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Norion on 26 October 2024
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Hardstuck-Platinum said:
curl-6 said:

Sony putting their first party exclusives on PC is in itself a huge shift. Selling Horizon Adventures on Switch further cements this move away from exclusivity.

The Switch is the highest selling system on the market and PS5 is unlikely to ever catch up.

Geez. A shift in strategy doesn't automatically mean a de-prioritising of the console. Yes, Sony has been putting games on PC but that doesn't change that their main priority is still selling their console. Their target is to "out console" the competitors. MS has explicitly stated that they are no longer trying to "out console" anyone. Xbone, XBS consoles, and PS4' all have the ability to interfere with a sale of a PS5 because they are potential rival consoles. A switch does not have the capability to prevent the sale of a PS5 because it is so vastly inferior technically and cannot play the latest games like COD and GTA6. Even the Xbone and PS4 even have the latest COD available

This isn't fully true. The Switch does overall compete with the PS5 for sales much less than Xbox and PC but it still will have had an impact the past few years since people have a limited amount of time and money. If only one console can be afforded or if someone only has enough time to use one buying a Switch can totally mean a lost PS5 sale, especially in Japan due to how dominant the Switch is there. And the Switch 2 will have an even greater impact since it's gonna get COD and in general lots more big modern games than the Switch got.

Last edited by Norion - on 26 October 2024