# consoles

slug: ps5
display_name: PlayStation 5
manufacturer: Sony
generation: current
form_factor: home
launch_date: 2020-11-12
notes:
Sony reports the PS5 family as a single combined total (standard, Digital Edition, Slim, Pro). See the separate PS5 Pro page for launch-specific context.


slug: ps5-pro
display_name: PlayStation 5 Pro
manufacturer: Sony
generation: current
form_factor: home
launch_date: 2024-11-07
notes:
Sony does not break out PS5 Pro unit sales separately; they are included in the PlayStation 5 family total. This page exists for launch-date and model context.


slug: xbox-series
display_name: Xbox Series X|S
manufacturer: Microsoft
generation: current
form_factor: home
launch_date: 2020-11-10
notes:
Microsoft stopped reporting unit sales in 2015. Unit totals are analyst estimates; most coverage does not split Series X vs. Series S so we track a 'xbox-series' rollup variant alongside the individual SKUs.


# facts

console_slug: ps5
variant: ps5
region: global
period_end: 2025-12-31
source_key: sony_ir_q3_fy2025
source_url: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/archive.html
fetched_at: 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z
confidence: official
note:
PS5 family total (standard, Digital, Slim, Pro combined) from Sony Q3 FY2025 supplementary data, as reported via the PlayStation 5 Wikipedia infobox citation chain.


console_slug: xbox-series
variant: xbox-series
region: global
period_end: 2024-12-31
source_key: omdia_xbox_series_2025_q1
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Series_X_and_Series_S#Sales
fetched_at: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z
confidence: analyst_estimate
note:
Aggregate analyst estimate from Omdia/Ampere/GamesIndustry.biz coverage. Update when a newer figure is published.


console_slug: switch-2
variant: switch-2
region: global
period_end: 2025-12-31
source_key: nintendo_ir_q3_fy2026
source_url: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
fetched_at: 2026-02-04T00:00:00Z
confidence: official
note:
Switch 2 lifetime from Nintendo Q3 FY3/2026 hardware sales, as reported via the Nintendo Switch 2 Wikipedia infobox citation chain.


console_slug: switch
variant: switch
region: global
period_end: 2024-12-31
source_key: nintendo_ir_q3_fy2025_baseline
source_url: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/hard_soft/index.html
fetched_at: 2025-02-04T00:00:00Z
confidence: official
note:
Original Switch baseline from Nintendo Q3 FY3/2025 report. Will be superseded by the next scraper run.


console_slug: ps4
variant: ps4
region: global
period_end: 2022-03-31
source_key: sony_ir_final_ps4
source_url: https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/archive.html
fetched_at: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z
confidence: official
note:
Last PS4 lifetime figure Sony broke out separately before rolling PS4 into 'PlayStation platforms' reporting.


console_slug: xbox-one
variant: xbox-one
region: global
period_end: 2022-12-31
source_key: ampere_xbox_one_lifetime
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_One#Sales
fetched_at: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z
confidence: analyst_estimate
note:
Widely-cited Ampere/Niko Partners estimate for Xbox One lifetime. Microsoft never disclosed a final number.


console_slug: steam-deck
variant: steam-deck-lcd
region: global
period_end: 2024-12-31
source_key: idc_steam_deck_2024
source_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_Deck#Sales
fetched_at: 2025-05-01T00:00:00Z
confidence: analyst_estimate
note:
Widely-cited ~4M estimate for Steam Deck lifetime as of late 2024 (combined LCD + OLED). IDC / Niko Partners estimates.


