This is the Ultimate Console Showdown comparison thread for 2022.
The battles for this year are as follows:
- Nintendo Switch vs Nintendo DS'10 (20.3M)
- PlayStation 5 vs PlayStation 3'08 (10.5M)
- PlayStation 4 vs PlayStation 3'16 (635k)
- Xbox Series vs Xbox 360'08 (11.1M)
- Xbox One vs Nintendo 3DS'21 (35k)
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2010 Nintendo DS vs. 2022 Nintendo Switch Comparison
'10 NDS - Weekly | '10 NDS - Yearly | '22 NSW - Weekly | '22 NSW - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
456,970 (January) | 456,970 (January) |
416,175 (January) | 416,175 (January) | -40,795 | -40,795 |
312,944 | 769,914 | 304,687 | 720,862 | -8,257 | -49,052 |
298,973 | 1,068,887 | 280,998 | 1,001,860 | -17,975 | -67,027 |
326,775 | 1,395,662 | 333,057 | 1,334,917 | +6,282 | -60,745 |
278,679 (February) | 1,674,341 (February) | 322,066 (February) | 1,656,983 (February) | +43,387 | -17,358 |
289,457 | 1,963,798 | 409,829 | 2,066,812 | +120,372 | +103,014 |
305,313 | 2,269,111 | 321,966 | 2,388,778 | +16,653 | +119,667 |
294,036 | 2,563,147 | 296,995 | 2,685,773 | +2,959 | +122,626 |
380,766 (March) | 2,943,913 (March) | 339,233 (March) | 3,025,006 (March) | -41,533 | +81,093 |
324,218 | 3,268,131 | 337,102 | 3,362,108 | +12,884 | +93,977 |
316,546 | 3,584,677 | 321,500 | 3,683,608 | +4,954 | +98,931 |
317,105 | 3,901,782 | 327,676 | 4,011,284 | +10,571 | +129,502 |
389,819 | 4,291,601 | 304,626 | 4,315,910 | -85,193 | +24,309 |
326,387 (April) | 4,617,988 (April) | 284,039 (April) | 4,599,949 (April) | -42,348 | -18,039 |
285,749 | 4,903,737 | 263,006 | 4,862,955 | -22,743 | -40,782 |
240,359 | 5,144,096 | 258,471 | 5,121,426 | +18,112 | -22,670 |
257,635 | 5,401,731 | 345,017 | 5,466,443 | +87,382 | +64,712 |
282,003 (May) | 5,683,734 (May) | 250,908 (May) | 5,717,351 (May) |
-31,095 | +33,617 |
238,430 | 5,922,164 | 270,580 | 5,987,931 | +32,150 | +65,767 |
235,864 | 6,158,028 | 275,598 | 6,263,529 | +39,734 | +105,501 |
235,870 | 6,393,898 | 277,720 | 6,541,249 | +41,850 | +147,351 |
227,657 (June) | 6,621,555 (June) | 281,304 (June) | 6,822,553 (June) | +53,647 | +200,998 |
225,940 | 6,847,495 | 279,736 | 7,102,289 | +53,796 | +254,794 |
278,268 | 7,125,763 | ||||
309,983 | 7,435,746 | ||||
311,883 | 7,747,629 | ||||
291,030 (July) | 8,038,659 (July) | ||||
271,550 | 8,310,209 | ||||
272,432 | 8,582,641 | ||||
284,796 | 8,867,437 | ||||
279,015 (August) | 9,146,452 (August) | ||||
284,615 | 9,431,067 | ||||
255,121 | 9,686,188 | ||||
237,948 | 9,924,136 | ||||
227,529 (September) | 10,151,665 (September) | ||||
219,912 | 10,371,577 | ||||
298,429 | 10,670,006 | ||||
319,089 | 10,989,095 | ||||
276,743 | 11,265,838 | ||||
274,723 (October) | 11,540,561 (October) | ||||
243,586 | 11,784,147 | ||||
238,891 | 12,023,038 | ||||
311,700 | 12,334,738 | ||||
341,979 (November) | 12,676,717 (November) | ||||
397,330 | 13,074,047 | ||||
550,308 | 13,624,355 | ||||
1,265,678 | 14,890,033 | ||||
954,266 (December) | 15,844,299 (December) | ||||
1,134,324 | 16,978,623 | ||||
1,307,290 | 18,285,913 | ||||
1,414,810 | 19,700,723 | ||||
614,664 | 20,315,387 |
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2008 PlayStation 3 vs. 2022 PlayStation 5 Comparison
'08 PS3 - Weekly | '08 PS3 - Yearly | '22 PS5 - Weekly | '22 PS5 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
