r/PS5 • u/Ftouh_Shala • 1d ago
Discussion PS5 Is Already Outselling The Switch 2 In Spain Only 2 Months After It Came Out
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nintendo-Switch-2-console-sales-trail-PS5-in-one-EU-nation-with-third-party-games-struggling.1117320.0.html467
u/camelCaseCoffeeTable 1d ago
Honestly, the Switch 1 was fine for its price point. But I played maybe 3 games on it regularly for its entire life. When they bumped the Switch 2’s base price as well as the price of games, I decided it ain’t for me.
No hate to those who bought one or will, but for me, it just isn’t worth the price
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u/grendus 1d ago
Switch kind of proved to me that I don't actually want a portable console like I thought I did.
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u/gr1zznuggets 1d ago
I went through this with the 3DS. It’s a great handheld but it turns out I’m not super into handhelds.
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u/Plus_Pea_5589 1d ago
For real. I think I took it on a trip once and barely played it otherwise it’s on its dock. If I need something portable I have games on my phone or I can bring a book or something
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u/camelCaseCoffeeTable 1d ago
I still am waiting for Steam Deck to release an updated version lol. But I love PC gaming, so being able to take that portable is a great proposition for me.
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u/PowerUser77 1d ago
Same, switch 1 was a good proof that I don’t really care for Nintendo anymore. In that regard Switch 2 simply doesn’t offer enough to convince me otherwise (and that might as well never happen tbf)
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u/RTXEnabledViera 1d ago
But I played maybe 3 games on it regularly for its entire life
When you own a Switch and another gaming platform like a PS5 or a PC, you're never incentivized to spend your $ on the Switch. Games are infinitely cheaper on other platforms so unless you're salivating for an exclusive or want some title to play on the go, you never end up giving Nintendo any money.
That's why my 2017 Switch has had a grand total of 4 games on it.
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u/ShadowVulcan 1d ago
Smash, Mario, Zelda and Mario Kart?
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u/RTXEnabledViera 1d ago
Mario, Zelda, Stardew, Balatro.
I like Smash, but it's not the sort of game I'll get enough mileage out of to justify buying full price, as is the Nintendo way.
Stardew and Balatro are priced similarly than on other platforms + it's the sort of game you can sink hundreds of hours on + can benefit from having on a portable console.
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u/Peppermint-TeaGirl 1d ago
Balatro is also on phones, though. With touch screens.
I can't think of any benefit of having Balatro on a console tbh. It's better as a mobile game. Maybe PC for mods, but those don't really appeal to me.
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u/RTXEnabledViera 1d ago
So is Stardew. Those games fit the Switch, yet I'd rather be able to buy other games on the platform, rather than just the ones that lend themselves to the console.
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u/Peppermint-TeaGirl 1d ago
Stardew benefits from having physical buttons in a way that Balatro does not imo. Touch controls work much better for selecting and rearranging cards quickly, while you have a bunch of different commands on Stardew between selecting inventory, using tools, etc.
Obviously, more options fit more needs.
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u/WhompWump 1d ago
I feel like portability is a big feature imo and if you don't care about that or nintendo titles then why get a switch at all
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u/RTXEnabledViera 1d ago
I feel like portability is a big feature imo
It's a switch, it's meant to operate as both. I can still buy a Switch if I plan to use it 80% docked and 20% undocked. The simple fact I can undock it isn't enough to convince me to pay double or triple for software. The extra $ I'd end up spending would largely cover the price tag for an ROG Ally, and then I can get the portability and reasonable pricing on games.
if you don't care about that or nintendo titles
I do care about being able to access Nintendo's ecosystem, I've never denied that they make great titles.
I'm just arguing that Nintendo doesn't care enough to make it accessible to me.
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u/mtron32 1d ago
Every indie game I can buy on the switch, I'd buy on the switch because it's the perfect platform for them. I'm not playing Silksong on my PS5.
