PlayStation vs Nintendo vs Xbox: Game Console Wars 2001 - 2022 

And fall again

@@Kbxbigbro808 When? It's looking that train isn't stopping any time soon. They just surpassed the PS4's lifetime sales and are still pulling 1 mil weekly during the holidays.

@@No-onesgayformoleman Read what u just wrote ‘’during the holidays’’ It’s only the holidays lmao what about after ? And it’s not even about sales it’s about the product it self good sales don’t mean it’s a good product

@@Kbxbigbro808 Good product is subjective. This graph is more about a console's success. Since it's still selling, it's probably a good product to a lot of people. Also, hardly any console pulls 1 mil during the holidays 5 years in the market, it's just a statement to it's current state of success. It pulls 300,000 regularly weekly, well above the competition's previous and current gen on the slow time of the year so it's not really going down at all. Now, if the console isn't good to you then more power to you mate. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

@@Kbxbigbro808 actually people buy switch because of Portability and lots of good exclusives which Xbox and playstation don't have. Gaming is not about graphics it's about how much you enjoy it

Yeah those were some fun times

Классно иметь было консоли в эти времена

I love that era and glad to grew in that time. For now the switch is still on the throne even though it is count as the mid-last gen console

The GOAT era! Used to have fun arguments about this!

Wii was trash ps3 had real games

Xbox was never toe to toe with Playstation. Overall sales ps always dominate

@@Max-bm5rs and ps3 had more exclusive plus free online play need I go on.

@@kobrathadon4956 99% lol. Don't agree with it being trash but it was gimmicky. Since original NES the Wii was by far my least played console of all time. Nintendo was smart and learned early on they couldn't compete with Sony and Microsoft head to head so they became more family and kid oriented which has served them well. And while Nintendo has some really good games they don't hold a candle to what's on Playstation and Xbox. Particularly Sony's first party games blow away all the others.

@@undie3x7 That may be the case for the ps3 era, but not this era. The only ps5 exclusive worth playing is ratchet and clank. The switch is full of great exclusives.

And yet my favourite Nintendo consoles were the most powerful of their time (SNES, N64 and GC).

​@@Ladiesman-js3kt I'm pretty sure PS1 was more powerful than N64, but I agree with you. N64, GCN, and DS is the best era of nintendo.

@@TheUnreadableUser N64 was more powerful, but PS1 had more space and better audio quality.

n for children

That is so godamn right- I still have my WiiU in the house also I downloaded hacks so I can play Zelda Breath of the Wild on it but that didn’t even matter!

@Why Not Just Sub? Still have one of them but recently gave up to work(

Og PS2 is the best. Got mine in 2000 and it still works perfectly, played Red Faction on it yesterday.

Most sold console of all time for a reason.

Having its life cycle end in the same year that the PS4 launched is pretty wild to think about. The PS2 was beasting for 13 years. 🤟

Not only the most selling but also the longest support in a console. There's no other console until today survived for total 13.5 years. Even though it's barely getting any new game since 2010 and the graphics of the game released in the early 2010's TBH stayed the same since 2007 all those things are unbeatable.

True but Nintendo Wii won that generation

@@aganbraganca4156yeah it did but same time the wii wasn’t same demographic. For more hardcore the 360 and ps3 was where to go. I loved the wii it was my first console and as a kid it opened me up to then get a 360. The wii did it very well for what it was and Nintendo did well in making the games for it

The 7th generation is the most interesting for 21st centuries console battle (start from 6th generations) because there's no console that end up only sold less than 80 million units. So, it's quite balanced. The ds start the 7th generation and it became the most selling handheld console of all time up to this day with only 3 million units less than ps2. Phenomenal generations and it is also first generation for HD gaming and online consoles.

Can you elaborate? When was that change?

I'm interested to know when that change happened.

