The argument will be that other HW sold better based on sales data that we can only extrapolate. It makes some sense that PS5 selling more than 1 million units in a day and shipping 3.4 million units at launch and selling out the same day probably conferred with more than 1.6 million in sales. Of course how long did that actually take?
We'll never really know, but Circana doesn't actually know anything by their own admission either... so. This is just a rumor, no?
3 sentences to explain how you only needed 1 to dismiss several clear examples of Switch 2 coming up short next to PS4. I guess the math in my comment is too much for you? I'm really only hoping to squash tech illiteracy, here.
@Neonridr
Not to be too cruel but that's the same argument which technologically illiterate people I've been arguing against elsewhere have been using. One positive example sets the rule while you ignore several more which disprove it. Consider that Switch 2 runs CP77's DLC like a bad 3rd party port on PS3. Then of course there are at least 4 other examples of Switch 2 managing worse graphics than PS4 in the same games sometimes at one quarter resolution with worse framer...
Here's another way to look at my last comment.
Switch 2 vs PS4 rasterization performance.
HogLeg showcases 56% better pixels/sec on PS4 and PS4 has better visuals with more elegantly failing upscaling per data from Oliver Mackenzie of DF.
Cyberpunk 2077 pumps out nearly 35% more pixels/sec than NS2 with better shadows in all cases and better geometry in nearly every scene. Performance can be less stable on PS4 and lower overall, but generally...
It really isn't. Switch 2's GPU is more modern, but it's clearly significantly weaker than those inside the launch model PS4 systems and possibly even Xbox One VCR edition even when Switch 2 is docked. The CPU is weaker than PS4's as well. Switch 2 has 9GB of RAM which is more than the entire Xbox One X system. Storage speeds are faster even when we consider SSDs which are an option for PS4 users and it does make a difference in loading times and streaming on PS4 systems per D...
Switch 2 (NS2) is weaker than the base PS4 in most of the important ways. Let's get the positives out of the way first. NS2 has faster storage is at least 10 times more energy efficient in terms of absolute power consumption figures as well as 3 & 5 times more efficient than PS5 & PS4 at rendering the same games respectively - maybe I'll have the space to explain this, later. NS2 is a portable device that can play games locally without internet in most cases and has 9GB of RAM...
What you wrote is true of nearly all internet conversations.
GT is still undisputed in the realm of consumer-level racing simulation software. Not just on consoles but everywhere that ignores specialized sim racing rigs that typically cost over $30k to make.
@RaiderNation
The PSP game launched in 2010. The user you are replying to specified GT games released before the first Forza Motorsport game.
I'll net some hate for this (except amongst those in the know).
If MS only wanted to see some profits, they should've shut down Xbox over 15 years ago.
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@Flewid638
Another misinformed gamer. Oh, you don't think so? Explain the difference between revenue and profit.
From main article: "'We at PlayStation were beginning to think about what sort of hardware would be ideal for future consoles and what sort of algorithms would be running on it,' Cerny continued "and I'm not talking about immediate needs, we just shipped the PS5 Pro, I'm talking about years in the future." My ears perked up. Cerny has said that each console takes about four years of development. If Amethyst began development in 2023 then we might be seeing a new...
@-Foxtrot
I think people like that may be really feeling lost and abandoned at this time. I'm being 100% serious about this, I'm genuinely worried about the effect this kind of news will have on the often hysterically overzealous Xbox fans who frequent this and other sites. They've turned Xbox into a personal best friend. To some of these people Xbox is probably like a living breathing person on life-support. It could explain those unusually aggressive posts by those user...
I don't think we should be picking on that user or any other thin-skinned Xbox "trolls" like that right now.
@crazyCoconuts
What if, and just hear me out... Xbox doesn't have a HW division to cut anymore?
Microsoft may be exiting gaming but don't let that be your reason to stop living.
If anyone is feeling cornered, emotionally lost, deeply depressed, or is thinking about harming themselves or others over this news or for any reason, ask friends and family for help or if you you can't do that but are in the US, call 800-273-talk (8255) or dial 988
For UK residents dial 116 123
In Australia dial 13 11 14
Canada dial 1-833-456-4566
F...
This news is sad but it shouldn't ever become tragic.
I'm not joking about this. The level of attachment some tie their identity to brands may be deeply crippling.
If anyone feels cornered, emotionally lost, deeply depressed, or is thinking about harming themselves over this or related news, reach out to friends and family or if you you can't do that but are in the US, call 800-273-talk (8255) or dial 988
For UK residents dial 116 123
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I think at the root they're still gamers and are now finally seeing the folly of their support of the Xbox brand.
I can't believe people believe in "disc rot."
What plastics kept cool, dry and out of direct sunlight have ever rotted away?
Ridiculous, the ruling and most of the comments here. Firstly PS isn't the only company not selling digital game Fast Cards. Nintendo doesn't allow this for their 1st party releases since April of 2020, but that is a rule applying only to Nintendo's own games not 3rd party titles. Steam also doesn't sell cards like these where I live anymore. Only Xbox has digital game codes available on Fast Cards or "gift cards" for most of the world, which I'm assuming might r...