PlayStation 4 Outsells the PlayStation 3 - Sales

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by, posted on 02 February 2019

The PlayStation 4 has outsold the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3, according to our estimates.

The PlayStation 4 sold 1,624,646 units for the week ending November 24, 2018 to bring its lifetime sales to 88.05 million units. This compares to the PlayStation 3 with sales of 86.90 million units.

Breaking down PlayStation 4 sales by region, it has sold 35.56 million units in Europe, 27.18 million units in the US and 7.24 million units in Japan. The PlayStation 3 sold 34.55 million units in Europe, 26.99 million units in the US and 10.47 million units in Japan.

Breaking down sales in Europe even further, the PlayStation 4 has sold 5.90 million units in the UK, 6.13 million units in Germany and 4.86 million units in France. The PlayStation 3 sold 6.12 million units in the UK, 4.74 million units in Germany and 5.42 million units in France.

The best-selling PlayStation 4 game is Grand Theft Auto V with 18.80 million units sold to date and climbing. Grand Theft Auto V is also the best-selling PlayStation 3 game with sales of 20.31 million units.

Here is the list of the top 10 best-selling PlayStation 4 games as of November 3, 2018:

Here is the list of the top 10 best-selling PlayStation 3 games:

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