NSW2 Lifetime Sales

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The_Liquid_Laser said:

LegitHyperbole said:

Oh and for the thread. Less than 75 million and far less at that. How much less will depend on a variety of worldly factors now that seem completely unpredictable. My predictions for PS5 have also massively reduced and the PS6 is dead in the water, Recession doesn't typically hit video game consoles but with the cost of living and current events I just don't think people are going to be able to upgrade after a certain point with the price these things are going to cost. We might have to take out a loan to buy a loaf of bread never mind luxury tech items.

Recession doesn't hit the video game industry as a whole, but that doesn't necessarily mean it avoids every console.  If there is a recession in the next year or so, then people could avoid both the Switch 2 and PS5 and instead focus on other gaming platforms like Switch 1, PS4, mobile, low-end PC and so on.

You're exactly right, I keep making the mistake og thinking everything is fine individually but it's indeed not the case. Same for games, some will sell really well and some will tank massively, we have already been seeing that lately with Dragon Age and FF Rebirth and so on, people are being more selective and using identity politics and a slight few points of an aggregate to erase their FOMO cause if everyone agrees a game is bad they can feel better about not purchasing it. Impulse buying had certainly gone with the wind and now people are going to be pushed into buying fewer games or waiting for sales. I fear for the industry and us with all our games owned digitally, what is Xbox was dismantled by MS and the platform becomes unavailable to people digitally. Damn, the thought is rotten.