PS5 Sales Climb Week-on-Week - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for Dec 4-10

The Nintendo Switch was the best-selling console with 872,694 units sold for the week ending December 10, 2022, according to VGChartz estimates. The Switch has now sold an estimated 118.99 million units lifetime.

The PlayStation 5 sold an estimated 715,141 units to bring its lifetime sales to 28.97 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 480,942 units to bring their lifetime sales to 20.61 million units.

[SullysCigar]

PS5 sales will pick up pace now they're available more readily. Combine that with the awesome games already out and coming up, plus PSVR2 and you have a strong proposition for purchasing in one 2023.

[LOGICWINS]

I'll likely snatch one up in 2023 for Spiderman 2 and FF16. I just hope this "new" version with the detachable disc drive comes with different color options.

[S2Killinit]

They all have different color options already. But you have to purchase the plate separately to customize the color.

[LemyAtom]

Agreed. I didn't even bother looking for absolutely ages then had a windfall a couple of weeks back and the Goe Ragnarok varient had been on stock for almost a week. Loving it so far. Was pleasantly surprised when I switched on Spotify and it switched off the BGM!

[Golfcoachh]

I still haven't been able to find one. Anyone know where to get a digital online?

[Orchard]

I can probably help - which country are you in?

[Golfcoachh]

United States

[Orchard]

@Golfcoaach

Sorry, didn't see this - sometimes the notifications are a bit janky.

You can find a digital here: https://direct.playstation....

Also sent you a PM to make sure you see this.

Enjoy!

[ZeekQuattro]

The Switch is now the third best selling videogame system and its still going strong. It's been one hell of a ride that's for sure.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

It'll easily hit 130-135M by Q4 of 2023/2024 at this rate, the thing is unstoppable and in under six years on the market.

It's also equally as impressive that it did this without the DVD playback assist the PS2 had or the massive casual adoption the DS got, not to mention a hybrid portable device selling this well in the age of smartphones.

[shinoff2183]

Portable players plus console players will do that. It is the only portable on the market. Those ds 3ds players had to go somewhere. Still impressive though.

[shinoff2183]

Switch got Hella casual adoption. It's most of the sales are casuals.

[blackblades]

Yeah casual, my neice and nephew got a switch dont even play it probably only once. They mostly on there phone and chooses to be on there phone to play roblok or some shyt close to it. Pandemic probably played role from what I heard on the news. I know one thing I wasnt gonna make that mistake again and buying a Nintendo. I got a Wii and smash bros was the only game I had for it and still the same

[badz149]

plus it also got the massive pandemic lockdown boost that no other console in the past has gotten while the PS4 and Xbone were already on the decline and the PS5 and Series X/S were heavily supply-constrained during that same period. Nintendo got all sort of lucky with the Switch.

[Army_of_Darkness]

The Nintendo switch is complete garbage. It got lucky because of the pandemic, more acceptance towards the casual gamers and supply restraints of the ps5 and series X. If it wasn't for those factors, people would see it as a simple console "remake" and rebranding of the failed Nintendo wiiU. Sure I may get hated for saying this, but whatever. It's a console that can barely keep up with the ps4, let alone the ps5! And people phrase it because of a few games that were re-released from the wiiU days?!? Really? I'd prefer gaming technology to advance forward, not backwards....

[SeTTriP]

It's a handheld that you can port to t.v same as vita porting through ps consoles.

They are not the same.

[Knushwood Butt]

Switch and Mario Kart.

A last gen system with a last gen game, and sells better than the competition.

[MajorLazer]

The PS2 didn't have the benefit of being a home console and a portable too but props to the switch, it's a sales beast.

[Justo909]

PS5 will end the year with 9-10m gap, it sold 70k back to back weeks in japan alone so world wide sales will be massive.

[blue88]

The gap is growing like crazy now since the ps5 is back in stock consistently.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

It's weird how the titles for weekly sales numbers are PS5-favored which implies that it would be leading the chart, yet it's always Switch at the top.

[SullysCigar]

The Switch selling most is not a notable change - it's been like that forever now. PS5 faced shortages, which are now being addressed.

I'm not suggesting that makes a difference against the Switch sales, just that maybe that's why it's called out in the title.

[DefaultComment]

Yet Xbox series S/X had also a climb but I guess that's irelevant too, right? cause it' has to be the freaking Playstation the leader and the one that deserves all the praise even though Microsoft is also selling well and Nintendo wiping their arse the so called current gen power house the ps5 is supposed to be.
You see the biased?

[SullysCigar]

^ Yes,I see the bias... From you.

The xbox hasn't experienced stock shortages for AGES, because Microsoft paid over the odds for chips during the chip shortage. They've also had DEEP sales on series s for some time now - and this is a week-on-week article.

For the PS5, for this reason, it was a NOTABLE change, as I implied. If you think vgchartz is biased towards PlayStation, you might need help.

[Hofstaderman]

XBOX never experienced production and and stock availability issues. In Europe both the series X and S were available on store shelves. People here lean heavily towards PlayStation.

[Hofstaderman]

At this point the hardcore crowd are more focussed on current generation consoles. Sure Switch has the new Zelda coming out but third party support is still sparse and heavy hitters are hampered by the aged hardware.

[SullysCigar]

The new Zelda will be on their next console anyway - that's if they don't pull another Switch-eroo and actually hold it back to launch on the next console day one.

[darkrider]

Because ps5 got 100% increase in sales compared to last year. The switch selling high its normal.

[MajorLazer]

Gap will grow bigger and bigger. Can easily see a 20m gap by the end of next year and a 50m+ gap by end of gen.

