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How many PS6's will be sold lifetime?

Over 100 million. 9 10.71%
 
90 million to 100 million. 8 9.52%
 
80 million to 89 million 10 11.90%
 
70 million to 79 million 12 14.29%
 
60 million to 69 million 6 7.14%
 
50 million to 59 million 10 11.90%
 
40 million to 49 million 16 19.05%
 
30 million to 39 million 5 5.95%
 
20 million to 29 million 2 2.38%
 
under 20 million 6 7.14%
 
Total:84
angrypoolman said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

Then why are you still telling people not to respond to my posts if you can't even see what they are? That's even crazier. I like that this is showing everyone on here the person you really are. 

Classic curl move. He lives off the ignore feature. Only wants to see posts that dont get him riled up. And I say this as someone who vehemently disagrees with every one of your posts here (except this one) but im not going to just hit ignore just so the evil mean posts go away. Lol. Fragile.

The Irony is, he's the meanest person I know of on this website. He follows me around in threads and tells people not to talk to me. He's literally done it 6/7 times to me. I've reported it to the mods but because he's very popular on this site, and I'm the most unpopular user on here there's nothing I can do. I'm so sick of it. 



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Hardstuck-Platinum said:
angrypoolman said:

Classic curl move. He lives off the ignore feature. Only wants to see posts that dont get him riled up. And I say this as someone who vehemently disagrees with every one of your posts here (except this one) but im not going to just hit ignore just so the evil mean posts go away. Lol. Fragile.

The Irony is, he's the meanest person I know of on this website. He follows me around in threads and tells people not to talk to me. He's literally done it 6/7 times to me. I've reported it to the mods but because he's very popular on this site, and I'm the most unpopular user on here there's nothing I can do. I'm so sick of it. 

Honestly man my advice is you just have to deal with it. Lol. If i were in your shoes id just laugh at him and make fun of him any time he does it



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

DekutheEvilClown said:
Otter said:

In general it is too early to speak with any confidence, what I will say though is that if the system is priced unlike any prior console, it's sales are unlikely the follow the trajectory of any other console. We've seen what the price hike has done to PS5 sales, we saw what a $600 price tag done to PS3 sales.

I don't believe a $800+ system will be able to sell more than 50m without reaching a $600 price tag relatively early in its life. We'll have to see the pricetag and business models sony approaches. There are a lot of eager gamers and people with very high disposable income who could blindly buy a $1000 system... But by a lot I mean a few dozen million. The majority of the console market is just casual & average income consumers and I don't think they'd budge and if they don't budge, developers won't either. PS5 will continue getting games forever and they will look and play solid to the casual eye who can't see the difference in RT without direct comparison, or doesn't fuss over 30fps vs 60fps etc


The PS3 launch price of $600 would be $993 today adjusted for inflation. So, the price would not be as unprecedented as it might appear.

The Bill of materials for the PS6 was rumoured, by a reliable source, to be around $800 before the price increases. That means it should get back to that in a few years, and potentially lower. By late 2028 it is not out of the question for a slightly subsidised $800 launch price, and maybe even $700 with heavy subsidisation(all digital makes this more attractive). By the end of the gen it could be around $500 if we manage to go a significant period of time without high inflation/component demand shocks/absurd tariffs. 

How well is Pro selling at $900? If Pro were available at launch in 2020, for $800-$900, with or without the base PS5, how would it have likely sold?

There's plenty of gamers, especially PS4 owners, still waiting for that $400 PS5 Disc Edition pricing. How much longer before it reaches $400?...



PS1   - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.

PS2  - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.

PS3   - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.

PS4   - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.

PRO  -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.

PS5   - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.

PRO  -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.

EricHiggin said:
DekutheEvilClown said:


The PS3 launch price of $600 would be $993 today adjusted for inflation. So, the price would not be as unprecedented as it might appear.

The Bill of materials for the PS6 was rumoured, by a reliable source, to be around $800 before the price increases. That means it should get back to that in a few years, and potentially lower. By late 2028 it is not out of the question for a slightly subsidised $800 launch price, and maybe even $700 with heavy subsidisation(all digital makes this more attractive). By the end of the gen it could be around $500 if we manage to go a significant period of time without high inflation/component demand shocks/absurd tariffs. 

How well is Pro selling at $900? If Pro were available at launch in 2020, for $800-$900, with or without the base PS5, how would it have likely sold?

There's plenty of gamers, especially PS4 owners, still waiting for that $400 PS5 Disc Edition pricing. How much longer before it reaches $400?...

Considering the cheapest SKU of the XBSS costs 500$, asking when a PS5 is going to cost less than a Series S is totally redundant. PS5 is about twice as powerful there is no chance it will ever cost less than it. Gamers waiting for a PS5 at 400$ need to accept they will never have a retail purchased PS5, and Sony is totally OK with that. They will have to make do with older/second hand systems. Not everyone can we won over 

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Sony might actually run into another issue with going fully digital: most stores don't earn much on the console and were making their winnings on selling games for the consoles.

But if no games are being sold for a console, will stores really still be inclined to actually sell the console itself? Unless they can make a decent buck on accessories, controllers, store cards and the like, I could see several stores simply not stocking Sony's console anymore. And those that do will allocate just minimal shelf space for the PS6 compared to a Switch 2.



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Hardstuck-Platinum said:
EricHiggin said:

How well is Pro selling at $900? If Pro were available at launch in 2020, for $800-$900, with or without the base PS5, how would it have likely sold?

There's plenty of gamers, especially PS4 owners, still waiting for that $400 PS5 Disc Edition pricing. How much longer before it reaches $400?...

Considering the cheapest SKU of the XBSS costs 500$, asking when a PS5 is going to cost less than a Series S is totally redundant. PS5 is about twice as powerful there is no chance it will ever cost less than it. Gamers waiting for a PS5 at 400$ need to accept they will never have a retail purchased PS5, and Sony is totally OK with that. They will have to make do with older/second hand systems. Not everyone can we won over 

This was my point, yes.  SNY seems totally OK with this.



PS1   - ! - We must build a console that can alert our enemies.

PS2  - @- We must build a console that offers online living room gaming.

PS3   - #- We must build a console that’s powerful, social, costs and does everything.

PS4   - $- We must build a console that’s affordable, charges for services, and pumps out exclusives.

PRO  -%-We must build a console that's VR ready, checkerboard upscales, and sells but a fraction of the money printer.

PS5   - ^ -We must build a console that’s a generational cross product, with RT lighting, and price hiking.

PRO  -&- We must build a console that Super Res upscales and continues the cost increases.

EricHiggin said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

Considering the cheapest SKU of the XBSS costs 500$, asking when a PS5 is going to cost less than a Series S is totally redundant. PS5 is about twice as powerful there is no chance it will ever cost less than it. Gamers waiting for a PS5 at 400$ need to accept they will never have a retail purchased PS5, and Sony is totally OK with that. They will have to make do with older/second hand systems. Not everyone can we won over 

This was my point, yes.  SNY seems totally OK with this.

I wouldn't say they're totally okay with it, which is why the PS5 was on sale for less than $400 between November-January earlier this winter. They made notable losses on those sales and noted it in their fiscal report but it was clearly a last ditch attempt to get PS5s to as many people as possible before further cost increases.

Ultimately they're able to ride it because it is the end of a gen and there are 90million people out there which counts as a complete userbase even if they didn't sell another PS5.