5.33:1 ratio globally between PS5 & X|S for May 2025.

3.77:1 globally since January 2025.

Monthly ratios now start and probably keep overtaking year-to-date's ratio.

I'd suspect 2025's final ratio to sit between 5.4-6.5:1.

Depending on how well Ghost of Yōtei will be received critically, besides 3rd party line up + what Sony will have in store for the October to December season in terms of discounts.

That Switch still reaches half of PS5 sales a month before the successor drops is actually pretty good. That it even more than doubles Xbox, says a lot about Xbox.

PS5 outselling Xbox Series over 5:1 and June is going to be an even bigger ratio. PS5 began the $399 PS5 Slim Digital CoD bundle on 28th of May, and it has been running ever since.

A $399 PS5 Digital with CoD vs a $549 Xbox Series X Digital for the whole month, it should be a complete bloodbath.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

2025 Worldwide Sales Comparison Charts Through May - PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch

Here we see data representing the sales through to consumers and change in sales performance of the three current platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch) over comparable periods for 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. 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)

2021 – (January 2021 to May 2022)

2022 – (January 2022 to May 2023)

2023 – (January 2023 to May 2024)

2024 – (January 2024 to May 2025)

"Year to date" sales for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2024 versus 2023 and 2024 versus 2022 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
• 1.13 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 0.41 million units (-26.8%)

Nintendo

• Nintendo Switch
• 2.07 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1.90 million units (-47.8%)

Sony

• PlayStation 5
• 4.27 million units sold year-to-date
• Down year-on-year 1.26 million units (-22.8%)

Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through April includes 21 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 22 weeks.

The Switch selling over 300k the month before it gets replaced is pretty great. Starting next month it's the start of the Switch 2 show so the YoY comparisons are gonna get really brutal for it but it'll still be beating the Xbox Series for a while since that platform is truly on death's door now. After being nearly flat in April and in general holding up decently well compared to 2024 the big price increase has killed any hope of 2025 and 2026 not being that much lower than that year. It's gonna get even worse starting June since some people will have panic bought one in May before the price increase fully took effect so YoY declines of over 50% starting to happen would not be surprising when it's already at 40% before the full impact.

For the PS5 it basically had a repeat of last month which is a little surprising since I thought it'd be closer to being flat YoY due to enough people buying one in response to the Xbox price increase but June should be great for it due to the discounts and in general with little reason to buy an Xbox over a PS5 going forward that console is a really nice position over the next 1.5 years as long as it doesn't get its own significant price increase.

Also the next year will be very compelling sales wise with the Switch 2's first 12 months, how big of a boost GTA 6 will give in its first few weeks assuming no more delays and seeing if the Switch 1 will have enough left in the tank to able to make it to the PS2 in the coming years so overall a great time for nerds like me.

Link to the VGChartz article here.

PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Launch Sales Comparison Through Month 55

This monthly 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: 91,210,198
2. PS5: 76,307,090
3. XSX|S: 33,116,683

Through the first 55 months available worldwide the Nintendo Switch is ahead of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the PS5 by 14.90 million units and is 58.09 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 43.19 million units.

The Switch has sold 91.21 million in 55 months worldwide, while the PS5 sold 76.31 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 33.12 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 55 months, the Switch is in the lead. The Switch has a 45.5 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 38.0 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 16.5 percent.

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

1. Switch: 30,516,202
2. PS5: 26,034,696
3. XSX|S: 17,123,800

Through the first 55 months 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 4.48 million units and is 13.39 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 8.91 million units.

The Switch has sold 30.52 million in 55 months in the US, while the PS5 sold 26.03 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 17.12 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 55 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 41.4 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 35.3 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 23.3 percent.

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

1. PS5: 26,125,290
2. Switch: 22,760,067
3. XSX|S: 8,457,631

Through the first 55 months available in Europe the PlayStation 5 is ahead of the Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Switch by 3.37 million units and is 17.67 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The Switch is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 14.30 million units.

The PS5 has sold 26.13 million in 55 months in Europe, while the Switch sold 22.76 million units and the Xbox Series X|S 8.46 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 55 months, the PlayStation 5 currently leads. The PS5 has a 45.6 percent marketshare, the Switch sits at 39.7 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 14.7 percent.

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

1. Switch: 21,317,016
2. PS5: 6,864,227
3. XSX|S: 679,965

Through the first 55 months 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 14.45 million units and is 20.64 million units ahead of the Xbox Series X|S. The PS5 is ahead of the Xbox Series X|S by 6.18 million units.

The Switch has sold 21.32 million units in 55 months in Japan, while the PS5 has sold 6.86 million units, and the Xbox Series X|S 0.68 million units.

Looking at the marketshare through 55 months, the Switch currently leads. The Switch has a 73.8 percent marketshare, the PS5 sits at 23.8 percent, and the Xbox Series X|S at 2.4 percent.