Why not do a comparison chart for PS5 vs PS4 Europe.
PS5 seems to be doing good numbers lately over in Europe.
Should be interesting to watch how close it can get.
Last edited by Geralt99 - 1 day agoWhy not do a comparison chart for PS5 vs PS4 Europe.
PS5 seems to be doing good numbers lately over in Europe.
Should be interesting to watch how close it can get.
Last edited by Geralt99 - 1 day agoHi Trunks
Is there a global comparison chart for PS5, Xbox, Switch for the last couple of years which shows year to date totals for 2022 -2025 (I have seen them for regions but not worldwide) - and global ps4 v ps5 as that is certainly interesting atm
Thanks
| Geralt99 said: Why not do a comparison chart for PS5 vs PS4 Europe. Should be interesting to watch how close it can get. |
I updated that recently in my regional sales thread. You can follow it there.
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Link to the VGChartz article here.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.


PS5 Vs. PS4 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 264,832 - PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 790,393 - PS4
Total Lead: 2,276,750 - PS4
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 89,440,044
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 91,716,794
December 2025 is the 62nd month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 4 when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 0.26 million units.
In the last 12 months, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 by 0.79 million units. The PS4 is currently ahead of the PS5 by 2.28 million units.
The PS5 has sold 89.44 million units in 62 months, while the PS4 sold 91.72 million units. Month 61 for the PS5 is December 2025 and for the PS4 is December 2018.
The PS4 crossed 95 million in month 66, 100 million in month 72, and 105 million in month 74. The PS4 sold 117.20 million units lifetime. The PS5 is 27.76 million units behind lifetime PS4 sales.
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Interesting to see the comments on that same article from December 2022 - the lowest point PS5 was in, compared to PS4, the biggest gap there was - https://www.vgchartz.com/article/456181/ps5-vs-ps4-sales-comparison-december-2022/
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