In May 2024, PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console in Europe, selling 300,126 units. Despite these figures, there is a decrease in total sales.
According to VGChartz, PlayStation 5 became the best-selling console in Europe in May 2024, selling 300,126 units. PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 19.34 million units in Europe so far.
General Decline in Console Sales
Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 158,473 units in May, bringing its total sales to 36.06 million units. Xbox Series X|S sold 68,592 units, reaching a total of 7.71 million units. PlayStation 4 sold 2,618 units, increasing its total sales to 45.85 million units.
PS5 sales are down approximately 194,000 units compared to the PS4’s same period in 2017. Xbox Series In May 2017, PS4 sold 494,061 units and Xbox One sold 103,940 units.
PlayStation 5 sales decreased by 32,049 units (-9.7%) compared to the same month last year. Xbox Series PlayStation 4 decreased by 2,154 units (-45.1%) compared to the previous year.
On a monthly basis, PlayStation 5 sales increased by over 38,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales increased by over 15,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales increased by over 19,000 units.
From 2024 to date, PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 1.87 million units, Nintendo Switch has sold 0.86 million units, and Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.36 million units.
May 2024 European Hardware Sales
- PlayStation 5: 300,126 units (19,337,718 total)
- Nintendo Switch: 158,473 units (36,064,811 total)
- Xbox Series X|S: 68,592 units (7,709,986 total units)
- PlayStation 4: 2,618 units (45,853,782 total)
This data is created by comparing the official shipment figures regularly announced by console manufacturers and the estimates of regional followers.