For the first time ever, more players are using PS5 each month than PS4 - /v/ (#712525714) [Archived: 1089 hours ago]

Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:47:01 AM No.712525714
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Why did it take this long?
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:48:51 AM No.712525793
>>712525714 (OP)
I've played only on PC this month
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:51:53 AM No.712525927
consistent
consistent
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:52:27 AM No.712525943
>>712525714 (OP)
The last ps4s finally achieved liftoff and flew home
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:55:53 AM No.712526104
The ps4 has bloodborne but now it has an emulator.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:03:31 PM No.712526468
>>712525714 (OP)
dude bros can still play the latest cod and madden on ps4
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:05:16 PM No.712526561
>>712525714 (OP)
One of the five remaining PS4 players finally croaked, I see.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:06:58 PM No.712526653
A lot of the PS5 exclusives eventually got ported to PC. It was a waiting game for most people.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:07:15 PM No.712526672
>>712525793
thanks for letting us know, vegan
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:09:43 PM No.712526801
>>712525714 (OP)
That's not an actual number tho. Did the number of ps5 player grow? Or maybe both shrunk but ps4 moreso than the ps5 playerbase?
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:13:39 PM No.712527002
>>712525714 (OP)
Isn't that really bad when the PS5 has started it's decline?
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:16:11 PM No.712527119
>>712527002
Decline? Ps and steam have close to the same amount of active monthly users.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:16:22 PM No.712527134
>>712525714 (OP)
the sad thing is that number will probably double when GTA VI launches
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:18:30 PM No.712527236
Wait don't you mean "there's more PS5 users at one point in time than PS4 users at one point in time".
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:19:04 PM No.712527263
>>712525714 (OP)
it still runs most of the "lifestyle games" and outperforms switch 2, somehow
$399 for ps5/cod bundle probably moving the needle
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:22:01 PM No.712527417
>>712527002
PS5 is like five years in 7 years is like nintendo console length they should already be working on the new one already. Peoples perception of the console was warped because there were no real exclusive games for it but when you think about it making exclusives is kind of a waste of money when you're already the main third party console.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:30:48 PM No.712527890
New games stopped releasing for the ps4 aswell.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 12:42:25 PM No.712528445
growth
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>>712526801
>Did the number of ps5 player grow? Or maybe both shrunk but ps4 moreso than the ps5 playerbase?
Last year it was reported that PlayStation Network had 97 million monthly active users, with 49 million still remaining on PS4.

This year there are 124 million users on PlayStation Network. Sony isn't reporting numbers on the PS5/PS4 userbase split. However, this graph shows that PS5 has a larger share than PS4.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:01:08 PM No.712529315
>>712525714 (OP)
Live service game lock in. People don't want to set up a new device just to play fortnite and just stay on the ps4, only slowly moving the ps5 when they see hype for a game not on the ps4.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:13:44 PM No.712529869
anything interesting from the presentation?
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:18:35 PM No.712530109
loving this shit
loving this shit
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>>712529869
They're still very committed to marathon and fairgame$!
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:20:28 PM No.712530203
>>712525714 (OP)
>Why did it take this long?
console wasn't even normally available for 3 years, and by now PS4 support is phasing out
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:20:38 PM No.712530213
>>712525714 (OP)
Because the PS5 is trash? It has no games (1), and is literally just a PS4 pro. It's also recording gameplay ALL THE TIME WITH NO ABILITY TO TURN IT OFF so there's input lag, in games, but you can even feel it in menus or when using the on-screen keyboard. You can't turn off messages telling you gameplay recording has stopped or resumed during and after copyrighted scenes too. Only reason I bought one is because my PS4 overheated and stopped working and the PS5 was on sale.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:21:07 PM No.712530236
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>>712530109
kek they skipped concord in the live-service section, again
really trying hard to memoryhole it huh
also yeah, so funny
>strong early engagement
nigga the studio is on fire between scandals and shaming online, expect no trace of marathon (more like marathon to server shutdown) in the next presentation
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:22:11 PM No.712530280
>>712530203
>and by now PS4 support is phasing out
next cod is on ps4 btw
it's still millions of people
only gta6 might push the needle even more, but now with the delay people will just seat it out
there's also the fact that ps6 is dropping in 2027, like wait one more year and play a better version of gta6 on a better console
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:24:33 PM No.712530373
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>>712525714 (OP)
>5 and a half years into the generation
>FINALLY MORE PEOPLE ARE PLAYING OUR CONSOLE THAN NOT
this entire console generation is a fucking joke
the vidya industry already crashed, we are living in the remains
>pic related, PS3 having more games 3 years after launch
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:26:48 PM No.712530497
>>712530280
It's always gradual, not like it all stops at once, but I've noticed more games skipping on a PS4 release recently.
PS6 doesn't make sense to me so soon, especially with PS5 having such a rough startup period and troubled first party support you'd think they can stretch that out more, but I guess sony will do whatever.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:29:13 PM No.712530619
>>712525714 (OP)
>5 fucking years
>Way past the plateau of the console
>With serious talks about the successor in sight

