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XtremeBG on 23 April 2024

This is the Historical Console Showdown comparison thread.

This new sales thread will be about Historical Lifetime sales of dead consoles ending close with each other and will only be updated once ongoing console is dead and the comparisons for it are done. The model will be just like the Lifetime and Regional Showdowns, however for some of them where monthly data is not available the comparison will be quarterly shipments (such as PS2) and it will be for the entire lifecycle of the given systems. Anyone interested in the same type of threads, but for current consoles can subscribe to or follow those ones: Global Lifetime Showdown or Regional Lifetime Showdown.

The battles for that moment in time are as follows:

  • PlayStation 2 vs Nintendo DS (160M & 154M)
  • PlayStation 1 vs Nintendo Wii (102.5M & 101.6M) (Shipments)
  • PlayStation Portable vs GameBoy Advance (82.5M vs 81.5M) (Shipments)
  • PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 4 & Xbox One (173M vs 175M)
  • PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360 (87M & 86M)

More information on the comparisons is in the post after that one.

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PlayStation 2 vs. Nintendo DS Comparison

Quarter/Year
 PS2 - Quarterly PS2 - Lifetime
 NDS - Quarterly NDS - Lifetime
 (+/-) Quarterly (+/-) Lifetime
Oct. - Dec. - - 2,840,000 2,840,000 +2,840,000 +2,840,000
2000/2005 1,410,000 1,410,000 2,430,000 5,270,000 +1,020,000 +3,860,000
April - June
 1,130,000 2,540,000 1,380,000 6,650,000 +250,000 +4,110,000
July - Sept. 980,000 3,520,000 2,180,000 8,830,000 +1,200,000 +5,310,000
Oct. - Dec. 2,880,000 6,400,000 5,600,000 14,430,000 +2,720,000 +8,030,000
2001/2006 4,210,000 10,610,000 2,300,000 16,730,000 -1,910,000 +6,120,000
April - June
 4,340,000 14,950,000 4,540,000 21,270,000 +200,000 +6,320,000
July - Sept. 4,620,000 19,570,000 5,550,000 26,820,000 +930,000 +7,250,000
Oct. - Dec. 5,420,000 24,990,000 8,790,000 35,610,000 +3,370,000 +10,620,000
2002/2007 3,690,000 28,680,000 4,680,000 40,290,000 +990,000 +11,610,000
April - June
 4,590,000 33,270,000 6,980,000 47,270,000 +2,390,000 +14,000,000
July - Sept. 8,290,000 41,560,000 6,370,000 53,640,000 -1,920,000 +12,080,000
Oct. - Dec. 8,030,000 49,590,000 11,150,000 64,790,000 +3,120,000 +15,200,000
2003/2008 1,610,000 51,200,000 5,810,000 70,600,000 +4,200,000 +19,400,000
April - June
 2,650,000 53,850,000 6,940,000 77,540,000 +4,290,000 +23,690,000
July - Sept. 8,780,000 62,630,000 6,790,000 84,330,000 -1,990,000 +21,700,000
Oct. - Dec. 6,830,000 69,460,000 11,890,000 96,220,000 +5,060,000 +26,760,000
2004/2009 1,840,000 71,300,000 5,560,000 101,780,000 +3,720,000 +30,480,000
April - June
 710,000 72,010,000 5,970,000 107,750,000 +5,260,000 +35,740,000
July - Sept. 1,990,000 74,000,000 5,730,000 113,480,000 +3,740,000 +39,480,000
Oct. - Dec. 7,390,000 81,390,000 11,650,000 125,130,000 +4,260,000 +43,740,000
2005/2010 6,080,000 87,470,000 3,760,000 128,890,000 -2,320,000 +41,420,000
April - June
 3,530,000 91,000,000 3,150,000 132,040,000 -380,000 +41,040,000
July - Sept. 5,010,000 96,010,000 3,540,000 135,580,000 -1,470,000 +39,570,000
Oct. - Dec. 5,360,000 101,370,000 9,010,000 144,590,000 +3,650,000 +43,220,000
2006/2011 2,320,000 103,690,000 1,830,000 146,420,000 -490,000 +42,730,000
April - June
 2,540,000 106,230,000 1,444,000 147,864,000 -1,096,000 +41,634,000
July - Sept. 5,020,000 111,250,000 1,140,000 149,004,000 -3,880,000 +37,754,000
Oct. - Dec. 4,110,000 115,360,000 2,060,000 151,064,000 -2,050,000 +35,704,000
2007/2012 2,530,000 117,890,000 460,000 151,524,000 -2,070,000 +33,634,000
April - June
 2,100,000 119,990,000 530,000 152,054,000 -1,570,000 +32,064,000
July - Sept. 2,720,000 122,710,000 450,000 152,504,000 -2,270,000 +29,794,000
Oct. - Dec. 4,840,000 127,550,000 1,170,000 153,674,000 -3,670,000 +26,124,000
2008/2013 1,840,000 129,390,000 200,000 153,874,000 -1,640,000 +24,484,000
April - June
 1,510,000 130,900,000 60,000 153,934,000 -1,450,000 +23,034,000
July - Sept. 2,500,000 133,400,000 30,000 153,964,000 -2,470,000 +20,564,000
Oct. - Dec. 2,520,000 135,920,000 20,000 153,984,000 -2,500,000 +18,064,000
2009/2014 1,380,000 137,300,000 10,000 153,994,000 -1,370,000 +16,694,000
April - June
 1,600,000 138,900,000 10,000 154,004,000 -1,590,000 +15,104,000
July - Sept. 1,900,000 140,800,000 10,000 154,014,000 -1,890,000 +13,214,000
Oct. - Dec. 2,100,000 142,900,000 10,000 154,024,000 -2,090,000 +11,124,000
2010 1,700,000 144,600,000 - 154,024,000 -1,700,000 +9,424,000
April - June
 1,600,000 146,200,000 - 154,024,000 -1,600,000 +7,824,000
July - Sept. 1,500,000 147,700,000 - 154,024,000 -1,500,000 +6,324,000
Oct. - Dec. 2,100,000 149,800,000 - 154,024,000 -2,100,000 +4,224,000
2011 1,200,000 151,000,000 - 154,024,000 -1,200,000 +3,024,000
April - June
 1,400,000 152,400,000 - 154,024,000 -1,400,000 +1,624,000
July - Sept. 1,200,000 153,600,000 - 154,024,000 -1,200,000 +424,000
Oct. - Dec. 900,000 154,500,000 - 154,024,000 -900,000 -476,000
2012 600,000 155,100,000 - 154,024,000 -600,000 -1,076,000
2012-2013 4,900,000 160,000,000 - 154,024,000 -4,900,000 -5,976,000

