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It's more impressive than many people think, but in context: - The PS5 sales have been notoriously hampered by supply constraints - The XBox numbers are consi

It's more impressive than many people think, but in context: - The PS5 sales have been notoriously hampered by supply constraints - The XBox numbers are considered to be a major disappointment [1] - The Quest continues to be crushed by the Nintendo Switch, which counted selling 18m unites in a year to be a disappointing result of supply constraints [2] [1] https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-sales-microsoft-next-gen-exclusives-1850375665 https://kotaku.com/xbox-series-x-s-sales-microsoft-next-gen-... [2] https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/09/nintendo-full-year-earnings-2023-switch-sales-plunge-22percent.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/05/09/nintendo-full-year-earnings-...

wkat4242 3y ago
Everyone who wants a PS5 can buy one now though. The constraints are long over.
- ezconnect 3y ago
  Used PS5s are also common now.
- katbyte 3y ago
  That’s a pretty recent development as of this year
  - dymk 3y ago
    The year is halfway over, not exactly recent
    - katbyte 3y ago
      ~4 months out of the total 31 its been out? that sounds recent to me
oarsinsync 3y ago
Meanwhile the PS4 shipped over 110m units.
- ChuckNorris89 3y ago
  PS2 laughs at 158 million
  - MBCook 3y ago
    Switch is at 125 and isn’t slowing.
    - oarsinsync 3y ago
      And the Quest is still at 20m.
cultofmetatron 3y ago
quest just doesn't have a game library offering that compares to the switch. plus the switch is way less of an investment to get into a gaming session. (and I say this as a quest owner) to play my vr headset, I have to clear the room, calibrate my play space and the games just arent there. there's nothing in it that matches super mario galaxy or legend of zelda. I usually jsut play a few rounds of beat saber and call it a day
- sdenike 3y ago
  This sounds exactly like my experience. And speaking as a person who owned the Quest and now Quest 2, both of which barely ever saw/seen the day of light as most times I never had them charged up when I decided to clear a place to play.
  - sitkack 3y ago
    My Q2 (mostly the kids) doesn't appear to sleep when turned off. If I leave it unplugged for a couple days, I'll get a message on my phone that the battery is getting low. That is crazy to me. It should be able to be "off" indefinitely unless it is a Facebook APT.
    - lyu07282 3y ago
      That is a well known issue, same with it not remembering the play area so you have to recalibrate every single time. The Quest software is just an absolute buggy mess

wkat4242 3y ago

Everyone who wants a PS5 can buy one now though. The constraints are long over.

ezconnect 3y ago
Used PS5s are also common now.
katbyte 3y ago
That’s a pretty recent development as of this year
- dymk 3y ago
  The year is halfway over, not exactly recent
  - katbyte 3y ago
    ~4 months out of the total 31 its been out? that sounds recent to me

oarsinsync 3y ago

Meanwhile the PS4 shipped over 110m units.

ChuckNorris89 3y ago
PS2 laughs at 158 million
- MBCook 3y ago
  Switch is at 125 and isn’t slowing.
  - oarsinsync 3y ago
    And the Quest is still at 20m.

cultofmetatron 3y ago

quest just doesn't have a game library offering that compares to the switch. plus the switch is way less of an investment to get into a gaming session. (and I say this as a quest owner) to play my vr headset, I have to clear the room, calibrate my play space and the games just arent there. there's nothing in it that matches super mario galaxy or legend of zelda. I usually jsut play a few rounds of beat saber and call it a day

sdenike 3y ago
This sounds exactly like my experience. And speaking as a person who owned the Quest and now Quest 2, both of which barely ever saw/seen the day of light as most times I never had them charged up when I decided to clear a place to play.
- sitkack 3y ago
  My Q2 (mostly the kids) doesn't appear to sleep when turned off. If I leave it unplugged for a couple days, I'll get a message on my phone that the battery is getting low. That is crazy to me. It should be able to be "off" indefinitely unless it is a Facebook APT.
  - lyu07282 3y ago
    That is a well known issue, same with it not remembering the play area so you have to recalibrate every single time. The Quest software is just an absolute buggy mess