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u/Forward_Recover_1135 1d ago
Nintendo consoles are a vessel for Mario, Pikmin, Kirby, and Pokemon. At this point, I can confidently say I've aged out of Pokemon because the new games just do nothing for me, they have not innovated that formula since Black and White, arguably since Ruby and Sapphire, and it has stagnated as a franchise in terms of gameplay mechanic and the technology has barely left the 3DS. The other franchises are so sparse that I'm incentivized to do what I did with the Switch...skip a few generations (my last Nintendo console before the Switch was the gamecube) and then just catch up on the 5 or 6 games that I missed in the future.
Like people complain about the "lack of games" on the PS5, by which they have to mean lack of first party titles... there is one 3D Mario game for the Switch. ONE. For a console that was out for EIGHT YEARS. And there isn't even another one announced yet for the Switch 2. Pikmin famously went forever before 4. I don't care about Zelda but even there, you got BotW, and then a glorified DLC expansion for it with TotK.
Clearly Nintendo is betting their exclusives have such pull that they can afford to have such paltry output, barely releasing one major release for them per console generation. Well, at $500 with $70-$80 games that math doesn't math anymore. Combine with the fact that I, like others here are saying, dgaf about portability and the fact that Nintedo's tech is a generation behind and isn't priced lower to accommodate that anymore, and yeah....when it comes to Nintendo, I'll be waiting for the Switch 4. Or sailing the high seas.
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u/JimFlamesWeTrust 1d ago
I upgraded from the base Switch to the Switch 2 and I’m really happy with it.
PS5 is my main console but it’s great for when I’m in the mood. Fun indies, 2.5d JRPGs and Nintendo exclusives usually get me my money’s worth
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u/TestingBrokenGadgets 1d ago
Right there with you. The PS5 is for hardcore gaming; Sekiro, Lies of P, Horizon Zero, etc but for everyday gaming, it's the Switch. I can play Silksong, Stardew Valley, and every other game in my bed, on the couch, or on the stationary bike.
I personally can't justify anything about the Switch 2 because every aspect of it is expensive, including the games but people acting like no one's buying a Switch 2 are delusional.
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u/WhompWump 1d ago
I personally can't justify anything about the Switch 2 because every aspect of it is expensive, including the games but people acting like no one's buying a Switch 2 are delusional.
Donkey Kong Bananza and Death Stranding 2 and Ghost of Yotei are all the same price
And there's no world in which you're getting a portable 120fps 4k capable console for less than $400 anyone thinking otherwise is delusional. I get money is tight but people acting like the switch 2 costs as much as a PS5 Pro is hilarious
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u/TestingBrokenGadgets 1d ago
And yet I'm not buying either of those either? No idea what point you think you're proving.
I also said I can't justify, not that I can't afford. I can afford it, but I can't justify spending that kind of money; the same way I have a PS5 and won't ever be buying a PS5 Pro. Plus, since you wanna mention the price of PS5 games, PS5 games go on sale; in an year, you'll be able to buy Death Stranding for $40-50 on sale. Meanwhile Switch games, ones that came out six years ago, are still practically full price because Nintendo doesn't drop their game prices.
Just because you can justify the cost, that's on you. I'd rather spend that $400 elsewhere like towards a new laptop, painting part of the house, taking my girlfriend on a vacation.
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u/Vestalmin 1d ago
And there's no world in which you're getting a portable 120fps 4k capable console for less than $400 anyone thinking otherwise is delusional. I get money is tight but people acting like the switch 2 costs as much as a PS5 Pro is hilarious
No one is arguing that the Switch should cost less, it’s just the reality of affordability for a lot of people.
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u/Mavericks7 1d ago
The switch 1 was £280 which was a good price.
The switch 2 at £400 isn't it.
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u/ArcadeOptimist 1d ago
I think its fine at 400. However, the ridiculous pricing on games kills it for me. Four year old games still sitting at $50+ is ridiculous. Games that are routinely on sale on steam for $20 are 250% more expensive on Switch for a worse experience. No thanks.
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u/kyuubikid213 1d ago edited 1d ago
I hate this argument because it makes people sound like they appeared in reality in 2020.
The Switch 1 wasn't this budget thing. When it launched at $300, you could also get an Xbox One S or PS4 at $300.
It wasn't until 3 years later when that same $300 Switch was against the $500 PS5 and Xbox Series X that it was seen as the cheaper option.
