PS5 September US unit sales rise 22% as Switch 2 and Xbox fall
The gist
PS5 unit sales rose 22% in Circana's September US data; Switch 2 fell 14% and Xbox 27%.
GTA 6 arrives as a PS5 console exclusive, and average PS5 prices are climbing.
How it unfolded
- Aug 30, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026Circana's September tracking period captured the first month of Nintendo's new Switch 2 price and the PS5 launch of Marvel's Wolverine.
- Oct 27, 2026Astrolabe announced its open-world survival game Aloft will come to PS5 in early 2027, alongside the full 1.0 PC release.
- Oct 28, 2026Sony announced the Prism collection of transparent DualSense controllers and console covers, with pre-orders from Nov 10, 2026 and release from Feb 4, 2027.