PS5 Best-Seller as Sales Jump 370% - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for February 2023
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The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,768,310 units sold for February 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 33.54 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 947,953 units to bring its lifetime sales to 122.77 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 527,435 units to bring their lifetime sales to 20.86 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 17,210 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.00 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 769,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 113,000 units. PS4 sold 999,757 units for the month of February 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 413,981 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 1,391,843 (+369.7%). Nintendo Switch sales are down by 428,473 units (-31.1%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 2,014 units (-0.4%). The PlayStation 4 is down 24,325 units (-58.6%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, the PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 509,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 67,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 187,000 units.
2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.03 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2.08 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.99 million units.
Check out the breakdown of the Americas sales here, the Europe sales here, and the Japan sales here.
Monthly Sales:
Global hardware estimates for February 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,768,310 (33,536,456)
- Switch - 947,953 (122,769,661)
- Xbox Series X|S - 527,435 (20,855,929)
- PlayStation 4 - 17,210 (117,001,064)
- PlayStation 5 - 652,210
- Switch - 380,077
- Xbox Series X|S - 317,633
- PlayStation 4 - 3,609
- PlayStation 5 - 426,336
- Switch - 195,507
- Xbox Series X|S - 117,314
- PlayStation 4 - 6,237
- PlayStation 5 - 622,632
- Switch - 338,334
- Xbox Series X|S - 63,880
- PlayStation 4 - 7,169
- PlayStation 5 - 67,132
- Switch - 34,035
- Xbox Series X|S - 28,608
- PlayStation 4 - 195
Weekly Sales:
Global February 4, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 411,751
- Switch - 238,994
- Xbox Series X|S - 132,911
- PlayStation 4 - 3,715
Global February 11, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 504,969
- Switch - 238,126
- Xbox Series X|S - 140,932
- PlayStation 4 - 5,371
Global February 18, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 444,290
- Switch - 227,837
- Xbox Series X|S - 131,053
- PlayStation 4 - 4,261
Global February 25, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 407,300
- Switch - 242,996
- Xbox Series X|S - 122,539
- PlayStation 4 - 3,863
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