| Kai_Mao said: I am really intrigued to see how PS5 will do once games like Granblue, FFVIIRebirth, and Persona 3 Reload release. Will this propel the PS5 to finally be the console leader in Japan for the year until the Switch 2 arrives? Or will it be a blip that will eventually come back down to Earth? |
Granblue Fantasy sold ~200,000 games on mobile in Japan. So I should expect close to 500,000 games sold in Japan total for GF:Relink.
The last FFVII release, in 2020 sold ~700,000 game units in its debut in Japan, with ~80,000 PS4 units. And sold about 900,000 game units by the end of May 2020.
The month before the FFVI remake released Japan sold ~70,000 PS4 units. When FFVI remake released, Japan sold ~165,000 PS4 units, a 235% increase. And the month after FFVI remake was released, Japan sold ~29,000 PS4 units, a 81% decline.
With this we can get an idea what will happen in 2024 in Japan for the PS5, we will see something very similar to 2023 Japan for the PS5. In February we should see a 200% increase in console sales, with a 50% decline in PS5 sales.
Persona 3 sold in Japan a total of 383,563 units on Playstation consoles (not including PSP or PS4). PS5 sold 1,305,000 units on Playstation consoles in Japan. We see that the Persona franchise is increasing it's fanbase. So I expect Persona 3 Reload to sell around the 1M mark in Japan on the PS5.
In general games will have a blip effect on the console it releases on. That blip can have further effects depending on the amount of hype and success the blip has.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)
PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)
Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)
"The way to accomplish great things, is to be indefatigable and never rest till the thing is accomplished." - Joseph Smith Jr.
Lifetime Sales Predictions
Switch: 160 million (was 120 million, then 140 million, then 150 million)
PS5: 130 million (was 124 million)
Xbox Series X/S: 54 million (was 60 million, then 57 million)
"The way to accomplish great things, is to be indefatigable and never rest till the thing is accomplished." - Joseph Smith Jr.
