PS4 vs Xbox One vs Switch USA Lifetime Sales – November 2017 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 January 2018 / 19,355 Views
Welcome to the latest edition of the ‘PS4 vs Xbox One vs Switch USA’ article. This series compares the monthly and lifetime sales of the three main consoles - the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Switch.
Looking at the total sales of the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Switch in the US in November 2017 shows how close the race between the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One continues to be. However, the gap between the two has grown in favor of the PlayStation 4 in every month in 2017.
The PlayStation 4 surpassed the 21 million mark, the Xbox One the 19 million mark and the Switch the three million mark. The PlayStation 4 has sold 21.97 million units lifetime in the US, the Xbox One 19.00 million units, and the Switch 3.42 million units.
Taking a look at the marketshare, the PlayStation 4 tops the other two platforms. The PlayStation 4 has a 49 percent market share, the Xbox One sits at 43 percent, and the Switch eight percent.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 21,965,795
Xbox One Total Sales: 19,001,261
Switch Total Sales: 3,424,797
The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One in November by 61,408 units for the month and the Switch by 778,726 units. The Xbox One outsold the Switch by 717,318 units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are up. The PlayStation 4 is up 481,725 units and the Xbox One is up 533,053 units.
Looking at market share for the month, the PlayStation 4 managed to achieve 40 percent. The Xbox One accounted for 39 percent of the consoles sold, and the Switch 21 percent.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 1,592,077
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 1,530,669
Switch Monthly Sales: 813,351
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Isn't this the month x1x launched? With like 6 months of preorders landing on this month? Doesn't bode well all things considered.
We knew from the NPD numbers PS4 had done well, despite the Xbox One X launch. I can't see this sales trend changing in 2018, so the gap will just naturally get bigger. PS4 on the way to 100-105million units sold world wide by the end of 2018.
