Switch vs PS4 Sales Comparison - July 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 September 2022 / 4,616 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: 317,554 - Switch
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,709,433 - Switch
Total Lead: 16,073,789 - Switch
Switch Total Sales: 110,945,148
PS4 Total Sales: 94,871,359
July 2022 is the 65th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by just 317,554 units when compared to the PS4 during the same timeframe.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PS4 by 4.71 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PS4 by 16.07 million units.
The 65th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is July 2022, while for the PlayStation 4 it is March 2019. The Switch has sold 110.95 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 94.87 million units during the same timeframe.
The PlayStation 4 did not reach current Switch sales until month 80 where it sold 110.96 million units.
The PlayStation 4 has sold 116.98 million units through July 2022. The Nintendo Switch is currently 6.03 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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Who would have thought back in 2014-2016 that Nintendo would turn the table on Sony some years later with the Wii U successor?
I guess you could say the tables have been... switched...
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Even as the Switch started it's run, many claimed that Nintendo consoles are more frontloaded, therefore while Switch could keep up at that time, they assumed Switch would fall behind later. That turned out to be exactly reversed.
Well, they forgot it's also a handheld and Nintendo Handhelds have great legs.
they didn't though, the DS was successful in the same way, it didn't "beat" the PS3... totally different customers and market, one is 100x faster than the other
Soon this will be over
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