PS5 vs Switch Sales Comparison - November 2022 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 27 December 2022 / 14,014 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: 1,110,592 - PS5
Gap change over last 12 months: 4,324,517 - Switch
Total Lead: 5,176,876 - NS
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 27,556,306
Switch Total Sales: 32,733,182
November 2022 is the 25th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the PlayStation 5 when compared to the aligned launch of the Nintendo Switch by 1.11 million units.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PS5 by 4.32 million units. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 5.18 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 27.56 million units in 25 months, while the Nintendo Switch sold 32.73 million units. Month 25 for the PlayStation 5 is November 2022 and for the Nintendo Switch it is March 2019.
The Nintendo Switch crossed 40 million in month 33, 50 million in month 35, and 60 million in month 41. The Nintendo Switch has sold 117.27 million units through November 2022.
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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If PS5 doesn't get in front of Switch after this holiday period, it probably never will.
It never will. So many people, like myself, lost interest in it. Especially being ruined by scalpers.
what do scalpers have to do with sales?
Thats obvious. In the 1st near 18 months of PS5s lifespan they fed into its unavailability to actual gaming fans who would feed into the PS ecosystem. For some customers, when they cant get what they want they either seek alternatives or lose interest altogether. So scalpers have definitely impacted sales to an undetermined degree.
PS5 managed to close the gap by over a million units but it's still got a long battle if it's ever gonna catch up to Switch.
Yeah, I really don't think it ever will. I think the only chance it would have, is if Sony is really aggressive in 2023 with a price cut/redesign. If they released the new, PS5 Digital Slim for $299, along with the PS5 Disc Slim for $349 (with the external BD disc drive add-on being $79, for upgrading the digital; you see I'm factoring in a discount if you buy the add-on bundle to begin with) - then maybe, possibly it could spur some big-time sales along with Spider-Man 2. But I just don't see Sony being that aggressive.
Yeah a $300 PS5 is never going to happen,nor will PS5 ever pass the Switch. It will probably still outsell the Wii though, so its prospects are still good.
Agreed. I think the Wii is a much better target to aim for since even hitting 100 million isn't guaranteed.
The PS5 should be able to pass the Switch at least one more time without any price drops. And it wouldn't surprise me if it outsells it lifetime coz the odds are this will be a very long generation. I don't get why PS5 keeps getting underestimated like this. If it weren't for the shortage, it would have been well ahead of Switch at this point.
