JRPGfan said:
If nintendo had left out the HD rumble stuff,... and maybe sold it like 50$ cheaper right from the start, and not run into production issues, I think Id have taken that bet. As is, Im not sure it will actually hit 100m.
Its the go to choice for so many games, 3rd party ect. It has 1,750 games or something atm. It launched in a time where Wii U looked dead, Xbox fumbled, and PS4 was doing basically all the right moves. Also PS4slim = 1,840 Gflops + uncharted 4 + 500GB HDD for 264$ (amazon price) Switch Grey = 150/397 Gflops + no game + 32GB storage for 419$ (amazon price) Its just good value, compaired to the switch too, unless your really buying the Switch to own a handheld... then the 2in1 factor makes up for some of it.
That is why the PS4 will go onto do 100m. It has the highest value (performance/$) of all 3 options (switch,ps4,xb1) and the biggest library of new games. |
The funny thing is even with that price, power, storage and games, Switch is what is selling the highest on Amazon right now. So imagine when Switch gets to 3-4 years in it's life cycle, no shortages, with a massive games list full of exclusives and games that can only be played on the go on Switch, a price much lower than it is now, $199 likely by that stage should be easy even if it is a future revision designed to be cheaper like the slim.
That is why the Switch has every potential to go on to do 100 million. The PS5 and Xbox Two will be out at that stage having to start all over from scratch, with a brand new high price tag of a newly launched system, so then that could keep the Switch looking appealing until it's successor, although to be quite honest I don't even see a only home console system affecting it's sales that much as well as vice versa.
Do I think it will do 100 million? No. But if you haven't learned by now when it comes to Nintendo's consoles that anything is possible, you are crazy.
