RolStoppable said:
That was a generation ago, but we have been discussing the present and you then wanted to draw attention to the future. The PS5 isn't going to match PS4 numbers. The extraordinary circumstances this generation have boosted PS5 hardware sales to make them look respectable, but software sales have been underwhelming and are telling the true story. The software totals of third party games that noshten has posted prove this further. While in 2020 Nintendo had a market share of ~54% of third party software sales, it has risen to ~81% in 2021. Much of the PS4's software share is going to be replaced by Switch rather than the PS5, the writing is already on the wall for that. And the thing that really dooms PS sales to growing irrelevance in Japan is the attitude towards the Japanese market from SIE's HQ in the USA. |
The true story cannot be told until sony is actually able to meet demand globally, anything else is speculation. Retailers report high demand, whereas you'll assume low because of trend. There isn't really an objective discussion to be had here.
