Also noteworthy that not only are PS5 sales behind PS4, but the PlayStation’s competition has almost entirely disappeared, and that hasn’t resulted in more PlayStations sold.

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    I think the jump is more Covid related than having to do with any of the other consoles.

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      Possible, but the market grew after that as well, while consoles stagnated.

      I got a PC in 2020 when PS5 was released for 1200€ at your scalper of choice. So the statistics reflect my own switch perfectly.

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        4 months ago

        If you already have a PC, no matter how old and shoddy, you will be able to run games on it and become a PC gamer. There was no investment hurdle in 2020, while you need a console to become a console gamer, so you need to buy one first. Most people do have a PC for non gaming uses anyways.

        This is also why mobile gaming is so widespread now. People have a phone anyways, so might as well install a game or two on it.