Sony has called the PlayStation 5 its "most profitable generation to date".
  • Kelly@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 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