Amazon U.S. December bestsellers and general Amazon-based discussion

[Alkibiádēs]

A_C_E said:

Alkibiádēs said:

That's not how things work lmao. Do you honestly believe a $300 PS4 at launch would have worked for Sony? That would mean they either take huge losess per unit sold or the console would be considerably weaker (thus giving the XBOX One a considerable edge). 

The only reason PS4 won in November is because of a $100-150 price cut. Only then it can compete with the Switch in North America. 

Switch not only had no discounts, but also suffered from shortages for much of the year (and still in Japan). Third parties were also very reluctant to develop games for the Switch, but now the flood gates are open and next year will be better. Playstation could always count on full third party support because they didn't have to prove anything. 

@ bold - This, ladies and gentlemen, is what is known as a "straw man" argument. The PS4 was very competitive with the Switch throughout the whole year. Switch was only selling a small percentage more than PS4 in the losses it accumulated in 2017.

The Switch outselling the PS4 by small amounts throughout the year is considered, by you, not competitive. But when the PS4 outsells the Switch by a landslide, obtaining TWICE the amount of units that Switch sold in November, the Switch is competitive with the PS4.

If you are going to move goal posts, you should make it harder for people to score goals on you; not easier...

Switch had stock shortages throughout the year. We'll see next year how the PS4 will do against the Switch in North America. It will need a price cut to remain competitive. 

That is not to say that the PS4 won't sell well next year, it obviously will, just not as much as the Switch in North America. 

Europe on the other hand is no contest, PS4 has that in the bag. 

Of course all of this depends on what Nintendo will announce in their January Direct. They can't afford droughts like during the Wii U era, but I'm confident they have a lot of unannounced games up their sleeves.