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PlayStation 1 vs. Nintendo Wii Comparison

Quarter/Year PS1 - Quarterly PS1 - Lifetime
 Wii - Quarterly Wii - Lifetime
 (+/-) Quarterly (+/-) Lifetime
Oct. - Dec. 300,000 300,000 3,190,000 3,190,000 +2,890,000 +2,890,000
1995/2007 500,000 800,000 2,650,000 5,840,000 +2,150,000 +5,040,000
April - June
 1,100,000 1,900,000 3,900,000 9,740,000 +2,800,000 +7,840,000
July - Sept. 900,000 2,800,000 3,430,000 13,170,000 +2,530,000 +10,370,000
Oct. - Dec. 600,000 3,400,000 6,970,000 20,140,000 +6,370,000 +16,740,000
1996/2008 900,000 4,300,000 4,310,000 24,450,000 +3,410,000 +20,150,000
April - June
 1,400,000 5,700,000 5,170,000 29,620,000 +3,770,000 +23,920,000
July - Sept. 1,600,000 7,300,000 4,930,000 34,550,000 +3,330,000 +27,250,000
Oct. - Dec. 3,200,000 10,500,000 10,410,000 44,960,000 +7,210,000 +34,460,000
1997/2009 3,000,000 13,500,000 5,440,000 50,400,000 +2,440,000 +36,900,000
April - June
 4,100,000 17,600,000 2,230,000 52,630,000 -1,870,000 +35,030,000
July - Sept. 4,900,000 22,500,000 3,530,000 56,160,000 -1,370,000 +33,660,000
Oct. - Dec. 5,700,000 28,200,000 11,300,000 67,460,000 +5,600,000 +39,260,000
1998/2010 4,620,000 32,820,000 3,480,000 70,940,000 -1,140,000 +38,120,000
April - June
 4,500,000 37,320,000 3,030,000 73,970,000 -1,470,000 +36,650,000
July - Sept. 5,820,000 43,140,000 1,940,000 75,910,000 -3,880,000 +32,770,000
Oct. - Dec. 7,560,000 50,700,000 8,750,000 84,660,000 +1,190,000 +33,960,000
1999/2011 3,720,000 54,420,000 1,360,000 86,020,000 -2,360,000 +31,600,000
April - June
 3,980,000 58,400,000 1,570,000 87,590,000 -2,410,000 +29,190,000
July - Sept. 6,810,000 65,210,000 1,780,000 89,370,000 -5,030,000 +24,160,000
Oct. - Dec. 6,610,000 71,820,000 5,600,000 94,970,000 -1,010,000 +23,150,000
2000/2012 1,100,000 72,920,000 880,000 95,850,000 -220,000 +22,930,000
April - June
 630,000 73,550,000 710,000 96,560,000 +80,000 +23,010,000
July - Sept. 2,370,000 75,920,000 620,000 97,180,000 -1,750,000 +21,260,000
Oct. - Dec. 3,690,000 79,610,000 2,200,000 99,380,000 -1,490,000 +19,770,000
2001/2013 2,620,000 82,230,000 460,000 99,840,000 -2,160,000 +17,610,000
April - June
 3,210,000 85,440,000 200,000 100,040,000 -3,010,000 +14,600,000
July - Sept. 2,820,000 88,260,000 260,000 100,300,000 -2,560,000 +12,040,000
Oct. - Dec. 1,030,000 89,290,000 610,000 100,910,000 -420,000 +11,620,000
2002/2014 340,000 89,630,000 160,000 101,070,000 -180,000 +11,440,000
April - June
 670,000 90,300,000 90,000 101,160,000 -580,000 +10,860,000
July - Sept. 1,900,000 92,200,000 80,000 101,240,000 -1,820,000 +9,040,000
Oct. - Dec. 3,020,000 95,220,000 200,000 101,440,000 -2,820,000 +6,220,000
2003/2015 1,190,000 96,410,000 80,000 101,520,000 -1,110,000 +5,110,000
April - June
 830,000 97,240,000 40,000 101,560,000 -790,000 +4,320,000
July - Sept. 960,000 98,200,000 40,000 101,600,000 -920,000 +3,400,000
Oct. - Dec. 1,000,000 99,200,000 30,000 101,630,000 -970,000 +2,430,000
2004/2016 520,000 99,720,000 - 101,630,000 -520,000 +1,910,000
April - June
 570,000 100,290,000 - 101,630,000 -570,000 +1,340,000
July - Sept. 600,000 100,890,000 - 101,630,000 -600,000 +740,000
Oct. - Dec. 840,000 101,730,000 - 101,630,000 -840,000 -100,000
2005/2017 760,000 102,490,000 - 101,630,000 -760,000 -860,000

