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[IDKFA]

Cartridges cost more. And also you get a Nintendo fuck you tax.

Those were all digital prices, so it must be down to the Nintendo "fuck you" tax then.

Serious question, but why do the same digital games cost more on Switch than on PS? Do Nintendo really charge third parties more money to sell games on their platform?

 

[KiteGr]

 

[Hector Hall]

If it's a PS5 permanent exclusive. If it ships on Xbox MS will lower the price of consoles and suck up most of the people who just want to play GTA6.
People who would buy PS5 just to play GTA6 will buy a less expensive Xbox just to play GTA6 if MS gives them that option.
The fact is that GTA6 may be the only PS exclusive game with enough pull to really make people buy a PS5.

MS will do neither of that.

 

[SpokkX]

Will this "wind" include more than 5 "truly" exclusive games? That is - no PC version

 

[onQ123]

Just a warning the big games / franchises are still cross generation with some finally moving to Current Gen only soon like Madden in a few months.
At some point Call of Duty will move on & Games like Fortnite will get exclusive features for current generation. The stronghold last generation owners will finally move to current generation in the next few years .

Most of all there is no president set for what GTAVI could do because it's the 1st new GTA in 12 years & it's current generation only. PS4 & Xbox One didn't even get their own GTA main game release. This game is releasing when PS5 is already close to 100 million.

We also have Xbox Series low on stock with higher prices ( for now) if they don't get this under control by time GTAVI hit the market it's just free promotion for PS5.

So go ahead & doubt

 

[Zacfoldor]

That PS4 number contains digital only games. The Switch number doesn't.

If that's true, it is amazing how dominant the Switch is over PS4 in software(and everything else). The numbers presented were this:

PS4: 1.562 billion
Switch: 1.391 billion

Now even if those were true, it's fucking amazing how well the Switch is doing. AMAZING. However, if this: "That PS4 number contains digital only games. The Switch number doesn't." is true then it makes PS4 look worse compared to Switch and proves the exact opposite of what the person who posted these numbers intended to "prove."

So, PS4 glazers, this you? I never thought a Nintendo console would move this kind of software again, but here we are.

As for the OP, GTA being delayed hurt Sony and the Pro. If it would have launched on time that would have made the release timing of the pro perfect. Now, not so much. Sony is doing fine without anything else though, they will sell well north of 100m PS5s and the console is a huge success. Xbox Series is a disaster. If we want to talk about the major gaming companies that fucked up, it's Microsoft or Ubisoft. Playstation first party were never that good imho. TLOU1 was their only Nintendo level game they ever made. GOW 2018 and Ghosts of Tsushima were pretty good, but let's be real, they were no mario 64 or Bloodborne. They were Fire Emblem 3 Houses and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. Great, iterative games. For me, Halo, Gears of War, and Fable were better draws than anything Sony had back in the day, but Microsoft has done its level best to fuck up those IPs over the years.

 

[Hector Hall]

If that's true, it is amazing how dominant the Switch is over PS4 in software(and everything else). The numbers presented were this:

PS4: 1.562 billion
Switch: 1.391 billion

Now even if those were true, it's fucking amazing how well the Switch is doing. AMAZING. However, if this: "That PS4 number contains digital only games. The Switch number doesn't." is true then it makes PS4 look worse compared to Switch and proves the exact opposite of what the person who posted these numbers intended to "prove."

So, PS4 glazers, this you? I never thought a Nintendo console would move this kind of software again, but here we are.

As for the OP, GTA being delayed hurt Sony and the Pro. If it would have launched on time that would have made the release timing of the pro perfect. Now, not so much. Sony is doing fine without anything else though, they will sell well north of 100m PS5s and the console is a huge success. Xbox Series is a disaster. If we want to talk about the major gaming companies that fucked up, it's Microsoft or Ubisoft. Playstation first party were never that good imho. TLOU1 was their only Nintendo level game they ever made. GOW 2018 and Ghosts of Tsushima were pretty good, but let's be real, they were no mario 64 or Bloodborne. They were Fire Emblem 3 Houses and Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. Great, iterative games. For me, Halo, Gears of War, and Fable were better draws than anything Sony had back in the day, but Microsoft has done its level best to fuck up those IPs over the years.

PS4 was at a 1.56 billion games sold many years ago, circa September 2020 . Since then it's software has been mixed with PS5 so we don't know exactly how much it has done, but for sure it isn't at 1.56 billion or near.

 

[Woopah]

If that's true, it is amazing how dominant the Switch is over PS4 in software(and everything else). The numbers presented were this:

PS4: 1.562 billion
Switch: 1.391 billion

Now even if those were true, it's fucking amazing how well the Switch is doing. AMAZING. However, if this: "That PS4 number contains digital only games. The Switch number doesn't." is true then it makes PS4 look worse compared to Switch and proves the exact opposite of what the person who posted these numbers intended to "prove."

So, PS4 glazers, this you? I never thought a Nintendo console would move this kind of software again, but here we are.

In real terms the software between PS4 and Switch will end up fairly close. I wouldn't say either dominates the other.

 

[mckmas8808]

In real terms the software between PS4 and Switch will end up fairly close. I wouldn't say either dominates the other.

Exactly!

 

[tr1p1ex]

amazing considering the PS5 doesn't have any software other than PS4 games as a rule of thumb.

 

[DeepEnigma]

amazing considering the PS5 doesn't have any software other than PS4 games as a rule of thumb.

 

[onQ123]

Funny how this only matters for PlayStation 5 lol

On PC , Mobile & Xbox they don't seem to care if the software is playable on thousands of different devices but somehow they think it's some good trolling to bring up the fact PS4 is still being supported .