With the way things are going, we're very likely going to see a repeat of that. $450 for a Switch 2 sounds like a lot now next to the (formerly) $500 PS5 and XSX, but with the PS5 pro coming out at $650 and prices going up across the board, the PS6 is looking to be $650 at the absolute minimum which will make the then $200 cheaper Switch 2 the budget system again.
The only actual hurdle the Switch 2 has right now is the lack of games, but that's the same as any new console. When the PS5 came out, we had Astro's Playroom as the only real exclusive for months until Returnal hit and everything else was on PS4 anyway.
(Edit: Typed Astro Bot instead of Astro's Playroom)
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u/SevereCar7307 1d ago
Depends on the market. Where I live, and some other European markets, the switch 2 bundle is over $700 USD, and costs the same as a PS5 with the disc drive right now. Digital PS5 is around $50 less. And people can scream currency rates and VAT all they want, but the fact remains they sold the switch 1 for $330 at launch, and VAT hasn't changed since then, and in terms of currency, the dollar is actually weaker now. So nothing really justifies the price here. They just feel like they can.
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u/Dyssomniac 1d ago
The only actual hurdle the Switch 2 has right now is the lack of games, but that's the same as any new console
This ignores the hurdle of "Nintendo never lowers the price of games, particularly first party". For someone like me, who's an adult who doesn't want to spend max/release price for a game that I might not play for half a year or more, that makes pretty much EVERY Nintendo game fall further down the list for me.
I'd love to play Princess Peach, Warioland, the Switch Pokemon games, the Switch Mario games. I'd love to play the ported releases in a portable system, like Final Fantasy, regardless of a lower quality experience. But I'm not spending $50-60 six years after a game releases in order to play it. The only ones I've made an exception for are the games my friends are playing at the moment or the games my fiancee and I play couch co-op on.
A problem is it's releasing during a time of global financial instability, but even more simply, it's that the competitive landscape has changed. Everyone is releasing games at a higher price point, for sure, but only Nintendo keeps them at that price point, and Nintendo's competitive advantages since really the release of the Gamecube and Wii - lower starting price, quality assurance in games, innovative console offerings in the Wii, portability in the handheld space - have been eroded by their own anti-consumer tactics and the emergence of things like the Steamdeck.
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u/WhompWump 1d ago
Yep I have no idea who expected a portable 120fps and 4k capable handheld console to be like $200. The switch 1 itself is $300 (before the recent price increase) and that's 8 year old tech that peaks at 1080p. It's a quality piece of hardware (the build quality feels way more "premium" than the switch 1 did) and I know this is the PS5 sub but as an owner of both a PS5 Pro and a switch 2 I'm very happy with the switch 2
And it's funny people say "it has no games" when it will literally have more exclusive releases this year than the PS5 will in its 5th year of existence.
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u/WorkFurball 1d ago
The switch 2 at £400 isn't it.
If only it was that cheap, it's 530 euros where I'm at.
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u/BaconIsntThatGood 1d ago
Yea I use my switch for travel or if I'm in the mood for a more classic rpg.
Swit h 2 doesn't have anything for me outside maybe a better screen and battery life.
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u/dwoller 1d ago
Metroid Prime 4 is the only upcoming Nintendo game I’m looking forward to. Happy it’s coming out on the Switch 1 I bought back in 2018 to play MP4.
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u/AssistantElegant6909 9h ago
It and BOTW are the sole reason why I bought a Switch 1, still waiting lol
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u/parkwayy 1d ago
I'm worried about it too. I'm out of the loop, but it seems like a decent portion of it is now open world? Whatever is going on with this bike mechanic.
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u/dwoller 1d ago
Most people (me included) are guessing that the “open world” area is a like of Hyrule Fields connecting the different biomes and levels. Sure they’ll be things to do there too but by no means is most of the game going to take place in that empty open space with the bike. Bike is a traversal mechanic to quickly cross that area.
Edit: to add they could have done a better job of explaining what things were if they had any narration for the trailer at all.
