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

[The_Liquid_Laser]

curl-6 said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

I know right?  I say crazy things like "software sells hardware".  I am glad you are too enlightened to believe this kind of nonsense.    Do you believe that the PS5 sells by magic like the posters who are arguing with me?  They haven't given me a good reason why many people would buy a PS5, so I can only assume they believe in magic instead of my crazy "software sells hardware" argument.

Nothing magic about it, we live in a hyper-consumerist society where people want the latest hot trendy product, especially if it's in high demand and difficult to attain.

The PS4 wasn't exactly swimming in killer apps for its first few years, but it still sold at a rapid pace right out of the gate.

Killer exclusives are not the only reason people buy consoles.

I just looked up PS4 games in 2015 which would have been the equivalent of this year.  Here are some games:

Bloodborne
Witcher 3
Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocket League
Just Cause 3
Until Dawn
Mortal Kombat X
Axiom Verge
Dying Light
Fallout 4
Star Wars Battlefront
Assassin's Creed Syndicate

None of these games appeared on the PS3 and a couple are actually PS4 exclusives.  There are also some significant heavy hitters in there sales wise.  By 2015, Generation 8 was well underway.  PS5 does not have a lineup anywhere near this.  Where are the Gen 9 games?  Where are the exclusives?  PS4 actually did have plenty of titles that were not cross gen by this time.  PS5 is pretty pathetic in comparison.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 08 June 2022