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GameBoy Advance vs PlayStation Portable Comparison

Quarter/Year GBA - Quarterly GBA - Yearly PSP - Quarterly PSP - Yearly (+/-) Monthly (+/-) Lifetime
Oct. - Dec. - - 600,000 600,000 +600,000 +600,000
2001/2005 1,070,000 1,070,000 1,900,000 2,500,000 +830,000 +1,430,000
April - June
 3,450,000 4,520,000 1,800,000 4,300,000 -1,650,000 -220,000
July - Sept. 5,050,000 9,570,000 2,400,000 6,700,000 -2,650,000 -2,870,000
Oct. - Dec. 6,960,000 16,530,000 5,000,000 11,700,000 -1,960,000 -4,830,000
2002/2006 1,630,000 18,160,000 2,500,000 14,200,000 +870,000 -3,960,000
April - June
 2,260,000 20,420,000 1,400,000 15,600,000 -860,000 -4,820,000
July - Sept. 3,520,000 23,940,000 2,000,000 17,600,000 -1,520,000 -6,340,000
Oct. - Dec. 7,920,000 31,860,000 4,700,000 22,300,000 -3,220,000 -9,560,000
2003/2007 1,950,000 33,810,000 1,500,000 23,800,000 -450,000 -10,010,000
April - June
 3,240,000 37,050,000 2,100,000 25,900,000 -1,140,000 -11,150,000
July - Sept. 5,100,000 42,150,000 2,500,000 28,400,000 -2,600,000 -13,750,000
Oct. - Dec. 7,270,000 49,420,000 5,700,000 34,100,000 -1,570,000 -15,320,000
2004/2008 1,980,000 51,400,000 3,500,000 37,600,000 +1,520,000 -13,800,000
April - June
 2,320,000 53,720,000 3,700,000 41,300,000 +1,380,000 -12,420,000
July - Sept. 4,410,000 58,130,000 3,200,000 44,500,000 -1,210,000 -13,630,000
Oct. - Dec. 7,610,000 65,740,000 5,100,000 49,600,000 -2,510,000 -16,140,000
2005/2009 1,060,000 66,800,000 2,100,000 51,700,000 +1,040,000 -15,100,000
April - June
 980,000 67,780,000 1,300,000 53,000,000 +320,000 -14,780,000
July - Sept. 2,270,000 70,050,000 3,000,000 56,000,000 +730,000 -14,050,000
Oct. - Dec. 4,210,000 74,260,000 4,200,000 60,200,000 -10,000 -14,060,000
2006/2010 870,000 75,130,000 1,400,000 61,600,000 +530,000 -13,530,000
April - June
 680,000 75,810,000 1,200,000 62,800,000 +520,000 -13,010,000
July - Sept. 980,000 76,790,000 1,500,000 64,300,000 +520,000 -12,490,000
Oct. - Dec. 2,070,000 78,860,000 3,600,000 67,900,000 +1,530,000 -10,960,000
2007/2011 610,000 79,470,000 1,700,000 69,600,000 +1,090,000 -9,870,000
April - June
 560,000 80,030,000 1,800,000 71,400,000 +1,240,000 -8,630,000
July - Sept. 460,000 80,490,000 1,700,000 73,100,000 +1,240,000 -7,390,000
Oct. - Dec. 240,000 80,730,000 2,400,000 75,500,000 +2,160,000 -5,230,000
2008/2012 330,000 81,060,000 900,000 76,400,000 +570,000 -4,660,000
April - June
 190,000 81,250,000 900,000 77,300,000 +710,000 -3,950,000
July - Sept. 110,000 81,360,000 800,000 78,100,000 +690,000 -3,260,000
Oct. - Dec. 90,000 81,450,000 1,700,000 79,800,000 +1,610,000 -1,650,000
2013 20,000 81,470,000 600,000 80,400,000 +580,000 -1,070,000
April - June
 20,000 81,490,000 300,000 80,700,000 +280,000 -790,000
July - Sept. 10,000 81,500,000 200,000 80,900,000 +190,000 -600,000
Oct. - Dec. 10,000 81,510,000 600,000 81,500,000 +590,000 -10,000
2014 - 81,510,000 300,000 81,800,000 +300,000 +290,000
April - June
 - 81,510,000 300,000 82,100,000 +300,000 +590,000
July - Sept. - 81,510,000 200,000 82,300,000 +200,000 +790,000
Oct. - Dec. - 81,510,000 200,000 82,500,000 +200,000 +990,000

