PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison in the US - October 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 November 2025 / 9,874 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: 109,969 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 645,151 - PS4
Total Lead: 982,372 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 26,951,869
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 25,969,497
October 2025 is the 60th 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 0.11 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.65 million units. The PS5 is currently ahead of the PS4 by 0.98 million units.
The PS5 has sold 26.95 million units in 60 months, while the PS4 sold 25.97 million units. Month 60 for the PS5 is October 2025 and for the PS4 is October 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 7.98 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales in the US.
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GTA VI and Wolverine will do it.
The people who'd buy a PS5 for Wolverine already did so for Spider-Man.
GTA VI could do it, assuming it doesn't get delayed again and/or ported immediately to PS6 like GTA V was immediately ported to PS4 following its release on PS3.
14 months isn't "immediately" ported in terms of the PS4 release and times are different now in 2025/6. People are already buying the PS5 for GTA VI today and every day that passes. With the price of components on the raise the PS6 will not be cheap at all. With the 13 year wait for the game, 30-40M still on PS4 waiting to upgrade and holiday discounts going on now consumers are getting ready for GTA now and will continue into next year. No one is going to wait for the PS6 even if it does get ported quickly. A new gen console with limited inventory and high price tag in 2027 doesn't conflict with PS5 overtaking PS4 at any point.
99.2 percent correct! and wolverine will never meet spiderman sales numbers
GTA6 for sure, read Pa0erfulone below
Why is PS3 still in the chart ? It's not needed.
Let's see how much the PS5 will sell this Black Friday. I believe sales will be much higher in Europe.
I expect PS4 to catch it - will then be for GT VI to propel ahead.