[S2Killinit]

PS5 is going to sell massive numbers as supply increases and more people get the chance to buy one. With all the incredible games and VR incoming.

[MrNinosan]

The PS5 is getting extremely expensive here in Europe now, at least in Sweden where I'm based.

A Xbox Series X is 5590SEK (500 Euro)
Series S is 3190SEK (285 Euro) (and often on sale)
Switch is 3249SEK (291 Euro)
Playstation 5 is 6990SEK (626 Euro) (but those are rare)
Playstation 5 with game is 7590SEK (680 Euro) (and a bit easier to get)

I understand the need of raising the price, but I think it will halt the sales during 2023 where we at least in Europe is having an economic disaster due to the Russian invasion.

The PSVR2 is 7390SEK (662 Euro) without bundle.

Let's see where 2023 will take us, but if the prices stays, I can't imagine PS5 selling twice Series S/X, which it easily would if the price were closer to Series X.

[Orchard]

Well, Sony increasing prices is partly our fault - we let them get away with numerous price increases, so why not increase the console too. Not sure it’ll halt the sales though.

They could still hit that target though - the price hasn’t increased in the US and we’re probably a similar sized, if not bigger, market than Europe.

[IRetrouk]

Numerous? They increased their game prices, like everyone else did, and they increased their console price around the world to match the economy/inflation once, wasn't it ms that hit India with a price increase on consoles and other hardware 3 times just last year alone? Ms are about to do that worldwide, watch this space.
And it's no-ones fault but the worlds economy, everything increased in price, from the soap you wash ur ass with to the food you put into your belly.

[shinoff2183]

Numerous. Lol. Your crying about game prices. No numerous. Games prices raising have been a long time coming Lil guy. Also sonys also the one that took a huge L for the ps3. It took a few years for them to gain profit off the console due to bluray. Yes bluray was needed. I recently looked up something about star ocean last hope and seen the 360 users had to switch disc everything they wanted to travel to another planet area. For crafting and stuff in that game o man that had to have been horrible.

[Orchard]

I’ve been saying for a while that the PS5 is readily available - and this is the result of that. The combination of easy to find + GoW + Christmas will boost sales.

Switch continues to completely dominate HW and SW charts though - and that is why we won’t see a new generation console from Nintendo - the most we’ll get is a mid gen refresh.

[Zeldafan64]

The OLED model was their mid generation refresh.

[Orchard]

Maybe, but I still expect we'll see a proper mid-gen refresh with a real spec increase.

Nintendo aren't about to drop a Switch 2 while Switch is still outselling PS5 and XSX.

[darkrider]

No dude, it's isn't. That's why this number is crazy. Only in December was Sony able to have tons of consoles. There are you.ubers showing for the first time ps5 In a shop. Making videos of that.

Your campaign about ps5 being available all year was big fat lie. The only console that you find piles everywhere is the S, even being super cheap!!! , and a bit more difficult the x.

[Orchard]

I've been able to buy a PS5 at MSRP at the click of a button for ~6 months now and have it in my house within 48 hours, or I can just walk into Walmart and buy one off the shelf.

That means it is readily available.

[Chevalier]

@Orchard

Again with the misinformation. Please get some FACTS please. This is WORLDWIDE. The U.S. does NOT in fact encompass the whole world.

"That means it is readily available"

Trying to pass opinions as fact. How many units were available?! Without numbers and proof this is again just your biased interpretation. Unless again you're now in sales and marketing?! Absolutely 💯 ridiculous that you keep trying to pass some stupid guesses you're making as if they are factual.

[Orchard]

Well if you want me to be specific, OK.

It's readily available in the following countries to my knowledge:

US (MSRP)
Canada (MSRP)
Mexico (Discounted)
UK (MSRP)

For the rest of Europe and Asia etc, your mileage may vary - I couldn't find much about what game stores they use there.

We don't need unit counts to know if something is in stock or not. You can just go on the website or go to a Walmart and see the item is in stock. If you can buy it, it's in stock.

[Chevalier]

"We don't need unit counts to know if something is in stock or not. "

You do if what you say is relevant or not. These increases would mean nothing without units attached to them. If they said your sales increased by 100% since last year and you only sold 200 units in Japan then guess what it's irrelevant. But 100% to 700,000 does mean something.

So again what you're suggesting is absolutely 💯 idiotic. It's so superficial and not well thought out. But it's okay we know you don't put much thought into anything. So again no without numbers you're just a rambling idiot.

Imagine if this article did NOT have numbers how irrelevant it would have been. You can't make a qualified comment without the numbers.

Also last I checked 4 countries DO NOT represent the scale of gaming in the globe.

https://www.statista.com/fo...

For example China-Japan-South Korea combined outsell the U.S. UK Canada and Mexico combined by OVER $30 billion for example. So yeah you know what having global statistics DOES matter. So again you're absolutely 💯 clueless. Stop pretending like you know anything.

[Orchard]

It seems that you're having difficulty with reading comprehension.

Where did I say that it had any X% increase? all I said was it is readily available to buy in the regions listed above, which it is - and you've failed to prove otherwise.

Your China-JP-SK statistic is irrelevant because that data includes mobile gaming and we're talking about a console. Subtract mobile gaming and that statistic falls apart. Console gaming isn't very big in China & Korea - and in Japan, Switch is completely dominant. What a reach - apparently I know a lot more than you do 🤷

[Hofstaderman]

See these numbers climb with Spider-Man 2

[Flakegriffin]

Sony looking to bag another generational hit with their console. Good for them for keeping the momentum going. Even during times when it was hard to get a PS5.