Europe estimates for October 2024
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PS5 Comfortably Best-Seller as Sales Top 500K - Europe Hardware Estimates for October 2024
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 515,032 units sold for October 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 21.29 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 202,457 units to bring its lifetime sales to 36.93 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 83,192 units to bring their lifetime sales to 8.09 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 955 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 23,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 93,000 units. PS4 sold 538,092 units for the month of October 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 176,071 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 130,305 (-20.2%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 43,747 units (-34.5%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 30,303 units (-13.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 3,310 units (-77.6%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 34,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 29,000 units.
2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.86 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.77 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.74 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for October 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 515,032 (21,291,000)
- Switch - 202,457 (36,934,098)
- Xbox Series X|S - 83,192 (8,088,573)
- PlayStation 4 - 955 (45,859,253)
Weekly Sales:
Europe October 12, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 111,104
- Switch - 42,837
- Xbox Series X|S - 17,884
- PlayStation 4 - 230
Europe October 19, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 108,313
- Switch - 49,695
- Xbox Series X|S - 19,995
- PlayStation 4 - 234
Europe October 26, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 153,468
- Switch - 53,795
- Xbox Series X|S - 23,257
- PlayStation 4 - 243
Europe November 2, 2024 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 142,147
- Switch - 56,130
- Xbox Series X|S - 22,056
- PlayStation 4 - 248
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