Which System Will Ship More Units in Calendar Year 2025 Worldwide: Switch 2 or PS5?

[CheddarPlease]

Norion said:

CheddarPlease said:

I'd argue it was bound to win if the comparison was just from June onwards, given the massive shipments and launch demand, but now it's likely to win the full year comparison, barring any unexpected changes. Only having half a year was never going to be an issue for a console that seems bound to sell as much in a single month as most consoles sell in two quarters.

I wouldn't say that's now likely, the PS5 should still have it in the bag cause 16-17m in just 7 months is a huge ask. Even 14m by the end of this year would be a fantastic start for the Switch 2.

Its a lot less crazy when you look at it quarterly. All signs point to Switch 2 selling ~6m through its launch month, which would more or less put it on par with the PS5 for the first half of the year. Keep in mind given the state of pre-orders that there will likely continue to be a high level of latent demand through the rest of summer, which would put it at roughly 10m going into the fall. From there, just matching the Switch 1's first holiday would get it to 17m.