Prediction time - what will have higher lifetime sales, PS5 or Switch 2?

Which of the two will have higher lifetime sales?


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PS4 Lifetime Sales: 116 million
Switch Lifetime Sales: 152 million

The PS4 was at 60 million units shipped when the Switch launched.

As for the PS5, it is currently at 75 million units. Now the question for you is, do you think that the Switch 2 will similarly outsell the PS5? Why/why not?
 
too soon to tell honestly, I think it'll be a lot closer than PS4/Switch because the Switch 2 won't have the COVID lockdown bump which was a huge boon to sales (Animal Crossing releasing right when the world shut down was crazy good fortune for Nintendo)
 
too soon to tell honestly, I think it'll be a lot closer than PS4/Switch because the Switch 2 won't have the COVID lockdown bump which was a huge boon to sales (Animal Crossing releasing right when the world shut down was crazy good fortune for Nintendo)

PS4 also had its life cut short due to the chip shortage. Sony had to focus everything on PS5.

Shame as PS4 was selling great in 2020.

PS5 will outsell PS4 though due to a longer generation.
 
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I want Switch 2 to win but gonna say tossup. It entirely depends on how Nintendo acts. If the initial higher price point can lead at some point to price cuts, plus we get the OLED plus they keep up the quality and pace of releases, it could break 100m eventually but I agree with memoryman3 memoryman3 it is not a guarantee at all. If they can release a lower cost light version that doesn't plug into tv that will get them across 100m but I'm not sure if they want to do that with Switch 2.

I can't predict this. It'll be interesting to find out.

That said, breaking 100m or beating PS5 isn't the bar here, Switch 2 is already relatively successful with just the tailings from what they already sold. There is one thing that is 100% for sure at this point for me. Neither Switch 2 nor PS5 has done poorly in sales. They are sales beasts, especially for their price.
 
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Switch 2 needs to put out some freaking banger games. As someone with a gaming PC and every other console, my Switch 2 has nothing to play outside of DK (sorry, MKW bros, not paying $80 for that trash). These companies put out systems with nothing on them anymore.
 
The Switch 2 is not another Switch when it comes to sales. At the beginning it will sell well, but it will slow down by a decent amount, while the ps5 ain't slowing down because it has no competition anymore, and the only way to play third party without build a pc, which is too much work for all the dudebros around.
 
Switch 2 needs to put out some freaking banger games. As someone with a gaming PC and every other console, my Switch 2 has nothing to play outside of DK (sorry, MKW bros, not paying $80 for that trash). These companies put out systems with nothing on them anymore.
They released 2 AAA games back to back and the latest one will be a game of the year nom. The system has been out since June 5th.

Me thinks DryvBy DryvBy doth protest too much.
 
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They released 2 AAA games back to back and the latest one will be a game of the year nom. The system has been out since June 5th.

Me thinks DryvBy DryvBy doth protest too much.
Two games, one of which is an overpriced Kart game. Nice try.

And DK isn't GOTY lmao. It's a blast, but it's not even remotely a GOTY unless you only have a Switch 2 to play on.
 
Switch 2, easily. No contest.

As soon as PS gamers become dads and their little ones grow a bit, they seems to invest in Switch ecosystem as a 2nd console for the household.

Not to mention all of the ardent Nintendo faithful too.
 
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Switch 2 is going to have these exclusive 20 million sellers that won't be available on another platforms.

Next 3D Zelda
Next 3D Mario
Next Mainline Pokémon
Next Smash Bros
Next Animal Crossing
Next 2D Mario
Next Mario Party


While having the most popular 3rd party games with the same parity with other consoles like

FIFA
COD
Madden
NBA2K
Fortnite
Minecraft

Mario Kart World is guaranteed 60m seller while DK Bananza is likely to sell around 15m.

PS5 has no chance at all same as PS4 against the Switch 2.
 
I voted logically with switch2, my only variable is gta6, we can already predict game gonna sell gangbusters, easily 50m copies first year, probably another 50m in its 2nd year too :D
Now we can be sure since its ps5/xbox launch bulk of the sales gonna be on playstation mashines, especially taking into consideration ps5pr0 gonna be best place to play it, so in 2026 ps5/pr0 gonna get huge bump in sales.

Question is- when new microsoft "console" comes out, will it be late 2026, or in 2027 and will pc port happen before ps6 console port or after?
Basically what im saying will playstation mashines receive bulk of hype/sales from gta6 first 2 years or game will have pc version and new xbox version in late 2027 maybe? Coz that could mean in the end 20m less ps5/pr0 units sold even.
 
too soon to tell honestly, I think it'll be a lot closer than PS4/Switch because the Switch 2 won't have the COVID lockdown bump which was a huge boon to sales (Animal Crossing releasing right when the world shut down was crazy good fortune for Nintendo)
Covid boost was max 8 milion, not 40
 
Easily switch2, and after having seen the launch numbers for the U.S., its going to probably 1.5x the PS5.

Nintendo has really hit their stride. It's crazy.
 
I think the Japanese market makes the difference, even if Switch 2 is under PS5 in Europe/NA, Switch 2 will sell so much more in Japan that it will basically nullify PS5 advantage in say Europe.
 
Must be a joke. PS5 is done. Couple of more years maybe 1-2 major exclusives and they're fully done. Drukman's woke scifi game wont even make it to ps5.
 
It's hard to choose, PS5 will have GTAVI, which will be the event of the decade for video games and will sell like crazy in the West, Switch 2 will have the Japanese market, both will easily pass 100 million.
 
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