Nintendo Switch was Europe's No.1 console in March | European Monthly Charts
Across Europe, video game sales jumped in March, driven by continued strong sales for Elden Ring, plus a number of big …
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Im very happy for kirby
Its always been weakest in Europe and being number 5 right behind the big popular games is very good(and being retail only as well)
Its always been weakest in Europe and being number 5 right behind the big popular games is very good(and being retail only as well)
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And this is the second month in a row. I think this is the beginning of a trend.
Elden Ring is the biggest new IP since The Division | European Monthly Charts
Elden Ring is Europe's biggest new games IP since The Division in 2016, and the biggest game launch since Call of Duty:…
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Also Elden Ring topping the charts two months in a row is really impressive.
Can someone explain to me why all of the Switch consoles are readily available when the PS5 continues to be a nightmare to get? I could even walk in and get an OLED Switch without any reservations or anything.
Is it because Sony are terrible at supply chain management or does the PS5 use more chips or what?
Is it because Sony are terrible at supply chain management or does the PS5 use more chips or what?
Who's mocking them? They are gonna have one of the best selling consoles ever.
Microsoft selling one console would put them into second place at this point
a)More mature production lines (Switch is old console)
b)Older node (16nm vs 7nm) so less competition for wafers (also obviously Switch chip is much smaller so you get more of those from wafers even with the node difference)
c)Chip shortages are not just about the main processors. Also memory etc. PS5 has way more components than Switch so component shortages multiple for it.
A source? It is an exaggeration of the current ps5 supply constraints.
You need a damn tracker to have a chance of purchasing one any where in Europe.
Who says this? Since basically it's inception, Nintendo goes for profit based on affordable product production.
I think we do feel the stronger supply of Series consoles over here in Europe.
Randomly checking Media Markt you can order a Series S today and receive it on Saturday.
The Series X can actually be ordered with a delivery date of early May but that's still better than the PS5 situation.
The PS5 still doesn't even show up in the search results.
Sony probably doesn't care because they feel like they've supplied enough consoles in the first year to cement their European position and are now focusing on other territories.
It's probably getting there. Nintendo over the years has also been steadily expanding what countries they sell the Switch in.
Why nintendo is not hit as much with its suply chain:
less components (memory chips, etc)
Oldere Chips (older nodes are less sought after)
Smaller chips (-> more producable pere waver)
And why xbox is now winning:
while some argue "who wants a console and still hasnt any hasnt really tried" is missing that mainstream consumers are not gonna follow tracking sites, or some twitter accounts. they try to buy it in stores or online, and there XBox is simply more available to buy at the moment.
less components (memory chips, etc)
Oldere Chips (older nodes are less sought after)
Smaller chips (-> more producable pere waver)
And why xbox is now winning:
while some argue "who wants a console and still hasnt any hasnt really tried" is missing that mainstream consumers are not gonna follow tracking sites, or some twitter accounts. they try to buy it in stores or online, and there XBox is simply more available to buy at the moment.
I'm not sure this is the case, particularly given Switch ships with a battery, screen, two controllers and dock in every unit (with silicon dedicated to each)?
The Switch could also ship with 2 games, a pack of baseball cards, and a 3 month subscription to Netflix and that wouldn't change the supply situation.
And all of those components are in much more ready supply then the components that are causing the massive ps5 shortage.
The only thing that will prevent Switch from being the next Playstation 2 is Nintendo's plans for their next system.
Its a loud minority and people mostly interacting in the same closed off bubbles. Most regular people dont care about the shit ppl online will cry about. Games like Kirby, Mario Kart, Animal Crossing and co. look good/great to them even on their new 4K TVs as ive witnessed a couple of times.
As an overall plattform Switch seems to get more attractive/popular over time instead of declining - which is impressive so many years in.
Yeah, people crying that "it's desperately needs an upgrade" and "it's losing momentum" are just delusional
The Series X is - while not widely and not all the time - available in my country (Austria). If you want one you can find one after several days of looking.
