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Europe estimates for July 2024

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PS5 Best-Seller as Sales Fall Over 50% YoY - Europe Hardware Estimates for July 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 250,139 units sold for July 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 19.95 million units lifetime in Europe.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 144,855 units to bring its lifetime sales to 36.41 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 83,963 units to bring their lifetime sales to 7.86 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,388 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.86 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 110,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 15,000 units. PS4 sold 360,352 units for the month of July 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 99,125 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 264,593 (-51.4%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 52,371 units (-38.4%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 73,791 units (-33.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 5,012 units (-78.3%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 105,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 4,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 2.49 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.21 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.51 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Europe hardware estimates for July 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

  1. PlayStation 5 - 250,139 (19,954,735)
  2. Switch - 144,855 (36,407,564)
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 83,963 (7,856,838)
  4. PlayStation 4 - 1,388 (45,856,208)

Weekly Sales:

Europe July 13, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 67,552
  2. Switch - 33,019
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 18,533
  4. PlayStation 4 - 337

Europe July 20, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 62,465
  2. Switch - 37,835
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 20,110
  4. PlayStation 4 - 363

Europe July 27, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 59,720
  2. Switch - 37,543
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 21,956
  4. PlayStation 4 - 351

Europe August 3, 2024 hardware estimates:

  1. PlayStation 5 - 60,402
  2. Switch - 36,458
  3. Xbox Series X|S - 23,364
  4. PlayStation 4 - 337


VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTubeFollow me on Twitter, Bluesky, and Threads.

I post and adjust the VGChartz hardware estimates, with help from Machina.

Writer of the Sales Comparison | Monthly Hardware Breakdown Monthly Sales Analysis | Marketshare Features, as well as daily news on the Video Game Industry.