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Forums - Sales Discussion - Which Will Sell More in 2025: Xbox Series X/S or Nintendo Switch?

 

Who will come out on top this year?

Xbox Series X/S 8 11.27%
 
Nintendo Switch 1 60 84.51%
 
It’ll pretty much be a tie 3 4.23%
 
Total:71

As we begin 2025, the console market looks more competitive than ever. With rumors pointing to the Nintendo Switch 2 possibly launching in May or June, it raises an interesting question: how will sales of the Xbox Series X/S compare to the Nintendo Switch in 2025?

The Xbox Series X/S has been struggling with sales recently, and Microsoft’s decision to release some of its first-party titles on other platforms hasn’t helped its case. While there are some highly anticipated games coming this year like Grand Theft Auto VI, there isn’t that big incentive to buy an Xbox.

On the other hand, the Nintendo Switch is still selling well despite being over eight years old. But sales will slow down significantly with the impending release of the Switch 2. So with the arrival of the Switch 2, will sales of the original Switch drop enough for the Series X/S to come out on top or will it not be enough?



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Xbox in NA, Nintendo Switch WW. Japan is just too strong. I do expect NSW to still sell at least 5mil during C’2025, whereas Xbox may struggle to break 3.5mil (assuming GTAVI is delayed).



Considering Switch did 12 million and Xbox Series did 5 million last year I'm going with Switch.
Both systems will drop in sales with Switch being the biggest drop, but I think it won't be a huge massive drop like - 80% or anything like that.
I'll say in 2025...
-Switch: 7 million (-5 million from 2024)
-Xbox Series: 4.3 million (-0.7 million from 2024)



Both will be overshadowed by PS5 and Switch 2 by a lot.
Xbox beats Switch in NA, loses everywhere else.



Lifetime Sales Predictions 

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 115 million (was 105 million) Xbox Series S/X: 40 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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Switch should sell more; it likely won't be replaced until around June, and even if it drops steeply after that, it should still have built up enough of a lead to remain ahead.
Xbox sales are cratering so unless something miraculous happens it will probably only sell like 3-4 million in 2025.



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With how confusing the name of Switch 2 is I suspect Switch 1 will outsell Xbox just from incorrect purchases alone.



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I believe NS1 should come out on top with probably around 5.50 million sales in 2025.



The NS will come both on top of Xbox Series in NA and worldwide. The Series was barely trending during the Holiday period and it's obviously not getting better.

The Switch still has software to put out such as a Pokemon game during the Holiday season. It's guaranteed to attract more people to it than Xbox.



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Easily the Switch unless the decline of Xbox hardware somehow not only stops but reverses very soon.



Its probably going to be close.... but Switch might actually beat it.