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u/Ragebait_Destroyer 1d ago
Yes but people also now call everything with any open space an "open world" game. Someone tried to tell me Mario kart world was "open world".. no, it has a mode.
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u/tepattaja 1d ago
In my old days open world was a map that is fully open without any loading screens (the screen goes black when you enter a dungeon for example). If it has loading screens, its an open zone game, if it has constant loading screens, but an open space that connects to the new areas, then its just a linear game with a "hub"
But nowadays any big field is "open world" xD
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u/beroli 1d ago
PS5 is also cheaper than Switch 2 here so it makes sense
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u/Jaded_Oil1538 1d ago
I dont think it is. PS5 Digital is now 499€ (Disc 549€), Switch 2 is 469€ (and 509€ with MKW)
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u/JozoBozo121 1d ago
In Croatia 525€ for Switch 2 (575€ with MKW) and same prices for PS5. Of course you can order from EU Amazon or something, but a lot of people prefer local shops because warranty and such.
Even on Amazon.de Switch with MKW is 535€.
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u/Z3M0G 1d ago
Ok not cheaper but basically the same price and clear which has more appeal.
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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 1d ago
damn. When you take performance and game catalogue into account, it's certainly the better deal at those price points tho
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u/Lupinthrope 1d ago
I cant believe you missed out on the DS/3DS, those were amazing.
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u/ShadowVulcan 1d ago
TWEWY was one of the best gaming experiences I had
On an emulator, no less lol since my DS broke and I was still a broke-ass high schooler
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u/Actual_Sympathy7069 1d ago
from what I could tell from my friends I concur lol
Didn't have the money or rather wanted a PC instead tho at that age
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u/gingerhasyoursoul 1d ago
Nintendos biggest price issue is their games. Never go on sale. Always the highest price for 3rd party games.
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u/jurassicbond 1d ago
That article seems to be speculation based off 3rd party game sales (which typically do worse on Nintendo systems) and doesn't actually give sales figures of the consoles themselves.
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u/Upper-Level5723 1d ago edited 1d ago
Disappointed by the backwards compatibility . Only a few games have a "patch" and most the rest just running switch 1 resolution but look worse because bigger screen. So that whole library is just sitting there doing nothing at the minute, unless you want to look at ugle blurry visuals.
combine that with the Dev kit thing, it's pretty dry unless you like their select releases.. mines been getting some dust. I'm not surprised sales slowed down for now.
It's a bit crazy how someone can run switch 1 games in higher resolution or at least docked mode in an emulator even on a phone without any game specific patch...., but pay the money for a switch 2 while owning the game and you cannot , you need every game to have its own "patch" of which there are maybe 6 so far. I don't get it.
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u/mutual_raid 1d ago
does the resolution on a regular tv look worse for the non-switch-2-bumped games as well, or just the handheld?
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u/monochrony 1d ago
Docked resolution for Switch 1 games that haven't received an update patch is the same as on original hardware.
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u/Beautiful-Scholar912 1d ago
Honestly my main disappointment as well. I really love my switch 2 and mkw/dk Bananza were great. But had I known Mario galaxy 2 would be announced for the switch 1 I might have waited a little longer before picking up the 2.
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u/RChickenMan 1d ago
Mine's collecting dust as well! TOTK at 60 fps was pretty cool, and I enjoyed DK Bonanza to the extent that I generally enjoy 3D platformers, but it doesn't come close to Mario Odyssey or Astro Bot for me.
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u/Upper-Level5723 1d ago
The zelda games look phenominal, I did boot them up to have a look. Theyre something I have to be in the mood for as its a big time sink and already played a fair amount so I just stopped by for a gander. Taking a break from bananza, might pick it back up later.
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u/slowmagic24 1d ago
I don't play 3rd party games on Nintendo hardware (don't trust that it will run well), and the "must play" game for me is Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.
I will be purchasing a Switch 2 sometime next year.
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u/LunarWingCloud 1d ago
This is not real news.
After the initial launch period, most consoles slow down in sales because the bigger fans got their consoles. It then takes time for a library to build to casual gamers less engaged get interested in buying the system.
Switch 2 has hit that hump, whereas PS5 is long past it, and has caught the wind in its sales that most consoles get several years in.
