How many extra consoles will GTA 6 sell?

[EricHiggin]

Norion said:

EricHiggin said:

"The average price of goods will remain higher than it was back then, and keep increasing over time". This is what I said, but back then PS5 wasn't $700. Inflation has calmed down somewhat but isn't back to where it should be yet. Businesses also take time to adjust for various reasons, like taking advantage. Tariffs are also holding off any price reductions. The worldwide economy still has a ways to go before it gets back to what we would consider normal.

PS1 with present inflation being around $650 doesn't mean much. What matters is that $299 was the sweet spot for mass adoption back then at that time. In 2028, $499 will still be the sweet spot, and if SNY launches at $600, or worse, $700, they're going to end up in a similar position to the PS3's launch. The only way SNY limits the damage with pricing that high, with a typical single SKU, is to go back to dropping the hardware price asap whenever possible.

PS5 Pro is already implementing software to significantly boost performance like PSSR, much like AMD's FSR tech, and this is just the first iteration of it. If you look at FSR4 now, it's very impressive, and SNY and AMD are now working together on that going forward. Just look at what Switch 2 is able to accomplish with its hardware, using software tech like DLSS. PS6 isn't going to need near the hardware you'd typically expect to produce next gen worthy visuals, and less hardware with more powerful software is cheaper to produce.

SNY had its reasons for PS4 ending up lower mid range, because people didn't pay the high launch price they charged for PS3, the economy was still recovering from 2008, plus everyone 'knew' console gaming was dead because mobile was the future. That didn't stop it from selling 120M units. The PS6 strategy won't be focused on, 'we need a new console and it has to be giant leap, no matter the cost.' SNY knows what that mindset leads to, and it's nowhere good.

I really don't think that would be the sweet spot since it wouldn't be lower mid-range, it'd be upper low-end at best but I suppose we can just agree to disagree on this and just wait 2-3 years. I could see Sony offering a cheaper point of entry but I would be very surprised if there isn't at least a mid-range option available for the PS6. If there's a weaker $499 version of the PS6 there's bound to also be a capable $699 version as well.

PS1 (1994) to PS5 (2020) -> Time difference of 26 years -> Price difference of $200

PS4 (2013) to Pro (2016) -> Time difference of 03 years -> Price difference of $0

PS5 (2020) to Pro (2024) -> Time difference of 04 years -> Price difference of $200

Hmmm. I say worst case, $499 in 2030.