PS5 Best-Seller as Sales Jump YoY - Americas Hardware Estimates for September 2026 - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted 18 hours ago / 5,529 Views

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 331,510 units sold for August 2026, according to VGChartz estimates. The PS5 has sold 37.28 million units lifetime.

The Nintendo Switch 2 was the second best-selling console with an estimated 280,880 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 8.51 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 79,370 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 22.07 million units. The Nintendo Switch was the fourth best-selling console with an estimated 50,568 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 59.39 million units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month for the Switch 1 in 2018 are down by over 29,000 units as the Switch 1 sold 310,163 units in the Americas in September 2018.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2019 are up by over 45,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 140,000 units. PS4 sold 286,066 units for the month of September 2019 and Xbox One sales were at 219,852 units.

Switch 2 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 66,227 units (-19.1%). PlayStation 5 sales are up by 66,547 (25.1%), Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 28,823 units (-26.6%) and Switch 1 sales are down by 36,798 units (-42.1%).

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch 2 sales are down by nearly 74,000 units, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 114,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 9,000 units, and Nintendo Switch 1 sales are up by over 7,000 units.

2026 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch 2 has sold 3.07 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 2.23 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.80 million units, and the Nintendo Switch 1 has sold 0.47 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Americas hardware estimates for September 2026 (Followed by lifetime sales):

Switch 2 - 280,880 (8,514,655)
PlayStation 5 - 331,510 (37,279,287)
Xbox Series X|S - 79,370 (22,065,858)
Switch 1 - 50,568 (59,385,337)

USA hardware estimates for September 2026:

PlayStation 5 - 259,007
Switch 2 - 238,005
Xbox Series X|S - 65,119
Switch 1 - 35,327

Weekly Sales:

September 5, 2026 hardware estimates:

Americas:

PlayStation 5 - 60,984
Switch 2 - 49,327
Xbox Series X|S - 17,467
Switch 1 - 11,075

USA:

PlayStation 5 - 47,621
Switch 2 - 41,693
Xbox Series X|S - 14,321
Switch 1 - 7,747

September 12, 2026 hardware estimates:

Americas:

PlayStation 5 - 55,453
Switch 2 - 53,502
Xbox Series X|S - 16,028
Switch 1 - 10,620

USA:

Switch 2 - 45,221
PlayStation 5 - 43,221
Xbox Series X|S - 13,163
Switch 1 - 7,389

September 19, 2026 hardware estimates:

Americas:

PlayStation 5 - 95,782
Switch 2 - 64,278
Xbox Series X|S - 15,056
Switch 1 - 9,146

USA:

PlayStation 5 - 75,255
Switch 2 - 54,704
Xbox Series X|S - 12,346
Switch 1 - 6,390

September 26, 2026 hardware estimates:

Americas:

PlayStation 5 - 60,634
Switch 2 - 57,530
Xbox Series X|S - 14,237
Switch 1 - 9,571

USA:

Switch 2 - 48,780
PlayStation 5 - 47,395
Xbox Series X|S - 11,668
Switch 1 - 6,699

October 3, 2026 hardware estimates:

Americas:

PlayStation 5 - 58,657
Switch 2 - 56,243
Xbox Series X|S - 16,582
Switch 1 - 10,156

USA:

Switch 2 - 47,607
PlayStation 5 - 45,515
Xbox Series X|S - 13,621
Switch 1 - 7,102

VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.

This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it's important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.

Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.

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.

6 Comments

apocalypse4ms (17 hours ago)

lmao, and the fraudsters in the media wanted to push the narrative that only Nintendo is doing good and that Playstation was struggling jajajjajajajajajjaja

Only Microslop is struggling