PS5 Reportedly Accounts for 75-80% of Launch Sales for AAA Single-Player Games Compared to Xbox - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 June 2026 / 3,811 Views
Editor-in-chief and co-founder of The Game Business Christopher Dring speaking to VideoGamesChronicle citing confidential sales data reports 75 percent to 80 percent of launch sales for AAA single-player games are on the PlayStation 5, compared to the rest for the Xbox Series X|S.
This is in response to a claim that pre-orders for the PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto VI are ahead of the Xbox Series X|S version by eight to one.
"It obviously varies by title," Dring said. "But if you take an AAA single-player title like Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert, or 007 First Light, you’re seeing about 75 – 80% of their sales coming on PlayStation during the launch month (removing PC data)."
He added, "As I say, it varies by game. An online shooter often does very well on Xbox, for instance, when factoring in the install base. I would add that 30% of a multi-million-selling game is a lot of games."
A roughly 3-to-1 or 4-to-1 ratio is more believable than 8-to-1 as the PlayStation 5 has outsold the Xbox Series X|S by nearly three times. VGChartz estimates has the PS5 at an estimated 92.34 million units sold to consumers and the Xbox Series X|S at 34.80 million units through the month of May 2026.
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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It kinda makes sense... if there are like 3 times more PS5's and the Xbox user base, survives on game pass subscriptions for games, they are less inclined to buy games.
I mean... there's 3x as many PS5s
Why wouldn't this be the case?
That great to see, soon it will be 90-95%
That will be glorious!
Correct me if wrong, but...
75% ~ 80% is like 3:1 ~ 4:1!
Wow, that's brutal! Also, rumors are that GTA 6 is 6:1 ~ 8:1 for Playstation. That's close to 86% ~ 89%
Well PlayStation just announced they are stopping physical discs from 2028...
Xbox has a larger base of players in UK, USA for example, so if the figures are worldwide PlayStation always performs better.
In the US PS has 60+% of the market. World wide 70+%.
Xbox has had double digit loses for 3 or more years now. Sony only recently.
If components prices had not gone up so much Sony would have still seen a decline as this is later in the console lifespan and sales begin to slow.
I do not see a massive move to PC. The PC prices have went way up as well. Also Windows 11 is not well liked with lots of issues and that is why Microsoft has recently come out and said they are making a big effort to improve it. Linux gaming has never been bigger because of the Windows 11 hate.
Just to add.
NVidia GeForce is facing some problems. Not only it's a poor fit for Linux ( drive support sucks), but NVidia is too focused on making AI! Reports are that next gen GeForce will be a disaster!
PlayStation has a bigger userbase than Xbox anywhere, You still living in 2007 Xbox360 days are long gone buddy. Time to let go and stop reliving the glory days.
Sorry I typed up in a rush at work, what I meant was Xbox is only somewhat popular in UK/USA, so worldwide sales would be much higher for PlayStation Games
Noo shit sherlock, xbox is kind of dead.
Kind of,ps will follow soon thou.
It's not, its just mainly the user base size difference imo.
Soo its dead, user base waay to small to make a impact
