Global Hardware 2 February 2019

[TheBlackNaruto]

Ljink96 said:

zorg1000 said:

It would be really weird for Switch to go from absolute domination in December to getting obliterated in January.

Not necessarily, we've seen similar things happen before for Nintendo. It's just that with KH3 and RE2 I expected the hardware sales for PS4 to far surpass the effect of a game released almost 2 months prior. I don't think there's anything weird about that curiosity. 

But year 6 for the PS4 and the XB1 even with KH3 and RE2 releasing(more so for PS4 than XB1) you really expected hardware sales for the PS4 to surpass the Switch in the year that many think will be the peak year for the Switch? I mean the games clearly made an impact for the PS4 just by the fact that it and the Switch are a statistical tie. Making the drop softer for the PS4 which is very good for its age. Heck your scenario would actually be the MOST surprising one if it did OBLITERATE or far surpass the sales of the Switch IMO.

zorg1000 said:

Ljink96 said:

Not necessarily, we've seen similar things happen before for Nintendo. It's just that with KH3 and RE2 I expected the hardware sales for PS4 to far surpass the effect of a game released almost 2 months prior. I don't think there's anything weird about that curiosity. 

Can you give me any examples of those times where Nintendo went from dominating to being dominated from one month to the next?

My issue with your previous comment was "obliterate", expecting PS4 to sell better than Switch in weeks with major releases makes sense but expecting it to obliterate Switch is not realistic.

I am pretty much in agreement it would be reasonable to see the PS4 SLIGHTLY above the Switch(or for me tied as it basically is) with the releases but to obliterate or far surpass sales of the Switch would not make much sense at all without a pricecut involved as well. Especially in the year(as I stated above as well) that most think will be the peak year for the Switch.