It seems the PS5 is still expected to outsell Nintendo Switch 2 in 2025 in the US. At least according to one trusted analyst. This comes from Mat Piscatella, Circana's executive director and games industry analyst.

Despite the sheer excitement surrounding Nintendo's upcoming reveal and release of the 'Switch 2', Circana (NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella has predicted that Sony's PlayStation 5 will sell more units in the US this year overall.

Mat Piscatella, the executive director of video games at market research firm Circana, posted his Switch 2 predictions on social network Bluesky.

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An analyst gives their take on how the long-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2's sales could look following its highly likely 2025 launch.

Nintendo Switch 2 will sell over four million units in the United States in 2025 if it’s released in the first half of the year. That’s according to Mat Piscatella, executive director of video games at market research firm Circana, who published the sales forecast on Bluesky on Wednesday.

The Nintendo Switch 2 hasn't been announced yet, but analysts are already giving predictions on how good US sales are going to be. Analyst Mat Piscatella

PS5 is expected to outsell the Switch 2 in the United States this year, despite enthusiasm for Nintendo’s new machine reaching fever pitch.

Circana analyst Mat Piscatella expects the PS5 to rank in the top spot for hardware sales in the US in 2025, beating out the Nintendo Switch 2.

A veteran analyst reckons that should Nintendo Switch 2 launch in the first half of 2025, PS5 sales will beat the console in the U.S. Circana’s Mat Piscatella also predicted supply constraints that’ll last several months due to a high initial demand for Nintendo’s highly-anticipated next-gen console.

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