Doesn't make sense that they'd have less stock available now than last year. The situation for manufacturing was much worse a year ago. Don't remember the last time Series X wasn't readily available in the UK. I don't think there is a Series X stock issue in Europe.

I don't think people are waiting for Series X, they're waiting for Xbox to release a major title which they haven't done since December 2021.

It is true that I see Series X on shelves in several places next to Series S, but don't know how is the situation is accross Europe, I can only witness what's happening in France/Belgium/Netherlands/Germany/Luxembourg.

I know I am repeating myself, and that's truly something I have avoided doing since I've registered here, but it's extremely satisfying seeing those 400k figures for PS5 in US and Europe and arguably 1mill globally for January.

I am really looking forward for Sony finally getting in track with PS5 sales. Every month the installed base grows we are getting closer to finally get rid of PS4 versions of new games getting announced. PS4 was amazingly important for Sony, no doubt about it, but I guess we, devs and players, have squeezed every drop out of it.

It would be so nice If 2023 is finally the year next-gen truly starts.

Wow

I am live on Twitch going over the latest gaming news and VGChartz estimates for the Americas and Europe for January. If you miss it the video will be up on YouTube later tonight. But everyone welcome at my streams! 

After I go over the gaming news I will be starting my first playthrough of God of War (2018)...or should I saw Dad of War?! 

https://www.twitch.tv/trunkswd

If you missed the stream and want to catch up on the gaming news and sales the video is now live on YouTube. I'm also just over 300 subs away from 10,000!

Unless you get adjusted down

Worldwide Hardware Estimates for January 2023

Link to VGChartz article here.

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,257,932 units sold for January 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 31.77 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 1,140,489 units to bring its lifetime sales to 121.83 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 456,921 units to bring their lifetime sales to 20.68 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 14,760 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.07 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 446,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 170,000 units. PS4 sold 812,262 units for the month of January 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 286,735 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 549,233 (77.5%). Nintendo Switch sales are down by 187,998 units (-14.2%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 148,629 units (-24.5%). The PlayStation 4 is down 56,474 units (-79.3%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 1.84 million units, Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 2.95 million units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by over 1.22 million units. It should be noted this is comparing January 2023 estimates to December 2022 estimates, the biggest sales month of the year.

Check out the breakdown of the Americas sales here, the Europe sales here, and the Japan sales here.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for January 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,257,932 (31,767,146)
2. Switch - 1,140,489 (121,827,708)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 456,921 (20,683,634)
4. PlayStation 4 - 14,760 (117,071,104)

Weekly Sales:

Global January 7, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 383,470
2. PlayStation 5 - 329,646
3. Xbox Series X|S - 119,585
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,316

Global January 14, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 285,404
2. Switch - 263,623
3. Xbox Series X|S - 106,226
4. PlayStation 4 - 3,104

Global January 21, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 293,543
2. Switch - 236,540
3. Xbox Series X|S - 109,020
4. PlayStation 4 - 4,468

Global January 28, 2023 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 349,339
2. Switch - 256,856
3. Xbox Series X|S - 122,090
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,872

I prefer one article with worldwide, USA, Europe and Japan, just like you did it with week 112. It's easier to get an overview. ^^

Thank you for the response! Greatly appreciated. That does make my life easier doing just one of them per month rather than splitting it up into multiple articles.