PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in the US - August 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 October 2025 / 7,619 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: 22,653 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 209,888 - PS4
Total Lead: 1,334,577 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 26,607,336
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 25,272,759
August 2025 is the 58th 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 22,653 units units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.21 million units. The PS5 is currently ahead of the PS4 by 1.33 million units.
The PS5 has sold 26.6 million units in 58 months, while the PS4 sold 25.27 million units. Month 58 for the PS5 is August 2025 and for the PS4 is August 2018.
The PS4 crossed 27 million in month 61 and 30 million in month 71. The PS4 sold 34.93 million units lifetime in the US. The PS5 is 8.32 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in the US.
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Battlefield 6 and Black Ops 7 will make a boom on the PS5. After that, it will be GTA 6. I believe that the PS5 will still stay ahead of the PS4.
In the short term the price increase is not an issue at all. A 50 dollar increase won't dissuade buyers in the Oct-Dec holiday quarter. Sales might be down come the first quarter of next year but then GTA 6 will bump the next quarter and they have Wolverine in the fall. Add in the fact that Xbox is no longer competition hardware wise and the PS5 is good and stable for all 2026.
I think PS3 is not needed anymore in the chart.
i think they should add the PSVita, PSVR, and PSVR2 just to really make the chart complete
Don't forget the PS Pocket.
PS4 wins the war!
