VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts December 2025 Discussion Thread

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Switch 2 vs PS5 Sales Comparison - December 2025

This monthly series compares the aligned worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 and PlayStation 5.

The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 and the PlayStation 5 launched in November 2020. This does mean the holiday periods for the two consoles do not lineup.

Switch 2 Vs. PS5 Worldwide:

Gap change in latest month: 2,740,536 - Switch 2

Total Lead: 6,624,145 - Switch 2

Switch 2 Total Sales: 15,585,319

PlayStation 5 Total Sales: 8,961,174

December 2025 is the 7th month that the Nintendo Switch 2 has been available for. During the latest month, the Switch 2 has outsold the PlayStation 5 by 2.74 million units when you align the launches. The Switch 2 is ahead of the PS5 by 6.62 million units.

The 7th month for the Switch 2 is December 2025, while for the PS5 it is May 2021. The Switch 2 has sold 15.59 million units, while the PS5 sold 8.96 million units during the same timeframe.

The PlayStation 5 sold 89.44 million units to date. The Switch 2 is currently 73.85 million units behind the lifetime sales of the PS5.