October 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for October 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells Over 1.2M, XS Tops 24M Lifetime - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for October 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,228,434 units sold for October 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 45.37 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 868,471 units to bring its lifetime sales to 131.25 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 412,119 units to bring their lifetime sales to 24.33 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 19,137 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.15 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are down by nearly 80,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 393,000 units. PS4 sold 1,308,030 units for the month of October 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 804,748 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 112,520 (10.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 135,268 units (-24.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 58,636 units (-6.3%). The PlayStation 4 is up 5,601 units (41.4%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 544,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 262,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 128,000 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 14.36 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 10.89 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 4.61 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 October 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,228,434 (45,366,475)
2. Switch - 868,471 (131,245,441)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 412,119 (24,327,508)
4. PlayStation 4 - 19,137 (117,151,999)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 393,059
2. Switch - 244,577
3. Xbox Series X|S - 240,091
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,160

Europe hardware estimates for October 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 621,337
2. Switch - 223,760
3. Xbox Series X|S - 126,939
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,265

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

1. Switch - 379,433
2. PlayStation 5 - 181,496
3. Xbox Series X|S - 24,899
4. PlayStation 4 - 8,151

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 32,542
2. Switch - 20,701
3. Xbox Series X|S - 20,190
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 561

Weekly Sales:

Global October 7, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 313,508
2. Switch - 249,003
3. Xbox Series X|S - 100,293
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,456

Global October 14, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 310,296
2. Switch - 178,099
3. Xbox Series X|S - 98,134
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,772

Global October 21, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 317,992
2. Switch - 219,018
3. Xbox Series X|S - 103,708
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,790

Global October 28, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 286,638
2. Switch - 222,351
3. Xbox Series X|S - 109,984
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,119

Last edited by trunkswd - on 22 November 2023