VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts June 2021 Discussion Thread

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Switch vs PS4 Sales Comparison - June 2021

This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4.

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.

Switch Vs. PS4 Global:

Gap change in latest month: 575,320 - Switch

Gap change over last 12 months: 8,275,831 - Switch

Total Lead: 11,922,204 - Switch

Switch Total Sales: 88,136,444

PS4 Total Sales: 76,214,240

June 2021 is the 52nd month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for. During the latest month, the gap grew in favor of the Switch by 575,320 units when compared to the PlayStation 4 during the same timeframe. In the last 12 months, the Switch has outsold the PlayStation 4 by 8.28 million units. The Switch is currently ahead of the PlayStation 4 by 11.92 million units.

The 52nd month on sale for the Nintendo Switch is June 2021, while for the PlayStation 4 it is February 2018. The Switch has sold 88.14 million units, while the PlayStation 4 sold 76.21 million units during the same timeframe. The PlayStation 4 did not reach current Switch sales until month 61 where it sold 88.99 million units.

The PlayStation 4 has sold 115.79 million units through June 2021. The Nintendo Switch is currently 27.65 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 4.

Switch looks on track to surpass PS4's total sales in holiday 2022, with this year tracking to be close to 2020 in terms of Switch sales, next year's lineup looking strong already, and PS4 having slowed to a crawl.