PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in Japan - June 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 20 July 2025 / 9,261 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 Japanese sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020 in Japan, while the PlayStation 4 launched in February 2014. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup.
PS5 Vs. PS4 Japan:
Gap change in latest month: 33,634 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 602,315 - PS4
Total Lead: 334,955 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 6,921,160
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 7,256,115
June 2025 is the 56th 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 33,634 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.60 million units. The PS5 is currently behind the PS4 by 0.33 million units.
The 56th month for the PS5 in Japan is June 2025, while for the PS4 it is September 2018. The PS5 has sold 6.92 million units, while the PS4 sold 7.26 million units during the same timeframe.
The PS4 crossed 8 million in month 61, 8.5 million in month 68, and 9 million in month 72. The PS4 sold 9.68 million units lifetime. The PS5 is currently 2.42 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PS4 in Japan.
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The gap chart marks a new all-time low and an invalidation of the double bottom. In the stock market this would signal high danger and you would sell PS5 stocks. Together with this head-and-shoulders chart pattern with a very small right shoulder this prints a complete loss of momentum. PS5 needs to get above the previous local high (-200k) within the next 6 months to have any chance to turn this around (unlikely). Otherwise a diagonal resistance (from left shoulder to right shoulder) is also confirmed with a downward trend continuation.
Sad that Japan is losing their touch
With the PS5 now selling less than 10k a week the gap is just going to get bigger. The PS5 will end up selling worse than the PS4 in the end.
its joever, not even GTA VI will chane anything, GTA is not really popular in Japan.
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