Rumor: Sony to Ship 30 Million PS5 Consoles Next Fiscal Year

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the-pi-guy said:

The_Liquid_Laser said:

There is no way they will ship 30m next FY, nor will they even ship 18m this FY. This kind of shows where the Sony executives are at right now: overconfident to the point of being out of touch with reality. This is the same position Nintendo was in when they were launching the Wii U. Success in one generation does not mean similar success in the next.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/wii-u-was-expected-to-sell-100-million-units#:~:text=Nintendo%20president%20Tatsumi%20Kimishima%20commented,Wii%20U%20would%20follow%20suit.

What? 

There's a huge difference here. The PS5 is a launched console that is struggling to stay in stock 2 years after launch.

I doubt they'll make 30 million, but that comparison doesn't make any sense.

Anyone who thinks the PS5 can ship 30m in one FY is severely deluding themselves.  It is a level of delusion like thinking the Wii U could ship over 100m lifetime.