Comment on Nearly 5 years in, PS5 sales remain neck-and-neck with PS4 | VGC

• Saleh@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  I think the jump is more Covid related than having to do with any of the other consoles.

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  • vxx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Possible, but the market grew after that as well, while consoles stagnated.

    I got a PC in 2020 when PS5 was released for 1200€ at your scalper of choice. So the statistics reflect my own switch perfectly.

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    • Saleh@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      If you already have a PC, no matter how old and shoddy, you will be able to run games on it and become a PC gamer. There was no investment hurdle in 2020, while you need a console to become a console gamer, so you need to buy one first. Most people do have a PC for non gaming uses anyways.

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      • vxx@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        You missed the link I posted, it’s PC sales. Why do you insist on your gut feeling when the data suggests otherwise?

        Consoles have stagnated, PC sales has increased year over year and also PC gamers have increased year over year. If it would be because of covid, I would expect a Stagnation afterwards.

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