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XBOX 360 & PlayStation 3 vs XBOX ONE & PlayStation 4 Comparison

Month/Year PS360 - Monthly PS360 - Yearly PS4/XB1 - Monthly PS4/XB1 - Yearly (+/-) Monthly (+/-) Lifetime
November 745,784 745,784 3,707,177 3,707,177 +2,961,393 +2,961,393
December 1,685,160 2,430,944 3,814,670 7,521,847 +2,129,510 +5,090,903
2006/07/2014 899,030 3,329,974 928,727 8,450,574 +29,697 +5,120,600
February 571,908 3,901,882 1,137,996 9,588,570 +566,088 +5,686,688
March 1,382,303 5,284,185 1,340,957 10,929,527 -41,346 +5,645,342
April 859,527 6,143,712 832,722 11,762,249 -26,805 +5,618,537
May 667,066 6,810,778 805,119 12,567,368 +138,053 +5,756,590
June 706,915 7,517,693 1,118,927 13,686,295 +412,012 +6,168,602
July 671,429 8,189,122 890,647 14,576,942 +219,218 +6,387,820
August 700,714 8,889,836 840,530 15,417,472 +139,816 +6,527,636
September 885,173 9,775,009 2,328,979 17,746,451 +1,443,806 +7,971,442
October 912,663 10,687,672 1,572,984 19,319,435 +660,321 +8,631,763
November 1,887,920 12,575,592 4,483,553 23,802,988 +2,595,633 +11,227,396
December 4,586,784 17,162,376 5,485,338 29,288,326 +898,554 +12,125,950
2007/08/2015 1,463,814 18,626,190 1,002,421 30,290,747 -461,393 +11,664,557
February 1,118,946 19,745,136 1,398,377 31,689,124 +279,431 +11,943,988
March 1,261,646 21,006,782 1,783,212 33,472,336 +521,566 +12,465,554
April 960,935 21,967,717 1,135,761 34,608,097 +174,826 +12,640,380
May 866,731 22,834,448 965,158 35,573,255 +98,427 +12,738,807
June 1,302,938 24,137,386 1,660,006 37,233,261 +357,068 +13,095,875
July 744,798 24,882,184 1,108,447 38,341,708 +363,649 +13,459,524
August 957,941 25,840,125 1,107,393 39,449,101 +149,452 +13,608,976
September 1,495,917 27,336,042 1,945,823 41,394,924 +449,906 +14,058,882
October 1,440,650 28,776,692 1,751,658 43,146,582 +311,008 +14,369,890
November 2,222,185 30,998,877 5,635,310 48,781,892 +3,413,125 +17,783,015
December 4,584,011 35,582,888 6,993,118 55,775,010 +2,409,107 +20,192,122
2008/09/2016 1,350,255 36,933,143 1,276,397 57,051,407 -73,858 +20,118,264
February 1,092,720 38,025,863 1,538,338 58,589,745 +445,618 +20,563,882
March 1,506,970 39,532,833 1,695,682 60,285,427 +188,712 +20,752,594
April 1,122,375 40,655,208 1,095,473 61,380,900 -26,902 +20,725,692
May 991,585 41,646,793 1,101,280 62,482,180 +109,695 +20,835,387
June 1,066,814 42,713,607 1,548,041 64,030,221 +481,227 +21,316,614
July 907,844 43,621,451 1,176,256 65,206,477 +268,412 +21,585,026
August 911,519 44,532,970 1,304,833 66,511,310 +393,314 +21,978,340
September 2,596,914 47,129,884 2,229,602 68,740,912 -367,312 +21,611,028
October 1,879,177 49,009,061 2,146,778 70,887,690 +267,601 +21,878,629
November 3,752,231 52,761,292 4,984,788 75,872,478 +1,232,557 +23,111,186
December 7,272,872 60,034,164 7,362,748 83,235,226 +89,876 +23,201,062
2009/10/2017 1,836,673 61,870,837 1,633,278 84,868,504 -203,395 +22,997,667
February 1,651,292 63,522,129 1,745,465 86,613,969 +94,173 +23,091,840
March 1,960,015 65,482,144 2,035,849 88,649,818 +75,834 +23,167,674
April 1,147,333 66,629,477 1,354,625 90,004,443 +207,292 +23,374,966
May 1,017,929 67,647,406 1,443,733 91,448,176 +425,804 +23,800,770
June 1,336,045 68,983,451 1,945,348 93,393,524 +609,303 +24,410,073
July 1,077,402 70,060,853 1,450,011 94,843,535 +372,609 +24,782,682
August 1,124,649 71,185,502 1,375,987 96,219,522 +251,338 +25,034,020
September 1,662,236 72,847,738 1,910,257 98,129,779 +248,021 +25,282,041
October 1,670,841 74,518,579 1,681,491 99,811,270 +10,650 +25,292,691
November 3,523,222 78,041,801 5,862,294 105,673,564 +2,339,072 +27,631,763
December 6,430,336 84,472,137 6,410,072 112,083,636 -20,264 +27,611,499
2010/11/2018 1,771,092 86,243,229 1,796,638 113,880,274 +25,546 +27,637,045
February 1,715,017 87,958,246 1,818,314 115,698,588 +103,297 +27,740,342
March 1,789,521 89,747,767 1,927,292 117,625,880 +137,771 +27,878,113
April 1,198,221 90,945,988 1,389,537 119,015,417 +191,316 +28,069,429
