Yes I assume they've been stockpiling since August or maybe before that. According to this data, July 2022's shipments were the highest since at least June 2021 (which is as far back as the graph shows). And yet August and then September had two consecutive significant increases over July, with October left before Ragnarok releases. Sony might be aiming to break their November record (Is that achievable?).

Xbox seems to be doing well too but it's hard to extrapolate anything from this data because of the big weight difference between Series S and X.

The reports are becoming more believable on the daily. A few months ago things were looking really bleak but that was hopefully a temporary slumber.

Keep in mind that this particular week can well be PS5 over Switch when adjustments hits. Many times with past adjustments PS5 numbers got up and switch's down. So we may see this week (and may be others) PS5 be abobe switch numbers after future adjustments

Entirely possible. We will have a better idea once the US (NPD), UK (GfK), and Europe (GSD) monthly charts come out. 

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PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch 2022 Sales Comparison Charts Through October 1

Here we see data representing the global sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) and three legacy platforms (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo 3DS) over comparable periods for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Also shown is the market share for each of the consoles over the same periods.

Year to Date Sales Comparison (Same Periods Covered)

Market Share (Same Periods Covered)

2019 – (Week ending January 12 to October 5)

2020 – (Week ending January 11 to October 3)

2021 – (Week ending January 9 to October 2)

2022 – (Week ending January 8 to October 1)

"Year to date" sales for 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2022 versus 2021 and 2022 versus 2020 is displayed.  This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.

Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year

Microsoft

• Xbox Series X|S
• 5.92 million units sold year-to-date
• Up year-on-year 1,359,616 units (+29.8%)
• Xbox One
• 0.04 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 390,863 units (-91.6%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 11.84 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 2,540,051 units (-17.7%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 7.01 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1,401,797 units (-16.7%)
• PlayStation 4
• 0.43 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1,435,309 (-77.0%)

Switch YTD is closer to 2021 than to 2019 at this stage which is impressive.

It's YOY deficit has also shrunk a lot from around 30% earlier in the year to less than 18% now.

Switch has even been up YoY for the past month or so thanks to Splatoon 3 and the Splatoon 3 OLED model. 

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PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Launch Sales Comparison Through Week 99

This weekly series compares the aligned launch sales of the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.

It should be noted the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S had a worldwide launch, while the PlayStation 5 launch was split over the course of two weeks. Also, the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017, while the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launched during the holidays in November 2020.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Global:

1. Switch: 30,376,796
2. PS5: 23,989,809
3. XSX|S: 17,228,298

Through the first 99 weeks available worldwide the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 6.39 million units units and is 13.15 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 6.76 million units.

The Switch has sold 30.38 million in 99 weeks worldwide, while the PS5 sold 23.99 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 17.23 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 99 weeks, the Switch is in the lead. The Switch has a 42.4 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 33.5 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 24.1 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch US:

1. Switch: 10,708,234
2. PS5: 8,700,123
3. XSX|S: 8,048,760

Through the first 99 weeks available in the US the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 2.01 million units and is 2.66 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 0.65 million units.

The Switch has sold 10.71 million in 99 weeks in the US, while the PS5 sold 8.70 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 8.05 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 99 weeks, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 39.0 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 31.7 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 29.3 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Europe (98 weeks):

1. PS5: 8,262,978
2. Switch: 7,685,333
3. XSX|S: 4,798,910

The PlayStation 5 has been available for one week less than the Xbox Series X|S in Europe. After 99 weeks the PS5 is ahead of the Switch by 0.58 million units and is 3.46 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 2.89 million units.

The PS5 has sold 8.26 million in 98 weeks in Europe, while the Switch sold 7.69 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 4.80 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 98 weeks, the PlayStation 5 currently leads. The PS5 has a 39.8 percent marketshare, the Switch sits at 37.1 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 23.1 percent.

PS5 Vs. Xbox Series X|S Vs. Switch Japan:

1. Switch: 7,232,780
2. PS5: 1,978,980
3. XSX|S: 366,724

Through the first 99 weeks available in Japan the Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S by a wide margin. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 5.25 million units and is 6.87 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 1.61 million units.

The Switch has sold 7.23 million units in 99 weeks in Japan, while the PS5 has sold 1.98 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S 0.37 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 99 weeks, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 75.5 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 20.7 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 3.8 percent.

Deficit will continue to shrink until October 7, from October 8, the deficit YTD compared to 2021 will start to increase again. 

You are right with the next update for sure. We have Switch sales at 868,234 for the week ending October 9. After that sales remained above 400K.

Yes, the OLED gave a big boost WW, especially in Europe.