Global numbers have been updated to this latest week of VGC. (Week ending 4th December 2021) This is the 56th week of PS5/XSX sales
The charts and comparisons are in the OP, below are the numbers for Week 56.
| Console | Total Sales | Week 56 Sales |
| PlayStation 4 | 16,106,516 | 630,076 |
| PlayStation 5 | 15,739,114 | 398,492 |
| Nintendo Switch | 15,657,157 | 203,107 |
| Xbox Series X/S | 10,309,948 | 383,961 |
| Xbox One | 9,280,482 | 433,239 |
| Xbox 360 | 7,212,617 | 500,712 |
| PlayStation 3 | 7,030,982 | 392,190 |
| Consoles | Total Sales | Week 56 Sales |
| PS5+XSX | 26,011,722 | 782,453 |
| PS4+XBO | 25,386,998 | 1,063,315 |
| PS3+360 | 14,243,599 |
892,902 |
Every Tracked Console Ranked
| Console | Sales |
| Wii | 17.31m |
| PS4 | 16.11m |
| PS5 | 15.74m |
| Switch | 15.66m |
| 3DS | 14.72m |
| DS | 11.87m |
| XSX | 10.31m |
| PSP | 10.08m |
| XBO | 9.28m |
| X360 | 7.21m |
| PS3 | 7.03m |
PlayStation 5 Week 56= 4th December 2021
Xbox Series Week 56 = 4th December 2021
PlayStation 4 Week 56 = 6th December 2014
Xbox One Week 56 = 13th December 2014
PlayStation 3 Week 56 = 1st December 2007
Xbox 360 Week 56 = 16th December 2006
Nintendo Switch Week 56 = March 24th 2018
The PS5/XSX outperformed there predecessors until now, but due to the horrific stock situation they just can't possibly meet the demands of a holiday season. Neither PlayStation or MS are in a position where they can supply enough to hit almost 1m weeks. PS5 will undoubtedly suffer the most against the PS4's terrific first holiday sales. All PS5 can hope to do is keep the damage as low as possible but it will be high, and attempt to recover the lost ground this holiday in the next year... and hope there isn't a repeat in Holiday 2022.
Xbox Series continues to be outsold by it's predecessors, both XBO and 360 sold more in their equivalent weeks. But thankfully Xbox Series has built a substantial lead over the XBO so will have no trouble staying ahead even if the gap is shrinking.
