Prediction: PS6 won't sell over 50 million units lifetime.

[EricHiggin]

VersusEvil said:

EricHiggin said:

With the most recent PS news about digital only after 2028, aka PS6 onward, about half of my PS4 gaming friends who've been thinking about getting an XBSS for GTAVI finally did before the price increase takes effect. The others are still contemplating, but once some make a move, typically the others follow soon enough. The new Halo CE very well may push them over the edge to jump in.

Unless there's a reasonably affordable PS6, it sounds like they're sticking with PS4 as their SNY console and XBSS for newer games they can't get on PS4.

SNY's future in this economic climate is mostly whales for PS6 if they don't go back to a PS4 mindset.

So your friends left their PS libraries for Xbox to buy a game that’s digital only and a game that isn’t even on the disc (Halo) .. for a future in an ecosystem (Xbox) that has more of a chance of imploding than the Ocean gate submarine. 🤔 

About 2/3rds of them don't even bother to claim their free Plus games, LOL. Only the odd time if it's something of interest, so usually something mainstream like COD. A few times I had to let them know late in the month otherwise they would've likely missed out on those.

Most of them buy digitally. Of the minority of the physical games they had, most were gifts from me. Some thanked me but asked me to refrain in the future because they didn't want the inconvenience of physical. "Alright, suit yourselves'.

They're mostly casuals. A few you might consider semi hardcore, but still lean closer to casual. They're not as worried about the future as a legit (hardcore) gamer, though they did take into account the leaks and rumors of XB Helix and PS6. Since it looks like both will be far too expensive, for far too long, they decided XBSS made the most sense for the foreseeable future. I don't necessarily disagree if you don't want to pay PS5 prices, and who knows how much worse based on what else is going on with SNY. Doesn't seem like PS6 will end up much different than XB Helix.

Two more of them ordered an XBSS earlier this week but haven't received them yet. Times running out for the rest who will likely follow.