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Europe Hardware Estimates for July 2023

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PS5 Best-Seller, NS and XS Sales Drop - Europe Hardware Estimates for July 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 507,782 units sold for July 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 12.58 million units lifetime in Europe.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 223,926 units to bring its lifetime sales to 32.87 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 138,284 units to bring their lifetime sales to 6.29 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 6,400 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.85 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by over 172,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 36,000 units. PS4 sold 335,581 units for the month of July 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 102,197 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 271,341 (114.8%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 5,303 units (-3.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 33,498 units (-13.0). The PlayStation 4 is up by 4,193 units (190.0%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 77,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 43,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 98,000 units. It should be noted July is a four week month, while June was a five week month.

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.11 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2.07 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.89 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Europe hardware estimates for July 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. PlayStation 5 - 507,782 (12,576,805)
  2. Switch - 223,926 (32,867,658)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 138,284 (6,291,842)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 6,400 (45,852,953)

Weekly Sales:

Europe July 8, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 138,196
  2. Switch - 59,383
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 31,519
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,903

Europe July 15, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 142,527
  2. Switch - 56,895
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 36,232
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,702

Europe July 22, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 98,037
  2. Switch - 53,642
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 34,376
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,512

Europe July 29, 2023 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 129,022
  2. Switch - 54,006
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 36,157
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,283


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTubeFollow me on Twitter @TrunksWD.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Weekly Hardware Breakdown Top 10 | Weekly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.