| trunkswd said: Share the article here. Switch vs PS4 Sales Comparison - Switch Lead Grows by 5M in December 2020This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4.
Switch Vs. PS4 Global: Gap change in latest month: 5,006,710 - Switch Gap change over last 12 months: 7,781,437 - Switch Total Lead: 13,658,594 - Switch Switch Total Sales: 76,989,289 PS4 Total Sales: 63,330,695 December 2020 is the 46th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 5.01 million units when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PlayStation 4 by 7.78 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 4 by 13.66 million units. The PlayStation 4 launched in November 2013, while the Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017. Therefore, the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup, which is why there are big increases and decreases. The 46th month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is December 2020, while for the PlayStation 4 it is August 2017. The Switch has sold 76.99 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 63.33 million units during the same timeframe. The PlayStation 4 did not reach current Switch sales until month 53. The PlayStation 4 has sold 114.83 million units through December 2020. The Nintendo Switch is currently 37.84 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4. |
The first graph says it all really; Switch has kicked on the afterburners and climbed into the stratosphere leaving the PS4 in the dust.
PS4 isn't looking to have long legs post-replacement, so Switch really would need to fall off a cliff not to surpass it in lifetime sales, and the cliff seems incredibly unlikely when it has so much momentum and still the potential for price cuts and further revisions along with big games like BOTW2 and Monster Hunter Rise.
