Japanese comparisons have been updated to the latest numbers.
PS5 vs PS4 vs PS3 (Japan)
| Console | Total Sales | Week 56 Sales |
| PS3 | 1,485,322 | 39,827 |
| PS4 | 1,225,526 | 32,266 |
| PS5 | 1,188,151 | 1,919 |
PlayStation 3 Week 56 = December 1st 2007
PlayStation 4 Week 56 = March 14th 2015
PlayStation 5 Week 56 = December 5th 2021
PS5 has completely flatlined with no stock available, to show how dire the situation is. Latest 5 weeks vs 5 weeks prior.
Week 47-51
PS5 - 86k
PS4 - 77k
Week 52-56
PS5 - 30k
PS4 - 156k
This latest 5 week period sales have dropped to a third of the previous 5 weeks, and it went from slightly outselling PS4 to being outsold by PS4 launch aligned 5:1. Japan is in desperate need of stock.
Xbox Series vs Xbox One vs Xbox 360 (Japan)
| Console | Total Sales | Week 56 Sales |
| Xbox 360 | 285,314 | 18,170 |
| Xbox Series X/S | 123,328 | 558 |
| Xbox One | 57,583 | 200 |
Xbox 360 Week 56 = December 30th 2006
Xbox One Week 56 = September 26th 2015
Xbox Series Week 56 = December 5th 2021
Speaking of no stock, the Xbox Series X/S has it's 2nd week without stock, this might not have lasted as long as the PS5 stock situation yet but we'll see how long it takes them to return to their 2.5k-4k weeks they were posting before.
Switch vs 3DS vs DS (Japan)
| Console | Total Sales | Week 249 Sales |
| Nintendo DS | 27,619,688 | 68,728 |
| Nintendo Switch | 22,352,280 | 202,937 |
| Nintendo 3DS | 19,554,251 | 131,023 |
Nintendo DS Week 249 = September 6th 2009
Nintendo 3DS Week 249 = November 29th 2015
Nintendo Switch Week 249 = December 5th 2021
Switch posts a fantastic week that is barely down on last years. It will be interesting to see how Switch's December this year matches up to DS's December 2009.