This isn't the win they think it is.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:30:09 PM No.712530671
>>712530373
PS3 had more games at launch than any PlayStation 5 and after will ever have, combined.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:31:23 PM No.712530731
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>>712530373
the ps3 is a very unique case
they were getting their shit pushed in by a cheaper xbox360 with games, they got too cocky and though the could ride the popularity built during the ps2 with the $600 ps3 and early into the generation their absolutely bombed so they had to get their shit together towards the end of the generation
this time is very different because xbox left the console war during 8th gen so there's no need to make games at all if you have the monopoly in the home console market
>you want physical?
you buy a playstation
>you want ps games?
you buy a playstation
>you bought a playstation 3/4 before?
you buy a playstation to keep the library

the ps3 was sold at a massive loss, somewhere in 2009 they made it 299 with the slim
>>712530497
>It's always gradual, not like it all stops at once, but I've noticed more games skipping on a PS4 release recently.
this is mostly done intentionally, especially when a game is NSW/PS5 release, it obviously can run on a ps4
the ps6 reportedly had its design and specifics finailzed and dev kits will be released somewhere during 2026
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:32:03 PM No.712530764
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There are still some reasons to get a PS4 to play a handful of exclusives not on PC.

There are zero reasons to get a PS5 if you already have a 1000+ $ gaming PC.
And id argue its better to get a gaming PC than a PS5 because it just has more games.
So yea only people still buying a PS5 are normies and fanboys.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:32:58 PM No.712530818
>>712530373
>the vidya industry already crashed, we are living in the remains
Dumb fuck.
>In 2024, the global video game market generated approximately $187.7 billion, representing a 2.1% year-on-year increase.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:33:25 PM No.712530845
Playstation franchises that have gone missing over 10 years ago
>Twisted Metal
>Infamous
>Killzone
>Motorstorm
>Little Big Planet (the shit sackboy games dont count)
>Warhawk
>Uncharted
>Resistance
>Jak and Daxter
>Ape Escape
>Sly Racoon
>WipeOut
>Siren
>Gravity Rush
>Patapon
>Fat Princess
how do you convince people to buy a console if you dont make the games they liked?
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:34:39 PM No.712530910
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>>712530818
why do studios keep closing and games keep flopping then
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:37:01 PM No.712531016
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>>712530764
the PS4 was so dosghit im not even interested in the emulator
gen 8 was a fucking nothing generation and current gen just feels more like a extention of that
going to PC was the best choice i made
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 1:42:12 PM No.712531249
>>712530818
Mostly because of gacha games, microtransactions and paid online though, not real vidya.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:08:51 PM No.712532554
>>712525927
The wolverine leak looks awful, typical Sony press 1 button and the game automatically plays the game for you
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:13:46 PM No.712532837
>>712532554
just scrap it at this point
get Raven software developers and make a spiritual sequel to X-men origins Wolverine
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:23:30 PM No.712533397
>>712525714 (OP)
ps4 users realized there are no games, ps5 users are still deluded
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:50:25 PM No.712534951
>>712528445
>+20m users
They just counting all the people who bought Helldivers on PC lol.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:51:32 PM No.712535017
>>712527119
LOL
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:51:48 PM No.712535042
>>712530236
Strong Early Engagement can just mean the amount of KEW and OMEGALUL farmed in twitch chat during the reveal stream.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:53:33 PM No.712535136
>>712531016
ps4 has infamous, other than that i dont know
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 2:55:41 PM No.712535276
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I exclusively only play PS4 games on my PS5. It's simply because the performance is much better. I only own 3 native PS5 games: Demon's Souls, Final Fantasy XVI, and Stellar Blade. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the PS6 will maintain backwards compatibility with the PS4
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:06:56 PM No.712535953
>>712531016
it wasn't, they turned it into dogshit by cucking out almost every game it had.
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:08:29 PM No.712536057
Sony always wins in the end baby
Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:18:41 PM No.712536705
dead generation
dead generation
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>>712530764
the PS5 is basicly a glorified PC preview machine
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:21:12 PM No.712536870
>>712536705
soooo, console peasants pay to playtest PC games?
Interesting theory, kinda makes sense - some games are fixed by the time they get ported.
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Anonymous
6/13/2025, 3:39:07 PM No.712538075
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>>712536870
some games are simply better once they arrive on PC
take Insomniac Spider-man for example
>tons of gameplay mods to make the combat closer to the GOAT Web of Shadows
>hundreds of comic costume mods so you arnt just stuck with the Insomniac designs
>mods that patch out the walking sections
once the games arrive on PC they become the definitive version