Europe estimates for April 2024
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PS5 Best-Seller, Sales Drop For All Consoles - Europe Hardware Estimates for April 2024
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 262,015 units sold for April 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 19.04 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 137,912 units to bring its lifetime sales to 35.90 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 53,225 units to bring their lifetime sales to 7.65 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,736 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.85 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 over 50,000 units. PS4 sold 415,288 units for the month of April 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 103,300 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 161,334 (-38.1%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 48,581 units (-47.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 197,444 units (-58.9%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 1,203 units (-30.5%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by nearly 125,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 26,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 33,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 1.57 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 0.70 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.30 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for April 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 262,015 (19,036,592)
- Switch - 137,912 (35,904,898)
- Xbox Series X|S - 53,225 (7,646,694)
- PlayStation 4 - 2,736 (45,851,164)
Weekly Sales:
Europe April 13, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 69,183
- Switch - 32,976
- Xbox Series X|S - 11,423
- PlayStation 4 - 355
Europe April 20, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 59,198
- Switch - 32,886
- Xbox Series X|S - 13,346
- PlayStation 4 - 335
Europe April 27, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 66,121
- Switch - 34,039
- Xbox Series X|S - 14,049
- PlayStation 4 - 1,170
Europe May 4, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 67,513
- Switch - 38,011
- Xbox Series X|S - 14,407
- PlayStation 4 - 876
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