where is the limit when we say: "No we do not believe this anymore!" 160, 161, 162 million? What if Sony came out and said 175 million? Are we gonna believe it? I say no.
Bro you have no justification to write off a plaque that's verified by someone with insider knowledge. Both of said sources tying in with Sonys statement of over 160 million sold. If it was 161 million they would say over 161 million. They said over 160 mill as it is over 160 but under 161 mill and the plaques figure of 160.6 ties up all loose ends. Mystery solved.
“someone with insider knowledge” we’re talking about the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment of America lol. Yeah, at this moment time, Shawn has just confirmed the exact figure of PS2 units shipped unless Sony says otherwise. Businesses aren’t allowed to lie abt these figures since this would violate some investor protection laws i'd imagine.
Exactly!
And thats it: They DID violate investor's protection law if they really did sell 160 million! Because they reported 155,1 million shipped as of march 31, 2012. But some people are to stupid to understand it or refuse to see the truth just because of pure fanboyism. There should be an invetigation on Sony's credibility. What if Nintendo came out all of a sudden, claiming the DS sold 164 million?
They didn't violate a thing. They stated 155 million sell in (from retailers to consumer)by March 2012 meaning the shipped number would've been higher. They didn't end production in Japan till Dec 2012 and everywhere else in Jan 2013. Do you think they stopped producing PS2s after that March 2012 announcement? Your take doesn't stand up to scrutiny
At the end of the day this confusion is down to you overlooking what was actually announced. That 155 million as of March 2012 announcement did not signify the end of PS2 production or sales. PS2 production continued for another 10 months after that and PS2 got a final Xmas as the budget entry into Sonys ecosystem. So you holding on to this March 2012 figure is nonsensical. More were produced after and more were sold after.
There where 155,1 million shipped as of march 31, 2012. Thats an ice cold fact! Over 155 million sold to cosrumers perfectly matches that! Then they said it would have beem over 160 million shipped as of march 2012. They changed an already confirmed number. But many people here are too much of fanboys to accept that! Sony did violate investors protection laws like it or not. Its like in the 80s and early 90s. If you worked at a retailer and dared zo say something negative about Nintendo you got fired. The Mega Drive was superior to the SNES but if you told a costumer you where risking to get fired. It happened to the older brother of a schoolfriend. Now we have to believe stupid lies from a company who obvioisly violated the investors protection law? What if Nintendo came out tomorrow and said "164 million DS sold"?!. Woud be the same. I just wait for te day when Sony announces "in loving memory" 118,70 million or more PS4s. But we know its 117,2 million. Tgey cannot hide that like the 155,1 million number!
Ive already addressed your point of contention. That reporting was as of March 2012. It remained in production for another 10 months and enjoyed a final Xmas period during that period. So by what justification are you holding on to that 155 million figure? Whether it was sold or shipped it continued to be produced and sold long past that point. So your take is baseless and illogical.
Sonys website now states that the sell-in (sold by retailer to consumer) was 160 million. They also state that the total ever produced was 160.6. Its over. Enough of the tinfoil hat tomfoolery.
It is a lie! And everybody knows it! The PS2 Picture with the 160.363.... number is fake. Its like lying Laydons 82,52 million PSP. Exactly 1 million above the GBA but anounce it 10 years after discontinuation. I'll wait for the 119,69 million PS4 announcement.
About the webside: I already told you they are lying! If te Switch comes close to 160 million, they will change that number to 163 million or so. A company's seriosity is totally questionable if they cime out with a fantasy number just after it became clear, that the Switch will be in the same ballpark by next year, don't you think?
A question i asked but kept unanswered: Where do we draw the line? What if Sony reported 165 million in 2027? Will we buy it? This "over 160 million" makes it clear they are not finished with lying. 155,1 million shipped as of march 2012 is an undeniably fact!
Bro your rant is not a substitute for evidence and neither does it elevate you to the point where your opinion supercedes a company's official reporting and an ex execs endorsement of figures.
I repeat, the PS2 production did not end until 10 months after that confirmation in March 2012 of 155 million units sold. As such it is nonsensical and ludicrous to call any updated figure from Sony that considers that period a lie. An extra 5 million for what was essentially an impulse buy levels of cheap dvd player is completely feasible. Especially with how long production continued after March 2012.
Your objection is illogical
Elitists can complain that the Switch is underpowered but most people just want fun games. Nintendo and Indie Devs have that covered.
Well Switch holiday sales last year were rather lackluster due to the summer sales of TotK. So I’m not surprised that this Switch holiday season is at the moment better selling than last year.
i suppose so. NSW did move nearly 7mil units last holiday, which was very strong (even if a >30% drop YoY). If Nintendo could pull another 7mil, then they will have crushed their original projection of 12.5mil for this fiscal year by the end of Q3, sending NSW to a tie with DS w/ ~153.5mil and guarenteeing its chances at passing PS2 (since all that'd remain would be 8mil, and it would require a complete collapse of NSW figures in order to not push through 6mil for the remainder of its life following FY'25...note that we are currently in FY'25).
