PS5 vs Switch Sales Comparison - October 2024 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 04 December 2024 / 4,264 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: 527,609 - NS
Gap change over last 12 months: 10,627,534 - NS
Total Lead: 16,864,252 - NS
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 63,577,826
Switch Total Sales: 80,442,078
October 2024 is the 48th month the PlayStation 5 has been available for. In the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Nintendo Switch when compared to the aligned launch of the PlayStation 5 by 0.53 million units.
In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PS5 by 10.63 million units. The PS5 is behind the Switch by 16.86 million units.
The PlayStation 5 has sold 63.58 million units in 48 months, while the Nintendo Switch sold 80.44 million units. Month 48 for the PlayStation 5 is October 2024 and for the Nintendo Switch it is February 2021.
The Nintendo Switch crossed 90 million in month 55, 100 million in month 58, and 110 million in month 65. The Nintendo Switch has sold 144.33 million units to date. The PS5 is 80.75 million units behind lifetime Switch sales.
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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Man... that Switch graph is wild
Give us a Switch vs PS2 comparison
There is not detailed data for the ps2.
Yea PS5 is targeting 100-115 while Switch will be doing 155-162
Your doubts don't equate to historical precedence or good business sense. Even the 3DS sold 9 million after the launch of Switch and that had far less momentum. Switch sales Even this late in its life cycle exceed the Series consoles. As long as the demand is there Nintendo will continue to produce units until such times as it isn't financially worthwhile and/or it impacts Switch 2s ability to succeed. If Switch 1 matches DS sales by summer 2025, then selling another 6 million within 18 months to outdo PS2 is very achievable.
My doubts are about Nintendo with a backwards compatibility machine.
i would like Nintendo cut Switch price and continue to sell it, but for diferent reasons, like need of full production capacity for Switch 2 (for example) they maybe will not.
And by summer 2025 Sony will tell you PS2 sold 170 millions, not 160.
270 millions by summer 2026.
1 trillion by 2027.
Sources suggest mass production of Switch 2 has begun from at least November. This could point to a January reveal:
https://universonintendo.com/nintendo-switch-2-resultados-financeiros-da-foxconn-tech-sugerem-que-montagem-em-massa-do-novo-console-ja-foi-iniciada/
I knew they were gonna wait till after Xmas. Been saying that for months
But Switch will hit “the cliff” soon and PS5 will pass it 😄
Absolutley! Next week the Switch will be down 75% YoY! PS5 will be up YoY again next year thanks to the PS5 "exclusive GTAVI" (won't even be out on PC), and Switch will be lucky to hit even 1 million discontinued in february🤣.
No jokes aside... i do not see a cliff but a mountain on wich Switch is snowboarding. And instead of rolling down fast like a snowball, it needs skisticks to acelerate.😃
I think thats a fitting explanation.
Agreed. But it’s a big mountain Switch climbed, with a very distant slope that Switch has been skiing on since the top of 2021, and still has a long way to go. Might even be a couple of years past the release of Switch 2, and there may be a nice lift back up the mountain a little if Nintendo decides to pull the price reduction trigger.
The exact number of the PS2 is quite debatable for obvious reasons. If Switch lands in the 160 million area, even if it passes 160,6 million there will still be debates if it passed it because of a redicolous reddid post. I do not say it will pass it- absolutley not but if the Switch gets in the DS ballpark and sells ~ 6 million next year, PS2 would be a lock.
There's a plaque that Sony produced to commemorate the PS2s success that has a figure of 160,636, 885 units produced between Jan 2000 and Mar 2013. Former Sony exec Shawn Laysen commented on the pic and said this plaque and the figure were indeed legitimate. If Sony had sold 161 mill and above they would've said over 161. So Sonys official confirmation of over 160 mill, plus the existence of this plaque and its endorsement by Shawn means it's a defensible figure to run with. So if Switch ships 160.7 mill in its time Nintendo can claim victory. I have confidence. It just needs to match DS by summer 2025. Then within 18 months of that it's a done deal
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