PS5 would have sold more than Xbox Series X / S in Q1 2021
According to the Ampere Analysis company, which deals with market analysis, PS5 would have sold much more than the Xbox Series X and S in Q1 2021, but both of the latest generation consoles would be clearly below the Nintendo Switch.I data collected and processed by Ampere Analysis say that PS5 would have sold 2.83 million units, against the 1.31 million units sold by Xbox Series X and S. Nintendo Switch, however, would have sold more than the other two consoles combined, reaching place another 5.86 million units, up 12% compared to Q1 2020.
The problem with these comparisons is of course always the same: both PS5 and Xbox Series X sell out as soon as they appear in stores, virtual or real, so the question of who is selling the most or who is less, for now it is linked more to the ability to replenish stocks than to the public's interest in the two consoles. After all, it must always be reiterated that for Microsoft the sale of hardware is a secondary business compared to the Xbox Game Pass, on which it is concentrating more and more efforts, where Sony is linked to a more traditional model, in which the diffusion of hardware is central.
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PS5 is estimated to have doubled Xbox Series X/S sales during Q1 2021
PlayStation 5 reportedly outsold Xbox Series X/S by more than 2 to 1 during the first three months of 2021, while Nintendo Switch outsold both its rivals combined.
That’s according to research from data and analytics firm Ampere Analysis, which suggests Sony sold through 2.83 million units to consumers during the first calendar quarter.
Sony recently confirmed that 3.3 million PS5 consoles were shipped in the three months to March 31, with supply constrained by parts unavailability that could result in PS5 shortages until 2022.
According to Ampere, Xbox Series X/S consoles sold a combined total of 1.31 million units in the first quarter of 2021.
Microsoft didn’t provide Xbox Series X/S shipment figures with its earnings results for the quarter, only noting that hardware revenue was up 232 percent year-over-year “driven by continued demand” for the new consoles, which it expects to be in short supply until at least June 2021.
Ampere said Switch is “at the peak of its sales cycle and is performing very strongly”“Both Sony and Microsoft’s new consoles are suffering from supply constraints and unpredictable availability,” said Ampere Analysis analyst Piers Harding-Rolls.
“Sony will be pleased that its PS4 market share is continuing into the new generation but it is very hard to gauge real demand under the current market conditions.”
Nintendo sold 5.86 million Switch consoles during the first quarter, according to Ampere, up 12% compared to Q1 2020.
The company announced this month that it had shipped 4.72 million Switch units in the three months to March 31.
President Shuntaro Furukawa subsequently confirmed that the global shortage of semiconductors is hampering Switch production efforts too.
“Switch will keep outselling the new Sony and Microsoft consoles during 2021 – the platform is at the peak of its sales cycle and is performing very strongly.”
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