Switch vs PS4 in the US – VGChartz Gap Charts – March 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 May 2020 / 3,906 Views
The VGChartz Gap charts are updated monthly and each article focuses on a different gap chart. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. All sales are worldwide, unless otherwise stated.
Switch Vs. PS4 US:
Gap change in latest month: 92,078 – PS4
Gap change over last 12 months: 1,959,026 – Switch
Total Lead: 2,563,466 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 18,642,821
PS4 Total Sales: 16,079,355
In March 2020 the gap in the US between the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 grew in favor of the PS4 when you align launches. The PS4 sold 92,078 more units than the Switch in the last month. However, in the last 12 months the Switch has grown its lead by 1.96 million units. The Switch currently leads by 2.56 million units.
The PlayStation 4 launched in the US on November 15, 2013, while the Nintendo Switch launched on March 3, 2017. The Switch has sold 18.64 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 16.08 million units during the same timeframe.
The 37th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is March 2020, while for the PlayStation 4 it is November 2016.
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The fact that Switch sales in a month like March are almost as big as PS4 in November is hilarius.
Imo, we can safely say that PS4 will never catch up Switch in USA.
lol yeah that is a pitiful December and even though there are shortages April and May will still have high sales
At this rate, a comparison to the 360 in the US would get more and more interesting
Especially because last I checked the 360 was ahead of the PS4 now this might have changed since I last saw it.
Yeah, the 360 sold 49M times in the US, while the PS4 is only around 36M right now.
The PS4 also peaked early in the US, in 2015, though 2016-2018 weren't too far behind. Still, Switch is selling much better than the PS4 ever did in the US right now, so Nintendos console would need to crash like the Wii did to not end up in front of the PS4 in this race.
Speaking of the Wii, that one made it to 45M in the US, could also become a nice comparison imo.
And with the Wii, it's the other way around, Wii blazed ahead but is starting to falter right now
X360 sold 45M in US. You're looking at NA numbers.
Sorry, my bad. But yeah, most of those sales were from the US, and the 360 did really very well there. If the Switch could keep up with the 360 it could very well become one of the bestselling consoles in the US ever.
Does this include the adjustments for the Switch in March ? Cause if not, then Switch is a lot higher.
How many units did the ps4 sell in the US for the month of December?
1.57 million
That likely won't happen because people want to keep believing it's "hilarious" that there is a pandemic going on causing people to stay home and buy games and hardware. They want to believe a narrative that the Switch had all this demand by itself in the month of March and had nothing to do with a lockdown period forcing people to stay indoors. Even 6 and a half year old systems are up over 25 percent in the US. But yeah, Europe charts would definitely be interesting for some folks on here.