I can see Switch selling near (I’m counting holiday season as Oct 1 -Dec 31, essentially Q3, making Switch last year selling ~5.7M ) 5.2M, which is still a great stepping stone to reach the 12.5M FY goal.
This guesstimate will be around an 8-9% drop YoY.
So far Switch this FY has shipped (with the addition of the available info about sold in Q3 so far) ~6.59M. If we add the guesstimate of Q3, Switch will be at 9.92M for the FY. The Switch will then need to ship 2.58M more units which will be very difficult.
Hmmm, this looks a bit uphill for Switch at least FY-wise. Maybe I’m being pessimistic. I hope my Q3 guesstimate is wrong.
Lol! Switch will sell over 10 million this FY!
Yep I agree easily over 10M. Selling over 10M by the end of Q3 may be a challenge considering last Q3 sold 5.7M, which doesn’t give a lot of wiggle room for the Switch this Q3 (since it has been declining in sales since 2021). I gave the Q3 sales a 8-9% decline since most of the 2023 Q3 sales were “stolen” by that summer with TotK.
What I think is the uphill battle is the 12.5M goal considering what guesstimate I gave Q3 this FY. If the Switch happens to oversell my Q3 guesstimate then the 12.5M will be easily met.
This is why Nintendo didn't revealed the switch 2 this year.
Good lord those xbox sales are atrocious even with COD being given away on their subscription for peanuts couldn't help with anything.
They should've just given away the XBSS for free if you signed up for GP for 1/2 years. Very surprised they didn't do that, but they thought they had a chance with the conventional up front sales strategy and I have no idea why they thought that,
Well, i think the reason why Microsoft isn't handing out XBSS for free (under the condition of having subscribed to GP for 1-2y) should be obvious lol. They're selling these systems at >$400 in the millions every year.
Quote I'm responding to: "They should've just given away the XBSS for free if you signed up for GP for 1/2 years. Very surprised they didn't do that..."
Mobile providers give away free phones if you sign up to 2-3 year contracts all the time where I live. Why can't they do it with GP contracts?
idk prolly the same reason why Nintendo and Sony don't do that either.
Sony and Nintendo don't need to though do they?
I looked into this cell phone provider example a little bit (don't be expecting expert analysis from me in this comment, i will advise), but it seems that these mobile providers have a system set up so that you are locked into a $60/month contract for at least 2-3y in exchange for a free phone. The total revenue gained by the provider is $1,440-2,160, which more than covers for the phone expenses for the provider. On top of that, typically ppl won't be switching providers, and even if they want to, it typically will require so many loops to jumps through that ppl typically just give up and stick with the service. It's a predatory business model that makes sense with what it needs to do.
In short: GamePass doesn't make too much sense to do this system with since (i) GamePass isn't much of a necessity quite like all that mobile providers provide, (ii) GamePass is a button-press away from cancellation whereas mobile providers create aggressive contracting systems which make cancellation a massive headache, (iii) how on earth are you gonna impose a contractual agreement for every Xbox sold? We're talking about an unessential subscription service for CoD and Crash Bandicoot. A contract makes nearly zero sense in this context Lol. Just give me the system! No need for these suspicious and complicated agreements.
I know it doesn't make sense in normal circumstances, but desperate times calls for desperate measures. The XBSS is being outsold by a platform (switch) that is older/weaker/more expensive than it. If they can spend 80 billion on acquisitions, why not spend billions on a different strategy of selling the console.
At this point I'm curious when Microsoft will pull the plug of Series... I wouldn't call it a flop, but selling worse than Xbox One is a wake-up call, even if you consider Gamepass...
Wouldn't call it a flop? " while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 1.21 million units." That's catastrophic.
Well, Xbox Series is about to outsell the lifetime sales of N64. Would you say that N64 was a flop? If a console sells more than 30 million, it's still decent. I'd call it a flop if a console sells less than 20 million, like Wii U or PS Vita. Gamecube was on the edge to be called a flop with 21 million.
Well I think it's more simple than that. It shouldn't be based on a fixed number, but the number the previous console sold. If you sell less units than you did the gen before, then surely your product has flopped? Especially if your first product sold less than 50 mil to begin with
What happened to Xbox sales at the top of the page, it dropped to 31 million?
The Switch needs to be adjusted up at LEAST 4m on here. On the hardware totals page here
the total is 51.35 for all of NA, whereas this article states the switch has reached 55.2m in US ONLY :O
This is “Americas”, it includes the other America, the south one.