May 1,064,117 92,010,105 1,238,474 120,253,891 +174,357 +28,243,786
June 1,690,125 93,700,230 1,667,419 121,921,310 -22,706 +28,221,080
July 1,685,512 95,385,742 1,185,556 123,106,866 -499,956 +27,721,124
August 1,543,303 96,929,045 1,233,088 124,339,954 -310,215 +27,410,909
September 2,301,797 99,230,842 2,014,846 126,354,800 -286,951 +27,123,958
October 1,867,313 101,098,155 1,808,427 128,163,227 -58,886 +27,065,072
November 4,348,097 105,446,252 4,764,974 132,928,201 +416,877 +27,481,949
December 7,662,323 113,108,575 6,141,245 139,069,446 -1,521,078 +25,960,871
2011/12/2019 1,888,014 114,996,589 1,468,385 140,537,831 -419,629 +25,541,242
February 1,713,974 116,710,563 1,349,938 141,887,769 -364,036 +25,177,206
March 1,766,994 118,477,557 1,548,794 143,436,563 -218,200 +24,959,006
April 1,272,002 119,749,559 1,056,314 144,492,877 -215,688 +24,743,318
May 1,122,268 120,871,827 1,020,832 145,513,709 -101,436 +24,641,882
June 1,425,537 122,297,364 1,429,021 146,942,730 +3,484 +24,645,366
July 1,115,521 123,412,885 969,681 147,912,411 -145,840 +24,499,526
August 1,071,520 124,484,405 887,596 148,800,007 -183,924 +24,315,602
September 1,572,440 126,056,845 1,451,536 150,251,543 -120,904 +24,194,698
October 1,791,113 127,847,958 1,222,238 151,473,781 -568,875 +23,625,823
November 4,621,941 132,469,899 1,981,973 153,455,754 -2,639,968 +20,985,855
December 6,764,110 139,234,009 6,203,182 159,658,936 -560,928 +20,424,927
2012/13/2020 1,656,359 140,890,368 1,134,922 160,793,858 -521,437 +19,903,490
February 1,296,616 142,186,984 851,244 161,645,102 -445,372 +19,458,118
March 1,314,480 143,501,464 1,714,415 163,359,517 +399,935 +19,858,053
April 943,904 144,445,368 1,701,328 165,060,845 +757,424 +20,615,477
May 781,673 145,227,041 1,043,142 166,103,987 +261,469 +20,876,946
June 1,003,665 146,230,706 1,231,891 167,335,878 +228,226 +21,105,172
July 764,937 146,995,643 697,863 168,033,741 -67,074 +21,038,098
August 806,092 147,801,735 680,343 168,714,084 -125,749 +20,912,349
September 1,436,505 149,238,240 802,083 169,516,167 -634,422 +20,277,927
October 1,240,954 150,479,194 532,977 170,049,144 -707,977 +19,569,950
November 3,243,289 153,722,483 804,455 170,853,599 -2,438,834 +17,131,116
December 4,555,694 158,278,177 1,184,772 172,038,371 -3,370,922 +13,760,194
2013/14/2021 988,969 159,267,146 374,175 172,412,546 -614,794 +13,145,400
February 801,145 160,068,291 340,397 172,752,943 -460,748 +12,684,652
March 868,765 160,937,056 373,126 173,126,069 -495,639 +12,189,013
April 531,645 161,468,701 234,606 173,360,675 -297,039 +11,891,974
May 447,184 161,915,885 204,631 173,565,306 -242,553 +11,649,421
June 552,405 162,468,290 212,906 173,778,212 -339,499 +11,309,922
July 414,818 162,883,108 137,512 173,915,724 -277,306 +11,032,616
August 379,086 163,262,194 124,115 174,039,839 -254,971 +10,777,645
September 695,861 163,958,055 156,404 174,196,243 -539,457 +10,238,188
October 579,821 164,537,876 125,806 174,322,049 -454,015 +9,784,173
November 1,323,859 165,861,735 126,469 174,448,518 -1,197,390 +8,586,783
December 2,087,866 167,949,601 148,571 174,597,089 -1,939,295 +6,647,488
2014/15/2022 340,994 168,290,595 27,559 174,624,648 -313,435 +6,334,053
February 341,125 168,631,720 20,595 174,645,243 -320,530 +6,013,523
March 367,478 168,999,198 21,130 174,666,373 -346,348 +5,667,175
April 250,424 169,249,622 15,562 174,681,935 -234,862 +5,432,313
May 205,111 169,454,733 12,941 174,694,876 -192,170 +5,240,143
June 223,359 169,678,092 14,662 174,709,538 -208,697 +5,031,446
July 162,436 169,840,528 10,994 174,720,532 -151,442 +4,880,004
August 157,712 169,998,240 10,866 174,731,398 -146,846 +4,733,158
September 241,235 170,239,475 13,913 174,745,311 -227,322 +4,505,836
October 219,114 170,458,589 13,718 174,759,029 -205,396 +4,300,440
November 402,187 170,860,776 30,625 174,789,654 -371,562 +3,928,878
December 625,509 171,486,285 57,623 174,847,277 -567,886 +3,360,992
2015-17/2023-24 1,647,281 173,133,566 304,023 175,151,300 -1,343,258 +2,017,734