@Patrick Weston sure. Firstly: in the early days of consoles a lot of games were produced for both the current and previous generation of consoles. This was noticeable in both Nintendo and Sony products as every generation that they had launched kept assets (whether it be software or hardware) from the previous platforms that allowed the sale of both newer and older generation consoles and games. This is why for the most part both of these companies had multiple consoles on the timeline at a time for most of the video. This stopped for Nintendo when the switch was released, as there is zero backwards compatibility without rebuying any of their games. Sony is still currently releasing games for both the PS4 and PS5 though, which is why both consoles are still actively selling at the end of this video. Secondly: this is notible in the fact that Microsoft elects to kill off the previous generation by discontinuing the production of anything related to their older consoles (not when the newest console is released, but very soon after), thus killing any sort of backwards compatibility. This results in fewer of their consoles lasting long on the timeline after the newest generation is released. This is most noticeable between the Xbox one and series x as there was zero compatibility for older games at launch of the XSX.

@@LeonisYT I think you guys have the wrong definition for backwards compatibility lol. Backwards compatibility is just the ability to play previous gen games on newer consoles. Microsoft seems to have a better track record here - Xbox Series can play One, 360, and a few original Xbox games, while PlayStation 5 only supports the PlayStation 4 library. I think you’re thinking of cross-generation games like God of War Ragnarok, releasing both on PlayStation 4 and 5. Microsoft and Sony are both really matching each other in cross-gen commitments right now, most major exclusives have released for both their 8th and 9th generation systems. Halo Infinite and Forza Horizon 5 play on both Xbox One and Xbox Series, akin to Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok on PlayStation 4 and 5. Microsoft discontinued the Xbox One line of consoles faster than Sony with their 8th generation console, but it’s worth noting that PlayStation 5 has also been plagued with production issues and parts shortages which Microsoft has not experienced to the same degree. Sony might just be keeping PS4 around until PS5 shortages end. Either way, both companies are continuing to support their 8th generation consoles - Xbox One and PlayStation 4 definitely have a fair bit of life left in them.

@@Mancan76 that's why i liked my xbox one more than my ps4 because I could play xbox games on it

I have it. Posted a week ago.

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial it’s not there anymore

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A lot of people forget the Sony/ Microsoft battle is for second place. Nintendo leaves those 2 in the dust. According to wiki, the original NES has more sales than the estimated sales on xbox one x or xbox one. I forget which one. Ps2 sold amazingly because it was a good console but also because it was the cheapest dvd player at the time. Ps3 with blurays, ps4 with exclusives. Xbox gamers really get the short end.

@@lasaldude Sony fans have the downside of playing on the gaystation though. Don't say naughty words and always remember that fuckin pad is recording everything you say 🤗

​​@El que comenta I don't think it hurts the quality of games. Just look at The Witcher 3 and The Legend of Zelda: BotW. Other than a few hiccups, Both games run great on the Switch. The problem is Gamefreak is a lazy company, and they know no matter how low their budget is in developing their pokemon games, people will buy the games regardless. This coming from a big Pokemon fan. Unless you mean quality as in resolution... we do need new hardware.

@@SalaX13 agree. A good developer even managed to fix the ark survival evolved's switch version, so the hardware is not that bad in a good developer's hands.

But when switch just launched the Ps4 cost at $399 and Xbox one cost at $499.

Wow, thanks!

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Has the most creative games to this day

@@thewiseoldfox Creative? Nah GameCube did.

Actually nes was the og

Well only if you start your calculations around 2001. Still a really good console

@@thewiseoldfox You must be a teenage girl who doesnt know.

Thanks for watching!

Epic

3DS didn't battle any consoles, they're different markets. Only competition was Vita.

That would have to go to the Gameboy

And more surprising is Xbox one selling discontinued at November 2021 and 3DS stop at February 2022 so it's still pretty new and warm. Imagine that X1 only survived for 8 years of selling while 3DS can survive for 11. Big applause to 3DS.