266,879 (January) | 266,879 (January) | 205,213 (January) | 205,213 (January) | -61,666 | -61,666 |
178,821 | 445,700 | 153,992 | 359,205 | -24,829 | -86,495 |
166,017 | 611,717 | 158,854 | 518,059 | -7,163 | -93,658 |
170,787 | 782,504 | 164,240 | 682,299 | -6,547 | -100,205 |
180,693 | 963,197 | 99,331 (February) | 781,630 (February) | -81,362 | -181,567 |
168,537 (February) | 1,131,734 (February) | 89,514 | 871,144 | -79,023 | -260,590 |
159,769 | 1,291,503 | 109,842 | 980,986 | -49,927 | -310,517 |
167,193 | 1,458,696 | 104,570 | 1,085,556 | -62,623 | -349,140 |
177,325 | 1,636,021 | 109,516 (March) | 1,195,072 (March) | -67,809 | -440,949 |
151,858 (March) | 1,787,879 (March) | 103,088 | 1,298,160 | -48,770 | -489,719 |
140,768 | 1,928,647 | 136,435 | 1,434,595 | -4,333 | -494,052 |
175,009 | 2,103,656 | 171,235 | 1,605,830 | -3,774 | -497,826 |
184,400 | 2,288,056 | 176,150 | 1,781,980 | -8,250 | -506,076 |
169,287 (April) | 2,457,343 (April) | 123,296 (April) | 1,905,276 (April) | -45,991 | -552,067 |
139,234 | 2,594,577 | 159,709 | 2,064,985 | +20,475 | -529,592 |
137,184 | 2,733,761 | 204,021 | 2,269,006 | +66,837 | -464,755 |
133,374 | 2,867,135 | 208,988 | 2,477,994 | +75,614 | -389,141 |
239,942 | 3,107,077 | 135,988 (May) | 2,613,982 (May) |
-103,954 | -493,095 |
158,892 (May) | 3,265,969 (May) | 108,669 | 2,722,651 | -50,223 | -543,318 |
135,416 | 3,401,385 | 128,781 | 2,851,432 | -6,635 | -549,953 |
127,085 | 3,528,470 | 176,565 | 3,027,997 | +49,480 | -500,473 |
126,396 | 3,654,866 | 182,375 (June) | 3,210,372 (June) | +55,979 | -444,494 |
129,132 (June) | 3,783,998 (June) | 144,644 | 3,355,016 | +15,512 | -428,982 |
309,807 | 4,093,805 | ||||
172,197 | 4,266,002 | ||||
155,048 | 4,421,050 | ||||
146,307 (July) | 4,567,357 (July) | ||||
151,246 | 4,718,603 | ||||
133,476 | 4,852,079 | ||||
91,448 | 4,943,527 | ||||
101,586 | 5,045,113 | ||||
109,614 (August) | 5,154,727 (August) | ||||
112,203 | 5,266,930 | ||||
155,467 | 5,422,397 | ||||
167,985 | 5,590,382 | ||||
143,462 (September) | 5,733,844 (September) | ||||
133,147 | 5,866,991 | ||||
116,500 | 5,983,491 | ||||
125,776 | 6,109,267 | ||||
152,660 (October) | 6,261,927 (October) | ||||
155,055 | 6,416,982 | ||||
146,470 | 6,563,452 | ||||
151,933 | 6,715,385 | ||||
220,330 | 6,935,715 | ||||
230,713 (November) | 7,166,428 (November) | ||||
241,523 | 7,407,951 | ||||
263,705 | 7,671,656 | ||||
450,702 | 8,122,358 | ||||
426,473 (December) | 8,548,831 (December) | ||||
509,352 | 9,058,183 | ||||
589,151 | 9,647,334 | ||||
538,739 | 10,186,073 | ||||
327,280 | 10,513,353 |
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2008 XBOX 360 vs. 2022 XBOX Series Comparison
'08 X360 - Weekly | '08 X360 - Yearly | '22 XBSX - Weekly | '22 XBSX - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
205,025 (January) | 205,025 (January) | 154,666 (January) | 154,666 (January) | -50,359 | -50,359 |
143,001 | 348,026 | 141,011 | 295,677 | -1,990 | -52,349 |
109,401 | 457,427 | 141,775 | 437,452 | +32,374 | -19,975 |
110,930 | 568,357 | 145,288 | 582,740 | +38,358 | +14,383 |
106,574 | 674,931 | 142,017 (February) | 724,757 (February) | +35,443 | +49,826 |
123,216 (February) | 798,147 (February) | 142,026 | 866,783 | +18,810 | +68,636 |
117,234 | 915,381 | 138,816 | 1,005,599 | +21,582 | +90,218 |