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XBOX 360 vs. Playstation 3 Comparison

Month/Year XB360 - Monthly XB360 - Yearly PS3 - Monthly PS3 - Yearly (+/-) Monthly (+/-) Lifetime
November 350,847 350,847 394,937 394,937 +44,090 +44,090
December 828,057 1,178,904 857,103 1,252,040 +29,046 +73,136
2006/2007 518,934 1,697,838 380,096 1,632,136 -138,838 -65,702
February 331,322 2,029,160 240,586 1,872,722 -90,736 -156,438
March 397,650 2,426,810 984,653 2,857,375 +587,003 +430,565
April 483,089 2,909,899 376,438 3,233,813 -106,651 +323,914
May 386,471 3,296,370 280,595 3,514,408 -105,876 +218,038
June 405,110 3,701,480 301,805 3,816,213 -103,305 +114,733
July 303,676 4,005,156 367,753 4,183,966 +64,077 +178,810
August 298,820 4,303,976 401,894 4,585,860 +103,074 +281,884
September 447,626 4,751,602 437,547 5,023,407 -10,079 +271,805
October 343,113 5,094,715 569,550 5,592,957 +226,437 +498,242
November 849,085 5,943,800 1,038,835 6,631,792 +189,750 +687,992
December 2,041,655 7,985,455 2,545,129 9,176,921 +503,474 +1,191,466
2007/2008 500,617 8,486,072 963,197 10,140,118 +462,580 +1,654,046
February 446,122 8,932,194 672,824 10,812,942 +226,702 +1,880,748
March 440,324 9,372,518 821,322 11,634,264 +380,998 +2,261,746
April 311,201 9,683,719 649,734 12,283,998 +338,533 +2,600,279
May 318,942 10,002,661 547,789 12,831,787 +228,847 +2,829,126
June 390,447 10,393,108 912,491 13,744,278 +522,044 +3,351,170
July 267,042 10,660,150 477,756 14,222,034 +210,714 +3,561,884
August 412,672 11,072,822 545,269 14,767,303 +132,597 +3,694,481
September 824,372 11,897,194 671,545 15,438,848 -152,827 +3,541,654
October 766,862 12,664,056 673,788 16,112,636 -93,074 +3,448,580
November 1,035,542 13,699,598 1,186,643 17,299,279 +151,101 +3,599,681
December 2,193,016 15,892,614 2,390,995 19,690,274 +197,979 +3,797,660
2008/2009 674,931 16,567,545 675,324 20,365,598 +393 +3,798,053
February 491,587 17,059,132 601,133 20,966,731 +109,546 +3,907,599
March 750,290 17,809,422 756,680 21,723,411 +6,390 +3,913,989
April 627,744 18,437,166 494,631 22,218,042 -133,113 +3,780,876
May 575,934 19,013,100 415,651 22,633,693 -160,283 +3,620,593
June 522,833 19,535,933 543,981 23,177,674 +21,148 +3,641,741
July 477,298 20,013,231 430,546 23,608,220 -46,752 +3,594,989
August 443,130 20,456,361 468,389 24,076,609 +25,259 +3,620,248
September 788,196 21,244,557 1,808,718 25,885,327 +1,020,522 +4,640,770
October 774,265 22,018,822 1,104,912 26,990,239 +330,647 +4,971,417
November 1,723,402 23,742,224 2,028,829 29,019,068 +305,427 +5,276,844
December 3,307,498 27,049,722 3,965,374 32,984,442 +657,876 +5,934,720
2009/2010 751,241 27,800,963 1,085,432 34,069,874 +334,191 +6,268,911
February 717,758 28,518,721 933,534 35,003,408 +215,776 +6,484,687
March 771,557 29,290,278 1,188,458 36,191,866 +416,901 +6,901,588
April 466,713 29,756,991 680,620 36,872,486 +213,907 +7,115,495
May 405,264 30,162,255 612,665 37,485,151 +207,401 +7,322,896
June 549,049 30,711,304 786,996 38,272,147 +237,947 +7,560,843
July 421,219 31,132,523 656,183 38,928,330 +234,964 +7,795,807
August 453,415 31,585,938 671,234 39,599,564 +217,819 +8,013,626
September 736,679 32,322,617 925,557 40,525,121 +188,878 +8,202,504
October 695,055 33,017,672 975,786 41,500,907 +280,731 +8,483,235
November 1,753,018 34,770,690 1,770,204 43,271,111 +17,186 +8,500,421
December 2,894,665 37,665,355 3,535,671 46,806,782 +641,006 +9,141,427
2010/2011 728,723 38,394,078 1,042,369 47,849,151 +313,646 +9,455,073
February 728,481 39,122,559 986,536 48,835,687 +258,055 +9,713,128
March 754,399 39,876,958 1,035,122 49,870,809 +280,723 +9,993,851
April 472,057 40,349,015 726,164 50,596,973 +254,107 +10,247,958
May 424,058 40,773,073 640,059 51,237,032 +216,001 +10,463,959
June 808,440 41,581,513 881,685 52,118,717 +73,245 +10,537,204
July 985,849 42,567,362 699,663 52,818,380 -286,186 +10,251,018
August 738,176 43,305,538 805,127 53,623,507 +66,951 +10,317,969
September 999,771 44,305,309 1,302,026 54,925,533 +302,255 +10,620,224
October 801,125 45,106,434 1,066,188 55,991,721 +265,063 +10,885,287
