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PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through January
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 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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)
2021 – (January 2021 to January 2021)
2022 – (January 2022 to January 2022)
2023 – (January 2023 to January 2023)
2024 – (January 2024 to January 2024)
"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
- 0.45 units sold year-to-date
- Up year-on-year 19,642 units (4.5%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- 1.00 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 107,854 units (-9.7%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 1.39 million units sold year-to-date
- Up year-on-year 92,475 units (7.2%)
- PlayStation 4
- 0.01 million units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 12,380 (-65.1%)
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