Europe estimates for March 2025
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PS5 Leads in Slow Month - Europe Hardware Estimates for March 2025
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 312,534 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 25.78 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 124,816 units to bring its lifetime sales to 38.81 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 58,944 units to bring their lifetime sales to 8.38 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by over 235,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 58,000 units. PS4 sold 547,763 units for the month of March 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 116,959 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 35,671 (-10.2%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 7,847 units (-11.8%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 71,649 units (-36.5%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 94,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 11,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 6,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 1.05 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 0.38 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.15 million units.

Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for March 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 312,534 (25,778,856)
- Switch - 124,816 (38,810,337)
- Xbox Series X|S - 58,944 (8,377,437)
Weekly Sales:
Europe March 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 61,964
- Switch - 28,220
- Xbox Series X|S - 12,549
Europe March 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 60,432
- Switch - 26,278
- Xbox Series X|S - 10,591
Europe March 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 72,315
- Switch - 25,366
- Xbox Series X|S - 12,965
Europe March 29, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 61,552
- Switch - 22,733
- Xbox Series X|S - 11,302
Europe April 5, 2025 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 56,271
- Switch - 22,219
- Xbox Series X|S - 11,537
VGChartz Sales Analyst and Writer - William D'Angelo - I stream on Twitch and have my own YouTube channel discussing gaming sales and news. Follow me on Bluesky.
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