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William D’Angelo
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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) and two legacy platforms (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) over comparable periods for 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. 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 January 2022)
2022 – (January 2022 to January 2023)
2023 – (January 2023 to January 2024)
2024 – (January 2024 to January 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
- 209,729 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 199,089 units (-48.7%)
Nintendo
- Nintendo Switch
- 563,868 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 395,977 units (-41.3%)
Sony
- PlayStation 5
- 937,226 units sold year-to-date
- Down year-on-year 423,461 units (-31.1%)
Note: VGChartz 2025, 2023, and 2022 estimates through January includes 4 weeks, while 2024 estimates includes 5 weeks.
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 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Bluesky.
