The new generation of Sony consoles is not what was expected. This has been confirmed by the numbers in its most recent report of investors. Although the company claims to be confident in its “new” PS5 system –which has been on the market for almost two years-, the PS4 is still the leader in earnings to the company.
That’s right, the new generation console has not managed to take off the sale of systems or software as the company would have liked. In fact, 65 percent of profits received by the PlayStation Store they come directly from PS4 players; while the number of PS Plus subscribers who have this console as their main system reaches 69 percent.
Of course, the little takeoff of exclusive video games for the current generation of consoles has a lot to do with it. In addition to the difficulties that the pandemic and the shortage of chips have brought to this market; PlayStation also faces the delay and cancellation of multiple titles. Actually, this phenomenon has even affected Microsoft’s Xbox Series X/S.
Sony traces the end of the life cycle of the PS4
However, it seems that Sony is getting down to work to start giving more weight to PS5 users. The company has announced a “more aggressive” strategy. In this way they hope to encourage the transition to current generation platforms, and limit growth a little that still has the PS4 as a platform.
To do this, the company has announced that no more video games will be released first party for PS4 from 2025. Thus, the life cycle of a console that was released in 2013 is finally cementedand that today continues to offer even more benefits to Sony than its new version.
But not everything is so bad with PS5. The company has the numbers that ensure the support of the community for its console. In a survey carried out by PlayStation, it is reflected that the vast majority of users expressed interest in buying a PS5; compared to the same results thrown by the PS4 in the same time. In addition, the demand in China has also had a growth that they have called “unprecedented”.
sales of the PS5, however, they continue suffering from the great shortage From the market. This is one of the main reasons why profits have been reduced, both in the numbers estimated by Sony, and in its actual sales.
That yes, the companies have to put the batteries If you don’t want this to be one of the worst generations in the history. After all, almost two years after the launch of the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the number of exclusive titles that actually harness the power of both consoles is still incredibly low. Of course, given the panorama, many users might prefer to buy a cheaper version that meets enough.