Switch vs PS4 Sales Comparison - February 2021 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 April 2021 / 3,139 Views
The VGChartz sales comparison series of articles are updated monthly and each one focuses on a different sales comparison using our estimated video game hardware figures. The charts include comparisons between the 7th generation and 8th generation platforms, as well as comparisons within the 8th generation. There are articles based on our worldwide estimates, as well as the US, Europe, and Japan.
This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4.
Switch Vs. PS4 Global:
Gap change in latest month: 483,530 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 8,647,007 - Switch
Total Lead: 14,433,752 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 80,370,221
PS4 Total Sales: 65,936,469
February 2021 is the 48th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 483,530 units when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PlayStation 4 by 8.65 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 4 by 14.43 million units.
The PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013, while the Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup, which is why there are big increases and decreases.
The 48th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is February 2021, while for the PlayStation 4 it is October 2017. The Switch has sold 80.37 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 65.94 million units during the same timeframe. The PlayStation 4 did not reach current Switch sales until month 56.
The PlayStation 4 has sold 115.11 million units through February 2021. The Nintendo Switch is currently 34.74 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4.
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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I remember when many on this site were saying Nintendo should pack it up and go the Sega route during the Wii U era. "Nintendo is Finished" Ya right...
It doesn't even make any sense from a business perspective. Hardware generates tons of money. And Sega isn't exactly a shining example of that being a good strategy. Lol.
But yeah, the switch certainly proved a lot of people wrong.
Only 34 million units yeah it's over
Holy moly, that's a lead!
This match-up is over.
It’s dead, Jim. (the battle)
Switch ain't looking back this is over next year Q1 or Q2 switch claims the throne
Q1 is much too early. Switch would need to sell even better than it already does to catch PS4 in Q1/2022. It would need to sell 34 million + what PS4 still is selling within 1 year. I dont think we will see a year with like 36-37 million ;). I guess second half of 2022 (Q3/Q4) is much more realistic.
It's more like 2-3 million. Vgchartz counts sold to customers. Nintendo counts shipped. Once they left the factory, Nintendo is shipping them to a retailer. That's the number investors want to know. But that leaves a couple million in transit and on store shelves that this site hasn't counted. They aren't in the hands of a customer.
Neither number is inaccurate.
Depends on a lot of things. If he meant Q2 for Nintendo (July-September), then you're talking about roughly the same time period.
But either way, the switch will need a repeat of last year or close to it. Then it would only be about 15 million away from ps4 on January 1, 2022.