November 2,324,328 47,430,762 2,023,769 58,015,490 -300,559 +10,584,728
December 4,207,911 51,638,673 3,454,412 61,469,902 -753,499 +9,831,229
2011/2012 878,944 52,517,617 1,009,070 62,478,972 +130,126 +9,961,355
February 849,322 53,366,939 864,652 63,343,624 +15,330 +9,976,685
March 781,301 54,148,240 985,693 64,329,317 +204,392 +10,181,077
April 602,657 54,750,897 669,345 64,998,662 +66,688 +10,247,765
May 571,808 55,322,705 550,460 65,549,122 -21,348 +10,226,417
June 719,559 56,042,264 705,978 66,255,100 -13,581 +10,212,836
July 577,805 56,620,069 537,716 66,792,816 -40,089 +10,172,747
August 537,937 57,158,006 533,583 67,326,399 -4,354 +10,168,393
September 857,243 58,015,249 715,197 68,041,596 -142,046 +10,026,347
October 912,172 58,927,421 878,941 68,920,537 -33,231 +9,993,116
November 2,750,562 61,677,983 1,871,379 70,791,916 -879,183 +9,113,933
December 4,098,007 65,775,990 2,666,103 73,458,019 -1,431,904 +7,682,029
2012/2013 689,830 66,465,820 966,529 74,424,548 +276,699 +7,958,728
February 626,384 67,092,204 670,232 75,094,780 +43,848 +8,002,576
March 609,629 67,701,833 704,851 75,799,631 +95,222 +8,097,798
April 479,862 68,181,695 464,042 76,263,673 -15,820 +8,081,978
May 378,616 68,560,311 403,057 76,666,730 +24,441 +8,106,419
June 517,436 69,077,747 486,229 77,152,959 -31,207 +8,075,212
July 423,031 69,500,778 341,906 77,494,865 -81,125 +7,994,087
August 424,861 69,925,639 381,231 77,876,096 -43,630 +7,950,457
September 621,908 70,547,547 814,597 78,690,693 +192,689 +8,143,146
October 726,377 71,273,924 514,577 79,205,270 -211,800 +7,931,346
November 2,247,734 73,521,658 995,555 80,200,825 -1,252,179 +6,679,167
December 3,102,953 76,624,611 1,452,741 81,653,566 -1,650,212 +5,028,955
2013/2014 646,573 77,271,184 342,396 81,995,962 -304,177 +4,724,778
February 488,549 77,759,733 312,596 82,308,558 -175,953 +4,548,825
March 495,720 78,255,453 373,045 82,681,603 -122,675 +4,426,150
April 306,325 78,561,778 225,320 82,906,923 -81,005 +4,345,145
May 241,976 78,803,754 205,208 83,112,131 -36,768 +4,308,377
June 309,287 79,113,041 243,118 83,355,249 -66,169 +4,242,208
July 234,366 79,347,407 180,452 83,535,701 -53,914 +4,188,294
August 219,195 79,566,602 159,891 83,695,592 -59,304 +4,128,990
September 458,406 80,025,008 237,455 83,933,047 -220,951 +3,908,039
October 403,482 80,428,490 176,339 84,109,386 -227,143 +3,680,896
November 1,008,393 81,436,883 315,466 84,424,852 -692,927 +2,987,969
December 1,467,079 82,903,962 620,787 85,045,639 -846,292 +2,141,677
2014/2015 160,259 83,064,221 180,735 85,226,374 +20,476 +2,162,153
February 163,049 83,227,270 178,076 85,404,450 +15,027 +2,177,180
March 177,834 83,405,104 189,644 85,594,094 +11,810 +2,188,990
April 125,075 83,530,179 125,349 85,719,443 +274 +2,189,264
May 99,321 83,629,500 105,790 85,825,233 +6,469 +2,195,733
June 107,744 83,737,244 115,615 85,940,848 +7,871 +2,203,604
July 79,540 83,816,784 82,896 86,023,744 +3,356 +2,206,960
August 77,951 83,894,735 79,761 86,103,505 +1,810 +2,208,770
September 135,299 84,030,034 105,936 86,209,441 -29,363 +2,179,407
October 134,567 84,164,601 84,547 86,293,988 -50,020 +2,129,387
November 295,915 84,460,516 106,272 86,400,260 -189,643 +1,939,744
December 449,938 84,910,454 175,571 86,575,831 -274,367 +1,665,377
2015/2016 43,904 84,954,358 58,372 86,634,203 +14,468 +1,679,845
February 39,758 84,994,116 55,627 86,689,830 +15,869 +1,695,714
March 39,727 85,033,843 59,828 86,749,658 +20,101 +1,715,815
April 28,016 85,061,859 44,182 86,793,840 +16,166 +1,731,981
May 24,617 85,086,476 43,758 86,837,598 +19,141 +1,751,122
June 29,422 85,115,898 50,011 86,887,609 +20,589 +1,771,711
July 22,933 85,138,831 35,936 86,923,545 +13,003 +1,784,714
August 20,015 85,158,846 36,296 86,959,841 +16,281 +1,800,995
September 37,089 85,195,935 65,230 87,025,071 +28,141 +1,829,136
October 36,398 85,232,333 39,824 87,064,895 +3,426 +1,832,562
November 75,178 85,307,511 55,880 87,120,775 -19,298 +1,813,264
December 150,606 85,458,117 89,172 87,209,947 -61,434 +1,751,830
2016-17/2017 275,075 85,733,192 190,427 87,400,374 -84,648 +1,667,182

