August NPD 2020: Switch 504k, PS4 197k, XBO 45k

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Mandalore76 said:

Welfare said:
All hardware is selling out because of COVID. PS4 and XB1 aren't affected by Animal Crossing yet they all jumped by near similar amounts (percentage) at the same time in March. Lock downs started in mid March and that directly caused all hardware to sell out because people have nothing else to do. This is what happened in 2009 with the 2008 Recession. Video games gets boosted in times like this. The only reason PS4 and XB1 aren't selling more is because they are producing fewer units than years before and were not expected to sell this much at this point in the year.

Animal Crossing could not have come out and Switch would still be selling the same as it is now.

Except they aren't.  I can readily & easily purchase a PS4 or an XBox One in the US right now, but I cannot do the same for a Nintendo Switch console, unless I want to pay a scalper on Amazon or Walmart.

Here's Best Buys console results for example:

Nintendo - Switch 32GB Console - Neon Red/Neon Blue Joy-Con

Model: HADSKABAA

 

SKU: 6364255

$299.9

SOLD OUT

Nintendo - Switch 32GB Console - Gray Joy-Con

Model: HADSKAAAA

 

SKU: 6364253

$299.99

SOLD OUT

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Microsoft - Xbox One S 1TB Console Bundle - White

Model: 234-00001

 

SKU: 6415222

$299.99

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Best Buy XBox One

Sony - PlayStation 4 1TB Console - Black

Model: 3002337

 

SKU: 5850905

$299.99

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Best Buy PS4

Just checked at nowinstock, and all three have supply issues. However, the PS4 is available at Gamestop and the Pro at Amazon for their normal retail price, while the Switch is nowhere available unless you pay extreme scalper prices. Meanwhile, the XBO is only available through Microsoft store, others don't even have scalpers units anymore.

So all the consoles still have some supply issues, though they seem to be a bit less severe for Sony and more severe for Microsoft and Nintendo.