VGChartz compares Switch 2 vs PS5
- VGChartz published a Europe hardware comparison through March 2026 showing Nintendo Switch 2 nearly level with PlayStation 5 year to date, while Xbox Series and the original Switch trailed far behind. - The chart put PS5 at 0.89 million units sold in Europe year to date and Switch 2 at 0.85 million, a gap of about 40,000 units through March. - A separate Nintenderos report showed 23 eShop deals below €2.50, led by Danganronpa at €1.49, underscoring how discount-led software charts can move alongside hardware momentum. (vgchartz.com) (nintenderos.com)
VGChartz says Nintendo Switch 2 sold 0.85 million units in Europe through March 2026, almost matching the PlayStation 5 at 0.89 million. (vgchartz.com) The comparison covers the same January-to-March window across 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 for four systems still on the market: Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and the original Switch. (vgchartz.com) On VGChartz’s estimates, PS5 led Europe year to date with 0.89 million units, Switch 2 followed with 0.85 million, Xbox Series X|S reached 0.07 million, and Switch 1 added 0.10 million. (vgchartz.com) That leaves PS5 ahead of Switch 2 by roughly 40,000 units through March, while Xbox Series X|S sat more than 780,000 units behind Sony’s console in the same period. (vgchartz.com) VGChartz also said PS5 was down 5,553 units year on year, or 0.6%, while Xbox Series X|S was down 90,629 units, or 56.1%, and Switch 1 was down 201,905 units, or 66.8%. (vgchartz.com) The Switch 2 comparison lands less than a year after Nintendo launched the console in Europe on June 5, 2025. Nintendo’s UK site describes it as the successor to the original Switch. (nintendo.com) A separate report from Spanish Nintendo site Nintenderos highlighted a different part of the market: low-price eShop software moving quickly on Switch 2 and Switch. It said Nintendo recently changed the ranking method to give more weight to games generating more revenue in recent days. (nintenderos.com) Nintenderos listed 23 discounted games under €2.50, topped by Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Anniversary Edition at €1.49, Flat Heroes at €0.99, and Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour at €1.99. (nintenderos.com) Other titles in that roundup included The House of the Dead: Remake at €2.49, Florence at €1.64, Green Hell at €2.49 and Cooking Simulator at €1.99. (nintenderos.com) Taken together, the two snapshots show Europe’s console race staying tight at the top in early 2026, with Switch 2 close to PS5 on hardware while bargain-priced eShop games fight for attention underneath. (vgchartz.com) (nintenderos.com)
