Nintendo recently revealed the much-rumored smaller version of the massively popular Nintendo Switch. The Switch Lite will provide players with a stripped down version of the portable console that only allows users to play it in handheld mode, but at $100 less than the original Switch. It's all-around smaller, lighter, and doesn't feature removable Joy-Cons.
While players can sync up outside Joy-Cons and the Pro controller wirelessly, it may not be preferred as the Lite is geared towards those on the go, and more accessories just means more to carry around. That said, when it comes to the games, there may be some that will be better on the upcoming handheld device.
Hogwarts Legacy has remained in first place on the UK retail charts, according to GfK data for the week ending April 19, 2025.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, following the release of the PS5 version, came in second place.
Astro Bot dropped one spot to third place, while Monster Hunter Wilds remained in fourth place. Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate is up one spot to fifth place and EA Sports FC 25 is up six spots to sixth place.
Playstation owners buy games.
Strange seeing Hogwarts there as I downloaded it for my son from PS Plus a couple of days ago.
Not really. It's directly contributed to having the healthiest console and ecosystem. Not really debatable.
The alternative is a console platform holder whose least important customers are the ones who own their console. That's why it's Microsoft games studios now not Xbox in all but name.
Microsoft needs PlayStation, PC and Nintendo players now more than they need Xbox players. They're a dying breed.
Dying breed? that's an understatement, They should add XBox fans on the endangered species list along with white horn rhinos at this point LOL.
1.1m ps5 vs 200k xb in just 1 month on the latest sales report.
Not really. That's why Xbox is going under consoles wise. PS gamers purchase stuff that's why console and game sales are always high. Xbox gamers want games for 'free' on gamepass and to enter at the lowest price point (series s)
@InUrFoxHole said “Playstation owners buy games? That's a wild badge of honor my boy.”
This Tuesday after The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion was finally revealed I saw a tonne of conversation on X/Twitter of people gleefully mocking PS5 owners who said they were buying the game, as they were getting it for free with Game Pass. Yes, that’s great value for people with a Game Pass subscription - but do you still not see how it has impacted the Xbox hardware platform? It’s the reason Indiana Jones and Oblivion and Forza Horizon 5 aren’t exclusive anymore.
2nd on the charts for a game such as Indy ain’t great.
Releasing half year after xbox version probably cooled off some demand.
This is a very good game, deserves the best chance to do well.
The real great performer here is Astrobot. keeping that rate of sales for a last year's game that is not GTAV, CoD and FIFA (now Hogwarts too). outselling MH Wilds and EA FC is kinda wild for Astrobot!
The PlayStation 5 was the best-selling console worldwide with 1,137,164 units sold for March 2025, according to VGChartz estimates. The PlayStation 5 has now sold an estimated 75.28 million units lifetime worldwide.
The Nintendo Switch sold an estimated 547,216 units to bring its lifetime sales to 150.25 million units. The Xbox Series X|S sold 263,531 units to bring their lifetime sales to 32.73 million units.
Year-on-year so far:
PS5
• Jan. -31%
• Feb. -7%
• Mar. -11.1%
X|S
• Jan. -48%
• Feb. -21%
• Mar. -27.5%
Funny how the console with 'no games' outsells its key competitor by nearly 1 million units.
Its because the console selling 1m units has all the games, Including all its key competitor games LOL
OT: even 8 year old handheld switch still outselling xbox OUCH!
This peripheral is ghostly good.
I’m not sure how these would be any better on the lite? I mean if it were, “7 Nintendo Switch Games That Should Be Better on the Switch than the Switch Lite,” then it’d make more sense since you have the option to play on a larger screen.
At first I was thinking that the article would touch on games that suffer with really low resolutions on handheld mode and therefore would look a little better on a smaller screen. But no, the article basically list 6 games that they think play better in a portable, all while forgetting that the original Switch can also be used as a portable device. And in some cases like Super Smash Bros, the normal Switch is a far better option as it features two controllers that allow for local multiplayer.
The only game on this list that doesn't follow this rationalite is Dragon Ball FighterZ. Where they list the D-Pad as a reason for why the game would play better on the Lite. While I agree that is true, for $20 one can get a HORI D-Pad for the original console, that does the same thing.
Right now the only reason for getting a Switch Lite is the price. Because the new Switch revision looks like a better deal in all other aspects. It comes with two controllers, can dock to your TV, have a bigger screen and now offer a good battery time.