Welcome to the September  2024 VGChartz estimates thread, which includes the dates from September 1 to October 5. The articles breaking down September 2024 estimates will be posted in this thread.

You can go to the front page of the site and use the drop down to see the different weekly and monthly sales.

Worldwide estimates for September 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, XS Tops 30M LT - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for September 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,026,820 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 61.94 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 794,115 units to bring its lifetime sales to 143.49 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 293,587 units to bring their lifetime sales to 30.14 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 2,624 units to bring its lifetime sales to 117.19 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 363,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 227,000 units. PS4 sold 1,389,603 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 520,654 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 682,135 (-39.9%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 368,638 units (-55.7%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 220,977 units (-21.8%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 18,136 units (-87.4%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 128,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 30,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 158,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 9.57 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 6.75 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 2.94 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Global hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 1,026,820 (61,935,334)
2. Switch - 794,115 (143,488,591)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 293,587 (30,135,309)
4. PlayStation 4 - 2,624 (117,188,245)

Weekly Sales:

Global September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 224,211
2. Switch - 159,408
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 60,380
4. PlayStation 4 - 516

Global September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 203,766
2. Switch - 137,149
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 57,662
4. PlayStation 4 - 531

Global September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 194,832
2. Switch - 141,175
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 55,869
4. PlayStation 4 - 526

Global September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 197,179
2. Switch - 191,509
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 57,720
4. PlayStation 4 - 519

Global October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 206,832
2. Switch - 164,874
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 61,956
4. PlayStation 4 - 532

Americas estimates for September 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Best-Seller, NS Outsells XS - Americas Hardware Estimates for September 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 328,817 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 25.57 million units lifetime in the Americas.

The Nintendo Switch was the second best-selling console with an estimated 189,915 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 54.21 million units. The Xbox Series X|S came in third place with 171,889 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 18.25 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,130 units to bring its lifetime sales to 41.54 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 50,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 84,000 units. PS4 sold 378,799 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 255,442 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 247,841 (-43.0%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 201,242 units (-54.0%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 71,203 units (-27.3%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 7,592 units (-87.0%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 53,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by nearly 14,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by nearly 58,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.52 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 1.92 million units, and the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.87 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Americas hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 328,817 (25,568,003)
2. Switch - 189,915 (54,209,562)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 171,889 (18,254,508)
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,130 (41,544,807)

USA hardware estimates for September 2024:

1. PlayStation 5 - 280,161
   
2. Switch - 159,968
3. Xbox Series X|S - 145,134
   
4. PlayStation 4 - 959

Weekly Sales:

September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 67,679
2. Xbox Series X|S - 36,197
3. Switch - 33,111
4. PlayStation 4 - 224

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 57,729
2. Xbox Series X|S - 30,635
3. Switch - 27,828
4. PlayStation 4 - 191

September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 69,186
2. Xbox Series X|S - 34,066
3. Switch - 33,778
4. PlayStation 4 - 224

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 59,012
2. Xbox Series X|S - 28,719
3. Switch - 28,473
4. PlayStation 4 - 191

September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 63,292
2. Switch - 36,675
3. Xbox Series X|S - 32,236
4. PlayStation 4 - 227

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 53,785
2. Switch - 30,898
3. Xbox Series X|S - 27,267
4. PlayStation 4 - 192

September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 63,187
2. Switch - 45,159
3. Xbox Series X|S - 33,639
4. PlayStation 4 - 227

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 53,721
2. Switch - 37,982
3. Xbox Series X|S - 28,340
4. PlayStation 4 - 192

October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:

Americas:

1. PlayStation 5 - 65,473
2. Switch - 41,192
3. Xbox Series X|S - 35,751
4. PlayStation 4 - 228

USA:

1. PlayStation 5 - 55,914
2. Switch - 34,787
3. Xbox Series X|S - 30,173
4. PlayStation 4 - 193

Europe estimates for September 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Comfortably Best-Seller - Europe Hardware Estimates for September 2024

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in Europe with 456,512 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 20.71 million units lifetime in Europe.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 166,307 units to bring its lifetime sales to 36.71 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 85,384 units to bring their lifetime sales to 8.05 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 1,052 units to bring its lifetime sales to 45.86 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by nearly 77,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by over 88,000 units. PS4 sold 533,098 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 173,876 units.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 158,181 (-25.7%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 108,140 units (-55.9%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 27,226 units (-14.1%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 5,453 units (-83.8%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by nearly 170,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 11,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are down by over 4,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 3.28 million units, the Nintendo Switch has sold 1.55 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.66 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Europe hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. PlayStation 5 - 456,512 (20,710,968)
2. Switch - 166,307 (36,712,141)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 85,384 (8,005,381)
4. PlayStation 4 - 1,052 (45,858,298)

Weekly Sales:

Europe September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 99,321
2. Switch - 30,720
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 15,632
4. PlayStation 4 - 215

Europe September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 86,397
2. Switch - 26,807
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,146
4. PlayStation 4 - 215

Europe September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 86,743
2. Switch - 27,236
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 16,879
4. PlayStation 4 - 209

Europe September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 88,397
2. Switch - 48,015
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 17,528
4. PlayStation 4 - 208

Europe October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. PlayStation 5 - 95,654
2. Switch - 33,529
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 19,199
4. PlayStation 4 - 205

Japan estimates for September 2024

Link to the VGChartz article here.

