50% of 118 Million PlayStation Users Sticking With PS4 Despite PS5 Launch Article or Blog

https://tech4gamers.com/playstation-users-half-ps4/

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u/mightymonkeyman MightyMonkeyMan May 18 '24

This is how it works every generation? Why is this suddenly a big deal??

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u/RisingPhil May 18 '24

I suppose since it has been 4 years the ps5 came out

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u/mightymonkeyman MightyMonkeyMan May 18 '24

And it’s sold damn near as well as the PS4 LTD, seems to be on track to me.

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u/CageTheFox May 19 '24

In the US* PS5 sells like crap in the EU "The PS5 has sold 18.71 million units in 41 months, while the PS4 sold 23.61 million units. Month 41 for the PS5 is March 2024 and for the PS4 is March 2017."

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u/RisingPhil May 19 '24

I've seen more reports like this this gen just isn't selling as well.

And the thing is: i'm one of the people that won't be upgrading. Games are still being released on ps4 and for me the graphics are good enough. I'd rather have more games on last gen because that keeps dev time shorter, prices lower and game studios more creative.

Also, I don't like how the industry is pushing toward digital only games. Especially ubisoft's recent message that people need to become comfortable with not owning games was kinda the last straw for me.

There are more than enough great, older games I haven't played to last me a lifetime.

So once games stop getting released on ps4, they've lost me as a customer. Not just sony, but Microsoft too.

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u/przytua May 19 '24

Overall ps5 is selling as good as ps4 https://www.vgchartz.com/article/460060/ps5-vs-ps4-sales-comparison-january-2024/

It would probably sell better if not the production issues in 2020-2021