120,866 | 1,036,247 | 136,790 | 1,142,389 | +15,924 | +106,142 |
130,271 | 1,166,518 | 128,425 (March) | 1,270,814 (March) | -1,846 | +104,296 |
110,067 (March) | 1,276,585 (March) | 129,289 | 1,400,103 | +19,222 | +123,518 |
117,055 | 1,393,640 | 213,876 | 1,613,979 | +96,821 | +220,339 |
156,699 | 1,550,339 | 222,631 | 1,836,610 | +65,932 | +286,271 |
134,974 | 1,685,313 | 236,788 | 2,073,398 | +101,814 | +388,085 |
112,495 (April) | 1,797,808 (April) | 126,496 (April) | 2,199,894 (April) | +14,001 | +402,086 |
99,793 | 1,897,601 | 127,743 | 2,327,637 | +27,950 | +430,036 |
101,099 | 1,998,700 | 133,461 | 2,461,098 | +32,362 | +462,398 |
112,928 | 2,111,628 | 135,856 | 2,596,954 | +22,928 | +485,326 |
206,924 | 2,318,552 | 133,597 (May) | 2,730,551 (May) |
-73,327 | +411,999 |
139,394 (May) | 2,457,946 (May) | 116,097 | 2,846,648 | -23,297 | +388,702 |
122,772 | 2,580,718 | 140,437 | 2,987,085 | +17,665 | +406,367 |
120,363 | 2,701,081 | 133,922 | 3,121,007 | +13,559 | +419,926 |
123,405 | 2,824,486 | 146,548 (June) | 3,267,555 (June) | +23,143 | +443,069 |
108,187 (June) | 2,932,673 (June) | 144,250 | 3,411,805 | +36,063 | +479,132 |
100,954 | 3,033,627 | ||||
99,571 | 3,133,198 | ||||
114,879 | 3,248,077 | ||||
108,242 (July) | 3,356,319 (July) | ||||
104,206 | 3,460,525 | ||||
142,302 | 3,602,827 | ||||
125,083 | 3,727,910 | ||||
122,707 | 3,850,617 | ||||
131,494 (August) | 3,982,111 (August) | ||||
112,790 | 4,094,901 | ||||
108,840 | 4,203,741 | ||||
110,006 | 4,313,747 | ||||
150,899 (September) | 4,464,646 (September) | ||||
172,465 | 4,637,111 | ||||
145,599 | 4,782,710 | ||||
168,730 | 4,951,440 | ||||
188,503 (October) | 5,139,943 (October) | ||||
190,346 | 5,330,289 | ||||
190,521 | 5,520,810 | ||||
212,250 | 5,733,060 | ||||
232,148 | 5,965,208 | ||||
287,932 (November) | 6,253,140 (November) | ||||
332,342 | 6,585,482 | ||||
414,078 | 6,999,560 | ||||
761,050 | 7,760,610 | ||||
623,747 (December) | 8,384,357 (December) | ||||
717,312 | 9,101,669 | ||||
909,631 | 10,011,300 | ||||
771,743 | 10,783,043 | ||||
374,065 | 11,157,108 |
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2016 PlayStation 3 vs. 2022 PlayStation 4 Comparison
'16 PS3 - Weekly | '16 PS3 - Yearly | '22 PS4 - Weekly | '22 PS4 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
17,605 (January) | 17,605 (January) | 19,333 (January) | 19,333 (January) | +1,728 | +1,728 |
13,404 | 31,009 | 17,051 | 36,384 | +3,647 | +5,375 |
13,061 | 44,070 | 17,086 | 53,470 | +4,025 | +9,400 |
14,302 | 58,372 | 17,764 | 71,234 | +3,462 | +12,862 |
13,639 (February) | 72,011 (February) | 17,410 (February) | 88,644(February) | +3,771 | +16,633 |
14,221 | 86,232 | 17,418 | 106,062 | +3,197 | +19,830 |
14,629 | 100,861 | 17,372 | 123,434 | +2,743 | +22,573 |
13,138 | 113,999 | 16,548 | 139,982 | +3,410 | +25,983 |
12,751 (March) | 126,750 (March) | 16,007 (March) | 155,989 (March) |
+3,256 | +29,239 |
12,051 | 138,801 | 16,618 | 172,607 | +4,567 | +33,806 |
11,502 | 150,303 | 16,019 | 188,626 | +4,517 | +38,323 |
11,881 | 162,184 | 15,342 | 203,968 | +3,471 | +41,784 |
11,643 | 173,827 | 15,102 | 219,070 | +3,459 | +45,243 |
10,979 (April) | 184,806 (April) | 17,291 (April) | 236,361 (April) |
+6,312 | +51,555 |
11,228 | 196,034 | 15,718 | 252,079 | +4,490 | +56,045 |
10,610 | 206,644 | 14,110 | 266,189 | +3,500 | +59,545 |
