Feb 2026 USA Sales: PS5 Outsells Nintendo's New Switch 2 for a Second Consecutive Month

Bet this made Capcom think that they should have gone all out on the PS5 verson instead, either way once again I'm just happy RE9 has turned into a massive hit. Another observation that Ghost of Yotei is also in the top 10 (even before legends coming out!)

I think a lot of people are still holding out for the next big 3D Mario, Pokémon, Animal Crossing and Zelda games before moving to the Switch 2. I'd say year 2/3 will be big years for the Switch 2 for better for worse, just depends on software and that rumoured price increase.

I'm always glad seeing PS5 surpassing Switch 2 in sales. Hopefully this won't be the last time. The console is still having a strong performance overall

Also, I'll probably buy Sons of Sparta next month. I'm just feeling like supporting Sony more now that they're commiting to their console rather than other platforms, that's why i already pre-ordered Saros and I'm going to buy Sons of Sparta soon and I'll do the same with Wolverine later this year. They're taking priority over any other games now

@themaladroit I think the big moment is going to be when GTA6 releases, that's going to shift so many consoles

Nintendo used to be my favourite company. Then I saw them relying too heavily on a few IPs, charging way too much for inferior hardware, so I decided to stick to ps consoles. No regrets so far, even though I do prefer Sony from late ps3/early ps4 eras.

Good to see ps5 outselling switch 2. Well deserved, imo. I don't doubt that sales of switch will greatly increase once it gets some more exclusives, but overall, I'd much rather Steam deck or other handhelds succeed.

Glad to see sons of Sparta doing good, probably already made it's budget back, really hope we get more small games from Sony. Really surprised to see helldivers 2 so high, pretty impressive.

@Americansamurai1 Remember when people were clowning on Sons of Sparta and social media was ok with that? but now Crimson Desert is getting criticism the same people are up in arms about it? this isn't a dig at CD btw

@Oram77 yeah a lot of haters out there are hypocrites

@somnambulance Chances are high that the PS Portal will be supported by the PS6. Otherwise, people would be very unhappy with their new Honda, supporting streaming PS5 games but not PS6 games in two years.

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2025/12/sony-hondas-electric-car-will-be-the-first-vehicle-with-full-ps5-remote-play-integration

@Yousef- I actually think the launch lineup / window for Switch 2 has been incredible. The hype hasn't died down for me, given more time it might be my favorite console of all time.

@somnambulance it’s a solid line up, but I think the masses will also want at least two of the four before taking the plunge- Zelda, Smash, 3d Mario and Mario Party. It will be interesting to see if Pokopia starts moving units.

These are always the articles where you can tell the normal gamers from the fanatics...

@get2sammyb Except we haven't seen their full first years sales yet, and its on pace to be record breaking for the industry, so the idea it was all condensed at the start is nuts to me.

Sure, the games line up has been hit or miss with quality, but the games just won't slow down in general.

It's like at Black Friday, everyone was bemoaning the Switch 2 had flopped when it was outsold by the PS5 on Black Friday, but what that data didn't show was the Switch sold consistently over the month, but was outsold by cheap PS5s that week.

So month on month paints one picture, longer periods paint another.

Also, older established system outsells newer one with smaller library. Like how Switch outsold PS5, and now PS5 outsells Switch 2. Switch 2 will probably be outselling PS6. The generations are now offset.

@naruball Which IPs are they relying on too heavily? Mario, Pokemon, and Zelda I'm guessing?

It's always good to see a company who actually does sales for games surpass the greedier *****. Hoep they get worse results so maybe that can help them humbled.

Nice to see Sons of Sparta doing well with Spidey 2, Yotei, and Helldivers 2 keeps printing money 🙏

Bet Pokopia will change that for march. That game is god damn awesome!

Switch 2 is so overrated, I sold mine. I will never purchase another Nintendo product. I do have the original Switch which I will keep. My portal is better than a switch 2 anyways.

@PuppetMaster People do have ***** to play, so they are buying the terribly overpriced and horribly looking Sons of Sparta. I can make pixelated sora prompts that look better than Son of Sparta and this is a fact.

@Propaperpusher Okay...then where's your pixelated Sora that looks better than Sons of Sparta? Why don't you show it in here if looks that good?

I still think the Switch 2 will outsell the PS5 over its lifetime.

@Scottyy I wouldn't take this headline to mean Switch 2 is selling poorly. It's slowed down for sure, but it is still the fastest selling console of all time and will more than likely outsell the PS5 over its lifetime when all is said and done, unless Nintendo really messes the bed.