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PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Americas Sales Comparison Charts Through April

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Americas Sales Comparison Charts Through April - Sales

by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 June 2024 / 2,232 Views

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and two legacy platforms (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) over comparable periods for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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)

2021 – (January 2021 to April 2021)

2022 – (January 2022 to April 2022)

2023 – (January 2023 to April 2023)

2024 – (January 2024 to April 2024)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 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
    • 0.89 units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 249,642 units (-21.9%)

Nintendo

  • Nintendo Switch
    • 0.96 million units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 609,218 units (-38.8%)

Sony

  • PlayStation 5
    • 1.97 million units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 381,832 units (-16.2%)
  • PlayStation 4
    • 4,944 units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 24,687 (-83.3%)

Note: VGChartz 2024 estimates through April includes 18 weeks, while 2023, 2022, and 2021 estimates includes 17 weeks.


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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2 Comments
CosmicSex (on 30 May 2024)

I have been out of the loop for a little bit but I find it odd that Xbox has a higher market share than Switch in 2024. This just seems off.

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NextGen_Gamer CosmicSex (on 30 May 2024)

This must have been corrected already since I don't see the charts showing this now.

  • +3