PS5 vs Xbox Series X|S vs Switch Sales Comparison Charts Through January 1 - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 14 January 2022 / 3,905 Views
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 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021. 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)
2018 – (Week ending January 13 to January 5)
2019 – (Week ending January 12 to January 4)
2020 – (Week ending January 11 to January 2)
2021 – (Week ending January 9 to January 1)
"Year to date" sales for 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 sales are shown in series at the top of the table and then just below a comparison of 2021 versus 2020 and 2021 versus 2019 is displayed. This provides an easy-to-view summary of all the data.
Total Sales and Market Share for Each Year
Microsoft
- Xbox One – Down Year-on-Year 2,259,533 (-73.5%)
- Xbox Series X|S – Up Year-on-Year 5,596,505 (+184.3%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch - Down Year-on-Year 2,528,880 (-9.1%)
- Nintendo 3DS – Down Year-on-Year 401,844 (-92.1%)
Sony
- PlayStation 4 – Down Year-on-Year 6,194,239 (-74.1%)
- PlayStation 5 – Up Year-on-Year 8,729,420 (+198.8%)
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Switch might have been down from 2020 after all, but 25 million consoles in a single year is massive, even more in a chip shortage.
Impressive, both PS5 & Series sold nearly 3x the number of units in 21 than they did in 20. XB was 476k short while the PS was only 50k short.
50 million consoles sold in one year sounds like a healthy number. At least it's more than in the previous years. Switch stayed above 50 % market share. I expect that Switch can hold its leadership, but market share should drop to 40 - 45 % in 2022.
