| Shadow1980 said: Not to take anything away from it (it's a great system and I've been enjoying it so far), but it is worth pointing out that the PS5 had a near-simultaneous global launch. It was released in North America, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea on the 12th, and Europe a week later on the 19th. Meanwhile, there was a greater offset with the the PS4: it was released in NA on Nov. 15, 2013, but not in Europe for a full two weeks later and not in Japan until Feb. 22, 2014. When talking about global launch-aligned sales, especially in a time window as short as two weeks, it does matter when a system is released in specific markets. We'll have to see how things look aligned in specific markets to get a more accurate measure of its debut, so once we get November NPD results and anything out of Europe, we'll see how the PS5's launch sales actually stack up against the PS4's. It didn't have nearly as good of a first week as the PS4 in Japan, and even if it doesn't have quite the debut the PS4 did in the U.S. or Europe, it should still do quite well. Also, there are supply issues to consider, which arguably matters more than demand at launch. |
I don't think this actually matters.
To me, it all comes down to how much stock is available for the time being tracked. Especially being that in that same tracking window the machine will be out of stock so they are selling as fast as they can be supplied. And the tracking period if comparing launches should e between Nov and say the end of February. so basically 4 months.
I think what we should be really looking at is how much stock (or ales) the PS5 has between launch and the end of February. Then you compare that amount to the same amount that the PS4 sold in that period. Because market priorities shift, stocking patterns shift...etc. Eg. Sony shipped X amount of PS4s to NA or launch, but in the two weeks that followed there was not a single shipment after. They could shi half that amount for NA lanch and have stock coming in readily every week that follows and at the end of the month they still end up with a higher number.
