curl-6 said: Okay, much as I agree Switch will definitely pass Xbox One lifetime, I don't see why so many are so confident it'll happen this year. That's a 14 million gap to close, while the gap shrank by roughly 8.5 million in 2018. So we'd have to see a YOY combined Switch increase/Xbone decline of 5.5 million in 2019 for Switch to take point. That's a tall order. |
Looking more like the gap shrank by 9 million or more in 2018.
YTD 2018 (2 weeks left)
NSW-14.3m
XBO-6.9m
Difference-7.4m
Last 2 weeks 2017
NSW-1.86m
XBO-0.73m
Difference-1.13m
Switch is having a significantly stronger December than last year while XBO is roughly flat. Up ~30% vs up ~2% in first half of month. If the next two weeks follow that than it will be
Last 2 weeks of 2018
NSW-2.42m
XBO-0.74m
2018 Total
NSW-16.72m
XBO-7.64m
Difference-9.08m
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