Switch vs PS4 vs Xbox One Global Lifetime Sales – January 2019

During the month of January 2019, the Switch outsold the PlayStation 4 by 143,140 units for the month and the Xbox One by 927,377 units. The PlayStation 4 outsold the Xbox One by 784,237 units.

When you compare monthly sales to a year ago, the Switch is up, while the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are down. The Nintendo Switch is up 218,944 units, the PlayStation 4 is down 263,038 units and the Xbox One is down 105,945 units

Taking a look at the marketshare, the Switch managed to achieve 48 percent. The PlayStation 4 accounted for 42 percent of the consoles sold, and the Xbox One just 10 percent.

The PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launched in November 2013, while the Switch launched in March 2017.

As a reminder VGChartz tracks consoles sold to consumers and not units shipped.

[TheEnigma313]

Not looking good for MS. Hopefully they learn from this gen and not stink up the joint next gen.

[prankster101]

It's their lack of *DECENT* exclusives that have fcuked them. Every exclusive that's come out over the last few years (apart from Forza and Halo) has stank. No wonder MS are in the crapper...

[marioJP87]

And the sequels aren't nearly as good as the previous games because of different developers.
Ex. Halo and Gears of War.
I really hate that Cliffy B parted ways with epic in terms of Gears of War.

[Literal_Cringe]

Gamepass on other systems is starting to seem like not such a bad idea after all..

[Rude-ro]

They have to have something to make gamepass look good.
If what they have can not sell a console, do you really expect it to sell a monthly service?
Most of their IPs from last gen were third party so how is that work?

[Longadog]

...and that people is why the xbox one x is touted as "teh beast". MS has indeed made a comeback and is now dominating.

the future is bright (*insert a smiling phil spencer pic*)

[BiGT85]

PlayStation 4 buried the Xbox one and the switch will surpass the Xbox one lifetime sales later this year "facts"

[prankster101]

Yeah... I didn't want to believe it. But Switch is looking like it's making serious headway in consumer mindshare.

I personally don't like Nintendo exclusives, but the Switch seems to be getting all these Japanese indie games (like shmups) that aren't really available on PS4.

[Atticus_finch]

It won't be long till Switch leaves the "BEAST" in last place.

[Gemmol]

Ps4 won 8th gen but the way 9th gen going......ps5 will have to work double time to catch the switch

Wii U came in last place in 8th gen, came out earlier but could not maintain the sales

By time ps5 and Xbox two join 9th gen with the switch it will probably be 40 to 50 million ahead, the ps5 will just have to wait for switch 2 to come out to kill the regular switch momentum to catch up

[Atticus_finch]

Next Gen doesn't start until Ps5 releases.

[Gemmol]

If you say so, but it already started with switch, just like Xbox 360 started next gen before ps3 and Wii, the Wii U did the same before ps4 and Xbox one......now switch did it before ps5 and Xbox two

[Razzer]

"As a reminder VGChartz guesses consoles sold to consumers and not units shipped."

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