| firebush03 said: If PS5 can smash its own personal sales records with a $500 PS5 (despite lackluster first-party output), I do not see the $450 NSW2 flopping too hard. It’ll very likely dominate the industry for the next 7-8y. Gamers are hungry for games, and Nintendo is offering the most attractive dishes. They’ve practically got a monopoly on games at this moment. |
I'm also curious to see wether PS5 can keep its current sales trend (I think in current state of the market outselling PS4 is a given, since it's almost confirmed PS5 will have at least one additional year before replacement)
Switch had a total of 0 impact in PS4 trajectory outside Japan, market where PS5 is already so dead Switch 2 is a non-factor. I think it's because for a significant number of buyers Switch was an additional console, with lower price point and lower spending in software (games, services, in gaming purchases, etc). It couldn't be seen as a replacement for PS4 in the sense most of AAA games couldn't run on Switch
Switch 2 however is a different story. Even AAA games are still cross gen with PS4 support, except for a handful titles like the iminent GTA6 the absolute majority of games will be playable in Series S and Switch 2. It can be for all intents and purposes a primary console AKA you might not need a PS5 at all if you have a Switch 2
So comes the question, is Switch 2 eating the Sony's market share...
...or perhaps is Xbox the one now completely doomed?
Because for Sony they at least have some first party offers and thr occasional third party money hated titles (and of course the already existing library you want to carry given you had a PS4)
For XBOX consumers have... game pass I guess?
Just thoughts I was having
