PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in Europe - March 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 May 2025 / 10,076 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: 235,229 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 497,735 - PS4
Total Lead: 5,257,226 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 25,778,856
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 31,036,082
March 2025 is the 53rd 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 235,229 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.50 million units. The PS5 is currently behind the PS4 by 5.26 million units.
The PS5 has sold 25.78 million units in 53 months, while the PS4 sold 31.04 million units. Month 53 for the PS5 is March 2025 and for the PS4 is March 2018.
The PS4 crossed 35 million in month 61 and 40 million in month 72. The PS4 sold 45.86 million units lifetime in Europe. The PS5 is 20.08 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 Bluesky.
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Ps5 will never catch up, to phew games and to high of a price.
with the upcoming EU price hikes, i think its safe to conclude this comparison is likely over. EU economy hasn’t been doing too hot since 2022. PS5 held up very strong all things considered.
While I generally agree, the European market has proven before that it has a great potential when it comes to PlayStation. I still won't rule out the possibility for the PS5 to make a comeback and even succeed in closing the gap and ending on par with PS4 there although it will need the generation to prolong to 2030. With GTA VI coming out not more than a year from now I can see PS5 making those 45M+ sales of the PS4 in the end.
i could def see that. Hard to say though. Anything could happen.
Very unlikely in my opinion. GTA VI will boost hardware sales for about 3 or 4 weeks. And that boost won't be enough to turn things around, especially if the console price increases and the game costs $100.
