September 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells Over 1.6M, NS Tops 130M Lifetime - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,644,955 units sold for September 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 43.87 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 996,622 units to bring its lifetime sales to 130.42 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 671,715 units to bring their lifetime sales to 23.90 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 21,420 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.13 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by over 190,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 60,000 units. PS4 sold 1,454,905 units for the month of September 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 731,697 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 422,133 (34.5%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 21,583 units (-3.1%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 428,164 units (-30.1%). The PlayStation 4 is up 7,778 units (57.0%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 250,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 241,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 52,000 units. It should be noted there are five weeks in September, while there were four in August.

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 12.86 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 10.03 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 4.20 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 September 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,644,955 (43,869,431)
2. Switch - 996,622 (130,419,670)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 671,715 (23,902,979)
4. PlayStation 4 - 21,420 (117,132,862)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 559,658
2. Xbox Series X|S - 366,131
3. Switch - 261,118
4. PlayStation 4 - 8,882

Europe hardware estimates for September 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 633,693
2. Switch - 224,263
3. Xbox Series X|S - 193,914
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,505

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

1. Switch - 489,398
2. PlayStation 5 - 404,825
3. Xbox Series X|S - 80,843
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,312

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 46,779
2. Xbox Series X|S - 30,827
   
3. Switch - 21,843
4. PlayStation 4 - 721

Weekly Sales:

Global September 2, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 360,851
2. Switch - 216,383
3. Xbox Series X|S - 148,270
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,692

Global September  9, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 342,667
2. Switch - 208,131
3. Xbox Series X|S - 139,163
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,472

Global September 16, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 295,332
2. Switch - 194,019
3. Xbox Series X|S - 114,945
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,849

Global September 23, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 310,017
2. Switch - 197,040
3. Xbox Series X|S - 129,430
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,359

Global September 30, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 336,088
   
2. Switch - 181,049
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 139,907
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,048

Last edited by trunkswd - on 23 October 2023