Europe estimates for January 2024
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PS5 Best-Seller, NS Sees Sharp Decline - Europe Hardware Estimates for January 2024
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 433,510 units sold for January 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 17.90 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 244,150 units to bring its lifetime sales to 35.45 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 101,859 units to bring their lifetime sales to 7.45 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,332 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.85 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are down by nearly 39,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 54,000 units. PS4 sold 472,021 units for the month of January 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 155,468 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 39,920 (10.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 3,818 units (-3.6%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 93,676 units (-27.7%). The PlayStation 4 is up by 1,936 units (59.2%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 770,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 253,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 827,000 units.
Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for January 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 433,510 (17,900,770)
- Switch - 244,150 (35,451,554)
- Xbox Series X|S - 101,859 (7,445,644)
- PlayStation 4 - 1,332 (45,846,791)
Weekly Sales:
Europe January 6, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 109,397
- Switch - 69,570
- Xbox Series X|S - 22,693
- PlayStation 4 - 315
Europe January 13, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 81,700
- Switch - 46,644
- Xbox Series X|S - 20,067
- PlayStation 4 - 287
Europe January 20, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 86,223
- Switch - 42,633
- Xbox Series X|S - 18,620
- PlayStation 4 - 259
Europe January 27, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 79,952
- Switch - 41,510
- Xbox Series X|S - 18,834
- PlayStation 4 - 243
Europe February 3, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 76,238
- Switch - 43,793
- Xbox Series X|S - 21,645
- PlayStation 4 - 228
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