The VGChartz sales comparison article series is updated monthly and each one focuses on another sales comparison, our estimated video game hardware figures. The graphics also include comparisons between PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. as older platforms. There are articles based on our global estimates, as well as those from the United States, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned Japanese sales of PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4.
The PlayStation 5 was launched in November 2020 in Japan, while the PlayStation 4 was launched in February 2014. This means that the holiday periods of the two consoles do align.
PS5 against. PS4 Japan:
Gap in the last month: 17,347 – PS5
Change in the last 12 months: 295,538 – PS4
Total lead: 284,707 – PS5
Total PlayStation Five Sales: 5,907,063
Total PlayStation sales: 5,622,356
July 2024 is the fourth fifth month that the PlayStation five is available. Over the following month, the gap has widened in favor of the PlayStation five to the PlayStation 4’s 17,347-unit aligned launch.
Over the past year, the PS4 has outsold the PS5 with 295,538 units. The PS5 has advanced lately with 284,707 units.
The 45th month for the PS5 in Japan is July 2024, while for the PS4 it is October 2017. The PS5 sold 5. 91 million games, while the PS4 sold 5. 62 million games in the same period. The PS4 sold out existing PS5 sales in 47 months.
The PS4 surpassed 6 million in month 47, 7 million in month 53, and 8 million in month 61. The PS4 has sold 9. 68 million units to date. The PS5 has recently surpassed the PS4’s 3. 77 million lifetime sales in Japan.
William D’Angelo, a lifelong avid gamer, first discovered VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was recruited in 2010 as a junior analyst and then promoted to senior analyst in 2012 and took over hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming network by generating content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can tap on Twitter @TrunksWD.