VGChartz Sales Comparison Charts April 2026 Discussion Thread

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Switch vs PS2 Sales Comparison - April 2026

This monthly series compares the monthly worldwide sales of the Nintendo Switch with the lifetime sales of the PlayStation 2.

The PS2 launched in March 2000 in Japan, October 2000 in North America, and November 2000 in Europe. The Nintendo Switch launched worldwide in March 2017.

Switch Vs. PS2 Global:

Gap change in latest month: 199,420 - Switch

Gap change over last 12 months: 3,932,080 - Switch

PS2 Lead (Low End): 5,350,485

PS2 Lead (High End): 5,987,370

Switch Total Sales: 154,649,515

PS2 Total Sales (Low End): 160,000,000

PS2 Total Sales (High End): 160,636,885

April 2026 is the 110th month that the Nintendo Switch has been available for and it has sold 154.65 million units lifetime. The PlayStation 2 sold between 160.0 million and 160.64 million units lifetime as Sony announced it sold over 160 million, while 160.64 million is the number of units manufactured.

In the latest month, the Nintendo Switch has closed the gap with the PS2 by 0.20 million units. In the last 12 months, the Nintendo Switch has caught up by 3.93 million units.

The Switch is 5.35 million units away from outselling the low end sales of the PlayStation 2, while it is 5.99 million units away from the high end.

Note: Sony announced the PS2 sold over 160 million units lifetime, while an image confirmed by Shawn Layden to be real showed there were 160,636,885 units manufactured.