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Kyuu on 28 January 2025
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killer7 said:
Zippy6 said:

Yes, it's very rare to happen, the 360 being the notable example where it declined in 2009 before exploding in sales in 2010 and 2011. I don't think the PS5 will beat 2023 this year, but if GTA VI releases I can see it beating 2024. GTA VI could be the biggest video game launch of all time and PS5 is the only competitive platform it's slated to launch on. The PS5 already broke the all-time record for November sales with it's 2024 number, but if GTA VI launches November this year I can see it breaking that record again. With Xbox sales at an all-time low GTA VI may as well be an exclusive. It's going to be an insane launch.

Thats what i also say. GTAVI won't be PS5 exclusive no matter how hard fanboys wish for it. Also people are putting too much faith in a price cut. How often it was said that when PS3 gets cheaper it would trounce and rape the Wii? We know the PS3 got as low as 189€ and it did not even reach 90 million. Price is no real indicator of how well a system is selling, otherwise the PSP would be at 200 million and the Vita would be well beyond 100 million as well. Both where priced close to Nintendos handhelds. According to this theory Sony would have won both handheld duels but they didn't. The Gamecube should have outsold PS2 and Xbox according to this theory. We know it didn't. Why is the Xbox SS not the market leading console if cheaper= selling better? Why did the Switch sell so well? 330€ was ok but not cheap, especially considering the facts you where charged 70€ for a pro controller, even 90% for a pair of Joy Cons and again 25€ for a Grip! 115€ for a Controller? Oh my god the Switch was a flop. I do hope Nintendo does not die now. Such catastrophic sales the Switch had. Nintendo should go 3rd Party!🤣😂

So much bullshit in one post!

1. No one is begging for GTA6 to be exclusive, you're being all bitter and weird for no reason.

2. Prices and well timed pricedrops are important "factors".

3. Price... again... is a "FACTOR!" (such an alien concept apparently!). The Series S never had a true high demand to begin with, and yet still, if it were priced at $400, sales could have been 5 times worse lol.

4. I don't recall many people thinking the PS5 would "Trounce and **** the Wii" after launch. Some thought it could  eventually shrink the gap (and others sang Sony is doomed songs) which it did alongside the X360 despite both consoles (the so called "HD twins") cannibalizing each other's sales.

5. Nintendo handhelds are a lot more desirable than Sony's. Lowering PSP/Vita prices to Nintendo handheld levels or lower would have helped, but the trade off wasn't worth it to Sony as they would have lost a ton more money in a critical time where they were really struggling, and yet they would've still easily lost in hardware sales. If Nintendo drops the standard Switch price permanently by a $100 even this late in the generation, the system would see a significant uptick in sales. But they chose to prioritize profitability.

PS5 beating PS4 in the US and lagging behind it in Europe is exactly because it's too expensive out there and the economy isn't good.