August 2024 VGChartz Estimates Thread -Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for August 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, Sales Drop For All Consoles - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for August 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 898,909 units sold for August 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 60.91 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 635,807 units to bring its lifetime sales to 142.69 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 266,930 units to bring their lifetime sales to 29.88 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,390 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.19 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 140,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 70,000 units. PS4 sold 1,038,948 units for the month of August 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 337,039 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 535,979 (-37.4%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 162,679 units (-37.9%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 326,007 units (-33.9%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 16,380 units (-87.3%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 129,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 167,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by nearly 17,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 8.54 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 5.96 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.66 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for August 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 898,909 (60,908,514)
2. Switch - 635,807 (142,694,476)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 266,930 (29,881,122)
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,390 (117,185,621)

Americas (US, Canada, Latin America) hardware estimates for August 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 275,655
2. Xbox Series X|S - 158,205
3. Switch - 132,143
4. PlayStation 4 - 936

Europe hardware estimates for August 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 286,721
2. Switch - 170,670
3. Xbox Series X|S - 74,059
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,038

Asia (Japan, mainland Asia, Middle East) hardware estimates for August 2024:

1. Switch - 321,828 
2. PlayStation 5 - 314,765
3. Xbox Series X|S - 22,472
4. PlayStation 4 - 336

Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) hardware estimates for August 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 21,768
2. Xbox Series X|S - 12,194
3. Switch - 11,166
4. PlayStation 4 - 80

Weekly Sales:

Global August 10, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 217,986
2. Switch - 175,779
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 74,092
4. PlayStation 4 - 635

Global August 17, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 192,078
2. Switch - 154,140
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 64,137
4. PlayStation 4 - 595

Global August 24, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 265,127
2. Switch - 140,863
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 60,408
4. PlayStation 4 - 571

Global August 31, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 223,718
2. Switch - 165,025
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 68,293
4. PlayStation 4 - 589

Last edited by trunkswd - on 11 October 2024