The PS5 continues to be a phantom, never sold anywhere, no store chains seem to get stock anymore or it's gone in minutes. Last year I've seen it being sold/ready to be ordered a few times at least, but currently the supply chain seems to be borked.
The PS5 continues to be a phantom, never sold anywhere, no store chains seem to get stock anymore or it's gone in minutes. Last year I've seen it being sold/ready to be ordered a few times at least, but currently the supply chain seems to be borked.
PS5 uses bigger, more expensive chips than the Switch. It's the same reason why the Series S has been readily available for months, while the Series X was as rare as chicken teeth until fairly recently.
Even as someone still using a Year 1 Switch, I don't get this either. I honestly can't believe it's as old as it is from a hardware perspective. Still feels relatively fresh to me.
PS5 uses bigger and newer tech, while the Switch does not.
Sony is fighting with Intel, Nvidia, Apple, AMD, MS, phone and car manufacturers for these chips.
Why stop there? Might as well call up the retro game stores and see how many PS1, 2, 3, psp, and vita were sold too. Sony family sales could really be to the moon when we look at the full picture!
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Right, repeat after me
This isn't about TSMC.
That node was turning out chips for 10s of millions of phones *per month*. That's all gone now as Qualcomm and Apple no longer use 7nm for their mainline chips.
This is all about ICs.
There's going to be a production line of APUs for Series X, S and PS5 all ready to go, but if you can't get the ICs and the other stuff on a motherboard? You ain't making anything.
Sony have the chips most likely, but they damn well haven't got the ability to make the rest. Microsoft had the opposite issue. They made a compact motherboard with less fiddly stuff to worry about. They also ordered less chips which hurt them to begin with.
Now they don't have that issue and clearly are ahead with rest of production.
While TSMC sort themselves out, the rest of the silicon industry is still unable to produce the 32nm+ chips used for microcontrollers on these boards etc and automotive will tell you that's still absolutely crippling.
Production is now limited by full manufacturing issues, not the sexy APU. This is why the turns have tabled recently.
I've read in a few places that Microsoft is paying for what is deemed as chip priority. Who knows specifically though.
The reality is that PS5 is severely suffering from supply problems but it is always funny to see the strong and sudden need of using it to justify Xbox is selling more units, like an alien and even undesirable phenomenon that is currently happening.
Users in here literally saying people are buying Xbox consoles simply because they are available, not because people want them. I dont spend 300 or 500 bucks for that reason my man.
Users in here literally saying people are buying Xbox consoles simply because they are available, not because people want them. I dont spend 300 or 500 bucks for that reason my man.
2020 was a bad year to launch consoles and they should have delayed to build up stock.
Prove Me Wrong.
From my perspective, it looks like Sony banked a bit too hard on winning a game of chicken with Microsoft by trying to push out the PS5 in the middle of computer component manufacturing shortfalls.
How are they wrong though? I can consistently find Series S and X's on store shelves, with those spots being empty roughly every other time which means that they're selling and getting restocked, and then selling again.
Microsoft is able to meet demand, Sony is only able to reach Superfans who have the time/money to obsessively follow tracking sites and pay premiums to get the chance to buy a PS5.
Prove Me Wrong.
From my perspective, it looks like Sony banked a bit too hard on winning a game of chicken with Microsoft by trying to push out the PS5 in the middle of computer component manufacturing shortfalls.
How are they wrong though? I can consistently find Series S and X's on store shelves, with those spots being empty roughly every other time which means that they're selling and getting restocked, and then selling again.
Microsoft is able to meet demand, Sony is only able to reach Superfans who have the time/money to obsessively follow tracking sites and pay premiums to get the chance to buy a PS5.
I wish I knew enough about tech to comprehend more than 50% of what you just said. Haha
I don't think Sony or MS could have predict that there would be a component manufacturing shortage when they released their consoles late 2020