Americas estimates for March 2025
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PS5 Tops 30M, XS Tops 20M - Americas Hardware Estimates for March 2025
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 442,532 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 30.34 million units lifetime in the Americas.
The Xbox Series X|S was the second best-selling console with an estimated 196,136 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 20.18 million units. The Nintendo Switch came in third place with 174,936 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 56.66 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are up by nearly 4,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 208,000 units. PS4 sold 438,574 units for the month of March 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 404,103 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 155,370 (-26.00%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 57,926 units (-22.8%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 108,433 units (-38.3%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 72,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 16,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 1.11 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.54 million units, and the Nintendo Switch has sold 0.48 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for March 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 442,532 (30,335,103)
- Xbox Series X|S - 196,136 (20,179,914)
- Switch - 174,936 (56,662,096)
USA hardware estimates for March 2025:
- PlayStation 5 - 370,135
- Xbox Series X|S - 164,838
- Switch - 147,749
Weekly Sales:
March 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 89,445
- Xbox Series X|S - 41,334
- Switch - 37,712
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 74,795
- Xbox Series X|S - 34,758
- Switch - 31,756
March 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 85,635
- Xbox Series X|S - 36,027
- Switch - 35,107
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 71,631
- Xbox Series X|S - 30,172
- Switch - 29,734
March 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 104,929
- Xbox Series X|S - 43,113
- Switch - 35,722
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 87,793
- Xbox Series X|S - 36,209
- Switch - 30,147
March 29, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 82,207
- Xbox Series X|S - 38,031
- Switch - 33,363
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 68,790
- Xbox Series X|S - 32,012
- Switch - 28,158
April 5, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
- PlayStation 5 - 80,316
- Xbox Series X|S - 37,631
- Switch - 33,032
USA:
- PlayStation 5 - 67,126
- Xbox Series X|S - 31,687
- Switch - 27,954
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