XtremeBG said:
Yep. If we think theoretically that PS5 is essentially doing PS4 lifetime numbers, and if we put the standard console practices on it such as price cuts, and remove all the price hikes, alongside releasing PS6 in 2030 and thus prolonging the generation (because of the good sales), the console could reach highs like 200M. If we instead of what actually happened, put some 100$ price cut in 2024, we could had peak year of let's say 25M (from 21.6M the previous year). The PS5 at this point is selling at 299$ for the digital one and 399$ for the disc based one. Then we could have some 22-23M year now, this year - 2025, and we could have another 22-23M next year with GTA IV. Then in 2027 it would drop to 18-19M. And normally it would drop once again to 14-15M in 2028 however another price cut happens then just like previous console generations, and PS5 drops to 199$ for the digital one, and 299$ for the disc based one. So the sales remain the same 18-19M for 2028. Drop to 15M in 2029, and finally replacing it in 2030, with sales dropping to 10M. We can of course add some more help with another price cut in 2031 to 99$ for the digital and 199$ for the disc based keeping the drop slight and doing 8M in 2031, then continuing to sell until 2035, with sales of 6M, 4M, 2M and 1M.
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Ok, what you described is absolutely NOT standard console practices lmao. No console ever took 10 years to be replaced for one, not the PS2 and not even the Switch. And for two, even without all the inflation and pandemic and whatnot, a PS5 at $199 would be too big a loss of money for Sony, let alone at $99. You just made up an insane scenario where 200M would be possible.
