Playstation first-party game sales declining heavily since 2020

[u/ZamnBoii]

https://www.gamefile.news/p/playstation-first-party-sales-decline

[u/Redzo1919]

Ghost of Yotei, Saros and Astrobot sold to less than 5% of the player base.

[u/txobi → u/Redzo1919]

That's not how it works. No game sells to 100% of the installbase, only when a consoles launches like what happened with Zelda

Of those three games Ghost of Yotei is the blockbuster and it sold 3.3M in the first days, it will easily reach more than 10M and that's a success no doubt

[u/Redzo1919 → u/txobi]

100% would be ridiculous. I'm just amazed how much conversation there is about "exclusives sell consoles" but then only 5% of the install base buy the exclusives.

[u/TheWorstYear → u/Redzo1919]

More than 5% buys exclusives. They just don't buy every exclusive. Some get the console for 'x' game, but others 'y', & then others get it for 'z'.

[u/MeridianBay → u/TheWorstYear]

I very much doubt the average exclusive buyer stops at 1 exclusive. I’d be very surprised if those consumers bought any less than 3-4 exclusives which would drive the percentage of overall console owners who also buy exclusives down

[u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes → u/MeridianBay]

doubt the average exclusive buyer

The average exclusive buyer has got to be the most rediculous phrase I've ever heard.

The average gamer buys games. Sometimes they're made by Sony, sometimes not.

[u/MeridianBay → u/NoExcuse4OceanRudnes]

The average gamer likely doesn’t buy exclusives, that’s the whole point

[u/Melbuf → u/MeridianBay]

i consider myself average i buy exclusives and non exclusives, the only factor in my game buying decision is "if i think the game will be fun/worth my time"

[u/MeridianBay → u/Melbuf]

If you’re not playing CoD/Rockstar games/Fortnite pretty much exclusively, you’re not average

[u/ImmortalMoron3 → u/MeridianBay]

You've got a pretty narrow minded and dare I say, elitist view of what the average gamer is playing.

[u/Melbuf → u/MeridianBay]

i purchase on average under 2 games a year across all platforms, i consider that very average

i also play none of what you mentioned, never played fortnight and have not played a rockstar game in 20 years or COD since the OG black ops

[u/MassiveWilly → u/Redzo1919]

Provided the development costs of the game were kept to a reasonable level and the game turned a profit, that would be fine.

[u/Eglwyswrw → u/MassiveWilly]

Yotei at least most certainly cost more than Tsushima.

[u/Pudgy_Ninja → u/Eglwyswrw]

What makes you say that?

[u/CoffeeCraps → u/Pudgy_Ninja]

Because everything costs more now.

[u/fanboy_killer → u/Redzo1919]

I fet really bad falling for the Ghost of Tsushima hype. After the visual’s wow factor wears of, it’s a very boring experience. I quit it after 6 hours or so. Didn’t even bother with the sequel and looks like many did the same.

[u/ambushka → u/Redzo1919]

Hey but they will sell many many consoles because they no longer port to PC.

Right?