PS4/XBO/NS - 2019 vs 2020; WEEK FIFTY-THREE!! GAME! SET! MATCH!

[PAOerfulone]

Week 30 Breakdown:

PlayStation 4:
Up in the United States.
Down in Europe, Japan, and the Rest of the World
Down overall.

Xbox One:
Up in the United States and the Rest of the World.
Down in Europe and Japan.
Up overall.

Nintendo Switch:
Up in all regions.


As we enter August, the PS4 and Xbox One weekly sales are beginning to drop back to the level they were before the COVID-19 outbreak and pandemic started back in Spring. Both systems are in short supply and demand for them is still relatively high despite their age. I have no doubt Sony and Microsoft could manufacture, ship, and sell more systems if they wanted to. For as long as this pandemic continues, the demand will still be there. They are simply choosing not to. The reason for that is because they want consumers' attentions to shift to their new consoles. They want to manufacture and ship as many PS5 and Series X units as they possibly can during this time. Focusing more resources and attention to their predecessors while they're on their way out for a short term boost would be counterproductive towards their long term goals. Hence, I believe this steady decline will continue as we move closer to the arrival of Next Gen.

The Nintendo Switch continues its dominant year as Nintendo continues to sort out its stock issues. Thanks in large part to Animal Crossing and the fact that their next system is still a long ways in the future, Nintendo finds themselves in a very different position from Sony and Microsoft. They have every reason to manufacture as many Switch units as they can and should as the system continues to enjoy its peak levels only rivaled by the Wii and DS.