Switch vs PS4 vs Xbox One Sales Comparison Charts Through October 10 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 16 October 2020 / 2,508 Views
Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three home consoles (Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) and two handhelds (Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita) over comparable periods for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share (Same Periods Covered)
2017 – (Week ending January 7 to October 14)
2018 – (Week ending January 6 to October 13)
2019 – (Week ending January 5 to October 12)
2020 – (Week ending January 4 to October 10)
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
"Year to date" sales for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2020 versus 2019 and 2020 versus 2018 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Microsoft
- Xbox One – Down Year-on-Year 6,319 (-0.3%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch - Up Year-on-Year 7,462,648 (75.8%)
- Nintendo 3DS – Down Year-on-Year 770,902 (-67.9%)
Sony
- PlayStation 4 – Down Year-on-Year 1,390,659 (-15.3%)
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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17 Million for the time january to basically start of october seems completely unreal to be honest. As if there is a mistake in the data or something. Basically 26-27 Million are the absolute minimum for 2020 right now. This is completely insane. Numbers "must" be wrong^^^^ unbelievable...
