misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 6 months agoPlayStation 5 "most profitable generation to date", Sony sayswww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down13
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minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-26 months ago If anything it would be abnormal if the newest generation isn’t as profitable as previous generations. Its a little more hit and miss than that. If we take total software sales as a proxy for profitably: nes > snes > n64 > gamecube < wii > wii u < switch master system < megadrive > saturn > dreamcast ps1 < ps2 > ps3 < ps4 xbox < 360 > one This shows 8 consoles thare were less successful than their predecessor vs 6 that were more successful. https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Software_tie_ratio
Its a little more hit and miss than that.
If we take total software sales as a proxy for profitably:
This shows 8 consoles thare were less successful than their predecessor vs 6 that were more successful.
https://vgsales.fandom.com/wiki/Software_tie_ratio