August 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for August 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells Nearly 1.4M, NS Tops 129M Lifetime - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for August 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,395,388 units sold for August 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 42.23 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 944,354 units to bring its lifetime sales to 129.42 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 431,629 units to bring their lifetime sales to 23.23 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 19,500 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.11 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 641,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 86,000 units. PS4 sold 754,762 units for the month of August 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 518,071 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 470,289 (50.8%). Nintendo Switch sales are down by 92,368 units (-8.9%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 101,056 units (-19.0%). The PlayStation 4 is up 8,832 units (82.8%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by oner 192,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 61,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by less than 1,000 units.

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 11.23 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 9.03 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 3.53 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 August 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,395,388 (42,225,876)
2. Switch - 944,354 (129,421,648)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 431,629 (23,232,126)
4. PlayStation 4 - 19,500 (117,111,342)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 420,191
2. Xbox Series X|S - 248,377
3. Switch - 235,359
4. PlayStation 4 - 7,030

Europe hardware estimates for August 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 597,557
2. Switch - 239,357
3. Xbox Series X|S - 125,952
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,171

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

1. Switch - 449,982
2. PlayStation 5 - 344,811
3. Xbox Series X|S - 36,278
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,713

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 32,829
2. Xbox Series X|S - 21,022
   
3. Switch - 19,656
4. PlayStation 4 - 586

Weekly Sales:

Global August 5, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 344,176
2. Switch - 256,587
3. Xbox Series X|S - 100,754
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,707

Global August 12, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 360,602
2. Switch - 242,664
3. Xbox Series X|S - 102,460
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,876

Global August 19, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 350,280
2. Switch - 222,567
3. Xbox Series X|S - 105,838
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,335

Global August 26, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 340,330
2. Switch - 222,536
3. Xbox Series X|S - 122,577
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,582