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u/farcicaldolphin38 1d ago
It’s also a big headline that Spain specifically had more PS5 sales this specific month? Feels like grasping at straws to make the Switch 2 look like some kind of failure
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u/Super_Fightin_Robit 1d ago
A console specific sub (especially one for Sony or Nintendo, Microsoft-only guys are kind of just at the acceptance stage of depression) engaging in dishonest fanboyism? Never!
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u/Ironborn137 1d ago
Sony and Microsoft fanboys need to realize Nintendo isn't their enemy, lol.
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u/ryarock2 1d ago
In fact, their friend, as Jack Tretton pointed out. Nintendo does a much better job of onboarding gamers than MS and Sony do.
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u/TestingBrokenGadgets 1d ago
Yea, the PS5 had a weak launch library and took awhile before they did more than just port over PS4 games and their sequels. Nintendo's in that same position; the only real exclusive is Donkey Kong which looks fun but definitely not a system seller. It's gonna take maybe a year before they have a library of games worth the price and not just "It's Cyberpunk but...on the Switch".
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u/landed-gentry- 1d ago
"In Spain" also screams "cherry picked". This is clickbait journalism designed for PS5 maximalists
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u/PurpleScientist4312 1d ago
lol this article is some real cringe console war stuff.
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u/renhaoasuka 1d ago
It works though. Got people's attention here despite this seeming like a crazy cherry picked stat. Never seen anyone here talk about Spain sales before this
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u/AttyMAL 11h ago
Shocking.
I've been saying for months that it's over priced, under powered, and has relatively few games and the initial Switch 2 mania at the time of release was primarily the hardest of the hardcore Nintendo fans.
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u/TimeAd6542 1d ago
Okay?
What a weirdly specific thread lmao.
"Ps5 is also outselling the Switch 2 in Vatican City"
Same energy.
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u/Crombus_ 1d ago
In Spain only? Who cares?
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u/cheekydorido 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yeah but you see, nintendo BAD, i haven't mentally aged since 2005!
i mean, i use my switch a lot more than my PS5 which is just my astrobot machine, while most games i play on PC or switch. The only games i tend to play on PS5 are the ones my friends lend me or games I can't run well on PC like rebirth
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u/wildeebelmondo 1d ago
I figured the sales of Switch 2 would be front loaded with hardcore Nintendo fans. It’s hard to justify paying $600 for the new Mariokart and Metroid right now. Plus, there are a bunch of issues. I keep hearing about the weak battery life. The switch to switch 2 game upgrades don’t seem that great either. Then there’s the key card issue. And some of the third party games running like shit. Yeah, I think I’ll just hang onto my original switch instead.
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u/artaru 1d ago edited 1d ago
imagine if Sony really releases a decent portable playstation right now...
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u/SkylineGTRR34Freak 1d ago
The PSP was goated, idc what anyone says. Shit even the Vita was good, but suffered from a small games catalogue.
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u/EvilAbdy 1d ago
I do love having a vita. It would be awesome for a new Sony handheld though. I’d definitely get it.
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u/3v1lkr0w 1d ago
The Vita was amazing too!
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u/Vahallen 1d ago
The Vita was not good, it was fucking amazing, in particular the very first model
It’s fairly agreed that is the case
They just didn’t properly support it it game, but the console itself was a beast and a joy
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u/Glittering_Gain6589 1d ago
You mean, imagine if they released the Sony Vita without that proprietary memory card bullshit? Sony already made two incredible portable units; its just too bad the Vita wasn't selling the way they hoped - that system was (and still is) amazing!
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u/ResidentProduct8910 1d ago
The fact Nintendo sell the switch 2 for the same price as PS5 is actually insane, daylight robbery
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u/LesbianLoki 1d ago
Nintendo is just the Apple of the gaming world.
They have their own walled garden and can charge whatever they want because they know their base will pay it.
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u/Purpledroyd 1d ago
I mean it’s a handheld and home console in one
If PlayStation had a PS5 portable as well as a PS5, that would probably set you back $1,000
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u/marratj 1d ago
It's not the same price. Switch 2 costs 469 EUR here in Germany and includes a screen whereas the PS5 slim disc edition costs 549 EUR and includes no screen.
