PS5 vs Switch Sales Comparison - July 2021 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 September 2021 / 3,512 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 PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch, as well as with older platforms. 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 PlayStation 5 and Switch.
The PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020, while the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup.
PS5 Vs. Switch Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 652,590 - NS
Total Lead: 1,628,160 - PS5
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 10,436,928
Switch Total Sales: 8,808,768
July 2021 is the ninth month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Nintendo when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 652,590 units. The PlayStation 5 is currently ahead by 1.63 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 10.44 million units in eighth months, while the Nintendo Switch sold 8.81 million units. Month nine for the PlayStation 5 is July 2021 and for the Nintendo Switch it is November 2017.
The Nintendo Switch did not reach current PlayStation 5 sales until month 10 where it had sold 13.12 million units.
The Nintendo Switch crossed 10 million units sold in month 10, 20 million in month 19, and 30 million in month 23. The Nintendo Switch has sold 89.02 million units through July 2021.
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Will we see here the double helix pattern as well, as with PS4?
It will highly depend on the stock PS5 has for FY2021. Sony confirmed that they have enough chips to get 22 million by the end of FY2021(ending March 2022) and said they aim to break PS1 FY record which is 22.6 million during the FY2022. Most likely there will another helix during Switch's 4th year where animal crossing NH released, but between now and then it depends on PS5 stock. The PS5 needs to get to 30 million before July 2022.
I'm sure i read somewhere that they aim to reach 22M by the end of FY2021(March 2022) and ship more than 22.6M in the FY2022(April 2022 to March 2023). There are too many 22M that maybe i misunderstood but here are the articles.
Break PS1 FY record during FY2022:
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/449456/sony-wants-ps5-to-break-its-annual-console-sales-record-with-over-226-million-units-shipped-in-fy2022/
Reach 22M by end of FY2021:
https://www.vgchartz.com/article/450083/sony-has-secured-enough-components-to-hit-226-million-ps5-sales-goal-by-march-2022/
Their goal is 14.8 shipped in the current FY (which is FY 2022). They shipped 7.8M consoles in FY2021. Add those two together and you get 22.6. The author of the post you are referencing that discusses 22.6M shipped IN FY2022 was taken via a Japanese site where translation could have caused for misinterpretation. Literally everywhere else it says they projected 14.8M for this FY.
Maybe it's my misinterpretation of your comment then. I thought you were suggesting they'd sell 22.6M in FY 2022, not FY 2023. If over 22.6M shipped in FY2023 is their goal then, well, that's their goal. I personally do not think that this is going to happen. Mostly because even at PS4's peak it hit just 20M in a FY. Breaking that and the record in it's second full FY would be a huge feat.
Maybe we should just use the actual year (i.e. FY2023) instead of second, third, fourth, etc. I think it would help people who could misinterpret like me.
Imo, PS5 will sell a bit faster than PS4 and so will lead the Switch for a bit. But i wonder if Sony will be able to reach the highs the Switch currently has that late in it's lifecycle. Switch sold almost 30 million last year and even the PS4 with no competition peaked at 20 something millions. So i'm assuming Switch will catch up once they reach it's peak.
