The_Liquid_Laser said:
Not only that, but the PS5 seems to have a kind of bipolar disorder. Hardware is selling the best ever in 20 years while software sales are worse than Vita or Wii U. Instead of "best year for Playstation in 20 years" I'd call it "most interesting sales for Playstation in 20 years" or maybe "most interesting sales for Playstation ever". Software and hardware sales seem to have nothing to do with one another. |
Also, we really have to keep in mind that Sony's handheld hardware was a pretty big thing in Japan. (data from VGChartz hardware totals)
6th gen sales: PS1 = 21.59 million units
6th gen sales: PS2 = 23.18 million units
7th gen sales: PS3 (10.47 million) + PSP (20.02 million) = 30.49 million units
8th gen sales: PS4 (9.67 million) + PS Vita (5.73 million) = 15.4 million units
9th gen sales: PS5 = 10-12 million units?
If the PS5 sells 10-12 million units in Japan, that's still a sizable decline from last gen. And last gen was the worst for Sony ever in Japan. Of course, Nintendo's sales also declined compared to the DS and Wii era. 7th gen was just insane, with both companies firing on all cylinders. But for roughly 20 years Sony's sales never fell below 20 million units per generation. We are looking at a 50% decline. I know Sony is fine and the PS5 has a good chance to outsell the PS4 globally and in Japan, but I just wanted to point that out since it hardly ever gets brought up. Gamers tend to ignore handheld consoles. Has been that way since the early 7th gen days when I signed up here.
