US Sales: November 2025 (Circana)

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Otter said:

How much of Sonys numbers is explained by PS5 Pro launching last year inflating its numbers? Maybe this is just the correction, especially considering the Pro is not really a compelling piece of hardware to keep up the second wind.

Considering PS5s install base & price its number don't ring alarm bells. Switch 2 is a little bit more worrying but also maybe a necessary kick up the butt for Nintendo.

They don't appear hungry with the S2 software and unlike PS5 during its cross gen period, they can't rely on being the best way to play pretty much all and any upcoming third party games.

Alarm bells don't matter, tariffs and increasing RAM prices mean every console will cost more next year than this year, there is no saving traditional consoles in the AI Boom era we live in today. All these consoles will cost more next year and thus sell less than this year, no matter what Nintendo or any of the others do.