PS5 and Xbox Series vs PS4 and Xbox One Sales Comparison - February 2026 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 April 2026 / 10,413 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 combined aligned sales of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S with the combined aligned sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 and Xbox Series X|S vs PS4 and Xbox One Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 376,047 - PS4 & XOne
Gap change over last 12 months: 6,761,448 - PS4 & XOne
Total Lead: 16,413,867 - PS4 & XOne
Total Combined PS5 and Xbox Series X|S Sales: 125,473,902
Total Combined PS4 and Xbox One Sales: 141,887,769
In February 2026, the gap grew in favor of the combined sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in the last month by 0.38 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 and Xbox One has sold 6.76 million units more than the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are currently behind by 16.41 million units.
The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S in their first 64 months sold a combined 125.47 million units, while the PS4 and Xbox One have sold a combined 141.89 million units. Month 64 is February 2026 for the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, while for the PS4 and Xbox One it is February 2019.
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sold a combined 175.16 million units lifetime. The PS5 and Xbox Series X|S are 49.69 million units behind lifetime sales of the PS4 and Xbox One.
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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The Xbox isn't helping this time around
by the time this is finished xbox will have helped with at least 35M units or even more, which is still something.
That all depends on your perception of the word "helping" Imo, neither console is helping against last gen at the moment. Although, PS5 has a good chance to in the end. You're only helping in this regard if you're outselling your predecessor. Otherwise your just contributing to the deficit and making it harder on other platforms.
Like for example you can say that the home console market is down by a crazy % amount but PS5 is not down by that much, all things considered. That's because Xbox hardware is dragging the console market down with them. That's not helping at all and CourageTCD is correct in his statement.
Being on par with the last gen is also helping, it's not necessary to exactly outsell. But the fact is xbox is not helping only right now, up until 2024 xbox was selling on par with xbox one, so it has been helping for around the half of the generation. I don't agree the statement is correct, since the xbox is behind only in the last 2 years or so (and maybe in future, but this is not the point), and this is the reason the current gen is falling behind since the last two years. " This time around " means this whole generation, and that is clearly not correct. Of course the help is not enough from the xbox, but it is still help towards the final total number. It is simply not enough. But it's not missing. So no, the statement is not correct.
Naw the Xbox is clearly the one not pulling its weight. Its true that Sony is down about 3 million. That means that Xbox is mission 13 million units by itself. Even if PS5 was ahead by 10 million units they the two would still be down. PS5 may yet pass the PS4 but it would make any difference unless PS5 can make up the difference which is very unlikely given the current economic situation.
high prices, a lot of people only purchasing 1 of the 2 systems and the ps5 is the preferred choice
PS5 ain't outselling PS4 with it's recent price increase and Xbox Series isn't even coming remotely close to Xbox One. This will likely be the worst selling gen in which Xbox and PlayStation compete.
vhcharts only had xbox one at 50 mill but we know from leaks it was 58. I suspect series consoles are closer to 40 mill, instead of 34.5 listed here. wish MS would give us numbers.
Next generation will likely drop even further.
