Another rough drop for the PS5 and significantly lower than what the PS4 did but reaching 1m is still strong and even with the negative reception there will still be at least some portion of people waiting for the Pro so compared to August it's an improvement I'd say even if the YoY drop is slightly bigger. It should fare notably better YoY in October and the Pro will help at least some for November and to a lesser extent December.

Xbox Series on the other hand had probably its worst month of the year yet. September was always gonna be a tough comparison but nearly 56% down is disastrous no matter how you slice it and just under 300k in September is rough. It should hold up better the final three months but still Xbox hardware is in a really bad place and if 2025 wasn't looking like it was gonna be the biggest year for gaming this decade things would be looking truly dreadful heading into that year. Soon we'll see what impact if any the addition of COD to Game Pass will have but with the console player base of that mostly on Playstation and this generation being just about a full four years in it's too late for any major shifts at this point.

And the Switch had one of its best months of the year yet only being just under 22% down though I was actually expecting it to be down somewhat less than that. Zelda and the Lite model had some impact but not that much. October-December should all be down a lot for it but that's completely expected.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 Outsells NES

Sony's latest video game console, the PlayStation 5, which is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, has outsold the lifetime sales of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), according to VGChartz estimates. 

The PS5 had sold an estimated 61.94 million units worldwide through September 2024, while the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) sold 61.91 million units lifetime.

Up next for the PS5 is the Nintendo 3DS with 75.94 million units sold, followed by the Game Boy Advance (GBA) at 81.51 million units sold and the PlayStation Portable (PSP) at 82.52 million units sold.

Breaking down sales by region, the PS5 has sold an estimated 23.80 million units in North America, 20.71 million units in Europe, 6.07 million units in Japan, and 11.35 million units in the rest of the world. This compared to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which sold 33.49 million units in North America, 8.30 million units in Europe, 19.35 million units in Japan, and 0.77 million units in the rest of the world.

Breaking down PS5 Europe sales, the console has sold an estimated 4.12 million units in the UK, 3.67 million units in Germany, and 3.18 million units in France.

The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020 and the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) launched in Japan in July 1983, in North America in October 1985, and in Europe in September 1986. The NES is also known as Family Computer (Famicom) in Japan.

Will be interesting to follow up on Sony's Q2 2024 report, which will be released on the 8th of November.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Americas 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
• 1.92 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.52 million units (-21.2%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 1.87 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1.45 million units (-43.7%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 3.52 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1.00 million units (-22.2%)
• PlayStation 4
• 10,013 units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 57,563 (-85.2%)

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

This will be the first year since the launch of the Switch where Japan will actually be its biggest hardware market, above even the US for this year. Shows how good the legs of Switch is in Japan.

Yeah the system seems almost immune to saturation in Japan, even now that it's already the highest selling console of all time there.

There's a Switch for every three people in Japan; that's equivalent to selling 115 million in the US, for comparison. Crazy stuff. 

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Worldwide 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
• 2.94 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1.23 million units (-29.6%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 6.75 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 3.47 million units (-33.9%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 9.57 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 3.36 million units (-26.0%)
• PlayStation 4
• 39,842 units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.16 million (-79.6%)

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

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Launch Sales Comparison Through Month 47 

This monthly series compares the aligned launch sales of the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

It should be noted the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S had a worldwide launch, while the PlayStation 5 launch was split over the course of two weeks. Also, the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launched during the holidays in November 2020.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Global:

1. Switch: 78,822,377
2. PS5: 61,935,334
3. XSX|S: 30,135,309

Through the first 47 months available worldwide the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 16.89 million units and is 48.69 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 31.80 million units.

The Switch has sold 78.82 million in 47 months worldwide, while the PS5 sold 61.94 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 30.14 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 47 months, the Switch is in the lead. The Switch has a 46.1 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 36.3 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 17.6 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch US:

1. Switch: 26,370,697
2. PS5: 21,652,038
3. XSX|S: 15,291,945

Through the first 47 months available in the US the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 4.72 million units and is 11.08 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 6.36 million units.

The Switch has sold 26.37 million in 47 months in the US, while the PS5 sold 21.65 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 15.29 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 47 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 41.6 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 34.2 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 24.2 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Europe:

1. PS5: 20,710,968
2. Switch: 19,935,668
3. XSX|S: 8,005,381

Through the first 47 months available in Europe the PlayStation 5 is ahead of the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Switch by 0.78 million units and is 12.71 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 11.93 million units.

The PS5 has sold 20.71 million in 47 months in Europe, while the Switch sold 19.94 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 8.01 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 47 months, the PlayStation 5 currently leads. The PS5 has a 42.6 percent marketshare, the Switch sits at 41.0 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 16.4 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Japan:

1. Switch: 18,278,932
2. PS5: 6,072,593
3. XSX|S: 630,902

Through the first 47 months available in Japan the Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S by a wide margin. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 12.21 million units and is 17.65 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 5.44 million units.

The Switch has sold 18.28 million units in 47 months in Japan, while the PS5 has sold 6.07 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S 0.63 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 47 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 73.2 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 24.3 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 2.5 percent.