XtremeBG on 06 November 2024
The last official announcement from Sony was on their 30th birthday page with PS2 sales over 160M. So the remaining units left to ship for the Switch to brake the 160M mark are less than 6M (as of Sept. 30th 2025). Although the PS2 numbers may be anywhere between 160M and 161M (since Sony didn't wrote 161M and did rounded by a million for every other console), for simplicity let's put the target of this poll at 160M for the Switch.
PlayStation 2 vs Switch Shipments Comparison
| Quarter/Year |
PS2 - Quarterly | PS2 - Lifetime |
NSW - Quarterly | NSW - Lifetime |
(+/-) Quarterly | (+/-) Lifetime |
| 2000/2017 | 1,410,000 | 1,410,000 | 2,740,000 | 2,740,000 | +1,330,000 | +1,330,000 |
| April - June |
1,130,000 | 2,540,000 | 1,960,000 | 4,700,000 | +830,000 | +2,160,000 |
| July - Sept. | 980,000 | 3,520,000 | 2,930,000 | 7,630,000 | +1,950,000 | +4,110,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 2,880,000 | 6,400,000 | 7,230,000 | 14,860,000 | +4,350,000 | +8,460,000 |
| 2001/2018 | 4,210,000 | 10,610,000 | 2,930,000 | 17,790,000 | -1,280,000 | +7,180,000 |
| April - June |
4,340,000 | 14,950,000 | 1,880,000 | 19,670,000 | -2,460,000 | +4,720,000 |
| July - Sept. | 4,620,000 | 19,570,000 | 3,190,000 | 22,860,000 | -1,430,000 | +3,290,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 5,420,000 | 24,990,000 | 9,410,000 | 32,270,000 | +3,990,000 | +7,280,000 |
| 2002/2019 | 3,690,000 | 28,680,000 | 2,470,000 | 34,740,000 | -1,220,000 | +6,060,000 |
| April - June |
4,590,000 | 33,270,000 | 2,130,000 | 36,870,000 | -2,460,000 | +3,600,000 |
| July - Sept. | 8,290,000 | 41,560,000 | 4,800,000 | 41,670,000 | -3,490,000 | +110,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 8,030,000 | 49,590,000 | 10,810,000 | 52,480,000 | +2,780,000 | +2,890,000 |
| 2003/2020 | 1,610,000 | 51,200,000 | 3,290,000 | 55,770,000 | +1,680,000 | +4,570,000 |
| April - June |
2,650,000 | 53,850,000 | 5,670,000 | 61,440,000 | +3,020,000 | +7,590,000 |
| July - Sept. | 8,780,000 | 62,630,000 | 6,860,000 | 68,300,000 | -1,920,000 | +5,670,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 6,830,000 | 69,460,000 | 11,570,000 | 79,870,000 | +4,740,000 | +10,410,000 |
| 2004/2021 | 1,840,000 | 71,300,000 | 4,720,000 | 84,590,000 | +2,880,000 | +13,290,000 |
| April - June |
710,000 | 72,010,000 | 4,450,000 | 89,040,000 | +3,740,000 | +17,030,000 |
| July - Sept. | 1,990,000 | 74,000,000 | 3,830,000 | 92,870,000 | +1,840,000 | +18,870,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 7,390,000 | 81,390,000 | 10,670,000 | 103,540,000 | +3,280,000 | +22,150,000 |
| 2005/2022 | 6,080,000 | 87,470,000 | 4,110,000 | 107,650,000 | -1,970,000 | +20,180,000 |
| April - June |
3,530,000 | 91,000,000 | 3,430,000 | 111,080,000 | -100,000 | +20,080,000 |
| July - Sept. | 5,010,000 | 96,010,000 | 3,250,000 | 114,330,000 | -1,760,000 | +18,320,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 5,360,000 | 101,370,000 | 8,220,000 | 122,550,000 | +2,860,000 | +21,180,000 |
| 2006/2023 | 2,320,000 | 103,690,000 | 3,070,000 | 125,620,000 | +750,000 | +21,930,000 |
| April - June |
2,540,000 | 106,230,000 | 3,910,000 | 129,530,000 | +1,370,000 | +23,300,000 |
| July - Sept. | 5,020,000 | 111,250,000 | 2,930,000 | 132,460,000 | -2,090,000 | +21,210,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 4,110,000 | 115,360,000 | 6,900,000 | 139,360,000 | +2,790,000 | +24,000,000 |
| 2007/2024 | 2,530,000 | 117,890,000 | 1,960,000 | 141,320,000 | -570,000 | +23,430,000 |
| April - June |
2,100,000 | 119,990,000 | 2,100,000 | 143,420,000 | 0 | +23,430,000 |
