GTA 6 not launching till 2026. I bet on it. It will get delayed. In a time where even small titles getting delayed left and right and when numerous previous Rockstar titles have gotten delayed, now GTA 6 will come on time ? I really doubt it.
Therefore PS5 will probably do sales level like this year next year, and 2026 probably do the same or little bit better because of the GTA 6 (otherwise it would go down but GTA will keep it a float. And if there is a price cut in late 2026 let's say it may even go beyond this and next year numbers. Or if they wait till 2027 it may just slow the decline.
In either case it will result in PS5 reaching PS4 I think. Cuz we only have 2018 going ahead into PS4 life, which was a decent year, but after that it quickly declined. If the years till 2027 are somewhat like this year, it will certainly reach PS4 or even beat it by the end.
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