AngryLittleAlchemist said:
Um, no? Switch is the longest any console has ever gone without a price cut, and even when it does end up getting a price cut later this year, it won't even be a "price cut" but a new less valuable edition (even the battery life in the $300 model is now better, considering they just released a new updated version that has 1.5 more hours than the Lite). Switch is much more comparable to a Nintendo game in that regard, because it hasn't even gotten a price reduction yet. And if you're using "home console" as a disqualifier for Switch than well ... I don't really see the point, since it's Playstation 4's biggest competition right now. Also this year isn't really lackluster compared to 2018 or 2017 in the AAA department. We've already gotten Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, Ace Combat 7, Kingdom Hearts 3, Sekiro, Mortal Kombat 11, Days Gone, Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled, The Division 2, etc. ... and we'll also get games like Death Stranding, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, and more. The decline has a lot more to do with the fact that most people who are interested in these kind of titles probably already own a system, and not with the year having inherently less value. In fact, ironically enough, the period from Days Gone to early next year will probably be the most consistent in terms of Playstation Exclusive releases, with Days Gone, Death Stranding, Concrete Genie, MediEvil, and The Last of Us 2. That's a much more consistent release schedule of high profile exclusives than ever before. |
A little nitpicky you are....
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What i meant was, that after selling A LOT already, the console doesn't need price cuts to keep selling A LOT each year. That was my point. PS4 in 2019 is going to sell very similarly at the same price to what Switch did last year (and more than what PS3 or X360 did any year), despite being a 6 yr old console with already more than 90M sold. That's my point, but ey, if you don't like that i use Nintendo as a comparison (it was a sign of respect) because it seems i'm banned to name the word NINTENDO here, i will use Grand Theft Auto V then..., in fact i think is an ever better comparison, ok??
And yes, 2019 has been way worse in quality AAA games than 2017 or 2018. In 1st half 2017 PS4 had Resident Evil 7, Nioh, Nier Automata, Horizon Zero Dawn, Persona 5, Ghost Recon Wildlands, For Honor, Injustice 2, Tekken 7, Crash Bandicoot N' Sane Trilogy, ... all of those games not only sold way more than those you named but were better received critically. The same can be said about 1st half 2018. Monster Hunter World, Far Cry 5, God of War, Detroit Become Human, Dragon Ball FighterZ ... were way more bigger hitters than anything that has launched this year, and I'm not forgetting the explosion in popularity of Fortnite during that period that helped sell PS4's a lot too. What's the best selling game that has launched this year?? The Division 2?...nah, not even close then. And i was not talking about the second half of 2019, which i consider weaker too than 2018, but that's another topic for another discussion.
I'm not the only saying out there that the GOTY (at least on PS4) has been so poor to choose this year that probably Death Strading is going to be the one in the end, just by default. I liked RE2 remake, but it's not GOTY material, DMC 5 isn't either. Ace Combat 7 is not AAA material. KH 3 has been already forgotten, Days Gone is just an 7/10 game, remember?....The only real candidate for me to GOTY is Sekiro, and besides, none of those games have sold gangbusters like Monster Hunter World, Far Cry 5, Ghost Recon Wildlands, God of War, ....
And yes, from Death Stranding to whichever game launch last (TLOU 2 or Ghosts of Tsushima..., who knows) is going to be amazing for PS4, but that's not happening until November and most of it is in 2020, so no correlation with what is happening right now.
Edit: Oh you already insinuated twice that i'm not considering Switch and PS4 in the same race. I always put Switch and PS4 in the same scenario, when i talk about sales i consider Switch as a home console, i always did. I don't know why you are putting that shadow over me. I never stated otherwise.
