Switch Sales Top 108 Million - Global Hardware May 15-21

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yo33331 said:

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I don't think things are quite as gloomy for the PS5 as many here suggest.
Yes, its selling poorly at the moment due to supply issues, but with all the pent up demand it could see a huge resurgence once the stock finally becomes available. The chip crunch in its early years may also lead this generation to last longer than usual as Sony/MS try to recoup their early losses.
I don't think it's out of the question that PS5 can still catch up and outsell PS4 by seeing higher peaks than its predecessor ever did.

With seeing how Sony doesn't care about lifetime sales (when they get passed a certain point) and how they announce next gen console more than 2 full years earlier, not making pricecuts and not having full stock of their previous gen consoles (no marketing too at least there weren't any big adverts or campaigns for PS4 since 2019?) I can't see how PS5 will outsell PS4 unless they immediately start producing at least 3 times more units to meet the demand now. Because if they let this year slide it's becoming more and more difficult for the system to reach PS4 levels or even pass them.

The question now is will it pass the PS3 lifetime. Because at least this is a battle PS5 can actually still win.

Passing PS3 is a guarantee, only way that doesn't happen is if the chip crunch never alleviates, and eventually it will.