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PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2024 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through April

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 April 2021)

2022 – (January 2022 to April 2022)

2023 – (January 2023 to April 2023)

2024 – (January 2024 to April 2024)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 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
    • 1.29 units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 554,170 units (-30.0%)

Nintendo

  • Nintendo Switch
    • 3.12 million units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 1,256,239 units (-28.7%)

Sony

  • PlayStation 5
    • 5.20 million units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 986,015 units (-15.9%)
  • PlayStation 4
    • 23,577 units sold year-to-date
    • Down year-on-year 59,997 (-71.8%)

Note: VGChartz 2024 estimates through April includes 18 weeks, while 2023, 2022, and 2021 estimates includes 17 weeks.



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