PS5 Sells Over 1.1M, NS Nears 150M - Worldwide Hardware Estimates for February 2025

The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,174,391 units sold for February 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 74.15 million units lifetime worldwide.

The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 514,238 units to bring its lifetime sales to 149.70 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 261,462 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.46 million units.

PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are down by nearly 144,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 239,000 units. PS4 sold 1,318,264 units for the month of February 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 500,050 units.

[ABizzel1]

From 500k for XBO down to 261k for Series consoles…..Yikes.

It really puts the 3m sold in a year into perspective. Meanwhile, PlayStation is selling 3m per quarter in the what is usually the worst quarter for sales.

[CrashMania]

The Asus handheld with xbox scribbled on it will obviously be their saving grace.

[The Wood]

@E16ps......SEGA status They've been forced to open wide and go full 3rd party. How many dupe cope accounts do you need to cap

[Notellin]

Clearly you're just being an asshole and pretending to come off as intelligent but the success of the Switch and PlayStation Portal prove there is a decent market for a handheld device that plays console quality games.

[CrashMania]

@note.

Sure, because the Steam Deck and others have sold in droves right? They haven't, and in my view I don't see how yet another similar device with an xbox sticker, of which it's popularity is at an all time low will move millions.

The current PC handhels are good products, but niche products, nintendo almost completely owns that market sector and I don't that changing, not from a xbox sticker PC anyway.

[Littlebigmatador]

Steam Deck hasn't sold that well and they have more users than Xbox if I'm not mistaken. I don't think this handheld device will sell a lot. But I could be wrong

[IAMRealHooman]

@Notellin Yes, but Xbox games are slowly popping up on every other platform. So if a PS5, a PC, a Steamdeck, and a Switch 2 get these Xbox developed titles, why does anyone need an Xbox, let alone a handheld Xbox?

If i buy a switch 2 i get mario, zelda and master chief?
If i buy a ps5 i get Kratos, Drake, and marcus fenix?

[tiron8]

10:1 in Europe

[franwex]

I hear that it is really hard to get an Xbox in Europe. Even if one actually wanted one they’ve all become severely limited. Microsoft biggest rival is Microsoft at this point, not PlayStation.

[trez1082]

Franwex@ that’s just people trying to spin. It’s not hard to find at all in the biggest markets in Europe ( UK, France, germany, Netherlands, Belgium ) having said that I can’t comment on other countries because I haven’t been there personally but in those places they’re not hard to find at all.

We want a proper competition between those companies as console only players but it seems impossible now because as you said Microsoft is pretty much fighting itself and instead of trying to remedy the situation they’re trying to spin and spin to save face. Sony humbled themselves in that PS3 era and pretty much saved the PlayStation brand and Microsoft could do the same but sadly consoles aren’t a priority.

[Jigga69]

@franwex There is no xbox in Europe because nobody wants one. MS gave up. That's all.

[IRetrouk]

@fran none of the biggest stores in the uk have stock of series x, only series s, to get an series x you have to order directly from ms or wait on said stores ordering it in for you, it's not spin, the series x has been severely cut back.

[1Victor]

It would be news if their (VGFCZ)numbers was real.
Like a Caren police call it’s all lies and exaggerations. 🤦🏿

[tiron8]

Well, I agree that Xbox numbers are massively inflated, Take Two boss Straus Zelnick revealed that Xbox sales were around 25m in November which lined up with AMD's chips shipped numbers while VGChartz had Xbox over 30m.

At least PlayStation and Nintendo reveal their sales so VGChartz can only undertrack them until the numbers are officially revealed.

[S2Killinit]

Yeah they normally over estimate xbox numbers. But since MS doesn't report their numbers to consumers, VGchart is the best we get until MS has to release numbers to investors. VG not spot on, but they are in the ballpark. VG then adjusts their numbers to the lower real number of xbox sales and the cycle begins again.

[S2Killinit]

These xbox numbers don’t bode well for their next console(s). Even if they come out strong out the gate, a large number of gamers have moved on.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Xbox sales are flat-lining. I can't see how they will even pass the Xbox One... with both models combined. It's really sad to see

[neutralgamer1992]

I want one more proper xbox console from MS which wouldn't have the limiting factor known as series S with it. Rumor has it another handheld will be coming in 2027 which will be produced b y MS themselves unlike the one rumored to be coming in 2025 by Asus. Make a proper handheld with no windows Nonsense and straight up like steamdeck with everything going through xbox app

[DodoDojo]

I'd like to see another Xbox with better leadership at the helm. With their games non-exclusive now, I'm expecting them to not try as much and the systems will just be Gamepass portals.

