VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts December 2023 Discussion Thread

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PS5 vs PS3 Sales Comparison - December 2023

This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 3.

The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006 in North America and Japan and in March 2007 in Europe. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.

PS5 Vs. PS3 Worldwide:

Gap change in latest month: 240,442 - PS3

Gap change over last 12 months: 8,342,784 - PS5

Total Lead: 19,662,934 - PS5

PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 52,647,376

PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 32,984,442

December 2023 is the 38th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 3 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 0.24 million units.

In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 8.34 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 19.66 million units.

The PlayStation 5 has sold 52.65 million units in 38 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 32.98 million units. Month 38 for the PlayStation 5 is December 2023 and for the PlayStation 3 is December 2009.

The PlayStation 3 did not reach current PlayStation 5 sales until month 57 where it had sold 52.82 million units.

The PlayStation 3 crossed 40 million in month 47, 50 million in month 54, and 60 million in month 62. The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 34.75 million units behind lifetime PS3 sales.