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XtremeBG on 24 April 2024

So, the breakdown and additional information for every comparison is the following:

  • Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo DS (33M - JAPAN)

Interesting to point out here is that at one point the DS is ahead by a whopping 10.3M with Switch passing it lifetime in May 2024, while the finish result has yet to be seen.

  • PlayStation 2 vs Nintendo DS (160M & 154M) (Shipments)

First of all, here, I will note that the chart is my old one which is PS2 vs DS, it is based on sales and shipments numbers combined (slightly corrected or rounded for the chart line where info wasn't presented because it is for every 4 months, not every 3 months like the official data of shipments is here, therefore it is accurate as possible, but of course can't be 100% on point for every period, because we don't have the exact data on sales for the PS2 by month or for every 4 months). And because the data in the table is shipments only (and is by 3 months quarters and the chart is divided by every 4 months) there may be some slight differences between it and the chart if you look at exact line and date. Also on the table comparison Q1 is calendar, not fiscal. So by fiscal it would be Q4. Officially PS2 sold over 160M however we don't have info on everything after March 2012, so I will leave that unfilled in the table.

  • PlayStation 1 vs Nintendo Wii (102.5M & 101.6M) (Shipments)

On that one, both are shipment numbers by calendar quarters, with the Wii reaching almost 40M lead at one point, and finishing below PS1 in the end.

    • PlayStation 3 vs Xbox 360 (87.4M & 85.7M) (Sales)

    Interesting to point here is that PS3 at one point is almost 11M ahead, just to drop the lead to 1.6M in the end.

    • PlayStation Portable vs GBA (82.5M & 81.5M)

    Interesting to point here is how much better selling was the GBA in the beginning and what small difference it makes in the end from the PSP and even falls behind it by just a hair.

    Last edited by XtremeBG - on 25 March 2025

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    Lukitoo on 24 April 2024

    X360 was already at 84 million in June 2014, so this graph might need some tweaking

    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2014/06/09/events-e3-2014-recap/



    XtremeBG on 24 April 2024
    Lukitoo said:

    X360 was already at 84 million in June 2014, so this graph might need some tweaking

    https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2014/06/09/events-e3-2014-recap/

    The charts are based on the data here - VGChartz. On the chart the green line for the xbox 360 is at 84M at that time (the period ending in 1st september). If you talk about the numbers, then maybe you don't agree with the VGChartz data estimates. My threads are strictly made from that data. Also as far as I understand from the article, it's about shipped units, not sold. The data from VGChartz (and the same data I use) is for sold units.

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    Salnax on 24 April 2024

    Very nice!



    My friend is a Vtuber, check him out.

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    XtremeBG on 17 May 2024

    New comparison and chart for it was added!

    • PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360 vs PlayStation 4 & Xbox One (173.2M vs 175.2M)

    Also if you have new suggestions for close ones that haven't been done before, write it as a post, they may even be regional ones, why not ?

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