Famitsu Sales: Week 14, 2026 (Mar 30 - Apr 05)

[Louie]

Otter said:

Pinkie_pie said:

What's with the doom and gloom for PS5 suddenly? It's been selling around 10-15k all year. Even if they increase the price of the digital version it would still sell the same. People are now choosing the digital version because of the huge price difference. The pro and disc versions would sell more if they increase the price of the digital version

This is also true. Playstation has been pretty stable the last 3 generations, this is nothing new or dire. PS3 sold 10m, PS4 9m but killed early, PS5 will sell 8.5m but is killed early by economic circumstances.  

If 3rd party games continue to be prioritised and preferred on PlayStation over Switch, the PS6 dual systems should comfortably repeat PS5s numbers and have a less turbulent lifespan.

Just to chime in: Playstation hasn't been stable in Japan, at all. They had huge success with the PSP and moderate success with the Vita. We shouldn't forget that. I know for some reason people like to ignore handheld sales, but in Japan Playstation has declined a lot in popularity over the past decade. The Vita sold over 5 million units in Japan, I think. So they will probably decline by 5-6 million in sales this generation. Which is probably the reason why there are so many rumors of a handheld or hybrid PS6 version.