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[Horseganador]

What surprises me about these lists of best-selling consoles is Sega, for more than 15 years they released many consoles and add-ons and they all sold a pittance (except MD).

 

[Calverz]

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

Triggered? Who is getting triggered?

 

[Del_X]

There’s more people and the consumer base has grown. There’s 80 million more people in America alone than 1995.

 

[Mr Moose]

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

Must be one of the Nintendo fans from the title.

 

[Topher]

Triggered? Who is getting triggered?

 

[TGO]

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

It's already overtaken the Xbox Series X LTS

 

[The Stig]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

yeah, come on.

GTFOutta here with this clickbait nonsense

 

[rogr rogr]

 

[XXL]

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

I read the title and was like..

Then I read the thread and was like...

 

[bender]

It's already overtaken the Xbox Series X LTS

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

 

[Eiknarf]

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.

It’ll be a close call.

The PS4 sold 117 million units to date. I don’t think they’re gonna sell many more new units. Perhaps refurbished ones through Sony and GameStop, but does that count towards new PS4 sales?

Anyway; The PS5 sold 51 million units.

So the PS5 is less than half way there in terms of units sold

 

[reinking]

I’m raging in all of the right places.

 

[MarkMe2525]

That thread title.....

 

[TGO]

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.

Nintendo expanded the market in the late 80's but it wasn't until the first Playstation that it exploded into what it is today.
Some don't like giving credit where it's due.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

Probably on Twitter and nowhere else, lmao.

 

[gothmog]

I thought all the Nintendo fans were raging on Palworld?

 

[BlackTron]

leaving Nintendo fans raging

Where did that come from? Did you just add that yourself? lol we can do the same thing

thieves steal more food with a truck than German Hops can out of a refrigerator with a bag, leaving him raging

 

[Azelover]

The Wii did that aswell. Actually it was faster IIRC..

Doesn't mean it's better than the SNES.

 

[ManaByte]

Nintendo expanded the market in the late 80's but it wasn't until the first Playstation that it exploded into what it is today.
Some don't like giving credit where it's due.

PlayStation expanded it but the Wii exploded it especially with older people.

 

[3liteDragon]

That’s great & all but clickbait title, where are these outraged Nintendo fans lol

 

[FStubbs]

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?

It'll pass the Switch and end at 170 million.

 

[Aenima]

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

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

Actually he can thank Playstation with PS1 and PS2 that expanded the market to a new audience (young adults) The Wii was massive among casual players but they are not the audience buying PS5.

 

[TheMan]

I feel like a lot of article writers see a handful of bad reactions on twitter to something stupid and then hyperbolize the shit out of that to say people are "raging".

 

[BlackTron]

I feel like a lot of article writers see a handful of bad reactions on twitter to something stupid and then hyperbolize the shit out of that to say people are "raging".

What article writer said anyone was raging? OP just stuck it in the title of his post schooling everyone on how to misdirect with clickbait headlines.

 

[Topher]

PlayStation expanded it but the Wii exploded it especially with older people.

Wii expanded and then contracted as those non-gamers eventually lost interest. I'd say PS2 had a more lasting impact in expanding gaming than the Wii did.

I feel like a lot of article writers see a handful of bad reactions on twitter to something stupid and then hyperbolize the shit out of that to say people are "raging".

That's the OP. Not the article writer.

 

[Paulistano]

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

And today you have more ways to play and cheaper options too, so not a real comparison.

 

[Danjin44]

Raging

 

[Putonahappyface]

Triggered? Who is getting triggered?

I am disgusted! Who do I send a death threat to?

 

[NonPhixion]

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

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

Naw, I’ll thank Sony and the PS2 for that

 

[Hudo]

Doesn't matter if Sony don't use that money to make a new Motorstorm or Wipeout. PS5 is still worthless without these games.

Edit: Nintendo should also make a new F-Zero. Miyamoto doesn't have to know.

 

[Banjo64]

Im fucking raging man fuck this gay earth.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

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

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

Wii U says otherwise.

 

[German Hops]

Doesn't matter if Sony don't use that money to make a new Motorstorm or Wipeout. PS5 is still worthless without these games.

I agree percent.

Even if the PS5 ends up with lofty hardware numbers, I wonder what will its overall legacy be?

The console everyone bought for Spidey Man?

 

[Hudo]

The console for everyone and no one?

That's a pretty good summary of how I feel about it. Well said.

 

[Deerock71]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

Nintendo fans to this article:

 

[TGO]

PlayStation expanded it but the Wii exploded it especially with older people.

Like I said, that userbase didn't migrate to the next generation.
Probably because the Wii ended up in the cardboard after a week, just like Playstation VR
The Switches userbase is the 3DS's so it's actually down in comparison
The market has grown a little bit, but it's more or less the same it was in the PS2 era
The Wii was literally what everyone said it was, a Fad.

 

[EverydayBeast]

PS5 is really just starting, some have experienced the early launch games the thing with the PlayStation experience is they always heat up late.

 

[Topher]

Nintendo fans to this article:

For the record, this is the article title:

 

[kiphalfton]

Where are these "raging" Nintendo fans?

I haven't seen them.

You're looking in the wrong direction, they're busy raging against Palworld.

 

[mckmas8808]

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

You can thank Nintendo and the Wii for that.

You could also thank Playstation and the PS1 for that too.

 

[Deerock71]

For the record, this is the article title:

You might be hard pressed to find a bigger Nintendo backer than me, and I couldn't give two shits less about the PS5 outselling the SNES.

 

[LordOcidax]

PS5 is really just starting, some have experienced the early launch games the thing with the PlayStation experience is they always heat up late.

We are going to get the PS6 before the PS5 really start… PS5 Pro is on the way

 

[TGO]

You might be hard pressed to find a bigger Nintendo backer than me, and I couldn't give two shits less about the PS5 outselling the SNES.

You seemed to care the other way around thou

Sales-Age - Nintendo Switch Outsells PS1 Worldwide - Sales

The Switch sold 341,662 units for the week ending January 15, 2021 to bring its lifetime sales to 102.81 million units. This compares to the PlayStation with sales of 102.5 million units lifetime. The figure for the Switch includes the combined sales of the original Switch model, the Switch...

www.neogaf.com

 

[TexMex]

Completely incomparable for obvious reasons and Nintendo fans are not “raging” over this meaningless statistic at all. Please stop.

 

[Kssio_Aug]

Oh, wow!!

 

[mitch1971]

edit...

 

[bender]

You might be hard pressed to find a bigger Nintendo backer than me, and I couldn't give two shits less about the PS5 outselling the SNES.

 

[German Hops]

Completely incomparable for obvious reasons and Nintendo fans are not “raging” over this meaningless statistic at all. Please stop.

But I think some are raging, though.

Especially when you consider the PS5 has been scarce for half of its existence.

 

[Skifi28]