VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts December 2025 Discussion Thread

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PS5 vs PS3 Sales Comparison - December 2025 (Final Update)

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: 71,539 - PS3

Gap change over last 12 months: 2,744,754 - PS5

Total Lead: 27,970,142 - PS5

PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 89,440,044

PlayStation 3 Total Sales: 61,469,902

December 2025 is the 62nd 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 0.07 million units.

In the last 12 months, the PS5 has grown its lead over the PS3 by 2.74 million units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 27.97 million units.

The PlayStation 5 has sold 89.44 million units in 62 months, while the PlayStation 3 sold 61.47 million units. Month 62 for the PlayStation 5 is December 2025 and for the PlayStation 3 is December 2011.

This month the PlayStation 5 has outsold the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3. The PS5’s 89.44 million units sold is above the 87.40 million units the PS3 sold lifetime.