December 2025 VGChartz Estimates Thread - Worldwide Out Now

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Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Outsells PS3

Sony's latest video game console, the PlayStation 5, which is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, has outsold the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3, according to VGChartz estimates. 

The PS5 has sold an estimated 89.44 million units worldwide through December, while the PlayStation 3 sold 87.40 million units lifetime.

Up next for the PS5 is the Nintendo Wii with 101.63 million units sold lifetime, followed by the PlayStation with 102.49 million units sold and PlayStation 4 with 117.20 million units sold.

Breaking down sales by region, the PS5 has sold an estimated 31.67 million units in North America, 31.71 million units in Europe, 7.33 million units in Japan, and 18.73 million units in the rest of the world.

This compares to the PlayStation 3, which sold 29.60 million units in North America, 30.87 million units in Europe, 10.47 million units in Japan, and 16.47 million units in the rest of the world.

Further breaking down PS5 Europe sales, the console has sold an estimated 5.59 million units in the UK, 6.19 million units in Germany, and 5.08 million units in France.

The PlayStation 5 launched worldwide in November 2020, while the PlayStation 3 launched in North America and Japan in November 2006, and in Europe in March 2007.

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