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Which one will sell more?

PS5 22 22.00%
 
Switch 2 78 78.00%
 
Total:100
ConciousMan 18 hours ago
CosmicSex said:
ConciousMan said:

Average PC owner might choose to buy RTX 5070 or better if they have disposable income, instead of buying the PS5. We are talking on whether or not the people who have some money to spend would buy PS5 this November or not. In my opinion maybe a couple of millions at best. Millennials like me will struggle with a lot of job stability and no way we are gonna shell out $600 bucks just to play GTA 6. As I said, I might be mistaken, but PS5 will be at least 3 to 5 millons behind Switch 2 this year.

Oh for sure, these things aren't free and financial responsibility above everything.

I wish everyone who wants to play GTA day one could get a reasonable priced PS5 (and maybe Sony will surprise us but its not just console affected by the stupid AI bubble.  I want to upgrade my PC (for productivity not gaming) and my build of materials (5070 or 9070xt) is well beyond the price of a PS5. 

As for the final gap being 3-5 million... i don't think so.  Sales will slow down for Switch 2 in Japan and gap should be around 3 million in September where things should start to reverse.   If the gap is above 5 million going into September then it would take a miracle for PlayStation to win this one.

Ok it's hard to prove my numbers without the Nintendo Direct in June. Nintendo might release both Mario Maker and Luigi Mansions this year. Those games should push Switch 2 in all territories. Rave reviews for Zelda will make the difference even bigger. I don't think GTA 6 will change the course, since it's the exclusives that sell most consoles. There's no point to argue further, as we need some evidence to predict the statistics and have more discussions.



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LipeJJ 8 hours ago
CosmicSex said:
LipeJJ said:

Not really.

The gap is already about 1.5m in favor of S2 and it'll only grow until GTA VI arrives in November. By then, the gap could be anywhere from 4m to 6m. 

I can't really see PS5 having its best holiday season this late in its life, GTAVI or not.

To make sure we are on the same page, you are essentially saying that GAP advantage of Switch 2 for the first three quarters will be bigger than the GAP advantage of the PS5 in CYQ4. 

Is this correct and do we all expect PS5 to lead the final quarter?

Yeah, pretty much. And yes to the second question as well... I think PS5 will have a better holiday season than S2 due to GTA VI, but that won't be enough to erase the gap built on the first 3 quarters by S2.

I don't see PS5 losing the holiday quarter even this late on its life, unless Nintendo really pulls one of their bigger series to go with Ocarina Remake.



Bet with Teeqoz for 2 weeks of avatar and sig control that Super Mario Odyssey would ship more than 7m on its first 2 months. The game shipped 9.07m, so I won