PS5 Software Sales Could Be Struggling Because Of Scalpers

Just yesterday I saw several scalper listings with prices between $900 and $1300. BUT! Most of them had price drop indicators. Some had been marked down by several hundred dollars. Seems like they aren't able to find buyers. What a shame. Golly I sure hope they didn't gamble on a big payoff and are now stuck with a pile of consoles and a HUGE credit card bill.

Of course a big part of it is the scalpers. This release has been a joke because no one can actually get their hands on a console. Maybe if stores actually took steps to stop scalpers this would be a different story.

So now I'm not sure if it's because people aren't playing. I rather think that it just doesn't have enough launch titles.

I can play a lot of the PS4 Pro on the PS5, I didn't even have to buy the games. There weren't any pure PS5 games anyway. So either the console was released too early because they didn't want to lose ground to Xbox, or it was just as intentional.

For my part, Miles Morales was way too short but it cost me 79 €. It left me with a bitter aftertaste similar to the Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Full price but only a quarter of the original. The game developers absolutely have to come up with a new pricing policy, because otherwise, I will gradually turn my back on the consoles.

I want a full-fledged game and not a series pass that costs me around € 200 to see the end. I used to buy around 20 games for a console in a year, if this continues I will only buy 4-5 games a year.

I don't see many Japanese people getting Miles Morales. Demon's Souls would be more up their alley, but you're talking about a remake of a hardcore game and I think there's only so much appeal there with that one. I don't know what games they would be playing at the moment besides last-gen games.

To be fair the launch titles for both consoles was lacking. PS5 had a couple of reboots and MS had Yakuza which was awesome but was never going to be a console seller. Yes the scalping situation is terrible however I think just the lack of interest in day 1 titles has more to do with it.

Wanna regulate the market now?

People don't buy games for systems they don't own!?

Shocking developments from Gamespot.

Duh. Scalpers don't buy software or accessories. Sony (and MS/Nintendo) doesn't make money (or at least not much) off of hardware. Sony and MS have shot themselves in the foot this launch by making it a scalper's field day. They are selling nonprofitable hardware while the profitable items aren't selling

You can't compare PS5 software sales to Switch sales, Reason is, PS5 is backwards compatible!

Meaning, A lot of ppl might actually buy a PS5 right now while still play their previously bought games on them. (I'm one of these, I play Ghost of Tsushima, decided to replay through Days Gone, etc...)

If you buy a PS5, you don't HAVE to buy games to enjoy it.

If you buy a switch and no games, you can't do anything with it...

Since Sony demanded Covid safety online only restrictions, the PS5's should have been sold to paying customers first: PS4 owners who had been loyal ps+ members and people who spent money on the digital front. Basically the loyal fanbase. I don't think that it should have been exclusively that, but they should have rewarded loyal customers and paying customers. Same with Xbox. The only difference is I have seen the new xbox out in the wild from time to time.

This is not good for Sony's bottomline. They are already selling the PS5 at a substantial loss per unit so they depend upon game and subscription sales to make up for that.

They really should make a bigger effort into porting PS5 games to PC through Steam and GOG. If they do it correctly, it could probably offset sales lost to scalpers.

Scalpers straight up delude themselves into pretending they are something they are not. That in itself is sad.

ha with ps4 cross overs and remakes/remasters Sony isn't offering a reason to buy a ps5 right now let alone GET ONE which many cannot.

I have one and im playing ps4 games on it for the smoother frame rates.

How about the £70 price tag for the remaster demon souls and now £60 standard software prices.

I feel bad for people that cannot get one but believe me kids, you're really not missing out..... yet!!

Yeah, let's blame scalpers for everything. "It's the scalpers fault that people aren't buying games. It's their fault that Cyberpunk is so broken." If people have spent too much money on their new console because they were dumb enought to buy it from some scalper, and now don't have any left for PS5 games, then that's a different issue. But I can't even think of any PS5 exclusive titles aside from the Demon's Souls remake, so what games exactly is Sony looking to sell? Of course due to the backwards compatibility and the complete lack of PS5 games most people will be playing PS4 games. This article makes no sense in general.

"Limit 1 per customer"
How fucking hard is that?

Well, that explains why the boxing day flier I got lists a whole whack of the PS5's line-up for half off. Remember, when all of you were whining about a $10 price increase, I kept saying it won't matter because you just need to wait for a discount? How's 50% just a month into the new gen sound?

I’d be curious to see the sales numbers for the US. One, because the demand seems absurd here. But, two, because we have a fair number of retailers forcing people to buy bundles. Those bundles often include multiple physical games which would artificially inflate the attach rate.

Sony and MS are eventually going to stop making consoles once they hit a certain number without increased game sales. Then the scalpers are going to have to sell at MSRP or maybe less.

the scapling problem is easliy solved, problem it just wont be done.

all systems sold have serial number attach to if said serial number is found to be resold on the many sites it easily be pulled down Also what UK is trying to do to curb this is could be done all over, but again it wont be done,

Most system sold are probably not even in hand of actual users, the scaplers have. and I sorry but any one buy it at 2 or 3 times it price is stupid

I refund my demon soul (ps5) preorder when i didn't get the console ps5. I know the price will eventually drop.

I mean....obviously

This is why its baffling retailers aren't doing more to fight them. Yes they get the money for the consoles either way...but they have shelves full of games and accessories that aren't being touched because nobody actually has the consoles.

They are at least lucky so many games and accessories are cross gen, so there is some incentive for xbox one and ps4 owners to buy them anyways.

Well duh. Nobody is going to buy games or accessories for it because its impossible to actually get the console!