Sony PS4 has sold more than 100 million units, so will there be so many people buying PS5?

Sony’s PS4, a game console that has been in service for many years, has achieved great success. As early as 2019, it exceeded 100 million units in sales. Not only is the number much larger than the Microsoft XBOX ONE in the same period, but also surpasses the PS3 and PS3. The original record of wii, and by 2020, PS4 shipments have exceeded 110 million units, which is quite amazing. The

game console is a device dedicated to game entertainment, so the overall sales cannot be compared with PC computers, but for a dedicated game console, the global sales of more than 100 million are already quite good, and Sony is in the future The user group for the PS5 game console is naturally also the users who bought the PS4 before, so with the PS4 sales volume so large, are many willing to pay for a new console?

First of all, let’s take a look at the configuration of Sony PS5. Its CPU uses AMD’s latest zen2 architecture. Both the number of cores and performance should be very good. This can be seen from AMD’s performance in the PC business, and RDNA2 We don't know the performance level of the architecture graphics card, but it may support the hardware light tracking function, and this will inevitably bring better picture quality to the PS4. In addition, like the standard SSD, faster memory will also bring a better 4K gaming experience, which is much better than the performance of the PS4 era.

However, whether a game console is attractive or not depends on the price. For so many years, gamers have been very sensitive to the price of the console. Once it reaches a price similar to more than $599, then sales will There is a straight decline. Once sales are down, Sony will make less money from games and users, so it is expected that even if the cost of PS5 increases, the price will not increase too much.

As for whether PS4 users will upgrade to PS5 at the first time, on the one hand, it depends on the price of the new console, on the other hand, it also depends on Sony’s first game camp this time. If many games are made up, then PS5 must rely on it. High performance and high image quality are still difficult to attract a large number of users. Generally speaking, new consoles like PS5 will not have a large number of high-quality games until two or three years after they are on the market. So if it is not early adopters, then Sony PS5 is still It is better to observe patiently for a period of time.