November 2023 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide Hardware Estimates for November 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells 3.55M, NS and XS Sales Drop - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for November 2023

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 3,545,869 units sold for November 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 48.93 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 1,667,465 units to bring its lifetime sales to 132.91 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 1,031,210 units to bring their lifetime sales to 25.37 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 17,299 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.17 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 322,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 730,000 units. PS4 sold 3,224,010 units for the month of October 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 1,760,878 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 1,130,586 (46.8%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 189,182 units (-15.5%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 1,164,741 units (-41.1%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 14,398 units (-45.4%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 2.31 million units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 619,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 799,000 units. It should be noted there are four weeks in October, while there were five weeks in September. It should be noted November included Black Friday, but not Cyber Monday.

2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 17.92 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 12.55 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 5.64 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 November 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 3,545,869 (48,932,444)
2. Switch - 1,667,465 (132,912,906)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 1,031,210 (25,373,618)
4. PlayStation 4 - 17,299 (117,169,298)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,220,787 
2. Xbox Series X|S - 686,787 
3. Switch - 681,481 
4. PlayStation 4 - 5,852 

Europe hardware estimates for November 2023:

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,710,324 
2. Switch - 521,626 
3. Xbox Series X|S - 245,131 
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,398 

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 520,037
2. Switch - 407,316
3. Xbox Series X|S - 41,432
4. PlayStation 4 - 7,570

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 94,721
2. Xbox Series X|S - 57,860
   
3. Switch - 57,042
4. PlayStation 4 - 479

Weekly Sales:

Global November 4, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 468,334
2. Switch - 287,156
3. Xbox Series X|S - 125,859
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,867

Global November 11, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 827,689
2. Switch - 283,817
3. Xbox Series X|S - 182,934
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,138

Global November 18, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 777,254
2. Switch - 301,536
3. Xbox Series X|S - 175,691
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,231

Global November 25, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,472,592
2. Switch - 794,956
3. Xbox Series X|S - 546,726
4. PlayStation 4 - 6,063

Last edited by trunkswd - on 20 December 2023