This is the Ultimate Console Showdown comparison thread for 2023.
The battles for this year are as follows:
- Nintendo Switch 2023 vs PlayStation 5 2023
- Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo Wii'10 (17.2M)
- PlayStation 5 vs PlayStation 4'17 (19.8M)
- XBOX Series S/X vs XBOX 360'08 (11.2M)
*The target for all of the comparisons is to be as close as possible (and with that to give us better perspective where the given console is going this year) and to have good chance of finishing close in the end. Therefore if some of the contenders go way far one from another then, the contender's year, or even the contender itself may change so that it suits better to the given's console performance in 2023.*
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2023 Nintendo Switch vs. 2023 PlayStation 5 Comparison
| '23 NSW - Weekly | '23 NSW - Yearly | '23 PS5 - Weekly | '23 PS5 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
| 381,470 (January) | 381,470 (January) | 329,646 (January) | 329,646 (January) | -51,824 | -51,824 |
| 262,623 | 644,093 | 286,404 | 616,050 | +23,781 | -28,043 |
| 235,540 | 879,633 | 293,543 | 909,593 | +58,003 | +29,960 |
| 254,856 | 1,134,489 | 349,339 | 1,258,932 | +94,483 | +124,443 |
| 238,994 (February) | 1,373,483 (February) | 411,751 (February) | 1,670,683 (February) | +172,757 | +297,200 |
| 238,126 | 1,611,609 | 504,969 | 2,175,652 | +266,843 | +564,043 |
| 227,837 | 1,839,446 | 444,290 | 2,619,942 | +216,453 | +780,496 |
| 242,996 | 2,082,442 | 407,300 | 3,027,242 | +164,304 | +944,800 |
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2010 Nintendo Wii vs. 2023 Nintendo Switch Comparison
| '10 Wii - Weekly | '10 Wii - Yearly | '23 NSW - Weekly | '23 NSW - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
| 529,310 (January) | 529,310 (January) | 381,470 (January) | 381,470 (January) | -147,840 | -147,840 |
| 308,853 | 838,163 | 262,623 | 644,093 | -46,230 | -194,070 |
| 346,470 | 1,184,633 | 235,540 | 879,633 | -110,930 | -305,000 |
| 337,874 | 1,522,507 | 254,856 | 1,134,489 | -83,018 | -388,018 |
| 296,310 (February) | 1,818,817 (February) | 238,994 (February) | 1,373,483 (February) | -57,316 | -445,334 |
| 253,477 | 2,072,294 | 238,126 | 1,611,609 | -15,351 | -460,685 |
| 289,216 | 2,361,510 | 227,837 | 1,839,446 | -61,379 | -522,064 |
| 264,514 | 2,626,024 | 242,996 | 2,082,442 | -21,518 | -543,582 |
| 326,021 (March) | 2,952,045 (March) | ||||
| 254,219 | 3,206,264 | ||||
| 261,951 | 3,468,215 | ||||
| 267,510 | 3,735,725 | ||||
| 269,106 | 4,004,831 | ||||
| 234,929 (April) | 4,239,760 (April) | ||||
| 211,875 | 4,451,635 | ||||
| 204,143 | 4,655,778 | ||||
| 206,006 | 4,861,784 | ||||
| 205,719 (May) | 5,067,503 (May) | ||||
| 215,470 | 5,282,973 | ||||
| 220,241 | 5,503,214 | ||||
| 228,071 | 5,731,285 | ||||
| 209,794 (June) | 5,941,079 (June) | ||||
| 198,659 | 6,139,738 | ||||
| 173,049 | 6,312,787 | ||||
| 156,944 | 6,469,731 | ||||
| 158,247 | 6,627,978 | ||||
| 159,496 (July) | 6,787,474 (July) | ||||
| 149,882 | 6,937,356 | ||||
| 140,995 | 7,078,351 | ||||