Switch Tops 34M Lifetime - Japan Hardware Estimates for September 2024

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console in Japan with 308,624 units sold for September 2024, according to VGChartz estimates. The Nintendo Switch has now sold an estimated 34.06 million units lifetime in Japan.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 53,244 units to bring its lifetime sales to 6.07 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 3,695 units to bring their lifetime sales to 0.63 million units. The PlayStation 4 sold an estimated 187 units to bring its lifetime sales to 9.68 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2017 are down by over 75,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are up by over 3,000 units. PS4 sold 128,271 units for the month of September 2017 and Xbox One sales were at 355 units.

Nintendo Switch sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 55,414 units (-15.2%). PlayStation 5 sales are down by 173,804 (-76.6%) and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 22,665 units (-86.0%). The PlayStation 4 is down by 3,138 units (-94.4%) year-over-year.

Looking at sales month-on-month, Nintendo Switch sales are down up nearly 75,000 units, the PlayStation 5 sales are down by over 59,000 units, and Xbox Series X|S sales are down by nearly 2,000 units.

2024 year-to-date, the Nintendo Switch has sold an estimated 2.22 million units, the PlayStation 5 has sold 1.11 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.09 million units.

Monthly Sales:

Japan hardware estimates for September 2024 (Followed by lifetime sales):

1. Switch - 308,624 (34,058,896)
2. PlayStation 5 - 53,244 (6,072,593)
3. Xbox Series X|S - 3,695 (630,902)
4. PlayStation 4 - 187 (9,679,464)

Weekly Sales:

Japan September 7, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 67,486
2. PlayStation 5 - 11,014
   
3. Xbox Series X|S - 1,488
4. PlayStation 4 - 25

Japan September 14, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 50,586
2. PlayStation 5 - 10,103
3. Xbox Series X|S - 682
4. PlayStation 4 - 41

Japan September 21, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 52,367
2. PlayStation 5 - 8,761
3. Xbox Series X|S - 603
4. PlayStation 4 - 39

Japan September 28, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 74,364
2. PlayStation 5 - 10,806
3. Xbox Series X|S - 563
4. PlayStation 4 - 33

Japan October 5, 2024 hardware estimates:

1. Switch - 63,821
2. PlayStation 5 - 12,560
3. Xbox Series X|S - 359
4. PlayStation 4 - 49

So Switch outsold PS5 by around 6:1 for the month. That price hike really did a number on Sony's console, combined with Switch remaining seemingly immortal in Japan.
Being just 15% down YOY is remarkable for a system's 8th year on the market.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Japan Sales Comparison Charts Through September

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and two legacy platforms (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) over comparable periods for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2021 – (January 2021 to September 2021)

2022 – (January 2022 to September 2022)

2023 – (January 2023 to September 2023)

2024 – (January 2024 to September 2024)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 0.09 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.03 million units (-22.8%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 2.22 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.71 million units (-24.2%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 1.11 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.93 million units (-45.6)
• PlayStation 4
• 13,342 units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 40,450 (-75.2%)

Note: VGChartz 2024 estimates through September includes 40 weeks, while 2023, 2022, and 2021 estimates includes 39 weeks.

If PS5 sales don't pick back up in it won't be long before it falls behind the PS4 launch aligned in Japan.

Yeah I'm not seeing anything in the short term that could change PS5's fortunes, short of a complete 180 on the price hike which seems unlikely.

I don't expect the Pro will do much to reignite their flame given its huge price tag in Japan and that even the current model's price seems be stifling enthusiasm.

Monster Hunter could give them a much needed shot in the arm next year, but that's still several months away.

If Sony continue with this price increase everywhere, and on the main regions such as US and Europe, I expect the sales to drop to PS3 levels weekly and monthly. Which will itself put a limit to probably 100M lifetime even with the gen going as far as 2028.

I still think they'll pass 100m easily; Xbox has imploded so they have no real competition.

Yeah, maybe. It will be interesting to see what the GTA 6 effect will be, and also if the rumors to prolong the generation till 2030 come to reality.

There will be a limit to how expensive they can make console gaming, before people will search for alternatives like PC. A lot of people only buy consoles when they are cheaper in the latter half of its life cycle. The PS5 will most likely never be available for less than 400 euro. So it's late life legs might not be as good as PS4, which it's already trailing behind and will trail behind for a while.