The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console in the Americas (USA, Canada, & Latin America) with 442,532 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 30.34 million units lifetime in the Americas.
The Xbox Series X|S was the second best-selling console with an estimated 196,136 units sold to bring lifetime sales to 20.18 million units. The Nintendo Switch came in third place with 174,936 units sold to bring its lifetime sales to 56.66 million units.
PS5 sales compared to the same month for the PS4 in 2018 are up by nearly 4,000 units, while the Xbox Series X|S compared to the same month for the Xbox One are down by nearly 208,000 units. PS4 sold 438,574 units for the month of March 2018 and Xbox One sales were at 404,103 units.
PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 155,370 (-26.00%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 57,926 units (-22.8%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 108,433 units (-38.3%).
Looking at sales month-on-month, PlayStation 5 sales are up by over 72,000 units, Xbox Series X|S sales are up by over 2,000 units, and Nintendo Switch sales are up by over 16,000 units.
2025 year-to-date, the PlayStation 5 has sold an estimated 1.11 million units, the Xbox Series X|S has sold 0.54 million units, and the Nintendo Switch has sold 0.48 million units.
Monthly Sales:
Americas hardware estimates for March 2025 (Followed by lifetime sales):
PlayStation 5 – 442,532 (30,335,103)
Xbox Series X|S – 196,136 (20,179,914)
Switch – 174,936 (56,662,096)
USA hardware estimates for March 2025:
PlayStation 5 – 370,135
Xbox Series X|S – 164,838
Switch – 147,749
Weekly Sales:
March 8, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
PlayStation 5 – 89,445
Xbox Series X|S – 41,334
Switch – 37,712
USA:
PlayStation 5 – 74,795
Xbox Series X|S – 34,758
Switch – 31,756
March 15, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
PlayStation 5 – 85,635
Xbox Series X|S – 36,027
Switch – 35,107
USA:
PlayStation 5 – 71,631
Xbox Series X|S – 30,172
Switch – 29,734
March 22, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
PlayStation 5 – 104,929
Xbox Series X|S – 43,113
Switch – 35,722
USA:
PlayStation 5 – 87,793
Xbox Series X|S – 36,209
Switch – 30,147
March 29, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
PlayStation 5 – 82,207
Xbox Series X|S – 38,031
Switch – 33,363
USA:
PlayStation 5 – 68,790
Xbox Series X|S – 32,012
Switch – 28,158
April 5, 2025 hardware estimates:
Americas:
PlayStation 5 – 80,316
Xbox Series X|S – 37,631
Switch – 33,032
USA:
PlayStation 5 – 67,126
Xbox Series X|S – 31,687
Switch – 27,954
VGChartz Methodology: Hardware estimates are based on retail sampling and trends in individual countries, which are then extrapolated to represent the wider region. This typically allows us to produce figures that end up being within 10% of the actual totals.
This data is regularly compared against official shipment figures released by the console manufacturers and figures estimated by regional trackers with greater market coverage than ourselves. We then update our own estimates to bring them into line with those figures. This can result in frequent changes often within a short space of time, but we feel it’s important to prioritise accuracy over consistency.
Note that our estimates are based on sell-through data (units sold to consumers). In almost all cases the figures released by console manufacturers are based on shipment data (sell-in), where as soon as a device has left the factory and entered the supply chain for delivery it is considered a sale. This is why there is always a difference between the companies’ figures (sell-in) and VGChartz estimates (sell-through), even after we’ve made adjustments. The one exception to that is when a console has been discontinued and the remaining stock has finally sold out – at that point the figures will match.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.
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