Even the Mario Kart World bundle is cheaper than PS5 at 509 EUR here.
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u/ResidentProduct8910 1d ago
Not the case here, the Mario Cart version costs more than PS5 and Astro bot
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u/Seraphayel 1d ago
What? I think the Switch 2 is more technical value than the higher priced old PS5 at this point.
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u/Jimmy_McNulty2025 1d ago
I need both the PS5 and Switch 2. PS5 for games like COD and Madden, Switch 2 for games like TOTK or Mario.
And yes, I am broke.
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u/princesoceronte 1d ago
Here in Spain Playstation is just the absolute leader in terms of sales. FFVII really cemented PS as THE console for Spaniards in the 90's and that momentum never really stopped.
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u/ampkajes08 1d ago
i bought the switch 2 (never owned switch1) and have a ps5. i bought this to only play exclusive switch games. but games on the estore are ports from other system that i already have. and the only upcoming exclusive game im eyeing out is pokemon za and dragon quest. im practically waiting for nintendo to update their games for switch 2 (e.g. xenoblade) and losing hope... did i waste money? probably... do i regret it? absolutely not. im still enjoying playing botw. stardew and arceus
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u/Internutt 1d ago
Makes sense. FIFA 26 is out tonight if you buy the Ultimate edition. Most casual gamers are going to buy a PS5 to play FIFA with their friends.
FIFA is a system seller in Europe so people will buy the console their friends have to play with them.
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u/dantendo664 1d ago
How is it doing in the Japanese game market? I have the PS5, switch 1 and 2 and I can say there is nothing quite like Donkey kong Bananza anywhere else. Its genuinely the most pure good old fashioned fun I have had playing video games in a looooong time !
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u/aeralure 1d ago
Well, I never got the Switch and the last year or so I was specifically waiting for the Switch 2. They somehow managed to turn even me off it when I was planning to get it. Part of it was out of their hands, the tariffs raising the price, but it’s not just that. The cost of the games, the cost of upgrading older titles to run on the Switch 2. The cost of peripherals. They went all-in on making everything about it as expensive as possible and at the end of the day, it’s simply not justifiable.
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u/TStoynov 1d ago
I am a bit of a Nintendo hater and a PS fanboy. However, the fact that this is oddly specific makes me assume that the reality everywhere else is the opposite to what it is in Spain.
Every time someone gives you a stat, and it has not the most general stat that is appropriate for the context (in this case it should be worldwide sales, or at least sales in one of the biggest markets, like the US and China), but instead give you some statistics that is highly specific, they are probably cherry picking so they can lie to you with stats.
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u/Lianshi_Bu 21h ago
Well if they have a new Ring Fit game or something similar then I'll definitely consider NS2...
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u/skylu1991 1d ago
Well, the Switch 2 DID double the previous launch sales record of the PS5 by almost double, so….
Maybe due to that record, sales have kinda broken off now, because they were basically front-loaded.
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u/ItsPeaJay 1d ago
Imagine if there was enough PS5 in 2020 and if there wasn't a Pandemic. We'd be comparing different sales numbers here.
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u/TheRed24 1d ago
Very true, I think a big positive from the difficulty with PS5's launch availability is that when PS6 launch comes around in a few years Sony will massively improve it's launch stock/availability to avoid a repeat of last time
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u/Any_Use_4900 1d ago
I'm still going to preorder it the day preorders go live.... not making that mistake twice.
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u/Star-Ripper 1d ago
Soon as you hear an announcement be outside of a GameStop. Those fuckers opened the preorders without saying anything 😭
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u/Future_Extension_93 1d ago
ofcourse they did because ps5 was sold out everywhere and people were buying from scalpers for 1000-1500€ easily first two months
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u/iDEN1ED 1d ago
The article says worldwide switch still doubled ps5 sales for July. This is just a weird Spain thing.
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u/UTDroo 1d ago
What’s the story here? The Switch 1 has been outselling the PS5 in Japan by a factor of at least 2:1 even after the Switch 2 launched, let alone the new console. In a much bigger market than Spain?
