playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S fell farther behind the older console pair in March 2026. The combined PS4 and Xbox One lead grew by 549,982 units worldwide, pushing the newer generation to 17.35 million units behind after 65 months.
William D'Angelo's March Update
William D'Angelo updated the monthly hardware comparison series with estimated worldwide figures. He put the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S at 126,091,354 combined units in their first 65 months, versus 143,436,563 for PS4 and Xbox One over the same span.
65 Months, Two Generations
The comparison lines up the holiday launches of November 2013 and November 2020, so the first 65 months match cleanly across both generations. That makes March 2026 a direct checkpoint on how much ground the newer machines have made up, and how much the older pair still holds.
The last 12 months widened the same gap by 7,135,391 units in favor of PS4 and Xbox One. The lifetime sales picture is even larger, with PS4 and Xbox One at 175.16 million units and the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S still 49.07 million units back.
For readers tracking the race month by month, the immediate takeaway is simple: the newer consoles did not close the distance in March, and the next update will show whether that 17.35 million-unit deficit keeps growing or starts to narrow.
