Also noteworthy that not only are PS5 sales behind PS4, but the PlayStation's competition has almost entirely disappeared, and that hasn't resulted in more PlayStations sold.

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[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Possible, but the market grew after that as well, while consoles stagnated.

I got a PC in 2020 when PS5 was released for 1200€ at your scalper of choice. So the statistics reflect my own switch perfectly.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

If you already have a PC, no matter how old and shoddy, you will be able to run games on it and become a PC gamer. There was no investment hurdle in 2020, while you need a console to become a console gamer, so you need to buy one first. Most people do have a PC for non gaming uses anyways.

This is also why mobile gaming is so widespread now. People have a phone anyways, so might as well install a game or two on it.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

You missed the link I posted, it's PC sales. Why do you insist on your gut feeling when the data suggests otherwise?

Consoles have stagnated, PC sales has increased year over year and also PC gamers have increased year over year. If it would be because of covid, I would expect a Stagnation afterwards.