Holy cow Sony. They're expecting to catch the PS3 Install base in almost half the timespan. That's insane.
https://www.dualshockers.com/ps4-sales-september-30th/
https://www.dualshockers.com/ps4-sales-september-30th/
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67.5M PS4s Shipped As of Sept 30th. March 2018 Estimate Raised to 79M
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Its safe to say that PlayStation won this generation in terms of sales but I'm excited to see how Xbox One X will change the landscape of console gaming during the next few years.
" The company predicts to sell 19 million PS4 units before March 31st, 2017".
Typo in article too I think.
Typo in article too I think.
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at ~84M sold being the PS3's cap and them expecting to crush that number by holiday 2018 as well as an estimated >20M consoles a year, they've got to be aiming for the PS1's 100M no? They haven't even cut the price under $200 yet!
OP I think you meant PS3 userbase.
But yea the fact that they are up YoY this year month after month despite how late in the lifecycle the platform is incredibly impressive and with the slate of titles currently set to release next year I think it'll be another really strong one for their HW sales.
But yea the fact that they are up YoY this year month after month despite how late in the lifecycle the platform is incredibly impressive and with the slate of titles currently set to release next year I think it'll be another really strong one for their HW sales.
PS4 released in Nov 2013. Expected to sell 79 million by end of 2018.
PS3 released in 2005 and took close to 8-9 years to reach that number. Amazing feat.
Anyone has idea how it is tracking next to PS1 and PS2.
PS3 released in 2005 and took close to 8-9 years to reach that number. Amazing feat.
Anyone has idea how it is tracking next to PS1 and PS2.
It won't.
It's an expensive product aimed at a very small neich. The same as the Pro. Mainstream are more concerned with costs than outright power.
From Kohls' leaked Black Friday add it seems that the $199 price point will be their Black Friday special this year.
Not with that price they won't. Lower it to $399 then it might change the landscape a little bit.
Incredible - 100 million shouldn't be an issue at all now. I wonder when they will start dropping the price too. It feels like they haven't dropped the price for a couple of years.
I don't think it's going to do anything that the Pro didn't do, it's an upgraded XBX. Unless it leads to MS using the XB1X as a baseline for the next generation which, while interesting, will have to go up against the PS5 that won't be shackled to the Pro. Sony first party is already top flight from a presentation standpoint, can you imagine the gulf if they have the full power of a generational leap, complete with a capable CPU? MS should weigh that long and hard because it can turn into an all-out blowout from the gate.
On topic: Hot damn! It's well deserved, Sony has done a remarkable job this generation.
I agree with you that the price is too steep but I should've been more clear by saying how the power of the Xbox One X will change the current console gaming landscape since future multiplatform titles will look considerably better on it compared to the PS4 Pro.
I see a "temporary" $50 price drop at PSX that ends up being the standard price for both the base and pro. Maybe another drop down to $200 a year later.
Stretching this gen will have negative impacts on nextgen.
When it's time it's time.
As long as they've got the best Japanese exclusives they've got me in their ecosystem.
Congrats to Sony, I hope the industry remains healthy enough to sustain them and developers for many more years to come.
Congrats to Sony, I hope the industry remains healthy enough to sustain them and developers for many more years to come.
I mean, they will look better no doubt but not enough to "change the landscape of console gaming"
March 2018 estimate at 79 million. Holy cow. That's just a little over 4 years after the console launched.
Last generation we were seeing those numbers at the 6 year mark.
Last generation we were seeing those numbers at the 6 year mark.
They dont even look considerably better from pr4 to pro.
Youre way overestimating the powergap here. Diminishing returns and all that.
Nothing is changing significantly until we get a better line of cpu's into these machines.
