PS4 VS Switch lifetime sales, which console will sell the most?

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thismeintiel said:

curl-6 said:

Well, naturally as a Switch owner I want it to have a long and plentiful lifespan. I think I'll always be a bit bitter at Nintendo for only giving the Wii 4 years of proper support and I hope they never cut a console that unnecessarily short again.

That's the thing those guys don't get. Nintendo isn't exactly in control of when their successors launch.  The market is. If in 2021, we start to get a decline all year for Switch regardless of price cuts, and 2022 sees more of the same, you can bet Nintendo will make sure they are ready for a 2023 launch of the Switch 2. If a price cut stops the decline, they will probably wait til 2024.

Still, a 6 year span between consoles isn't exactly short. It's more like the average.

You could have said the same with the PS3 and 360. Regardless, at this point, that likely wont happen unless there is a significant economic downturn and if thats the case they'll leave it on the market longer rather than cut it's lifespan. At this point, we know where the Switch stands. Gen 9 has already been a success for them. The question now is how successful will it be. Console are basically determined by their first 18 months. Lastly, I'm not sure how you can say 6 years is the average when the last two gens have been 7 years for Sony and Microsoft and Nintendo is now saying 7.