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PS5 vs PS3 Sales Comparison - September 2025
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 3.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 3 launched in November 2006 in North America and Japan and in March 2007 in Europe. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
PS5 Vs. PS3 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 145,455 - PS3
Gap change over last 12 months: 3,352,138 - PS5
Total Lead: 25,322,751 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 80,248,284
PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 54,925,533
September 2025 is the 59th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 3 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 0.15 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 3.35 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 25.32 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 80.25 million units in 59 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 54.93 million units. Month 59 for the PlayStation 5 is September 2025 and for the PlayStation 3 is September 2011.
The PlayStation 3 did not reach current PlayStation 5 sales until month 86 when it had sold 80.65 million units.
The PlayStation 3 crossed 60 million in month 62, 70 million in month 73, and 80 million in month 85. The PlayStation 3 sold 87.4 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 7.15 million units behind lifetime PS3 sales.
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