11,365 | 218,009 | 13,242 | 279,431 | +1,877 | +61,422 |
11,216 (May) | 229,225 (May) | 12,833 (May) | 292,264 (May) | +1,617 | +63,059 |
11,361 | 240,586 | 11,483 | 303,747 | +122 | +63,161 |
10,853 | 251,439 | 10,975 | 314,722 | +122 | +63,283 |
10,328 | 261,767 | 10,365 | 325,087 | +37 | +63,320 |
10,001 (June) | 271,768 (June) | 9,300 (June) | 334,387 (June) | -701 | +62,619 |
10,034 | 281,802 | 9,211 | 343,598 | -823 | +61,796 |
10,022 | 291,824 | ||||
10,018 | 301,842 | ||||
9,936 | 311,778 | ||||
9,258 (July) | 321,036 (July) | ||||
8,975 | 330,011 | ||||
8,817 | 338,828 | ||||
8,886 | 347,714 | ||||
8,585 (August) | 356,299 (August) | ||||
8,680 | 364,979 | ||||
9,254 | 374,233 | ||||
9,777 | 384,010 | ||||
11,104 | 395,114 | ||||
12,215 (September) | 407,329 (September) | ||||
16,766 | 424,095 | ||||
13,651 | 437,746 | ||||
11,494 | 449,240 | ||||
10,226 (October) | 459,466 (October) | ||||
9,818 | 469,284 | ||||
9,738 | 479,022 | ||||
10,042 | 489,064 | ||||
10,943 (November) | 500,007 (November) | ||||
10,589 | 510,596 | ||||
11,748 | 522,344 | ||||
22,600 | 544,944 | ||||
15,772 | 560,716 | ||||
17,821 (December) | 578,537 (December) | ||||
18,979 | 597,516 | ||||
21,448 | 618,964 | ||||
15,152 | 634,116 |
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2021 Nintendo 3DS vs. 2022 Xbox One Comparison
'21 3DS - Weekly | '21 3DS - Yearly | '22 XB1 - Weekly | '22 XB1 - Yearly | (+/-) Weekly |
(+/-) Yearly |
1,167 (January) | 1,167(January) | 2,496 (January) | 2,496 (January) | +1,329 | +1,329 |
1,001 | 2,168 | 2,294 | 4,790 | +1,293 | +2,622 |
955 | 3,123 | 2,216 | 7,006 | +1,261 | +3,883 |
1,058 | 4,181 | 2,103 | 9,109 | +1,045 | +4,928 |
1,296 (February) | 5,477 (February) | 1,965 (February) | 11,074 (February) |
+669 | +5,597 |
1,218 | 6,695 | 1,829 | 12,903 | +611 | +6,208 |
1,228 | 7,923 | 1,699 | 14,602 | +471 | +6,679 |
991 | 8,914 | 1,529 | 16,131 | +538 | +7,217 |
1,115 (March) | 10,029 (March) | 1,474 (March) | 17,605 (March) |
+359 | +7,576 |
1,217 | 11,246 | 1,408 | 19,013 | +191 | +7,767 |
1,050 | 12,296 | 1,366 | 20,379 | +316 | +8,083 |
1,262 | 13,558 | 1,263 | 21,642 | +1 | +8,084 |
1,050 | 14,608 | 1,190 | 22,832 | +140 | +8,224 |
911 (April) | 15,519 (April) | 1,128 (April) | 23,960 (April) |
+217 | +8,441 |
740 | 16,259 | 968 | 24,928 | +228 | +8,669 |
806 | 17,065 | 908 | 25,836 | +102 | +8,771 |
744 | 17,809 | 779 | 26,615 | +35 | +8,806 |
705 (May) | 18,514 (May) | 690 (May) | 27,305 (May) |
-15 | +8,791 |
680 | 19,194 | 620 | 27,925 | -60 | +8,731 |
546 | 19,740 | 603 | 28,528 | +57 | +8,788 |
602 | 20,342 | 571 | 29,099 | -31 | +8,757 |
508 (June) | 20,850 (June) | 538 (June) | 29,637 (June) | +30 | +8,787 |
543 | 21,393 | 520 | 30,157 | -23 | +8,764 |
611 | 22,004 | ||||
642 | 22,646 | ||||
813 | 23,459 | ||||
603 (July) | 24,062 (July) | ||||
547 | 24,609 | ||||
457 | 25,066 | ||||
341 | 25,407 | ||||
302 (August) | 25,709 (August) | ||||
512 | 26,221 | ||||
492 | 26,713 | ||||
473 | 27,186 | ||||
703 (September) | 27,889 (September) | ||||
708 | 28,597 | ||||
612 | 29,209 | ||||
531 | 29,740 | ||||
403 | 30,143 | ||||
362 (October) | 30,505 (October) | ||||
346 | 30,851 | ||||
403 | 31,254 | ||||
330 | 31,584 | ||||
362 (November) | 31,946 (November) | ||||
327 | 32,273 | ||||
311 | 32,584 | ||||
348 | 32,932 | ||||
309 (December) | 33,241 (December) |