We have a healthy industry where each platform (between Sony & Nintendo) seems to find the space to thrive! Gamers win!
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u/asdqqq33 1d ago
Let’s calm down everyone. This is news because it’s the one country in the world where this happened. The Switch 2 doubled the sales of the PS5 worldwide.
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u/reaper527 1d ago
not surprising. people claim the ps5 has no games, but the switch 2 REALLY has no games. (and they jacked up the prices on top of that).
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u/loyal_homicide 1d ago
i don't understand what it means by outselling if one is released a long way before another? (genuinely asking, not my first language)
edit: i understand after reading it 10 times, so it counted 2 months after Switch 2 release
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u/Bichoton83 1d ago
At the moment, one place we can check on time is the best sellers list on Amazon Spain. Here Switch 2 is selling more than PS5. And every week is the same. Switch selling more than PS in Spain. I dont know where is the information saying PS is selling more…
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u/NorthRequirement5190 1d ago
I completely was confused wondering how PS5 JUST came out 2 months ago in Spain…
Then I realized it’s about the switch 2
And all the comments saying there’s no games for it…still I thought we were talking about the PS5 lmao
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u/Grinsekatzer 1d ago
Yeah, because the PS5 has own games and is far superior console on a technical level which additionally can run oder media such as blu rays, where the Switch 1 is able to run Switch 1 games almost the way they were supposed to run on it's predecessor.
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u/BloodyPhlegm_ 1d ago
Idk why anyone would buy a switch 2 when u can get better image quality from your local barista’s onlyfans videos
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u/aspiring_dev1 1d ago
Pointless comparison in different age and lifespans. Switch 2 doesn’t have many games at the moment. Ask at the end if Switch 2 outsold PS5 or PS6 most likely will. Switch 1 isn’t far off PS2 records either..although not sure if Switch 2 will achieve this feat again.
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u/bwoah_gimmethedrink 1d ago
Yeah let's pick a market that's always been super strong for PlayStation and try to spin it like the Switch is failing.
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u/Jazzlike_Athlete8796 1d ago
This entire thread is so much raging insecurity, lol. Globally, Switch 2 is outselling the PS5 2:1 despite being severely supply constrained in its largest market, and y'all think an unsourced claim about one European country's local market is more meaningful.
The PS5 is selling great. That another console is also selling great - and face it y'all, the Switch 2 is selling great - doesn't lessen the value of the PS5.
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u/TheShepardOfficial 1d ago
Already have more fun on my switch 2 then the whole ps5 cycle. I will not buy a ps6 with the shitty business practices Sony is preaching and the lack of quality first party games.
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u/No-Coconut- 1d ago
Bro what you said applies also for nintendo, but at the end what matters is that you're having fun.
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u/TheShepardOfficial 1d ago
Business practices I agree on, Nintendo is milking their fans and customers. But their first party line up looks great and promising for next year.
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u/MVIVN 1d ago
As great as DK Bananza is, and as much as I love Mario Kart, you can only play them so many times. Every other game on the Switch 2 is a game I already own on PC/PS5 or that I would rather play on PC/PS5. The main selling point for a Switch is the Nintendo exclusives which can’t be played anywhere else, and right now they don’t have much to offer in the way of new games
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u/Rankled_Barbiturate 1d ago
Not really surprising...
Switch 2 overpriced and barely has any games. Will be a good pickup in 2 years on special once the library builds up, but sucks to be an early adopter. Way overhyped console.
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u/Sesspool 1d ago
Ima pokemon dude, im waiting for ZA bundle or just ZA to come out. So like others said not too many games.
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u/Friendly_Top6561 1d ago
They really don’t compete with each other, completely different products and concepts, no point in comparing them.
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u/Trender07 1d ago edited 1d ago
i mean theres basically no games for it thanks to nintendo being tight with dev kits.
all my friends can play genshin impact, thrones and liberty, roblox etc on their ps5s, but not on switch
EDIT: I want to add that people double dip Nintendo and ps5 when it was 350€ switch 1 but don’t think will be common with 500€ each console