PS5 vs PS4 Sales Comparison - April 2026 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted 6 hours ago / 3,905 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 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 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 360,078 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 937,327 - PS4
Total Lead: 3,736,435 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 91,947,615
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 95,684,050
April 2026 is the 66th 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 0.36 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.94 million units. The PS4 is currently ahead of the PS5 by 3.74 million units.
The PS5 has sold 91.95 million units in 66 months, while the PS4 sold 95.68 million units. Month 66 for the PS5 is April 2026 and for the PS4 is April 2019.
The PS4 crossed 100 million in month 72, 105 million in month 74, and 110 million in Month 79. The PS4 sold 117.20 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 25.25 million units behind lifetime PS4 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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I was always of the opinion that PS5 would end up selling more than PS4 despite being behind for pretty much most of it's lifetime, simply because i was expecting the gen to last longer, but now even if Sony ends up internally delaying the PS6 away from it's supposed late 2027 launch (Please do Sony, please) the recent price hike really makes me doubt it can ever catch up the PS4
I think the PS6 will just be the new portable's chipset, in a console shell. so, much cheaper to make than PS5. There will also be a much more powerful niche model too (like a pro) but the main base system, people don't realise will actually be weaker and cheaper than a PS5.
