PS5 Outsells Switch 2 - Europe Hardware Estimates for August 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 October 2025 / 15,403 Views
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 273,627 units sold for August 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 27.06 million units lifetime.
The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 235,187 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 1.77 million units. The Nintendo Switch 1 was the third best-selling console with an estimated 80,914 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 39.11 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in fourth place with 38,356 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 8.59 million units.
Switch 2 sales compared to the third month for Switch 1 in 2017 are up by 0.08 million units as the Switch 1 sold 0.15 million units in its third month in Europe in May 2017.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by nearly 75,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 61,000 units. PS4 sold 348,265 units for the month of August 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 98,906 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 24,094 (-8.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 35,303 units (-47.9%) and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are down by 97,756 units (-54.7%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, Switch 2 sales are down by nearly 108,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 26,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by less than 13,000.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.34 million units, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 1.77 million units, the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 0.68 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.37 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for August 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 273,627 (27,067,477)
- Switch 2 - 235,187 (1,768,170)
- Switch 1 - 80,914 (39,110,627)
- Xbox Series X|S - 38,356 (8,591,216)
Weekly Sales:
Europe August 9, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 62,322
- Switch 2 - 62,256
- Switch 1 - 18,318
- Xbox Series X|S - 9,043
Europe August 16, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 69,236
- Switch 2 - 58,850
- Switch 1 - 20,383
- Xbox Series X|S - 9,400
Europe August 23, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 73,236
- Switch 2 - 56,713
- Switch 1 - 22,021
- Xbox Series X|S - 9,986
Europe August 30, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 68,833
- Switch 2 - 57,368
- Switch 1 - 20,192
- Xbox Series X|S - 9,927
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 follow the author on Bluesky.
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Sony land for a reason.
I have always wondered where the Sony fandom came from. In Europe the PS1/PS2 games were so poorly optimised compared to their NTSC counterparts; I guess nobody cared.
Asif they had NTSC lying around to compare and youtube to watch Digital Foundry in the 90s. Also, Sega posed no competion, Nintendo came 2 yrs later with a library of 300 games lol. ''I guess nobody cared'' LOL
You're talking about late 90's to mid 2000's consoles/games, the main target were kids and no kids cared about optimised games, and 99% of kids didn't know about NTSC or PAL
As a 15-year old I saw the difference between NTSC and PAL back then. Tekken 3 PAL was boring slow and the display of Final Fantasy VIII PAL was heavily compressed. I modded my PS1 and played NTSC games. Having a PS1 with a chip for imported games was pretty common in the 90s. Many teenager preferred PlayStation over Nintendo because of the mature (16+) focused games.
Any reasoning for the 15k bump for Switch 1 from the month prior? Thinking that Switch 2 is having shortages so consumers are buying Switch 1 instead?
I am French and I work at Micromania. There has been no shortage in France since the launch of the Switch 2. However, Switch 2 sales have significantly decreased due to its price.
Ahh okay that makes sense, thank you for the info on this.
MicroScam PTDR, the only site in France that sells the Mario Kart pack for €510 and the Donkey Kong Bananza pack for €520. Literally everyone else is selling the Switch for €430, and DK is €55, which is €35 less.
Ajoutez votre réponse... Même à 430 €, le grand public et les amateurs de jeux vidéo considèrent que la Switch 2 est trop chère. Que ce soit à la Fnac ou à Auchan, les étagères sont pleines de Switch 2, ce n’est pas très bon. Les consommateurs estiment qu’il y a peu de différences entre la Switch 1 et la Switch 2, le manque de jeux disponibles, gameurs à se tourner vers la PS5. C’est le constat que je fais en tant que vendeur.
FWIW French retailers are known to price much more competitively than most western countries. Unlike (e.g.) US where you have a small handful of conglomerates who hold all the power over retailer, France is much less centralized (not to mention, the gov seems to also play a role in encouraging price cuts; e.g. “French Days”). Similar price cuts can be seen, for instance, with PS5 going for below €500 during the most recent French Day.
C’est vrai, les grands détaillants utilisent la stratégie de prix d’appel pour faire baisser le prix des jeux vidéo, attirant ainsi les consommateurs à acheter ces jeux tout en faisant leurs achats. La stratégie de prix d’appel est une pratique spécifique à la France dans le secteur du jeu vidéo. Les magasins spécialisés dans le jeu vidéo ne peuvent pas utiliser la stratégie du prix d’appel, car ils se concentrent uniquement sur les jeux vidéo
Switch 1 outsold Xbox Series 2:1.
That's nothing new for Europe numbers.
PS5 being down 8.1% year-on-year ... I mean, it could be worse, right?
That's pretty solid.
7:1 ratio in August vs. X|S, which is down another rough 48% year-on-year.
I really wonder how Xbox will manage 2026 globally with numbers dropping like that.
they're not even trying outside of the UK.
... they haven't even tried in the first place.
Xbox can't manage that. All they can do is what Amy has instructed them to do and that's look for growth any place you can pretty much. I suspect their next console will have minimal production and I could even see it being sold just online only.
To be honest:
I wouldn't really mind if the consoles in general were sold online only through the manufacturers themselves.
I'm from Germany for instance, and due to local laws & protection I personally find it much, much better to buy stuff directly from manufacturers.
But as far as consoles go, that's probably not possible logistically, unless they'd reeeally invest in their worldwide distribution infrastructure.
But yeah - that'd be a way they could save/use the share that retail is usually applying. And that's a lot of money I assume.
I agree with you overall that I'm fine with just purchasing through the company themselves. World wide though it's better overall for a company to be in stores so they can capture people who purchase on impulse. I've had days where I think about making a big purchase but it's online, will take a few days, and ultimately I decide not to do it. If I was in a store and saw the product I could see me purchasing it instantly.
switch 2 needs a new 3d mario
Yeah. Even in Europe, you shouldn't be getting outsold by a 5 year old console two months after launch. Not a good look.
To be fair, it's still up compared to the Switch 1 which is 5th (might end up 4th) overall there. I think it also says a lot about the PS5.
Well, a few months after the PS5 launched it was being outsold by the Switch 1. A few months after the Switch 1 launched it was being outsold by the PS4.
Consoles sell really well at launches, but their overall peak is usually at the middle of the generation. It is not uncommon to see it happen.
PS5 only got outsold because of very extreme supply issues though, so we can't use that as an example. Switch 2 is in plentiful supply. Switch 1 also had some supply issues I think?
"The PS5 has sold 27.06 million units in two months.".....eh? What's going on?
