Rumor: PS5 Could Be Releasing This Year. Big Focus on VR and More Details.

[Mnementh]

Medisti said:

Mnementh said:

The PS2 sold well after the release of the PS3 for multiple reasons. For one Sony was still expanding into worldwide markets. Also the PS3 struggled out of the gate, mainly because of the hight price, but also because HD seemingly delayed game development at first (WiiU run into the same struggles with long development cycles. For these reasons the PS2 was still very attractive. I doubt the same happens with PS4. It didn't happen for PS3. Back then people said, the PS3 will sell well past the Wii-numbers, because look how well PS2 did after the release of PS3. Back then I already pointed out, that the PS2 was an abberation in that regard, and I was right.

Hey, if Sony releases the PS5 this year, it could struggle out of the gate and the PS4 could pull a PS2. :P The fatigue of the last generation being so long had a lot to do with the PS3 dying so quickly after the PS4 launched.

Hehe, releasing the PS5 this year would be a pretty dumb move on Sonys side, but still I doubt the PS4 would sell better than with a later release of the successor. It might sell around the same, for the reason you said.