Comparing the monthly and lifetime sales of the 8th generation of home consoles - the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U.

Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U in the US in October, the race between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One remains fairly close. The two consoles have been within one million units of each other since November 2014.

The PS4 has sold 9.41 million units lifetime in the US, the Xbox One 8.50 million units, and the Wii U 4.45 million units.

PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 9,409,789

Xbox One Total Sales: 8,503,910

Wii U Total Sales: 4,453,958

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One have both outsold the Wii U every month in the US since they released in November 2013. The Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4 in October for the first time since April. The Xbox One outsold the PlayStation 4 by 19,662 units for the month and the Wii U by 233,169. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Wii U by 213,507 units.

When you compare monthly sales to a year ago the Xbox One is up, while the PlayStation 4 and Wii U are down. The Xbox One is up 105,961 units, the PlayStation 4 is down 13,879 units, and the Wii U is down 6,957 units.

PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 283,465

Xbox One Monthly Sales: 303,127

Wii U Monthly Sales: 69,958