Switch vs PS3 Sales Comparison in Europe - Close Race Through May 2020 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 July 2020 / 4,679 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.
This monthly series compares the aligned European sales of the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 3.
Switch Vs. PS3 Europe:
Gap change in latest month: 141,297 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 46,338 - Switch
Total Lead: 368,586 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 14,836,935
PS3 Total Sales: 14,468,349
May 2020 is the 39th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for in Europe. During the latest month, the Switch closed the gap by 141,297 units when you align the launches of it with the PlayStation 3. In the last 12 months the Switch has outsold the PlayStation 3 by 46,338 units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 3 by 368,586 units.
The PlayStation 3 launched in in Europe in March 2007, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do lineup.
The 39th month for the Nintendo Switch in Europe is May 2020 and for the PlayStation 3 it is May 2010. The Switch has sold 14.84 million units, while the PlayStation 3 has sold 14.47 million units during the same timeframe.
The PlayStation 3 sold 34.99 million units in Europe during its lifetime. The Switch needs to sell another 20.15 million units to catch up to the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 3.
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Very close race so far, looks like Switch could also end up at around 35M in Europe.
Hopefully it sells more than 40mil
35 in Europe, 50 million in the US and 25 million in Japan for an overall 115-120 million could be a great finish line
Aim a bit higher in Japan (3DS got 25M, Switch will be able to make 30M there) and add RoW (where the Switch already sits at 7.5M) and you'll easily be at 130M+
Very interesting comparison since the sales are very close and the time period is exactly 10 years apart between each other!
People RREEEAAALLY dig PlayStation in Europe.
It's pretty amazing that the switch is selling on par with ps console in Europe.
Interesting matchup. PS3 did quite well.
