Switch vs PS4 Sales Comparison - January 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 March 2022 / 4,082 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 Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4.
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.
Switch Vs. PS4 Global:
Gap change in latest month: 142,876 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 5,731,654 - Switch
Total Lead: 19,737,376 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 103,445,620
PS4 Total Sales: 83,708,244
January 22 is the 58th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 142,876 units when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PlayStation 4 by 5.73 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 4 by 19.74 million units.
The 59th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is January 2022, while for the PlayStation 4 it is September 2018. The Switch has sold 103.45 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 83.71 million units during the same timeframe.
The PlayStation 4 did not reach current Switch sales until month 73 where it sold 103.69 million units.
The PlayStation 4 has sold 116.61 million units through January 2022. The Nintendo Switch is currently 13.16 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4.
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Very much did not except the Switch to do this well. I thought it was going to be kind of a stopgap to salvage the rest of the generation and sell respectably (60-70 million) before they launched their next system. Happy to be proven wrong.
But the cliff! The cliff!
Certainly not. I would have expected something like 100 million when it was revealed given the hybrid concept. Anyone that said we would be considering whether it can outsell the PS2 or DS would have been called an idiot or insane.
That's absolutely mind blowing that we're talking about the Switch taking on the PS2. Just a few years ago very few believed it would outsell the PS4.
Exactly. Even if it falls short, it's already a triumph for it to be in consideration.
At the very least, the Switch is guaranteed to be in the Top 3. That is, as long as the cliff doesn't happen. XD
When do we think the Switch will pass the PS4? Remember, that nasty Cliff should show up any day now... any day now...
