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https://n4g.com/news/2582141/ps5-outsells-snesSource:

Sony's latest video game console, the PlayStation 5,which is part of the ninth generation of video game consoles, has outsold the lifetime sales of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), according to VGChartz estimates.

The PS5 had sold an estimated 52.96 million units worldwide through December 2023, while the SNES sold 49.10 million units lifetime.

How does this news make you feel?

Could the PS5 end up overtaking other consoles in life time sales?

At what number do you think the PS5 will cap out?

 

[Calverz]

lol ok. There are more gamers now than in the early 90's so its not a true like for like comparison.

 

[ManaByte]

The gaming market is much much bigger now than it was in the early 90s.

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

 

[Mr Moose]

VGChartz?

Should be able to pass PSOne fairly easily.

 

[GHG]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

 

[Insane Metal]

SNES >>>> PS5

 

[Solidus_T]

Gaming was a smaller market in the 90s...

 

[Darkkahn]

PS5 is better than SNES, confirmed!

 

[Woopah]

What a weird thing to add to a title

 

[Gen.Grievous]

SNES fans are 40+ now. Doubt they care.

I do remember how expensive the games were though.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Imagine if it wouldn't...

 

[Magic Carpet]

https://n4g.com/news/2582141/ps5-outsells-snesSource:



How does this news make you feel?

Could the PS5 end up overtaking other consoles in life time sales?

At what number do you think the PS5 will cap out?

I don't think the PS5 is going to overtake the PS4 in sales by the end of the generation.
Thats my armchair prediction.
PC, PC handhelds and VR helmets are going to eventually eat into locked down console market.

 

[Morrie’s wig shop]

I just don’t believe it, sorry.
Fake outrage bullshit, people understand the SNES released what 32-33 years ago right. The gaming world was a tiny drop in the entertainment industry.
Is the author of that younger then the SNES?

 

[lordrand11]

I'm surprised given the console has a fairly lackluster list of titles available for it 3 years in. On a side note, we've also got a larger amount of gamers than we ever had in the past too.

Now if we're talking quality games, the SNES had banger after banger in each genre, the PS5 has a very small handful of titles so far and very few have been bangers.

 

[killatopak]

Why would they be enraged when they have the more successful Switch? This is just something to stir up fans and make them fight over nothing.

 

[LordOcidax]

That title… lol. OP wants to make some noise.

 

[a multicultural team of v]

The gaming market is much much bigger now than it was in the early 90s.

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

Sony released two consoles that sold more than the Wii before the Wii was even released.

Besides this whole thread makes no sense because a lot of consoles sold more than the SNES, so I don't know why the PS5 in particular would be notable.

 

[ssringo]

Is this the same "outrage" that gets reported on and it's a single tweet from someone with 5 followers?

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm not sure I've seen a Nintendo fan rage about anything since the Wii U years.

 

[rodrigolfp]

Show us every Nintendo fan raged.

 

[Mr Moose]

I'm not sure I've seen a Nintendo fan rage about anything since the Wii U years.

Palworld ripping off Pokémon.

 

[adamsapple]

I am raged on behalf of and I spite of nintendo fans.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

N4g is still alive; that's what I'm getting from this news.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

The gaming market is much much bigger now than it was in the early 90s.

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

PlayStation made gaming big in the 90s.

 

[Chastten]

Any console in 2024 that doesn't outsell the SNES would be a pretty big failure.

I mean, the market was tiny back then and gaming was expensive. The market is much bigger now and prices have come way down, making gaming much more accessible than it was in the 90's.

That being said, my guess is the PS5 will end up somewhere between 125-150 million, same as Switch. There is no reason the PS5 would stop selling suddenly. The PS5 is a hot item and doesn't have any noteworthy competition in the high tech segment of consoles.

 

[Spitfire098]

I don't think they have enought time to do this and complain about copyright infringement or AI in Palworld across the internet.

 

[Codes 208]

…wheres the outrage?

That title… lol. OP wants to make some noise.

Reminds me of those annoying old tabloid ads. “DOCTORS HATE THIS GUY FOR KNOW THEIR OOOONE TRICK!!?!”

 

[rodrigolfp]

Sony released two consoles that sold more than the Wii before the Wii was even released.

Besides this whole thread makes no sense because a lot of consoles sold more than the SNES, so I don't know why the PS5 in particular would be notable.

Except PS1 sold less than Wii.

 

[ShirAhava]

The market was mostly hardcore gamers back then

Now its mostly NPC's they always buy the current thing

 

[ReBurn]

That means they outsold N64 months ago.

 

[Mr Moose]

Except PS1 sold less than Wii.

Is this list not accurate?

List of best-selling game consoles - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Alebrije]

This is a useless stat.

 

[daclynk]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

well lets do it for clicks

 

[rodrigolfp]

Is this list not accurate?

List of best-selling game consoles - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Is not this the last numbers reported from Nintendo for the Wii?

 

[a multicultural team of v]

Except PS1 sold less than Wii.

Nintendo says 101.63 and Sony says more than 102.4.

IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

Business Data & Sales

Sony Interactive Entertainment offers its business and sales information for those seeking to understand our sales wins.

sonyinteractive.com

 

[BennyBlanco]

doubt it outsells the switch which is a much better comparison since it’s not from fuckin 3 decades ago.

 

[Mr Moose]

Is not this the last numbers reported from Nintendo for the Wii?

What was their last?
( As of September 30, 2023 )

PS One: Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware(until March 2007) 102.49

 

[bender]

Recorded a little vlog about it, like hear it? Here it go.

 

[Dorfdad]

Y’all truly need to find something better to do. Imagine being a human being and being upset over some corporation selling more widgets than some other widgets from 20 years ago.

 

[rodrigolfp]

PS One: Cumulative Production Shipments of Hardware(until March 2007) 102.49

And the cumulative shipments for the Wii are?

 

[Mr Moose]

And the cumulative shipments for the Wii are?

IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

 

[The Skull]

Are these Nintendo fans in the room with us now?

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

doubt it outsells the switch which is a much better comparison since it’s not from fuckin 3 decades ago.

Switch had the huge advantage of peaking during covid years while PS4 was on its last year and PS5 was about to be released.

About surpassing Switch...who knows? All PS studios are working on PS5 games as we speak and the console will be selling until 2029 or something like that. It's already at over 50M since early december...i'm sure during this quarter it will reach 55M if not more, to surpass PS4 launch aligned.

 

[SmokedMeat]

Seriously doubt anyone’s raging.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

They're In the Palworld threads lol

 

[rodrigolfp]

IR Information : Sales Data - Dedicated Video Game Sales Units

www.nintendo.co.jp

If this number is Shipments than I am wrong.

 

[Topher]

lol ok. There are more gamers now than in the early 90's so its not a true like for like comparison.

So what? It is still a milestone. Folks really getting triggerd over this? lol

 

[Gudji]

 

[bender]

They're In the Palworld threads lol

Those are mostly filled with users talking about Nintendo/Pokemon fans raging and not actually Nintendo/Pokemon fans raging.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

So what? It is still a milestone. Folks really getting triggerd over this? lol

Meh, shouldn't it be a given?

Every Playstation besides PS3 sold more than 100M. And PS3 sold ~89M.