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Predict PS4 lifetime sales

80,000,000 or less... 79 17.14%
 
90,000,000 39 8.46%
 
100,000,000 94 20.39%
 
110,000,000 57 12.36%
 
120,000,000 81 17.57%
 
130,000,000 21 4.56%
 
140,000,000 16 3.47%
 
150,000,000 18 3.90%
 
160,000,000 10 2.17%
 
170,000,000 45 9.76%
 
Total:460

I really dont think it will pass the ps2 but it sure as hell will make it to 100 million if not more



                  

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so sony's best selling console will be sony's worst selling console...

...this thread is going to get a hell of a necrobump.



Teeqoz said:
PenguinZ said:
I have my doubts that it will surpass 100m, simply because I feel this is going to be a shorter console cycle, especially compared to the 7th generation.


Wah? It's at 18.5 million now, emerging markets are way better now than before (Sony showed us that PS4 has sold twice as much in Asia excluding Japan than the PS2 had in the same point in its life), Japanese support is just starting to pick up, It hasn't even reached its peak yet, so we should expect years higher than this in the future (it did 14 million this calendar year.)

 

How do you explain the 100 million figure?


Sales could be more frontloaded this generation, given the length of last generation. A 100m sold units for any product is harder to achieve than most people give it credit for. In all honestly I feel it could sale as high as 110m, but I feel generally more confortable around 95m



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Message to future self from necrobump complete. Now down to the serious stuff. I predict it will clear 100m easily and will probably push 120m.



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I doubt it'll pass PS2 but it'll break 100m easily. That's a win no matter how hard you spin it.



ImmortalHelixFossil said:
You are aware Playstion 4 is still selling better than the Playstation 2 in the same timeframe ^^


the Playstation 2 had a good stream of games released for it for almost a decade or more.... (something like 1999-2010)

 

its delusional to think that the PS4 will have anywhere near that long lifetime. the only other system that comes to mind that did would be like the NES. it won't happen. The PS2 is an exception. the reason it sold so well for such a sustained period of time is the fact that it had other somewhat innovative technology connected to it (DVD player), and everyone needed a DVD player at the time

the PS4 does not provide the same universal need. all systems (generally speaking) sell well the first few years, but there is no way the PS4 user base keeps on pace with the PS2, and there is no way that its lifetime is anywhere near as long at the PS2's



Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:
I really dont think it will pass the ps2 but it sure as hell will make it to 100 million if not more


that's also a big assumption

very dependent on when the next gen systems come out, the economy, Sony as a company as a whole (if financial woes continue they may not be able to in-house produce as many games), the competition, etc. etc. etc.

I think its a bit early to be making these sort of guesses. if another hack into private information in Sony's headquarters happen you can be certain it will not continue selling so well



Was this even a thing? It obviously won't.



I'm now filled with determination.

Ryng_Tolu said:
ImmortalHelixFossil said:
You are aware Playstion 4 is still selling better than the Playstation 2 in the same timeframe ^^

Nope.

PS2 have pass PS4 in USA this NPD.

Despite popular belief, the world doesn't revolve exclusively on the US.



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