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

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Conina said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

What most people don't realize is that the OP will have to create a new tier for Switch.  It has SS for DS and PS2, but Switch will be SSS tier.

Where would SSS tier begin? 200 million units? Possible for Switch, but not a sure ting.

There is still a long way for that. If Nintendo announces Switch 2 next year and releases it in ~2 years (backwards compatible to Switch 1 plus new games exclusive for Switch 2), Switch 1 sales will probably go down after the announcement.

Several consoles in the past have kept selling significantly even after their successor has been released.  So even if Nintendo moronically announces a new system next year (beyond unlikely), then that will not be enough to kill Switch's momentum.  They have far too many games releasing on the Switch for momentum to "drop off a cliff".

Software is ultimately what drives hardware sales.  Did you know that Sega of Japan tried to kill off the Mega Drive/Genesis, but it still kept selling anyway?  They really wanted people to buy the Saturn, and yet the Genesis kept selling for several years even after the Saturn launched.  The Genesis's software was too good and too plentiful, and it kept driving hardware sales.