| 147,351 | 7,225,702 | ||||
| 150,457 (August) | 7,376,159 (August) | ||||
| 150,560 | 7,526,719 | ||||
| 136,174 | 7,662,893 | ||||
| 166,065 | 7,828,958 | ||||
| 171,389 (September) | 8,000,347 (September) | ||||
| 139,457 | 8,139,804 | ||||
| 134,698 | 8,274,502 | ||||
| 128,866 | 8,403,368 | ||||
| 125,371 | 8,528,739 | ||||
| 123,209 (October) | 8,651,948 (October) | ||||
| 127,549 | 8,779,497 | ||||
| 175,908 | 8,955,405 | ||||
| 261,037 | 9,216,442 | ||||
| 316,440 (November) | 9,532,882 (November) | ||||
| 468,060 | 10,000,942 | ||||
| 561,055 | 10,561,997 | ||||
| 980,423 | 11,542,420 | ||||
| 988,441 (December) | 12,530,861 (December) | ||||
| 1,282,261 | 13,813,122 | ||||
| 1,398,203 | 15,211,325 | ||||
| 1,441,770 | 16,653,095 | ||||
| 616,424 | 17,269,519 |
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2017 PlayStation 4 vs. 2023 PlayStation 5 Comparison
| '17 PS4 - Weekly | '17 PS4 - Yearly | '23 PS5 - Weekly | '23 PS5 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
| 364,699 (January) | 364,699 (January) | 329,646 (January) | 329,646 (January) | -35,053 | -35,053 |
| 274,898 | 639,597 | 286,404 | 616,050 | +11,506 | -23,547 |
| 254,673 | 894,270 | 293,543 | 909,593 | +38,870 | +15,323 |
| 271,143 | 1,165,413 | 349,339 | 1,258,932 | +78,196 | +93,519 |
| 299,417 (February) | 1,464,830 (February) | 411,751 (February) | 1,670,683 (February) | +112,334 | +205,853 |
| 299,274 | 1,764,104 | 504,969 | 2,175,652 | +205,695 | +411,548 |
| 337,203 | 2,101,307 | 444,290 | 2,619,942 | +107,087 | +518,635 |
| 341,171 | 2,442,478 | 407,300 | 3,027,242 | +66,129 | +584,764 |
| 275,776 (March) | 2,718,254 (March) | ||||
| 286,626 | 3,004,880 | ||||
| 315,040 | 3,319,920 | ||||
| 315,078 | 3,634,998 | ||||
| 304,628 | 3,939,626 | ||||
| 263,830 (April) | 4,203,456 (April) | ||||
| 254,191 | 4,457,647 | ||||
| 237,610 | 4,695,257 | ||||
| 230,792 | 4,926,049 | ||||
| 275,594 (May) | 5,201,643 (May) | ||||
| 279,503 | 5,481,146 | ||||
| 282,433 | 5,763,579 | ||||
| 291,336 | 6,054,915 | ||||
| 298,894 | 6,353,809 | ||||
| 285,402 (June) | 6,639,211 (June) | ||||
| 306,880 | 6,946,091 | ||||
| 322,279 | 7,268,370 | ||||
| 292,572 | 7,560,942 | ||||
| 263,605 (July) | 7,824,547 (July) | ||||
| 269,878 | 8,094,425 | ||||
| 249,129 | 8,343,554 | ||||
| 360,394 | 8,703,948 | ||||
| 265,635 (August) | 8,969,583 (August) | ||||
| 262,025 | 9,231,608 | ||||
| 253,943 | 9,485,551 | ||||
| 261,345 | 9,746,896 | ||||
| 264,197 | 10,011,093 | ||||
| 300,011 (Sept.) | 10,311,104 (Sept.) | ||||
| 267,489 | 10,578,593 | ||||
| 266,216 | 10,844,809 | ||||
| 296,690 | 11,141,499 | ||||
| 277,471 (Oct.) | 11,418,970 (Oct.) | ||||
| 279,985 | 11,698,955 | ||||
| 321,278 | 12,020,233 | ||||
| 312,137 | 12,332,370 | ||||
| 482,196 (Nov.) | 12,814,566 (Nov.) | ||||
| 641,725 | 13,456,291 | ||||
| 758,013 | 14,214,304 | ||||
| 1,624,712 | 15,839,016 | ||||
| 804,423 | 16,643,439 | ||||
| 863,299 (Dec.) | 17,506,738 (Dec.) | ||||
| 858,206 | 18,364,944 | ||||
| 875,421 | 19,240,365 | ||||
| 513,163 | 19,753,528 |
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