Worldwide estimates for March 2024
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PS5 Sells Over 1.3M, All Consoles Drop YoY - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for March 2024
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,338,835 units sold for March 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 56.89 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 945,038 units to bring its lifetime sales to 139.50 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 350,932 units to bring their lifetime sales to 28.30 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 6,238 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.17 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 153,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 193,000 units. PS4 sold 1,492,148 units for the month of March 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 543,701 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 559,982 (-29.5%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 189,542 units (-35.1%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 157,039 units (-14.3%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 18,904 units (-75.2%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 6,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 32,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 147,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 4.11 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2.78 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.07 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 March 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 1,338,835 (56,894,112)
- Switch - 945,038 (139,500,394)
- Xbox Series X|S - 350,932 (28,302,131)
- PlayStation 4 - 6,238 (117,167,646)
- PlayStation 5 - 630,302
- Switch - 273,769
- Xbox Series X|S - 236,462
- PlayStation 4 - 1,306
- PlayStation 5 - 370,659
- Switch - 186,915
- Xbox Series X|S - 84,683
- PlayStation 4 - 1,066
- Switch - 454,778
- PlayStation 5 - 278,283
- Xbox Series X|S - 20,182
- PlayStation 4 - 3,755
- PlayStation 5 - 46,591
- Switch - 29,576
- Xbox Series X|S - 9,605
- PlayStation 4 - 111
Weekly Sales:
Global March 9, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 284,007
- Switch - 204,591
- Xbox Series X|S - 76,043
- PlayStation 4 - 2,452
Global March 16, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 273,309
- Switch - 169,764
- Xbox Series X|S - 65,105
- PlayStation 4 - 1,159
Global March 23, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 270,498
- Switch - 186,080
- Xbox Series X|S - 70,005
- PlayStation 4 - 786
Global March 30, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 250,745
- Switch - 179,206
- Xbox Series X|S - 66,666
- PlayStation 4 - 1,215
Global April 6, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 260,276
- Switch - 205,397
- Xbox Series X|S - 73,113
- PlayStation 4 - 626
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