Americas hardware estimates for January 2023
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The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 493,793 units sold for January 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 14.59 million units lifetime in the Americas
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 331,728 units to bring its lifetime sales to 47.12 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 309,620 units to bring their lifetime sales to 11.95 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 4,380 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.64 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by over 236,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same week for the Xbox One are up by over 156,000 units. PS4 sold 257,453 units for the month of January 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 153,485 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 77,051 (18.5%). Nintendo Switch sales are up by 10,647 units (3.3%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 72,306 units (-18.9%). The PlayStation 4 is down 28,492 units (-86.7%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by 1.11 million units, Nintendo Switch sales are down by 1.33 million units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 0.84 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for January 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 493,793 (14,592,017)
- Switch - 331,728 (47,118,594)
- Xbox Series X|S - 309,620 (11,945,963)
- PlayStation 4 - 4,380 (41,636,969)
USA hardware estimates for January 2023:
- PlayStation 5 - 418,538
- Switch - 280,370
- Xbox Series X|S - 260,177
- PlayStation 4 - 3,898
Weekly Sales:
January 7, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 131,912
- Switch - 86,528
- Xbox Series X|S - 78,744
- PlayStation 4 - 1,352
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 111,623
- Switch - 73,263
- Xbox Series X|S - 65,872
- PlayStation 4 - 1,224
January 14, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 116,486
- Switch - 75,227
- Xbox Series X|S - 72,283
- PlayStation 4 - 1,117
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 98,623
- Switch - 63,651
- Xbox Series X|S - 60,834
- PlayStation 4 - 997
January 21, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 116,283
- Switch - 77,742
- Xbox Series X|S - 75,235
- PlayStation 4 - 1,010
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 98,568
- Switch - 65,735
- Xbox Series X|S - 63,432
- PlayStation 4 - 892
January 28, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 129,112
- Switch - 92,231
- Xbox Series X|S - 83,358
- PlayStation 4 - 901
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 109,724
- Switch - 77,721
- Xbox Series X|S - 70,039
- PlayStation 4 - 785
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