@@justinsm 3ds actually stopped production in 2020

And the switch still have plenty steam

You cant just replace to a new system when it still selling well over 15 million a year.. thats more than wiiU sold in their life time.

@@kolad264 and I have no idea what you're talking about and or trying to say lol.

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Thanks for the tips! Problem with the static X axis is when a first runner has very wide range. Horizontally shrinking graph is really ugly sometimes.

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial well, maybye theres another way to put it, like maybye making the graph a little smaller so theres numbers on the bottom of the screen

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In terms of sales anyway

Look at what the WII U was, it was basically the foundation for the switch, you could say it was a prototype that was sold ahha

@@kylegibson5933 Eh kind of

Wii U failed because of poor marketing. If it wasn't for that it would also have been very popular

@@aganbraganca4156 Not even the true story

No problem 😊

They’re winning the consoles, as usually.

I got a PSP in 2007, it was Great!! I played GTA: Liberty City & Vice city stories, WWE SVR 07/08, MK Unchained, Midnight Club 3, and used Wifi a lot 😊🤟🏽 Good times as 11 & 12 year old

It was weird, the psp and vita felt like they came and went so fast they were barely around. But damn them numbers

The PSP survived for 11 years. It's not an experimental after all

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Ps 4 best

I think PS3 was best console that generation because it got lots of exclusives and free online

You forgot GameCube

PS4 was PlayStations peak. They should become an game dev and os dev for pc and give up console.

You forgot what started it all. The Playstation!

I appreciate that!

You are voting for a cheater Sony kill people from Xbox you are wrong for a cheater

Since May 2019- December 2022 the switch is the most selling console even until the the next gen ps5 and Xbox series came out.

True

Idea for another video, thanks!

Steamdeck is just sitting at 1M unit ship it wont even be recognizable in the chart. What I want to see is what makes the specific console goes on sudden rose. Like what games is being released in that specific timeframe or what kind of version of that console

In works.

Agreed!

Is the switch already part of childhood memories ???? Am I that old ! :')

@@kouroshyassini2071 I mean, I was 10 when I got my switch.

I grew up with Super Famicom and Gameboy Advance 😂

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I another video I have cumulative numbers.

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial I found it! Thank you! :D

The Xbox 360 was manufactured until April 2016 lmao

And sold for longer period.

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial How ?

You're forgetting (cough!) wii u

@@alexkorocy8235 but the numbers of 3ds is more tha enough

@@alexkorocy8235 wii u was well thought but badly executed, but it still was the origin of some of switch's banger games like mario maker and splatoon

When?

You mean Sony? In terms of consoles Sony sold more total. While Nintendo was out years before. Can't include handhelds Sony had two handhelds so they wasn't focused on that. Meanwhile Nintendo had 40 with their insane amount of Gameboy variations. N handheld market isn't the same as console.

Have to check it.

It's monthly trailing sales.

Indeed, PS3 , 4, Ds and switch was making things one-sided.

sory my intrusive thots took over

The PSX sold until march 2006. That's more than 11 years even we knew their last game FIFA 2005 released in October 2004 which is almost a decade. But even after 17 months of no support people still buy PSX. Nintendo is the lord of portables we all know.

I have another one with cumulative sales.

In consoles Sony has sold 450 million, Nintendo 321 million and Microsoft 155 million. If you include handhelds Nintendo is at 750 mil and Sony at 537 mil. These are Dec. 2020 figures from when Sony was certified as the highest selling home console company of all time so obviously figures are higher now but it's a good reference.

@@undie3x7 handhelds don't count. Nintendo had like 40 handhelds lol. They went a bit overboard with all the different versions of gameboys

@@calantheshaman I don’t see what’s your point here. People bought those consoles so what?

Yea the series consoles have been definitely selling more than PS5 lately at least the series s has because chance's are even if you got a PS5 you might get a series s too too see what Xbox has to offer and that's where Microsoft are nailing it this generation

Blame scalpers man, they kinda effed Sony

Thanks again!

