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William D'Angelo
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VGChartz's Sales Comparison series is updated monthly, and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our video game hardware estimates. The charts include comparisons between PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch, as well as older platforms. There are articles based on our assessments around the world, as well as in the US, Europe and Japan.
This monthly series compares the overlapping sales of the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in Japan.
PlayStation 5 was released in November 2020 in Japan, and PlayStation 4 was released in February 2014. This means that the holiday periods for the two consoles are not the same.
PS5 vs. PS4 Japan:
Gap Change Last Month: 226,526 – PS4
Gap Change Last 12 Months: 712,153 – PS4
Total number of leads: 669,291 – PS4
Total PlayStation 5 sales: 7,086,691
Total PlayStation 4 sales: 7,755,982
September 2025 is the 59th month during which the PlayStation 5 will be available. Over the past month, the gap in favor of the PlayStation 4 has widened compared to the same launch of the PlayStation 5 by 0.23 million units.
Over the past 12 months, PS4 sales have outsold PS5 by 0.71 million units. PS5 is currently 0.67 million units behind PS4.
The 59th month for PS5 in Japan is September 2025, and for PS4 it is December 2018. The PS5 sold 7.09 million units and the PS4 sold 7.76 million units during the same period.
PS4 sales exceeded 8 million in month 61, 8.5 million in month 68, and 9 million in month 72. During the entire sales period, PS4 sold 9.68 million units. PS5 sales in Japan currently lag 2.59 million units behind PS4 total sales.
Eternal and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced by VGChartz in 2007. After several years of supporting the site, he was hired as a junior analyst in 2010, worked his way up to lead analyst in 2012, and took over equipment evaluation in 2017. He expanded his involvement in the gaming community by creating content himself. YouTube channel And Twitch channel. You can subscribe to the author on bluesky.
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