| July - Sept. | 2,720,000 | 122,710,000 | 2,620,000 | 146,040,000 | -100,000 | +23,330,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 4,840,000 | 127,550,000 | 4,820,000 | 150,860,000 | -20,000 | +23,310,000 |
| 2008/2025 | 1,840,000 | 129,390,000 | 1,260,000 | 152,120,000 | -580,000 | +22,730,000 |
| April - June |
1,510,000 | 130,900,000 | 980,000 | 153,100,000 | -530,000 | +22,200,000 |
| July - Sept. | 2,500,000 | 133,400,000 | 910,000 | 154,010,000 | -1,590,000 | +20,610,000 |
| Oct. - Dec. | 2,520,000 | 135,920,000 | ||||
| 2009/2026 | 1,380,000 | 137,300,000 | ||||
| April - June |
1,600,000 | 138,900,000 | ||||
| July - Sept. | 1,900,000 | 140,800,000 | ||||
| Oct. - Dec. | 2,100,000 | 142,900,000 | ||||
| 2010/2027 | 1,700,000 | 144,600,000 | ||||
| April - June |
1,600,000 | 146,200,000 | ||||
| July - Sept. | 1,500,000 | 147,700,000 | ||||
| Oct. - Dec. | 2,100,000 | 149,800,000 | ||||
| 2011/2028 | 1,200,000 | 151,000,000 | ||||
| April - June |
1,400,000 | 152,400,000 | ||||
| July - Sept. | 1,200,000 | 153,600,000 | ||||
| Oct. - Dec. | 900,000 | 154,500,000 | ||||
| 2012/2029 | 600,000 | 155,100,000 | ||||
| Last FY | 4,900,000+ | 160,000,000+ |
Few notes:
- PS2 sales in the chart are with all of 2013 included, because the shipments of almost 5M in 2012 to 2013 for sure continued to clear out through all of 2013, therefore the last batch of sales, helping PS2 pass 160M, should've happened sometime by the end of 2013.
- Nintendo Switch's data in the chart is sales, rather than shipments, since the PS2 one is combination of both, and it's tail end from 2007 onwards is pure sales. Therefore I think this way it's more fair. Either way it's the same thing in the end, whatever is shipped will be sold.
- Years in the comparison table are actually the first quarters of the given calendar year. For example - 2012/2029 is the quarter from Jan-March for 2012/2029 calendar year.
- The picture of the sales/shipment data above is not mine, I got it somewhere from the web, however it looks nice enough and accurate enough for me, with additional info, and I decided to put it here.
- PS2 data is slightly corrected or rounded for the chart line where info wasn't presented, because it is for every 4 months, not every 3 months like the official data for PS2 is here, therefore it is accurate as possible, but of course can't be 100% on point for every period, because we don't have the exact data on sales for the PS2 by month or for every 4 months. (I do all of my lifetime charts this way, I prefer it, it's easier for me, it looks nicer in my opinion, and I like it more, for PS2 specifically it may not be the most accurate way, since the data is for 3 months, but for everything else, it's accurate enough, since the charts are based on sales data from this site, and it's not a problem to get the monthly info, and I won't change the type of the chart just for the PS2 alone). Officially PS2 sold over 160M however we don't have info on anything after March 2012. Since there were some miscalculations or misinformation, of 2007 numbers, because that is the point where the shipments go to sales, the difference was 2.32M, and I went ahead and removed approximately 580k for each of those quarters of 2007, in order to get 155.1M by March 2012 as is the official report. The 160M sold numbers came in late 2024, with a date of 2012, but in order to be exact with the numbers, and shipment reports up to March 2012, I put those extra units for the quarter after this which is the only logical thing to do. If anyone has better idea about this or explanation, I am open to ideas. Maybe I am missing something here, let me know.
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