Game news Nintendo Switch: PS5 and Xbox Series X|S sales are waking up, the console threatened by competition?
Published on 09/09/2022 at 20:45
The very great popularity of the Nintendo Switch is no longer to be proven. Since its release in March 2017, Nintendo’s hybrid console has been a hit and shaken the scores established by its elders. On the market, it can also boast of being a little less affected by the shortage of semiconductors compared to its counterparts. However, we are never safe from a classification that rocks…
Summary
- The Nintendo Switch intends to react well
- The PS5 is ahead of the Nintendo Switch, the Xbox Series is progressing
The Nintendo Switch intends to react well
In the middle of home consoles, there was a small earthquake. According to the data and figures relayed by the GameIndustry.biz site, the Nintendo Switch lost its position as the No. 1 console in sales in August, and even on the total of the year 2022, in the United Kingdom. At least, he was temporarily stripped of his crown due to the increase in sales of consoles from Sony and Microsoft. Admittedly, it’s a blow for the hybrid console, but nothing is lost for the latter. Quite the contrary!
Nintendo’s portable console may seem frail alongside the two next-gen behemoths, she has strong arguments to knock them out. In the last news, a new Nintendo Direct is getting closer and might highlight highly anticipated games and flagship licenses, such as The Legend of Zelda. What to enthuse the public and boost sales by the end of the yearespecially since the console will accommodate big exclusives and the Christmas period is conducive to very good results for the Japanese firm.
The PS5 is ahead of the Nintendo Switch, the Xbox Series is progressing
But then, who dared to exceed the Nintendo Switch ? Sony and its PS5 or Microsoft and its Xbox Series X|S ? If the consoles Xbox Series X|S report a very nice increase of 20% during the month of August, the equivalent of 125,000 consoles, it’s here PS5 who grabs the first place under the nose and the beard of the Nintendo Switch which nevertheless increased its sales by 4%. During the previous month, it was a real breakthrough achieved by the PS5 with a 56% increase in stock compared to the month of July, becoming, temporarily and pending the overall results of 2022, the best-selling console in the United Kingdom!
God of War: Ragnarök and Pokémon Scarlet / Violet, two highly anticipated games
As said above, it remains to be seen whether the PS5 will manage to maintain its lead despite the reaction of the Nintendo Switch. If the hybrid console is to accommodate sacred exclusives, Sony must also draw God of War: Ragnarök. Despite everything, the Sony console is still affected by the shortage of semiconductors and other components and the Japanese firm has decided to revise its price upwards which might perhaps push consumers to favor other media. Still, the PS5 achieved a fine performance but that all the manufacturers still have a few things to do before the end of the year.