Global Hardware 16 February 2019

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Nate4Drake said:

Robert_Downey_Jr. said:
Looks like Switch will stay slightly ahead until a week hits with big software or exclusives for PS4. Then holidays it should get a couple million in front for the year. If Sony cuts to $199 it would gain a lot before the holidays. Would be smart to do so in September and then bundle with Horizon or something for the holidays.

Price cut in Sept 2019 is the only logical date if you ask me ;)   then a crazy November with TLOU2 Boundle and BF.   December and Christmas at $199 should be great too, much better than 2018.  Sony have in their hands the possibility to beat Switch in 2019 like they did in 2018 with a $199 price cut by 1st of September, unless Nintendo do the same :D

  We will see.

 

 

The chances of PS4 winning this year are very slim. Even with a price cut sales will be down YoY, at this stage of a console's life a price cut mostly helps to soften the decline rather than increase sales.

Switch on the other hand is already trending up YoY by quite a bit and its lineup is stacked from June onward so that trend should continue.

PS4 will still sell great this year but Switch should handily beat it by a few million.