Got one in 2021 and really like it.

Just got one and enjoy so much, so manyyyyy good games.

I just got the switch lite in 2023 im happy

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Analysts estimations.

Me

@@Arcangel2992 why didn't you get a PS2

Honestly me

В России эта консоль была очень популярна примерно до 2004 года и примерно с 00х стала многим доступна.

PlayStation for me always

PC for me always

PlayStation and Nintendo for me always 😁

​@@user-im2fb6kw6othere are other interesting ips other than the really famous ones, like animal crossing, xenoblade, fire emblem, and, personally, the best multiplayer game of the moment splatoon

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@@Maaden84 ?

Could be but then again "red ring of death" was an Xbox failure wasn't it? No the ps2 was just popular and when the US audience had enough, then the rest of the world got to enjoy the ps2. Thats why it will always be king

@@ssj2camaro21 there was the ps3 to jump ship to ps3 was behind with Nintendo releasing that gen of consoles. Back then the original Xbox which was not a known console yet so obviously would not sell all to crazy compared to a well known playstation 2. or GameCube which just overall didn't hit high numbers but my GameCube still works 20 years later none of those fat PS2's did. Mostly just slim PS2's out in the world now.

​@@aaronkessler315 It's not surprising that the PS2 laser would wear out faster than a Gamecube's. As you stated, the PS2 was a consistently purchased because it could play games and CDs/DVDs. I do own a second-hand fat PS2 with a functioning laser, but last time I used it, I was playing games off a hard drive with FMCB.

@@kiaba360-4 I'd definitely say the GameCube was geared more towards a smaller audience then PS2 I guess. PS2 was for adults as well

@@aaronkessler315 Gamecube also sold a paltry amount in comparison to the PS2. By the end of the generation, it appears like Nintendo's takeaway was that they'd need gimmicks to differentiate themselves because the traditional method was no longer working.

Yeah, but look at the selling units of vita. Even PSP can't beat the selling units of the Gameboy and ds.

Yes 😁

By last 30 days.

@@DataIsBeautifulOfficial Thank you! In general I love the presentation of your videos but often want for just a little more notation like this, if even in the description so as not to clutter the screen.

And Hisoka's bungee gum contains the properties of both rubber and gum.

but if you noticed its always been japanese brands within gaming systems in top 6 while just 1 xbone and im sure sony is about to take off this year, its been selling millions more with the new data

Analysts reports.

They also released it later on

Nintendo has definitely not been on top for a decade. The Wii U was a massive flop

PS5 yes. Xbox never

@@yjh1004angel Nintendo has never been the one do to power, they have always lacked behind its competition like Microsoft and Sony hell even Sega back in the day, in terms of power. So Nintendo going for a console on the same level as a Xbox series S honestly is a extremely reasonable ask, the XBSS get alot of undeserved hate which is extremely weird to me even though it lacks in GPU performance only going up 1440p in graphics, it doesn't matter because that thing is a power house in terms of CPU performance it has the ability to output 1080P at 60fps-120fps in some games making it a actual beast of a console for its price it can do what a mid range PC can as well as keep up with the Series X/PS5

What about microsoft too.

As well as Microsoft

And microsoft and sony and Nintendo are the biggest competitor it's good luck both of them

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Cool, it's doable.

thats cuz PlayStation and Nintendo has an entire country pretty much all to themselves. Japan

Because of nostalgia, but I had understood that the Xcloud can be played on switch.

Nintendo has always strong IP like Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, you can name it so their consoles always sells a good amount. Being handheld is a plus. Sony is like the go to for anyone's console gaming and having many Japan Studio supporting it helps a good amount at least until they decided to move to America with the dumb censorship rule XD. Xbox is never that famous in Asia is the thin (and honestly Asia is a big continent). I guess it is more famous in other continent thus the image? Like, really I never see anyone having Xbox or have Xbox rental around my place so I didn't expect it to be famous. Since it is Microsoft it feels like why not Pc? Moment for me.

