Switch 2 Sales Predictions: Next PS2 or Wii U Disaster?

[firebush03]

Kyuu said:

firebush03 said:

i’ll be bold and say >150mil. Much stronger start than NSW, might lose some ground midgen, but it’ll prolly hold similar leg strength. I expect NSW2 to do about as good — if not, a slight bit better (or possibly worse) — than NSW. (Not to mention: The competition is currently self-imploding…)

The competition is not self-imploding...

People always exaggerate Playstation's missteps and failures (part of the reason why Xbox gets massively overestimated) and often exaggerate Nintendo's. PS5 is in some ways superior to the PS4, which btw was heavily criticized and mislabeled as "indie station" for the first 2 or 3 years. PS5 was excessively trolled since its specs were revealed and until launch. Both consoles crushed their direct competition.

Are there flaws, misdirections, and maybe a couple of outrageous mistakes? Of course! But to depict this as "self-implosion" is hyperbole. If you consider Playstation as Switch 2 competition, then you may as well consider PC (desktops, laptops, and handhelds) as competition too. PC and to a less extent Playstation are both in fact growing. I do suspect that if Sony continues to make major mistakes and doesn't pricedrop their consoles when necessary (the immediate threat is PC), the brand could be damaged, but it shouldn't be anything they can't address.

PlayStation self-imploding referring to the fact that almost all their first party studios having been developing live-service titles which would eventually need to be scrapped. Not saying that PlayStation is cratering as a brand, but rather that Sony may not have nearly as exciting an offering as Nintendo for the next years b/c of all the cancelled games, thereby giving way for NSW2 to sell through some crazy figures.