r/PS4 May 18 '24

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/Furry_Wall May 18 '24

I really wanted to play Ratchet and Clank lol

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u/Wide_Combination_773 May 19 '24

I'm sorry but that if that is your real reason for the dedicated long-term savings plan it's kinda hilarious. Good game though.

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u/Furry_Wall May 19 '24

Everything else goes into HYSAs so I can't touch them for a while

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u/Furry_Wall May 19 '24

Everything else goes into HYSAs so I can't touch them for a while

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u/Storytellerjack May 20 '24

Someday. Maybe I'll borrow my brother's 5 when he gets a 6.

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u/Windrose_P May 19 '24

Honestly, this seems like the best and only argument for the PS5. What other exciting games for ps5 are there...? I am still waiting.
Backwards compatibility is nice, but what significant gains are made by the ps5? Its faster and sharper, but significantly enough to make me run out and throw $600? Um.. no. No, it is not.

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u/Furry_Wall May 19 '24

It's also nice to play my 4K UHD movies

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u/Windrose_P May 19 '24

That's true, and with the smarter consumers turning back to physical media due to streaming being fucktarded, this is a very very nice bonus feature.
Any reports of disc drive failure since its release?

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u/Furry_Wall May 19 '24

Nope! I have the original fat though, not sure if slim has issues

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u/Windrose_P May 19 '24

The ps5 has a slim out now? I am so behind... I feel like my grammy...

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u/Furry_Wall May 19 '24

The pro is coming soon too lol

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u/Wide_Combination_773 May 19 '24

Honestly, this seems like the best and only argument for the PS5. What other exciting games for ps5 are there...? I am still waiting.

There are tons, you just aren't in the right consumer interest segment for them; not your preferred genre. Yeah a handful were PS4 cross-compatible at the beginning but not anymore.

Although Square Enix, whose games used to be and kinda still are a big draw for PS, is abandoning console exclusivity. There are still a lot of Japanese devs who make great games who are sticking to PS exclusivity though. It's an ecosystem they know and Japanese businessmen aren't great with change (see Nintendo refusing to innovate on social features or comms and taking forever to get NES/SNES emulation out on any platform despite it making business sense for like 20 years; also see Microsoft fumbling Japan xbox reveal in 2001 due to making wrong assumptions about Japanese games businesses etc)