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Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and two legacy platforms (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) over comparable periods for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.
Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)
Market Share (Same Periods Covered)
2020 – (January 2020 to October 2020)
2021 – (January 2021 to October 2021)
2022 – (January 2022 to October 2022)
2023 – (January 2023 to October 2023)
"Year to date" sales for 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2023 versus 2022 and 2023 versus 2021 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
Microsoft
- Xbox Series X|S
- 2.62 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 781,071 units (-23.0%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- 3.56 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 496,062 units (-12.2%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 4.82 million units sold year-to-date
- Up year-on-year 1,211,847 units (33.6%)
- PlayStation 4
- 0.07 million units sold year-to-date
- Up year-on-year 20,753 (38.7%)
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