Which system will sell more in 2026: Switch 2 or PS5?

[Chrkeller]

Otter said:

Chrkeller said:

I am curious if GTA 6 will push any meaningful hardware, outside the first week or two. I would think many (maybe most) that wanted a ps5 and are interested in GTA, bought by now. I am not convinced the GTA bump is as big as some think it will be.

It's definitely possible but I think it just depends on how big of a splash GTA makes. When you have a genuine phenomenon (like Animal Crossing: New Horizons etc), the true impact stretches well beyond people who were "anticipating" the title and it creates interest in people who are curious what the fuss is about, wanting to feel including in the hype etc. I'm sure we all know a fair few console gamers who are on the fence and haven't upgraded this generation but have a PS4 or Xbox One. I think there's a huge casual market at play.  Of course the game must truly deliver for any of that to pan out and a lot of this won't be known or understood until the game is in the hands of reviewers and consumers/going viral etc (like with Pokopia)

At this point though the impact of GTA shouldn't be seen as something that will give PS5 a chance if its already loosing month by month, the best reasonable prediction is that it will greatly reduce the extent of S2s win, but a complete role reversal seems extremely unlikely. This is all assuming Sony goes heavy with discounts during Fall, if they don't... Well the casuals aren't spending $700 to see what the fuss is about lol

Great post overall, the bolded part I think is especially true.  

$650 console

$80 game

10% sales tax (varies from state to state)

$803 for gaming when food, gas, etc. are expensive.  Feels like a tough ask for most.