PS5's operating income already more than PS1, PS2, PS3 & PS4 combined.

[Qwark]

only777 said:

Qwark said:

Nintendo is pretty much in its own category at this moment. Its more consumerfriendly and ate facing other challenges than most AAA gaming companies. Although Nintendo is also gearing the massive increase in de costs going forward.

The Switch is still the most accessible console, but I can see the successor facing the same problems as PS5 if it launches at 400 euro plus and almost all games are increasing in price and online costs 70 euro a year.

I completely reject the idea that Sony and Nintendo are not in direct competition with each other.

Sony does compete directly in the video games market. Both companies are selling video games that make you choose where to spend your time and money.

This argument is like saying The Saturn wasn't in competition with the PS1 becuase Sega was focused on Arcade conversions and Sony wanted new home IP titles.

I fully expect Nintendo Switch 2 to face the same problems the PS5 is facing. Nintendo also is weird when it comes to home consoles they either hit out of the park (Switch/Wii) or they hit themselves with the bat (GameCube and Wii U).

I expect the Switch successor to be what the 3DS is to the DS. A successful successor, but plagued by circumstances that won't let it shine as brightly. Nintendo is also a weird (imo better) company when it comes to how it finances it games and how it prices games.

However if all Nintendo games are going to be 70 euro and stay at that price point on Switch 2 that will definitely hinder the Switch 2 as it will most likely have more expensive hardware (raw costs for hardware have gone up). I fully expect a decline between 8th gen and 9th gen if we count the sales for the Switch from 2020 and the Switch 2 till PS5 releases and I don't see that trend going into reverse easily.