Switch 2 vs PS5 Sales Comparison - September 2025 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 09 November 2025 / 10,198 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 2 and PlayStation 5.
The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and the PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup.
Switch 2 Vs. PS5 Worldwide:
Gap change in latest month: 122,835 - Switch 2
Total Lead: 3,210,999 - Switch 2
Switch 2 Total Sales: 9,300,199
PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 6,089,200
September 2025 is the 4th month that the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for. During the latest month, the Switch 2 has outsold the PlayStation 5 by 0.12 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is ahead of the PS5 by 3.21 million units.
The 4th month for the Switch 2 is September 2025, while for the PS5 it is February 2021. The Switch 2 has sold 9.30 million units, while the PS5 sold 6.09 million units during the same timeframe.
The PlayStation 5 sold 81.21 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 71.91 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PS5.
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The gap is likely going to get a lot wider over the next few months with the Switch 2 entering the holiday period.
The Switch 2 is off to an unprecedented explosive start. Much like the Wii, nearly 20 year ago now. Then we'll see if it has Switch-like legs. It's kind of crazy to consider the Wii is the halfway point between NES and Switch 2... at least in relation to the NES's wide Western release between late 1986 and early 88.
If SNY had a far larger supply lined up for PS5 earlier on, or could've ramped up production like they typically would have at any other time, this gap would certainly be tighter.
I wonder if SNY will follow Nin's strategy this time, making sure there's a ton of PS6 units available for launch and the months after, so there's no shortages for any reason, within their control anyway. Baring another global shutdown or something like that, in which case there's nothing SNY could really do, but count their bad luck.
It would be much, much harder for Sony to follow Nintendos strategy due to Sony using more advanced process nodes which would be in far greater demand from other companies who would also be using them to manufacture their products. By choosing a 2020 node to manufacture hardware in 2024/25 Nintendo ensured it would practically have the node to itself as few companies would still be using it and if they were it wouldnt be in any volumes that would meaningfully impact Nintendos production goals.
So Sony will be constrained by available production capacity and costs from using an advanced, high tech node.
More advanced nodes yes, but not something that's just started production.
SNY (and MS) have always waited for nodes to become mature enough so the yields are high. Which means TSMC has ramped up well into production and has typically expanded by then. Which also means the 7nm early birds are moving on to the next node, freeing up even more space.
As also was reported on, earlier this gen, once TSMC could ramp up production again due to the shutdown restrictions being eased on, companies like MS and SNY were getting into bidding wars to expand their chip production asap to feed the market since it was starving for more product and growth.
Now back then in 2020, if things were different, and it was possible, could or would SNY have increased TSMC production to levels that would've matched or exceeded SW2 sales in 2025? Likely not, which is why I said the gap would be tighter, and not closed or reversed.
SW2 sales so far have been impressive, nobody can deny that, but the comparison here to PS5 is a bit misleading. SNY didn't have the luxury of knowing a global shutdown was coming to build up supply, leading to mass scalping, and couldn't ramp up production even if they wanted to during that early sales period.
You seem to have lost track of the discussion. There was no comparison with PS5. You pondered on whether Sony would follow Nintendos strategy for the upcoming PS6 gen and I picked up on this and said it would be harder for them to adopt this strategy due to the difference in nodes and the considerably more constrained production capacity available to them as a result.
So could Sony seeing Nintendos success aim to increase their order with TSMC? Of course. But they'll still be limited in their ability to ape said success by the comparative age of the nodes in question.
What makes you think SNY will have PS6 using the absolute latest production node asap?
The cost would be astronomical and they already understand the PS5 is a bit too expensive, which it wasn't even using a brand new node either in 2020. They also wouldn't be able to get enough units made because of poor yields from early production.
So what's the point if the console is way too expensive and you have massive PS6 shortages that make PS5 in 2020 seem like it was growing on trees?
There is no point, which is why SNY would never do that, like they never have and won't in the future. They won't use a newer node until it's well into production with high yields at a reasonable enough price.
It's not like SNY can't plan well ahead and let TSMC know that when the time is right to start PS6 production, that SNY is going to want more chips than they typically would otherwise to try and build up a huge supply for the launch and thereafter. Leading to TSMC making sure that their node production is expanded to meet that PS6 demand when the time comes.
Youre missing the point. They dont have to be using the absolute latest node. They just have to be using a node thats recent and still in demand by a multitude of companies. The same node will be used by Microsoft and pc handheld manufacturers, as well as AMD themselves for their PC products.
Such demand automatically excludes them from being able to ape Nintendos strategy of manufacturing SOCs in 2025 with a 2020 vintage node. It would be the equivalent of PS6 releasing based on a 2022 node. That'd be Zen 4 and RDNA3 lmao.
This conversations over.
Someone's missing the point alright.
You really think that not only is SNY going to use a fairly early new node, but that they're not going to make a deal with TSMC in advance?
Like SNY is just gunna walk in 6 months before launch and be like crap, we can't get enough of this hot off the press node, man that sucks.
This isn't how things work at all. SNY will not use a node that's too new and early, and if SNY wants more units than they typically would in the past, they'll make that clear to TSMC well in advance, and TSMC will let SNY know what they can do. Whether that means expand production, or plan with SNY to launch the console at a date when recent node customers have moved on so the production space is available, one way or another, they'd make it happen.
You continue to miss the point. Sony are confirmed to use zen 6 and rdna 5/udna in their 2027 console release which ties them to the latest nodes. The design and performance of said technologies are hugely dictated by the node they're on. Sony will not have the latest graphics architecture on an older node as then it will not be the latest architecture lol. These nodes are gonna be in huge demand from other companies. Some far larger than Sony such as Apple and Microsoft. Sony can desire more capacity but TSMC has only so much to make available and other companies have more bargaining power . As such Sony conclusively will not be able to ape Nintendos strategy to anywhere near Nintendos scale. Just to reiterate in the hope that it finally sinks in, Nintendo manufactured Switch 2 in late 2024/early 2025 on a 2020 node. That meant there was next to no companies competing for capacity. Sony will not be able to ape that with a console on a much more modern node even with the best laid plans. There is no getting around that. Youve lost this exchange and have nothing of value to contend anything ive said. Just a repetitive "but but Sony will make it happen because theyre Sony." Really? We're done here.
Confirmed? Zen 6? RDNA 5? 2027 launch?
Why was PS5 Pro 4nm and not 3nm if SNY is so hellbent on using the latest and greatest? Why is Pro using Zen 2?
PS6 is going to be competing with massive XB Series PC sales, requiring lots of chips?
Glad the point is this is finally over.
You just dont get it do you? Sony isnt hellbent on using the latest and greatest node. They do however go for the latest AMD architecture that aligns with when they wish to launch their consoles. PS5s 2020 launch aligned with RDNA2s 2020 launch. PS6s 2027/28 launch will align with RDNA5/UDNA1. Those architectures are tied to specific nodes. If those nodes arent used, then those architectures wouldn't be the same.
Using PS5 Pro as an example shows a lack of understanding as its a mid gen refresh, a stop gap measure to retain engagement in the eco system . So an entirely different design approach to a launch of a new generation. What would be the point of a PS6 a few years later if you went all in with the refresh? When will common sense prevail on your end? Lol
This is over.
