Do more people play on PlayStation or Xbox?
The answer to this question is clear: more people play on PlayStation than Xbox, with the PlayStation 4 being the most popular video game console today, followed by Xbox One in second place, and the PlayStation 5 earning third place. The PlayStation brand has consistently outsold Xbox in recent years, with a 70% share of the global console market versus Xbox’s 30%, making PlayStation the leader in the gaming industry.
Market Share and Sales
Console Sales
The PlayStation 4 has sold over 117.2 million units, more than twice as many as the Xbox One, with the PlayStation 5 selling over 37.89 million units as of the most recently measured period.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What console do most gamers use? The PlayStation 4 is the most popular video game console today, followed by Xbox One in second place, and the PlayStation 5 earning third place.
- Which is more popular in the US, PlayStation or Xbox? As of March 2019, the PlayStation had 56% of the market, Xbox had 25%, and Switch had 19%.
- Who has more, PS4 or Xbox? Sony has sold more than twice as many Xbox in the last generation, with the PS4 selling over 117.2 million units.
- Does PlayStation or Xbox make more? PlayStation made $11.3 billion more than Xbox, and $14.7 billion more than Nintendo.
- Is Xbox or PS5 better? The PS5 has been the better selling console of the two, with more than 40 million units sold, but each system offers similar hardware and overall performance.
- What’s selling more, PS5 or Xbox? The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 15.77 million units, with 37.44 million units sold, while the Xbox Series X|S sold 21.67 million units.
- Did PS4 outsell Xbox One? Yes, the PS4 drastically outsold the Xbox One, with Microsoft admitting that the PS4 sold “twice as many” units as the Xbox One.
- Has PlayStation always outsold Xbox? Xbox hasn’t outsold PlayStation since the launch of the Xbox One in 2014, with PlayStation having a 70% share of the global console market.
- What percentage of people have PlayStation vs Xbox? Microsoft has presented research suggesting that Sony’s PlayStation has a 70% share of the global console market versus Xbox’s 30%.
- Why is PS better than Xbox? The PS5’s DualSense controller has a few extra capabilities, like a built-in speaker and sensitive haptic feedback, that are not available on the Xbox controller.
- What console sold the most ever? The PS2 has become the best-selling video game console of all time, with over 158 million units sold worldwide.
- Why is Xbox so successful? Xbox offered superior technological features and Xbox Live, the Xbox’s online gaming network, which debuted in 2002 and allowed players to compete against one another over the Internet.
- Who is bigger, Microsoft or Sony? Microsoft has a market cap over $2 trillion, while Sony’s is about $150 billion.
- Why can’t Xbox beat PlayStation? There’s not a tremendous amount that either the PS5 or Series X can do to really differentiate themselves because of cross-platform games, and Sony will sell millions more consoles than Xbox.
- Is Xbox losing money? Yes, Xbox boss Phil Spencer has admitted that Microsoft continues to suffer a substantial loss on every Xbox Series X and Series S sold, in contrast to Sony, which no longer makes a loss on the PS5.