| The_Liquid_Laser said: Crossgen games are basically the "hardware sells hardware" argument. "People want a PS5, because it's a PS5. It has great games, and people will want to play these games with the best graphics possible. It doesn't matter that these games are also on the PS4." This argument says that hardware is a feature and ignores the fact that, to the mass market, hardware is actually an obstacle. Here is the opposite argument, "People won't buy a PS5 for Elden Ring, because they are already playing it on their PS4." It's not the hardware that matters. It's the games. Crossgen games don't sell hardware, because hardware is an obstacle. The mass market takes the path of least resistance which is to not buy hardware unless they have to. So, the labels are different, but the argument is still the same. People still think a powerful system with great graphics is what sells. It isn't. That actually prevents sales. We might use the term "crossgen", but that is saying that hardware sells itself (assuming the person already has an older system that plays the game). What actually causes sales are new games, games that are new to the person buying them. And if a person can play the game on a system they already own, like a PS4, then they won't buy a system with the same games and better graphics, like a PS5. "Software sells hardware". I don't care how many people argue against me. It doesn't change reality. Reality is still that software sells hardware, and hardware doesn't sell itself. The mass market will not pay $500 extra for a PS5 if they can play the same games on a system they already own. |
