Do you think PlayStation 5 sales will be as good as Nintendo Switch sales?

[Mnementh]

Tridrakious said:

Mnementh said:

The question isn't so much if the Series X/S will put up so much competition to be neck to neck with PS5. The question is: can Series X/S put up more competition than Xbox One did to PS4? And I think that may well be the case.

Also you have to consider that PC+Gamepass and Streaming are also competition to the PS5. I think Sony may struggle to reach PS4 numbers withj the new system. Sure, they can surprise me, but currently I think this gen will not going as smoothly for Sony as the PS4 gen.

What makes you say that Sony won't have a smooth time this gen? The big titles from Bethesda will release on PS5 and Sony appears to be putting more visibility on PS Now (with it being baked into the PS5 user experience).

I'm not saying they won't have a few stumbles, but they have never started a generation as strongly as they have with the PS5's launch line up. And the first full year is looking stacked as well. Microsoft will obviously have Halo Infinite in a year or two, but it is disconcerting to know that Infinite was suppose to be a launch title and it's now a year away. Also they didn't launch their new system with anything exclusive to show off the hardware.

Rwad again my post you quoted. I don't doubt that Sony has prepared well for the PS5. But if I talk about the smooth experience, I don't mean problems that Sony will produce this gen. Just that in the PS4 gen the competition fumbled, and that doesn't happen again. Sure, Series X/S will probably not beating PS5. But taking a higher share of the market than the XBox One did - that seems plausible as Microsoft didn't fumble as they did with the One. And you completely ignore the other competition I mentioned (something I noticed more often on this site, people here tend to believe gaming ends with console and ignore everything else). Gamepass is increasing the value of the PC-platform massively. And all the streaming services popping up will surely acquire a few former console players.

If Sony can in this much more competetive environment secure sales for the PS5 similar to the PS4, that would be the best case. So I see a ceiling for PS5 sales in the PS4 sales. Nothing indicates Sony is targeting new markets.