Will the PS5 be able to sell more than the PS4?

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G2ThaUNiT said:

I don’t think so for several major reasons

1) The consoles continue to go up in price worldwide in a time where cost of living is ridiculous so gaming has gone from a luxury to a major luxury for most.

2) Sony themselves believe the PS5 peaked in sales this past year, so it will most likely never reach those sales numbers again.

3) Pro consoles don’t move units dramatically enough to make an impact. Just look at PS4 Pro sales. They’re enthusiast devices. Not for the masses. I can’t imagine what the price is going to be, which coincides with my first point.

4) Now that Sony is releasing all their games on PC, it’s going to lead some to hold off on getting a PS5 to wait for a game to arrive on PC. Nearly all of Sony’s major first titles this gen are on PC minus GT7, Demon’s Souls, and Spider-Man 2.

I think it has a great chance of still hitting 100 million lifetime in sales though! 

IIRC, PS4 Pro sales accounted for about 10% of the PS4's install base. PS5 Pro should end up in a similar ballpark, and perhaps even slightly better, without an Xbox equivalent on the market.