Switch vs PS4 vs Xbox One Global Lifetime Sales – April 2019 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 June 2019 / 6,456 Views
Welcome to the latest edition of the ‘Switch bs PS4 vs Xbox One Worldwide’ article. This series compares the monthly and lifetime retail 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 through April 2019 shows the Nintendo Switch continually to close the gap with the Xbox One. The Nintendo Switch is currently on track to surpass the Xbox One by the end of the year. The PlayStation 4 is also on track to easily surpass 100 million units sold by the end of 2019.
The PlayStation 4 passed the 95 million mark and the Nintendo Switch passed the 33 million mark. The PS4 has sold 95.44 million units lifetime, the Xbox One 42.41 million units, and the Switch 33.77 million units.
Taking a look at the marketshare, the PlayStation 4 currently leads. The PlayStation 4 has a 55 percent market share, the Xbox One sits at 25 percent, and the Switch 20 percent.
PlayStation 4 Total Sales: 95,440,621
Xbox One Total Sales: 42,412,416
Switch Total Sales: 33,767,244
During the month of April 2019, the Switch outsold the PlayStation 4 by 155,541 units for the month and the Xbox One by 618,030 units. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One by 462,489 units.
When you compare monthly sales to a year ago, the Switch is up, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are down. The Nintendo Switch is up 227,027 units, the PlayStation 4 is down 356,460 units and the Xbox One is down 52,582 units
Taking a look at the marketshare, the Switch managed to achieve 49 percent. The PlayStation 4 accounted for 39 percent of the consoles sold, and the Xbox One just 12 percent.
PlayStation 4 Monthly Sales: 674,192
Xbox One Monthly Sales: 211,703
Switch Monthly Sales: 829,733
The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013, while the Switch launched in March 2017.
As a reminder VGChartz tracks consoles sold to consumers and not units shipped.
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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Well XBO is hanging on to second place a bit longer than I thought. Last year I was thinking Switch would pass it this summer, now it looks like it won't pass it until the holiday season.
Switch's going to overtake XO this summer, holiday, SMM2, FE, Astral Chain, DxM, Switch'll down XO before September's end EZ.
