July 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Americas, Europe & Japan Estimates Out Now

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Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells Over 1.2M, NS Tops 128M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for July 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,202,932 units sold for July 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 40.84 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 945,001 units to bring its lifetime sales to 128.48 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 370,914 units to bring their lifetime sales to 22.82 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 27,896 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.09 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by over 454,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 25,000 units. PS4 sold 748,466 units for the month of July 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 395,790 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 342,610 (39.8%). Nintendo Switch sales are down by 52,956 units (-5.3%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 144,1511 units (-28.0%). The PlayStation 4 is up 16,433 units (143.4%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 261,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 182,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 462,000 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 9.83 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 8.08 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 3.14 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 July 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,202,932 (40,830,088)
2. Switch - 945,001 (128,476,894)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 370,914 (22,821,097)
4. PlayStation 4 - 27,896 (117,091,842)

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for July 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 314,034
2. Switch - 302,291
3. Xbox Series X|S - 192,459
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,982

Europe hardware estimates for July 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 507,782
2. Switch - 223,926
3. Xbox Series X|S - 138,284
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,400

Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for July 2023:

1. Switch - 393,267
2. PlayStation 5 - 354,800
3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,698
4. PlayStation 4 - 13,967

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for July 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 26,316
2. Switch - 25,517
3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,473
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 547

Weekly Sales:

Global July 8, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 319,830
2. Switch - 258,975
3. Xbox Series X|S - 88,962
4. PlayStation 4 - 8,341

Global July 15, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 313,411
2. Switch - 227,464
3. Xbox Series X|S - 92,652
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,482

Global July 22, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 265,597
2. Switch - 228,150
3. Xbox Series X|S - 90,531
4. PlayStation 4 - 9,599

Global July 29, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 304,094
2. Switch - 230,412
3. Xbox Series X|S - 98,769
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,474