[Doomeduk]

Said it before and I'll say it again chalk around the Xbox call homicide and don't touch a thing it could be important

[DivineHand125]

It's unfortunate but the PS5 may end up being the only viable high end option available for gamers.

At this time, it is super difficult to get a current gen GPU to build a PC and this is because of the games Nvidia, Intel and AMD is playing with the supply. There is no chip shortage yet we can't get our hands on new GPUs.

Xbox is not even in the race at this point with all exclusives likely launching on PS5 going forward and the PS5 being at an affordable price minus the cost for PS plus.

Sony's dominance is expected to continue unless they have a catastrophic scandal like the Don Matrick E3 moment.

[Elda]

Not surprising.

[Chocoburger]

2013: Don Mattrick shot the Xbox brand in the head.

2014: Phil Spencer dug the grave and buried it.

Things didn't have to play out this way, they could have remained some form of competition, but corporate greed, hubris, and ignorance took over and ruined the brand. What a shame, because I want Sony to have strong competition, which in turn makes Sony stronger as well.

[S2Killinit]

Xbox series put together selling less than xbox one! Xbox one!

[dveio]

What's a little bit fascinating to me is that at least in my perceiption, Playstation haven't really done fancy stuff to be able to expand their lead over Xbox.

They've been sticking to their formula just building reliable and good hardware. And to provide it with games - wether 1st party, 2nd or 3rd party. And even here they haven't really peaked yet regarding quantity.

There's no new wheel being invented here.

But still people reject the Series.

260k vs 1m in a month like February in their fifth year speak volumes.

[InUrFoxHole]

Well at least we can still tout console sales. Better than playing new games I guess 🤷🏾

[pwnmaster3000]

PS5 has more exclusives released right now than Xbox and with several banger multi platform and
Of course Xbox going full 3rd party, so when Xbox gets a new game PlayStation gets a new game lmao. I’m sure PS owners have enough games to last for awhile ☺️

[InUrFoxHole]

Nor since they're on pc. There's no reason to own a xbox or ps at this point

[pwnmaster3000]

“Nor since they're on pc. There's no reason to own a xbox or ps at this point“

Ahh negative it’s still true.
Not everyone likes gaming on PC, including me and several millions of gamers lol.
I rather buy the next xbox(if there is one) and PS then a pc.
I love how Xbox fanboys cling on to PC now for a “counter” 🤣🤣🤣 Pretty weak my guy.
Every year yall just keep losing more and more things to leach on to have a counter argument 🤣🤣🤣

[InUrFoxHole]

Arguement? What is it you think I'm trying to make a case for? My original point is ps only gamers have no games and rely on console numbers to make them happy. You countered with sony has more exclusives forgetting xbox has more. While you also latched on to multiplats and xbox games. When it's all a wash because pc gets everything. And xbox gets your $$$.

[pwnmaster3000]

lol do you think I care if Ms gets my money. No one cares。
It’s another narrative you Xbox fanboys made to make you guys feel better you’re Xbox is dying lol.
I own an xbox, I’m subscribed to game pass. I’ve been giving Ms money since since series x came out.
I’m just telling you the truth.
PS has more released exclusive then xbox and they get Xbox games plus all the multi platform games.
They have plenty of games.
Bringing up pc when we are talking about console is giving me “im getting my big brother to beat you up” vibe lol. Weak

[InUrFoxHole]

I stopped after your 1st sentence. You have to understand... im a troll. Not a fanboy. I like to give sony guys here crap every now and then because forever ms was good but not great. N4g is a echo chamber for sony fan boys. So all you hear is sony is great and ms bad. Even when psn went down for a month, even when they started charging for psn, even when they didn't support the vita, even when they didn't support the psvr, even when they raised the price for psn with no day and date, even when they fired people, even when they raised the price of games, even when all they fed us was remakes/remasters... I could go on and on. Don't get me wrong MS did the same I just like to point out that sonyvis is no different in terms of being a crappy company. Now I'll say this. Up until recently sony had a higher quality catalog overall. Uncharted is probably my favorite series of all time. I've beat uncharted 4 at least 4 times. Now take a second and think about what you're saying
.. I always found this amusing. Console only gamers waring over 2 inferior boxes. Both xbox and ps are inferior to pc. I've never seen a larger group war so hard for 2nd place. The difference is I think xbox gamers know they're not the best and ponies swear they're the best. They're delusional lol. This isn't including real gamers. Just fanboys of course. Game on my man and stop hating on ms. They're actually doing good things now. Just enjoy the games and don't get bent because you prefer sony!