Market's a lot healthier now but do we take this to mean switch is more direct competition than previously thought or that PS5's price is still too high to post and maintain PS4-level performance?
Spain Charts : Hardware YTD 2023 (week 51) [GfK Data]
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Thanks! Sales this year overall for PS5 should be interesting and let us know how the rest of the generation will unfold.
Likely the former. Hence why all these new buzzwords like "premium console market" or "high-end console market" are just BS; systems like Switch and PC (Steam) compete with player time & money against PlayStation just as much if not even more than Xbox does these days. It's because they aren't carbon copies of PlayStation why they're able to do so relatively successfully, again unlike Xbox.
So when I've been mentioning things like Sony doing more 1P AA games with legacy IP, securing more exclusives & investments into Japanese devs/pubs and restructuring their PC strategy for larger/longer windows (or even no ports) of non-GaaS titles to the platform (specifically Steam), this type of stuff is what I keep in mind. You can't grow in Japan if you don't have 1P or 3P (maybe through 2P) exclusives that appeal more to that market's tastes. You can't grow in places like China & Korea if you're giving away too many of your GaaS to PC (Steam) or ceding your big 1P tentpoles to PC (Steam) in increasingly smaller windows of time.
I mean you can "grow" in the sense of some marginal to decent revenue increases perhaps, but you could've grown a lot more in revenue and software/content margins if you got those gamers to get a PS5 console to spend that playtime and money on instead. That's what I really mean.
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Software Top 10 Week 9 : (feb 26 - mar 3, 2024)
1-Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - PS5 [NEW]
2-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - NSW
3-Super Mario Bros. Wonder - NSW
4-Mario vs. Donkey Kong - NSW
5-EA Sports FC 24 - PS5
6-Hogwarts Legacy -NSW
7-EA Sports FC 24 - NSW
8-Grand Theft Auto V - PS5
9-Nintendo Switch Sports - NSW
10-The Last of Us Parte II Remastered - PS5
Hardware
PS VR2 : 450
ROG ALLY : > 200
Lenovo Legion GO : 50
Meta Quest 3 : < 50
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Software Top 10 Week 9 : (feb 26 - mar 3, 2024)
1-Final Fantasy VII Rebirth - PS5 [NEW]
2-Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - NSW
3-Super Mario Bros. Wonder - NSW
4-Mario vs. Donkey Kong - NSW
5-EA Sports FC 24 - PS5
6-Hogwarts Legacy -NSW
7-EA Sports FC 24 - NSW
8-Grand Theft Auto V - PS5
9-Nintendo Switch Sports - NSW
10-The Last of Us Parte II Remastered - PS5
Hardware
- PS5 : 10.000
- NSW : 3.000
- X|S : 1.000
PS VR2 : 450
ROG ALLY : > 200
Lenovo Legion GO : 50
Meta Quest 3 : < 50
Ventas: Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth revitaliza a los compradores de PlayStation 5
La obra de Square Enix ha animado a miles de jugadores no solo a continuar el viaje de Cloud y compañía, sino a decidirse a comprar una PS5 donde jugarlo en la S9.
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Great numbers for rebirth.
Much smaller userbase on ps5, ps4 was at peak numbers when remake launched.
As well as maybe digital taking some of that share compared to remake.
I think the big jump here from WiiU to NSW can partly explained because in 2016 there were Vita and 3DS there as the portable console market, which now is represented by NSW.
The PS change could be due to higher pricing + post-covid financial crisis + maybe shortages at the start of the year.
Yes, apparently Rebirth has less sales but better attach rate than remake. Which may mean that over time as console install base grows number will get closer or who knows if Rebirth may end selling more. It's also worth mentioning that games are more expensive now, so in dollars Rebirth should perform better than in units compared to the previous titles.
I think rebirth will sell more as time goes on because the game is excellent in all fronts
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Spain 2024 [Week 1-12]
Spain 2023 [Week 1-12]
- PS5 - 104.400 (+11%)
- NSW - 59.300 (-16%)
- X/S - 9.700 (-17%)
- PS5 : 91.5%
- X/S : 8.5%
Spain 2023 [Week 1-12]
- PS5 - 94.000
- NSW - 70.500
- X/S - 11.600
- PS5 : 89%
- X/S : 11%
Edging closer to 95:5. Interestingly PS5 sold 50% more than both console competitors combined. We need a return to the PS2 days of grand canyon domination.
