Europe Hardware Estimates for October 2023
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PS5 Best-Seller, NS and XS Sales Drop - Europe Hardware Estimates for October 2023
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 621,337 units sold for October 2023, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 14.45 million units lifetime in Europe.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 223,760 units to bring its lifetime sales to 33.56 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 126,939 units to bring their lifetime sales to 6.77 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 4,265 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.87 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2016 are up by nearly 30,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 111,000 units. PS4 sold 591,734 units for the month of October 2016 and Xbox One sales were at 237,607 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are up by 316,140 (103.6%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 69,666 units (-35.4%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 74,177 units (-24.9). The PlayStation 4 is up by 3,142 units (279.8%) year-over-year.
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 22,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are own by nearly 69,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by less than 1,000 units. It should be noted there are four weeks in October, while there were five weeks in September.
2023 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 4.97 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 2.75 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.34 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Europe hardware estimates for October 2023 (Followed by lifetime sales):
- PlayStation 5 - 621,337 (14,450,602)
- Switch - 223,760 (33,555,738)
- Xbox Series X|S - 126,939 (6,771,595)
- PlayStation 4 - 4,265 (45,869,994)
Weekly Sales:
Europe October 7, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 140,952
- Switch - 48,530
- Xbox Series X|S - 35,252
- PlayStation 4 - 1,161
Europe October 14, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 154,924
- Switch - 50,784
- Xbox Series X|S - 29,884
- PlayStation 4 - 1,096
Europe October 21, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 170,095
- Switch - 62,346
- Xbox Series X|S - 30,143
- PlayStation 4 - 1,021
Europe October 28, 2023 hardware estimates:
- PlayStation 5 - 155,366
- Switch - 62,100
- Xbox Series X|S - 31,660
- PlayStation 4 - 987
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