| Otter said: But still you're conflating decline with doom or some equivalent. If not, why does a decline equate to a write off? Was the 3DS a write off because it didn't perform to DS numbers? Through looking at the last 2 generations of playstation hardware, we can see the general ballpark Sony are working within (ps3 10m, PS4- 9m). Even the best selling dedicated home console of the last 2 generations (wii) only did 12m in Japan, so looking as far back as playstation1 to draw up expectations for PS5 doesn't make any sense. My reference point was people comparing PS5 to Wii U (3m) based off current supply constraint sales, it all just seems way to hasty and dramatic. |
3DS is the third best selling platform in Japan's history so where as it didn't outperform the DS it out performed all other platforms before it with the exception of the GB which means it remains consistent in not only performing in the market but also retaining the position of market leader the problem with your argument is you're arguing comparisons can't be made because of market changes where as everyone is accounting for market changes in their outlook for PS5's possible performance. Nintendo made a move to tackle the problem with a hybrid form factor as a result they're heading for a possible LT range of 30m Sony have so far made no move neither hardware or software wise that really looks to address the issue.
On the WiiU comparison people compared platforms performances in their launch windows so when PS5 moves less than what WiiU did in the same time period obviously it's going to be a talking point, the whole point of the tongue in cheek doom comment someone made was the approach from Sony so far combined with a strong competitor steamrolling the region by a large margin at that is a position the brand has never dealt with before as even with the Wii and DS Sony at least were at the starting line with the competing platform while here the competitor is already well out the gates with multiple options still available to them to compete.
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