zorg1000 said:
PS3+360-173m (NA-76m, EU-56m, JP-12m, RoW-29m) PS4+XBO-175m (NA-71m, EU-61m, JP-10m, RoW-33m) Japan saw a large drop from Gen 6 to Gen 7 but other than that, the PS+XB ecosystem has been quite stable, globally and per region. I think this shows a few notable things. 1. The PS & XB ecosystems are in large part interchangeable and their sales are dependent on one another. In other words, if one sees growth then the other must see a decline (PS going from 158m to 77m to 117m & XB going from 25m to 85m to 58m). 2. Many people “age out” of gaming as they get older and acquire more responsibilities (established careers, raising families, home ownership, etc) and have traditionally been replaced by new kids/teens who “age into” gaming on these platforms. 3. Developing regions saw massive growth in the 90s/00s. Europe, SNES+GEN-17m, PS1+N64-37m, PS2+XB-62m. RoW, SNES+GEN-4m, PS1+N64-10m, PS2+XB-28m. Growth in these regions have stagnated for the PS+XB ecosystems. |
Interesting.
