VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts March 2022 Discussion Thread

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curl-6 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

This is not like the PS4/Switch double helix pattern.  They traded first place depending on which system had the most recent holiday period.  In this graph the PS5 had the most recent holiday, and it's losing to the Switch.  This was also the Switch's weakest selling period in relative terms.  There was a huge lull in major software releases between Super Mario Odyssey in Oct 2017 and Super Mario Party in Oct 2018.  Switch had basically a full year without major software releases.  Once Switch gets to holiday 2018 it's sales become strong again though.

Basically, PS5 is not going to catch up to Switch again.  It's getting outsold during Switch's weakest software period.

PS5 is severely supply constrained at the moment though, I'm talking about what will happen once they can make and ship far more consoles instead of being constantly sold out due to the chip shortage.

The chip shortage is going to have to end in the next 3-4 months in order for the PS5 to catch up to the Switch again.  Even then, once Switch hits its next holiday, that is going to be it for the PS5.  It's too far behind, and Switch sales just get bigger and bigger from the next holiday onward.