PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in the US - April 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 May 2025 / 9,819 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 US 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 US:
Gap change in latest month: 87,268 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 109,772 - PS5
Total Lead: 1,525,375 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 25,808,045
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 24,282,670
April 2025 is the 54th 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 87,268 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has outsold the PS4 by 109,772 units. The PS5 is currently ahead of the PS4 by 1.53 million units.
The PS5 has sold 25.81 million units in 54 months, while the PS4 sold 24.28 million units. Month 54 for the PS5 is April 2025 and for the PS4 is April 2018.
The PS4 crossed 25 million in month 57 and 30 million in month 71. The PS4 sold 34.93 million units lifetime in the US. The PS5 is 9.12 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in the US.
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It'll be interesting to see if PS5 sells more than the PS4's total US sales, given that a price increase could still happen.
i think it will, GTA6 will open the gap when released
I'm pretty sure it will but if they increase the price, even GTA might not be enough to get it to 35 million.
will be close,
I think so too. It would be nice if PS5 can manage to outsell PS4 in at least 1 region though.
sure would, but i had more fun with the PS4 than the PS5 so far, i hope that changes
Same. The output of first party PS5 games has been really low compared to last gen.
