Americas Hardware Estimates for October 2023
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PS5 Best-Seller, Switch Tops 50M Lifetime - Americas Hardware Estimates for October 2023
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 393,059 units sold for October 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 18.94 million units lifetime in the Americas.
The Nintendo Switch sold 244,577 units to bring their lifetime sales to 50.05 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold an estimated 240,091 units to bring its lifetime sales to 14.17 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 6,160 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.52 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by over 100,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 219,000 units. PS4 sold 292,680 units for the month of September 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 459,295 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 138,960 (-26.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 64,609 units (-21.2%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 69,046 units (-22.0%). The PlayStation 4 is up by 1,946 units (46.2%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 172,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up down over 126,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 17,000 units. It should be noted there are four weeks in October, while there were five weeks in September.
2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 4.82 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 3.56 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.62 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for October 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 393,059 (18,935,577)
- Switch - 244,577 (50,049,337)
- Xbox Series X|S - 240,091 (14,168,962)
- PlayStation 4 - 6,160 (41,520,895)
USA hardware estimates for October 2023:
- PlayStation 5 - 331,491
- Switch - 205,112
- Xbox Series X|S - 200,249
- PlayStation 4 - 5,190
Weekly Sales:
October 7, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 93,838
- Xbox Series X|S - 57,199
- Switch - 55,441
- PlayStation 4 - 1,624
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 79,429
- Xbox Series X|S - 47,734
- Switch - 46,523
- PlayStation 4 - 1,371
October 14, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 115,221
- Xbox Series X|S - 77,721
- Switch - 51,281
- PlayStation 4 - 1,563
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 81,594
- Xbox Series X|S - 49,959
- Switch - 47,643
- PlayStation 4 - 1,318
October 21, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 103,125
- Switch - 66,963
- Xbox Series X|S - 60,108
- PlayStation 4 - 1,512
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 86,838
- Switch - 56,089
- Xbox Series X|S - 50,128
- PlayStation 4 - 1,273
October 28, 2023 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 99,513
- Switch - 65,389
- Xbox Series X|S - 62,943
- PlayStation 4 - 1,461
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 83,630
- Switch - 54,857
- Xbox Series X|S - 52,428
- PlayStation 4 - 1,228
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