PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Sales Comparison Charts Through December 18 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 December 2021 / 4,477 Views
Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and three legacy platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo 3DS) over comparable periods for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. 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)
2018 – (Week ending January 13 to December 22)
2019 – (Week ending January 12 to December 21)
2020 – (Week ending January 11 to December 19)
2021 – (Week ending January 9 to December 18)
"Year to date" sales for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2021 versus 2020 and 2021 versus 2019 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
Microsoft
- Xbox One – Down Year-on-Year 2,168,007 (-73.0%)
- Xbox Series X|S – Up Year-on-Year 5,398,097 (+210.3%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch - Down Year-on-Year 2,326,329 (-8.9%)
- Nintendo 3DS – Down Year-on-Year 396,827 (-92.1%)
Sony
- PlayStation 4 – Down Year-on-Year 5,996,218 (-73.7%)
- PlayStation 5 – Up Year-on-Year 8,412,264 (+217.2%)
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Is Switch's 2021 vs 2020 % up/down going to be lower than -10%?
Very likely.
On the other hand, fiscal year (ending March '22) should be more than -10 %.
2022 should be mostly flat. or -/+ 5%
I think he's assuming the shortages are going to hit harder after the holidays. If so, it's a fair assumption. They won't be bending over backwards to get them on shelves in a month.
got my series X ordered today, best buy says pick up Sunday the 2nd
So 2021 totals should probably end up being:
Switch: 25ish million
PlayStation 5: 13ish million
Xbox Series X|S: 9ish million
Agreed. Also pleasantly surprised with how close the X|S was able to keep it with the PS5.
Given the lower sales of the OG Xbox and the Xbox One, and the higher failure rate of Xbox 360s, your projection suggests the Xbox Series consoles have a very good shot at actually having the most Xbox units in active use by the end of the generation.
I know I'm not the only one who, after the umpteenth failure of my Xbox 360, just bought a 360 slim rather than repair my launch Xbox yet again.
Right, but the context of me saying that was suggesting that Xbox 360 sales figures were significantly inflated over Xbox Series console sales (which haven't suffered nearly as high failure rates). My comments were about how the Xbox Series consoles could have more consoles in active use than the 360 did by late in its generation, even if they fail to hit the same sales total. Here again is what I said right before the line you quoted:
"Given the lower sales of the OG Xbox and the Xbox One, and the higher failure rate of Xbox 360s, your projection suggests the Xbox Series consoles have a very good shot at actually having the most Xbox units in active use by the end of the generation."
So I don't see the relevance of your reply. You're replying, but starting a new topic at the same time.
