Renowned industry analyst Michael Packter commented on the company’s decision Sony Interactive Entertainment release their new high-profile exclusives by type God of War: Ragnarok, Horizon zero dawn and Gran turismo 7 immediately on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5… His words are quoted by the publication GameRant…
The expert pointed out that Sony cannot abandon the PlayStation 4, especially in the face of growing budgets for the production of games, until the audience of the PlayStation 5 becomes large enough to sell it expensive blockbusters in multi-million copies.…
According to analyst forecasts, Sony will support the release of high-profile hits on PlayStation 4 at least until the end of 2023…
“They can’t ignore the PlayStation 4 until the PlayStation 5 sells out the circulation needed to sell exclusives in certain quantities. For example, you need to sell 3 million copies of a game just to break even, and if you don’t have more than 7-8 million consoles. or 10 million consoles, such numbers are impossible to achieve.
Of course, at the beginning of the cycle, certain exclusives cannot be dispensed with, because the manufacturer wants them to sell iron. It’s like a chicken with eggs. You have to sell a few eggs at a discount to get people to buy the chicken. These are the realities of the exclusive world. “
Exclusives like Returnal and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Pakter perceives them as less expensive to manufacture games against the backdrop of God of War and Horizon. In his opinion, Sony does not expect sales of 10-20 million copies from Ratchet, but can expect from the main flagships.
“If Sony wants to sell 20 million copies [игры], then old consoles are indispensable. It seems to me that they will support the PlayStation 4 until 2023, which is ten years. “
Pakter does not exclude that in 2023 the Sony lineup will consist mainly of full-fledged PlayStation 5 exclusives, but if the situation with the shortage of consoles drags on, even more games will be received by PlayStation 4 owners.
As of June 30, 2023 PlayStation 5 exclusives parted such circulations:
- Returnal – 560 thousand copies
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – 1.1 million copies
The PlayStation 5 itself has sold 10.1 million units.
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