Global Hardware Dec 20-26 - Switch Outsells Lifetime 3DS Sales

[Jumpin]

I don't think we have any info on how PS5 is going to do, yet.
All we know right now is that PS5 has greater supply than PS4 did for the same period.
Once PS5 starts popping up on retail shelves in Western markets, we'll know that the supply pipe is delivering enough to satisfy the demand velocity.

Japan is going to lose millions of sales based on the data. But I admit, this is a deduction based on: either demand isn't high in Japan OR Sony isn't factoring Japan heavily into their plan for this generation; both lead to the same conclusion, lower sales. And again, that's only where things currently stand.

Anyway, once PS5s sit on retail shelves, as opposed to flying off immediately to satisfy demand, then actual sales can be more accurately predicted.

I think market forces are going to work against it in the same way market forces worked against 3DS, but probably not to that extent. ARM-based devices with greater usability, like the Switch, are only going to increase in demand. There's a bit of a tech revolution going on right now for the casual/home market (as opposed to the professional market), and X86 is on the losing end.

Last edited by Jumpin - on 10 January 2021