PS5 vs PS3 Sales Comparison - July 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 17 September 2025 / 8,029 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 worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 3.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006 in North America and Japan and in March 2007 in Europe. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 Vs. PS3 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 88,059 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,186,860 - PS5
Total Lead: 25,402,535 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 78,220,915
PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 52,818,380
July 2025 is the 57th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 5 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 3 by 88,059 units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 4.19 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 25.40 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 78.22 million units in 57 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 52.82 million units. Month 57 for the PlayStation 5 is July 2025 and for the PlayStation 3 is July 2011.
The PlayStation 3 did not reach current PlayStation 5 sales until month 83 when it had sold 78.69 million units.
The PlayStation 3 crossed 60 million in month 62, 70 million in month 73, and 80 million in month 85. The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 9.18 million units behind lifetime PS3 sales.
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 follow the author on Bluesky.
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Someone said to me in an old article that the PS5 won't grow that 25M lead. It seems it did. I also think it will grow it a little bit more this holiday season, and especially more next year (since GTA VI is coming and on top of that PS3 enters it's 2012 year which was a decent drop, close to 3M from it's 2011, that PS5 is outpacing here). The things are moving exactly inline for a gap of around 30M when it's all said and done (of course if PS5 doesn't surprise us with better legs than PS3 and PS4).
I still fully anticipate PS3 to beat PS5. Sony will announce PS6 for GTAVI’s launch, and then immediately stop all PS5 production once LTD hits exactly 100 units under PS3’s LTD. They’ll then use the marketing of being the “industry underdog,” coming out of their weakest generation, in hopes of PS6 being like Switch.
GTA VI will be Nintendo Switch exclusive, giving the console the push it needs to reach that 170M dream!
