Nintendo Switch may reach 50 million consoles sold faster than PlayStation 4

The Nintendo Switch is one of the fastest-selling consoles ever. As part of the results for its fiscal Q3, the company announced today that it has shipped 52.48 million Switch systems as of December 31 and sold through 48 million of those. That puts its worldwide pace at least on par with the PlayStation 4.

PS4 recently surpassed 106 million systems sold since its November 2013 debut. But Switch launched in March 2017. And when you line both consoles up side by side, Nintendo’s hybrid console could reach 50 million systems sold quicker. Nintendo sold 48 million Switch systems in 33 months. And at this rate, the system should hit 50 million within 36-to-37 months. PlayStation 4, meanwhile, hit 50 million consoles sold on December 6, 2016. That’s nearly 37 months after its November 2013 debut. It’s worth noting that Microsoft doesn’t share Xbox hardware numbers, but estimates put it at around 50 million units after 74 months.