
PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2022 Sales Comparison Charts Through August 27 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 September 2022 / 6,644 ViewsHere 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 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. 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)
2019 – (Week ending January 12 to August 31)
2020 – (Week ending January 11 to August 29)
2021 – (Week ending January 9 to August 28)
2022 – (Week ending January 8 to August 27)
"Year to date" sales for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2022 versus 2021 and 2022 versus 2020 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
Microsoft
- Xbox Series X|S
- 5.10 million units sold year-to-date
- Up year-on-year 1,195,101 units (+30.6%)
- Xbox One
- 0.03 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 369,029 units (-91.4%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- 10.25 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 2,769,001 units (-21.3%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 5.74 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 1,366,864 units (-19.2%)
- PlayStation 4
- 0.42 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 1,313,110 (-76.0%)
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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Can’t believe the Switch is already at 10+ million before the year end season, in its 6th year, 20+ million is guaranteed by this point
It sold like, 6-7 million in the final quarter of last year? I think it will be close at least
Nope, 11 million (from 92 million to 103 million), as in 2020 (68 million to 79 million), 2019 (41 million to 52 million), and pretty much like in 2018 (22 million to 32 million),
Yeah I have no idea where I saw 6-7 million for q4 and the switch, that was clearly wrong. VGcharts has it at 10.7 million for Q4 2021
huh? just from another pokemon game? which game will push them to 20 million? i guess it does help that handhelds break down and you have to buy multiple
They always sell 10 million during the holidays
I can give you a much more accurate guess. Sales are down 22 percent this year. If that applies for the entire year, total sales will be 19 million this year. So literally it is 50/50 if they get 20 million this year or not.
Yeah but no, sales are up compared to 2018 and 2019, where they sold 10 million during the holidays, so your guess is less accurate than you think
Sony needs to sell 12M consoles in the remaining 4 months to meet their forecast. Nintendo needs to sell 11M consoles to meet their forecast. I wonder when PS5 starts to outsell Switch consistantly.
Which forecasts are these?
If you are talking about the ones from the fiscal report, then that's from April to March, so (assuming sold = shipped) for PS5 it's 14m more consoles in 7 months. And for Switch it's 15m more consoles in 7 months.
These forecasts are for the fiscal year.
these forecasts are for the fiscal year ending in March
"18 million PlayStation 5s for 2022" https://www.engadget.com/sony-significantly-lowers-forecast-for-ps-5-gaming-sales-in-2022-083235505.html
Look at their source. While I couldn't find hhe actual 18mil number in those IR documents nothing there was about any calendar year. All of the forecasts there are for the fiscal year ending March 31 2023.
Yes, fiscal year 2022, which starts 1st of April and ends March 31st