PS4 VS Switch lifetime sales, which console will sell the most?

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VideoGameAccountant said:

curl-6 said:

Yeah 2023 sounds about right; give it 6 years before replacement, 5 would be cutting it too short for such a successful system. 

It will probably be 7 rather than 6. 7 years is the norm now for consoles. The former president Kimishima stated they intend to support the Switch longer than the 5-6 year lifespan (stating perhaps a 7-10 year lifespan). 7 is the safest bet so likely March 2024 or Holiday 2023. 

Here's the quote: https://metro.co.uk/2018/02/02/nintendo-plans-support-switch-7-10-years-7281632/

Unless the Switch sales come crashing down like with the Wii in the heyday, and I doubt that will happen, I can see the Switch running even a bit longer before replacement. I'm expecting Fall 2024 or March 2025 for the successor of the Switch, with a more powerful version released in between in 2021 (NVidia is also using the chips for the Switch for their own Shield consoles - and those get upgraded every 2 years), a bit like what Nintendo did with the New 3DS