I would not look so much into competitiveness as far as comparing sales between companies and look at if Xbox Series does as well as or better than the XBO.
It's almost as if people forget that we're still in a global pandemic. Lol
I'm not trying to sound console war ish, I have a love all 3 current gen consoles but yes I think it will. I think it was Ampere that said that series will be outsold by ps5 by double this year.
What has Sony failed at this gen? Please stop being a delusional fanboy.
Care to elaborate on Sony's failings? They seem to be the strongest they've ever been like Microsoft is.
Yeah for sure. That's what I meant in my last sentence, where I want to keep access to my stuff. Like if I had gotten the Series S instead of the X all my physical games would have become drink coasters - so it's all digital for me given that at some point it's inevitable that disk drives go the way of the dodo
I'm not surprised. There *some* talk about physical game here, which is a place for enthusiasts, but digital is mainstream for music, movies, TV, software and now games. It's just a matter of time, but I don't expect a large pushback from mainstream consumers.
I could see it being eased in. Like PS5 Slim could replace the digital console, while they still sell the regular chonky PS5 with a disc. That way (despite the near 80% digital split), even more people are accustomed to digital in time for a digital only PS6.
You can sure as hell expect it from me, at the very least.
Yeah my prediction is 80 M Xbox, 120 M PS5. PS5 will approximately match PS4 would be my guess, while Xbox sees a huge improvement over last gen. I mean 80M seems achievable at this point and that would be basically double their last gen sell through. I don't expect 50:50 world-wide, though in certain regions I would expect Xbox to be much more competitive or even win out (NA/Mexico for example)
you could be right, tho if Microsoft sticks to their word and COD and other AB games stay multi platform, I think ppl here will be surprised how well $70 versions on other consoles (switch 2 $70 MsRP here we go lol) will do despite being on game pass on Series/PC
true. I'm especially interested in streaming game metrics. I'm not high on it and I wonder how priorities may change for companies pursuing game streaming as the next big thing (like google, Sony, and Microsoft) if the market is still relatively small by 2026+. I wouldn't be surprised if streaming has a VR like super slow adoption rate over a decade or so.
This transition period had the combined effect of shorter PS5 stock and PS4 longevity discontinued. From their own reporting, 2024 will be the year that PS5 sales will push beyond PS4 so they will have to rely solely on this gen to grow users. Look at how the PS4 production collapsed and you have your answer as to why the low end was barely a factor this transition.
Being real, most consumers probably don't really give a fuck about any of this -- which is the context of the thread.
Outside of Era and certain internet bubbles, has any of this stuff actually made a dent? Does any normal person care about Jim Ryan gaffes? The reason why they've seen this profit drop is for a number of reasons, none of which have been listed by this post.
PSVR2 is such an oddball this gen.
Yeah I feel games haven't really been selling millions and millions like they were a few years ago imo. I don't know much people gaming anymore but that's just me. Even comparing the hype to zero dawn compared to forbidden west
I dunno what these games are that aren't getting massive updates anyway even if they originally arrive on disc.
nope...consumers do care. Hence the numbers at hand
That's not just Horizon/GT7, that's all Sony first party including bundles.
Reset Era != World
