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KrspaceT said:

We talking about hardware sales or software sales?

Because that is a bit of a factor to consider: Nintendo's been very good at high quality, high sale evergreen titles doing historically well for their franchises. As first party driven that money also goes more clearly into the big N system. This also means Nintendo is profitable a lot quicker on things that Sony is.

Will God of War sell Breath/Ultimate/Odysey/New Horizon levels? Will the niche titles have fairly significant buzz? Tis my question to ask. Hardware in turn is also affected by software shall we not forget.

I can see most IP's from Sony this generation growing even more. Their brand power has reached new heights courtesy of the PS4. I don't see that slowing down unless the games themselves disappoint. 



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Bandorr said:
YanisFromFrance said:

Nintendo consoles have much better sales dynamics but Sony has better longevity

Where is that chart from? Where is the PS1 and 4?

and WTF is "sales dynamic"?

This is a table of consoles with the most sales Dynamic. That's why ps1 and ps4 are missing.



Leynos said:
YanisFromFrance said:

The Nintendo Switch will finish the best-selling console of all time.
If Nintendo makes the console last for 7 years in any case, the console will surpass the PS2.

Highly doubt it. Don't even think it will come within 20 million of DS

At this point getting within 20 million of DS is really likely actually for the reasons below.

src said:

Sony have 3 out the 5 best selling consoles of all time, the best selling console of all time and PS4 is going to hit 120m+, something the Switch can only dream of.

PS5 will sell a number that Nintendo wishes SW2 can achieve.

The Switch is well on pace for not just 120m+ but also 130m+. If after this year it has the same drops as the Wii had after its peak which didn't drop in sales slowly it would still sell over 130m. The PS5 exceeding it is possible but with the Switch looking like it might have a 30+ million year which would be the first time a console ever sold that much in one year that's unlikely for the time being I'd say.

Last edited by Norion - on 26 November 2020

No, I doubt PS5 will sell as much as PS1.  Meanwhile Switch will become the best selling system yet.



Too early to tell, but PS5 could be long lived like PS4, but I fear that 3rd parties making multiplats could run out of power due to having to stay within XBSS HW power and RAM size, so they could push to kill earlier than necessary the more powerful PS5 and XBSX too.



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src said:

PS4 is going to hit 120m+, something the Switch can only dream of. 

Switch is on track to pass 120 million with ease.

It's already sold over 70 million and Nintendo have repeatedly stated it is just entering the middle of its lifecycle. Another 50 million over the next 3-4 years will be easily accomplished, particularly with further hardware revisions, price cuts for the base model, and demand being through the roof.

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src said:

Sony have 3 out the 5 best selling consoles of all time, the best selling console of all time and PS4 is going to hit 120m+, something the Switch can only dream of.

PS5 will sell a number that Nintendo wishes SW2 can achieve.

You have to be trolling man. Like switch could possibly have the best year for any console, beating the NDS and you are saying it can only dream of 120mil+? Anything less for the switch would be a massive shock and disappointment. 



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Like many have said before me, it is near impossible to tell at this point. We won't truly know whether or not the PS5 will be able to outsell the switch for 2-3 years, and thats just due to the nature of
A.) how well it sells in comparison to the Series X/S
B.) How the middle years for the switch go (how much momentum can it keep from this year)
C.) It will give us an idea of how it is selling relative to the other PlayStation, I use VGchartz numbers for the 3/4, and shipments from Sony for the 2 (Even if they were really bad about actually releasing them in quarters)
D.) If the PS5 starts selling less in it's 2nd year than 1st this is bad, but if the opposite happens, then it is good. Basically can it preserve its momentum and build on to it?

Historically speaking the first year has rarely broken records for most consoles sold ever (Talking as in the Switches potential 30 million in a calendar year, PS5 and XSX will not do this in 2021) Launch day sell outs also tell us little of demand, but when a console doesn't sell out, we are told much. Currently XSX/S and PS5 are both in this category of unknown real demand, we can't really measure demand till we are a year in, but even then the console in the lead will not always win, though historically speaking I do believe the one in the lead by the end of the First Year (aligned) of a generation has always won. (What I mean is X360, PS3 and Wii aligned, not Wii, PS4, and Xbox)

Last edited by badskywalker - on 27 November 2020

NS at this point will become one of the top 3 selling platforms of all time it not only has a monopoly on one side of the market but will finish this FY in the 80m range all with out needing a price cut it'll likely hit 100m before next holiday I don't see PS5 matching it.



Shiken said:

The PS5 will likely sell less than the PS4 lifetime, and by default less than Switch. The XBox brand has a good chance to get some of the market share they lost with the XSX/S, and they are making a lot of good choices in that regard. While I do not think it will outsell the PS5 overall, it will cut into potential overall sales.

The Switch on the otherhand will continue to sell like wildfire, as it is a good supplement to either console. Couple that with the people that main the Switch due to portability, and it will remain ahead of the PS5 relatively easy.

One of the most important things for console is its consistency with software library. PS4 has been able to do that to an extent during its cycle and Xbox One X couldn't see itself being in the lead despite being more powerful. This determines the success. The launch sales figures for both PS5 and Xbox series X are already pointing towards the success of consoles from their previous gen respectively. 

"The XBox brand has a good chance to get some of the market share they lost with the XSX/S"

The Xbox brand might even struggle to keep up the market share it had with the previous generation. You cannot ignore this factor and this applies to both consoles. The covid phase could actually challenge most studios to put out the AAA titles on time. The switch will definitely go bonkers this holiday and could reach its final peak in the wake of next gen consoles and would be on a decline soon after, solely relying on first party software titles and existing user-base.