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How well do you think PS5 will sell lifetime?

Under 50 million 2 1.38%
 
50-75 million 4 2.76%
 
75-100 million 24 16.55%
 
100-125 million 85 58.62%
 
125-150 million 29 20.00%
 
150+ million 1 0.69%
 
Total:145

Who the hell voted under 50 million even if it's already close to 10 million in 6 months ?



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SKMBlake said:

Who the hell voted under 50 million even if it's already close to 10 million in 6 months ?

I think you know exactly who it is. 



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3DS, DS, GBA, Vita, PSP, Android

I feel like PS4 numbers, as nothing so far tells me Sony expanded or shrinked the market for the device. Possibly a little more if new geographical regions (China) are buying more, maybe a little less if Xbox gives them more competition, But I doubt either will do big changes.



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IcaroRibeiro said:

Third parties being less expensive using Game Pass already make the Playstation 5 less attractive from a consumer standpoint. Sony seems to be aware of that, that's why they are consolidating their IPs, but I feel Sony IPs are VERY limited to action adventure story focused games, as much there is a lot market and demand to them I'm totally sure they won't be enough to carry a system if PC and Streaming slowly becomes the norm to play 3rd parties 

You clearly don't know what makes the PS consoles appealing to the masses.

And all of what you said reminded me what people used to say before the launch of the Switch. "For the same price, I can buy a PS4, and even less I can buy an Xbox One, which both are more powerful". But the Switch sold anyway. Like in huge amounts.



SKMBlake said:
IcaroRibeiro said:

Third parties being less expensive using Game Pass already make the Playstation 5 less attractive from a consumer standpoint. Sony seems to be aware of that, that's why they are consolidating their IPs, but I feel Sony IPs are VERY limited to action adventure story focused games, as much there is a lot market and demand to them I'm totally sure they won't be enough to carry a system if PC and Streaming slowly becomes the norm to play 3rd parties 

You clearly don't know what makes the PS consoles appealing to the masses.

And all of what you said reminded me what people used to say before the launch of the Switch. "For the same price, I can buy a PS4, and even less I can buy an Xbox One, which both are more powerful". But the Switch sold anyway. Like in huge amounts.

You are talking as if I'm saying Playstation was going to lose half of their sales or something over night 

I predicted about 10% decrease in a 6-7 years lifespan and mostly late gen decrease because of the further increasing of subscriptions and streaming services which is totally happening regardless of what boomers on this forum think about cloud gaming 



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IcaroRibeiro said:
SKMBlake said:

You clearly don't know what makes the PS consoles appealing to the masses.

And all of what you said reminded me what people used to say before the launch of the Switch. "For the same price, I can buy a PS4, and even less I can buy an Xbox One, which both are more powerful". But the Switch sold anyway. Like in huge amounts.

You are talking as if I'm saying Playstation was going to lose half of their sales or something over night 

I predicted about 10% decrease in a 6-7 years lifespan and mostly late gen decrease because of the further increasing of subscriptions and streaming services which is totally happening regardless of what boomers on this forum think about cloud gaming 

Ex: 48 million PS4 sold in Europe. We can say that at least 30 million bought the console to first play Fifa on it, and that like 15 million only plays Fifa on it. Local and online multiplayer. And that won't change with subscription services nor cloud gaming. It will just keep growing ang growing.



IcaroRibeiro said:
SKMBlake said:

You clearly don't know what makes the PS consoles appealing to the masses.

And all of what you said reminded me what people used to say before the launch of the Switch. "For the same price, I can buy a PS4, and even less I can buy an Xbox One, which both are more powerful". But the Switch sold anyway. Like in huge amounts.

You are talking as if I'm saying Playstation was going to lose half of their sales or something over night 

I predicted about 10% decrease in a 6-7 years lifespan and mostly late gen decrease because of the further increasing of subscriptions and streaming services which is totally happening regardless of what boomers on this forum think about cloud gaming 

GamePass was released first on June 1st 2017. Almost four years ago, now. And the Sony brand has only increased in reputation since then. There seems to be little to no correlation or causation between them. 

I find it so odd how insistent people are that GamePass is going to change the industry. (PSNow, as well). If it was going to, it would have had a larger impact by now. As it stands, the reality of the situation is that it's good for a niche audience but the nature of games as an interactive medium means it really won't ever replace owning games. They've have plenty of time to prove its usefulness, and while it certainly has its appeals and certainly has its audience, it's not as big a mover and a shaker as people insist. 

Honestly, the only correlation/causal links I can find that differentiates Nintendo/Sony from Microsoft are exclusives and unique gameplay opportunities or features. I just...come on guys, go with the data. 



My Console Library:

PS5, Switch, XSX

PS4, PS3, PS2, PS1, WiiU, Wii, GCN, N64 SNES, XBO, 360

3DS, DS, GBA, Vita, PSP, Android

Yeah for all that people rave about it on forums, in reality Gamepass seems to have done basically nothing to boost Xbox sales or slow PS sales. 



curl-6 said:

Yeah for all that people rave about it on forums, in reality Gamepass seems to have done basically nothing to boost Xbox sales or slow PS sales. 

Considering both the series X and PS5 are selling out whatever stock they have, not sure how you're coming to this conclusion, especially after 6 months. I mean, even if Gamepass is getting people interested there's more than just buying the series x|s consoles and the subscribers are going up pretty darn fast so idk if it's just a "rave on forums" thing, lots of casuals I know have heard about it.

Playstation will continue being successful but there's a chance Xbox can get their share of the pie too.



ice said:
curl-6 said:

Yeah for all that people rave about it on forums, in reality Gamepass seems to have done basically nothing to boost Xbox sales or slow PS sales. 

Considering both the series X and PS5 are selling out whatever stock they have, not sure how you're coming to this conclusion, especially after 6 months. I mean, even if Gamepass is getting people interested there's more than just buying the series x|s consoles and the subscribers are going up pretty darn fast so idk if it's just a "rave on forums" thing, lots of casuals I know have heard about it.

Playstation will continue being successful but there's a chance Xbox can get their share of the pie too.

GamePass has been out quite a bit longer than the Xbox Series, it sure didn't give Xbox One a second wind. And the Series S isn't sold out, you can get it all over the world; if Gamepass was such a killer app why wouldn't people opt for the cheaper way to access it?