October 2024 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Estimates Out Now

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Worldwide estimates for October 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Sells Over 1M, Sales Drop YoY for All - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for October 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,092,092 units sold for October 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 63.58 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 694,857 units to bring its lifetime sales to 144.33 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 316,624 units to bring their lifetime sales to 30.44 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,545 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 nearly 98,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 175,000 units. PS4 sold 1,189,871 units for the month of October 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 491,620 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 146,442 (-11.8%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 94,795 units (-23.0%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 198,414 units (-22.2%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 15,972 units (-86.3%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up down by nearly 147,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by just over 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 133,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 11.19 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 7.59 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 3.25 million units.

Monthly Sales:

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,092,092 (63,577,826)
2. Switch - 694,857 (144,325,448)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 316,624 (30,441,533)
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,545 (117,190,790)

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 345,257
2. Xbox Series X|S - 196,809
3. Switch - 160,337
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,192

Europe hardware estimates for October 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 515,032
2. Switch - 202,457
3. Xbox Series X|S - 83,192
4. PlayStation 4 - 955

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

1. Switch - 318,289
2. PlayStation 5 - 202,451
3. Xbox Series X|S - 20,043
4. PlayStation 4 - 289

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

1. PlayStation 5 - 29,352
2. Xbox Series X|S - 16,580
3. Switch - 13,774
4. PlayStation 4 - 109

Weekly Sales:

Global October 12, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 247,868
2. Switch - 154,581
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 63,570
4. PlayStation 4 - 551

Global October 19, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 247,875
2. Switch - 169,128
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 78,975
4. PlayStation 4 - 589

Global October 26, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 304,866
2. Switch - 185,575
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 88,223
4. PlayStation 4 - 675

Global November 2, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 291,483
2. Switch - 185,573
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 85,856
4. PlayStation 4 - 730