@@HadeaRin Let’s not forget Smash💥

Legacy and exclusives. Nintendo and Sony have franchises and characters that are loved by millions, not so much Sony nowadays since all they focus is 7 IPs but they do sell a lot to casuals. Microsoft only has Halo that has 1 good and bad decade, Gears, Forza...that's about it. They bought Rareware for about 20 years and did absolutely nothing iconic with them, minus KI3 because of Maximilian Dood. It's good but doesn't compare to what they made with Nintendo, also they didn't get enough money so story mode and finishers look so jank compared to games with triple the amount of money like Mortal Kombat.

Let me see your source

Wii never had success

@@Ehrle6969 Do some research kid

@@Kbxbigbro808 i did noob,ps 2 best kek

@@Ehrle6969 As if u grown up with a ps2 look at that grammar tho 😂

Yes. But Nintendo isn't a real competitor for Sony and Sony isn't one for Nintendo. Nintendo just exists. As many or even more people that buy a Nintendo console also buy the next Playstation. But many People Buy the Playstation or the Xbox. Thats why MS is Sony's only competitor. Even if all Playstation sales for each Console are twice as much as the Xbox sales for each console.

Not true, Xbox sold more than Gamecube, 360 sold more than Wii in America and more software worldwide, XBO outsold Wii U.

@@Ladiesman-js3ktThe Original Xbox barely did better than the GameCube sales wise, along with weaker software sales next to the latter. Xbox 360 did do better in the west, but only in the west did it have any relevancy. Xbox One certainly outsold the Wii U to a point it was crushed by the Xbox One single handily in sales, but it’s line up of exclusivity remains barebones compared to Wii U.

@@Ladiesman-js3ktThe Original Xbox hardly did any better than the GameCube in sales wise, along with the fact that the GameCube turned out to be much more profitable than the Original Xbox which costed Microsoft a whopping $4 billion loss to eat up. Not helping matters is it’s barebones line up of exclusivity that both the GameCube and PS2 enjoyed, with PS2 excelling at third party titles, and GameCube excelling at first party content. With the Original Xbox, there’s no point in buying the system unless you have any nostalgic memories of the system, or you plan to tinker the system with homebrew applications.

@@crazedlunatic43 I think it's the wrong way to look at it; MS was the newcommer and they still outsold Nintendo on their first go. Also Xbox has basically no presence in Japan, so when you just look at America/West, Xbox was quite a bit more popular than Gamecube. Xbox had the best online and graphics, first console with a built in HDD, custom soundtracks. And it did have great exclusives; Halo1 & 2, KOTOR 1 & 2, Morrowind, Ninja Gaiden Black, Half-life 2, Dead or Alive 3, Panzer Dragoon Orta, Project Gotham Racing 3 etc. And it generally had the best versions of 3rd party games.

Nintendo may be the smallest company overall, but they have the most experience (by two home console generations), (arguably) the greatest brand loyalty, and they dominate the handheld market with the PSP being the sole exception. I don't think the Switch would be such a huge success without that long-established handheld dominance. Nintendo sort of cannibalized its handheld market to produce this hybrid console.

The thing is that most Nintendo players also have a Playstation. But many decide between Xbox or Playstation. That's why MS is Sony's only competitor. Nintendo just exists for Sony. Thats all

but if you noticed its always been japanese brands within gaming systems in top 6 while just 1 xbone

Yes, all models combined

Yep. Its the same and other examples are 3ds 2ds new 2ds xl 3ds xl new 3ds new 3ds xl wii wii mini and ds ds lite dsi dsi xl

Uma dica, vai nessas lojas de game que vende games antigos, o preço é muito bom, vc pode comprar um bom estado por 250 a 350 reais, está parecido com PSP, os portáteis que ainda permanecem caríssimos é o PS Vita e principalmente o 3ds ou 2ds.