85% of Gamers Are Willing to Buy PS5, A Survey Reveals

[Cindra]

 

A new survey has apparently shown that more than 85 percent of gamers are willing to buy a PS5, even though the console is inferior in power to the Xbox Series X. The survey comes from the Polish gaming website GRYOnline, with nearly ten thousand people responding to the survey.

Both the Playstation 5 and the Xbox Series X have been had their specifications revealed, and even though the Xbox Series X has taken the spot as the most powerful console this time around, it appears that many Playstation gamers haven’t changed their minds.

This likely comes from a number of sources in general, along with past evidence of Playstation being superior to Microsoft. The Playstation 4, in addition to being more powerful than the Xbox One, for instance, had many more exclusives and well-reviewed games than the Xbox did.

However, at the same time, the survey is around a year old, though it’s been left up on the website and might change sometime in the future, especially since the PS5 has been shown to be less powerful than the Xbox Series X by a sizable margin.

Really what might be the deciding factor between the two consoles is the game selection that each one has. Even if the Playstation 5 is less powerful, if it has more exclusives than the Xbox Series X then it’s likely that Playstation’s new console will once again come out ahead.

Even though Phil Spencer has stated in recent years that there are exclusives coming out for the Xbox, the console’s exclusives in the past few years have mainly amounted to Halo or Gears of War, which while they’re timed-honored classics, don’t match up to the many exclusives of the Playstation 4.

 

The PS5, in the meantime, will likely have a number of well-received exclusiveslike Horizon Zero Dawn 2, Ghost of Tsushima, The Last Of Us 2, and Killzone, though these are just speculation and both The Last Of Us 2 and Ghost of Tsushima are slated to come out this year.

Either way, we’ll have to wait for games to be announced for each console to see which one will actually come out ahead.

 

[PixieDust]

Gamers... and their pledges.

I remember seeing a screenshot of a Steam group called 'Modern Warfare boycott' with lots of gamers who are currently playing... modern warfare.

I wonder how many gamers said they would *like to have* a PS5 instead of *would like to buy*, also if the survey is 1 year old, then voters didn't have any information about the fact that PS5 will be relatively more expensive than previous consoles. This info would probably impact lots of votes.

[Pandsu]

Personally, I am saving up for the possibility of buying a PS5 at launch. The only system I ever bought at launch, partially because I was never able to afford things when they came out, was the Switch and that was only marginally worth it. I don't regret it or anything but I'm not sure how painful the wait for a few months or even over a year would really have been.

That said, I am still looking forward to the PS5 and perhaps buying it at launch, unless it really is much more expensive than the PS4 was and the launch titles don't look too great. So it's not exactly a pledge, just what I expect to be wanting to do when it happens.
The launch of a new generation is always exciting, especially in those cases where, at least at first, consoles aren't really lagging behind PC very much, if at all. So it would be nice to be able to be a part of that conversation for once instead of just being an onlooker. Then again, I don't even have a screen capable of more than 1080p output and doubt I will be upgrading prior to the next gen launch, so I will inevitably be missing out on at least some of it. Still, even just the jump in visual fidelity and some of the other advancements that might end up in gameplay advancements, will be exciting enough on its own, as well as whatever exclusives this new system will bring. Microsoft has said they are gonna keep supporting even the most underpowered version of the current Xbox for a while, so I don't expect them to be offering much outside of much faster loading times and better visuals, but if Sony offers true, native next-gen software during its launch window, that could be huge. Besides, my PC isn't exactly a powerhouse anymore but still able to run pretty much anything I throw at it at 1080p if not maxed, then at mid-high settings and with pretty much all of the Xbox Series X software confirmed to be released as well on PC and/or PS5, I simply don't see a reason for me to invest in that option, even if (and that is apparently a big if, according to some insiders and devs) the Xbox is technically superior to the PS5.

So if some random survey were to ask me whether or not I intend on buying a PS5 anywhere close to launch, my answer would probably have been yes as well, with Xbox getting a no.

[henrytuna]

Heck, I'm "willing" to do all kinds of stuff.  This sort of thing means less and less as both consoles will be incredibly powerful regardless.

[SamB]

I bought PS4 at launch and will buy PS5.  Can't see why not.

[CGTitan]

It doesn't matter if a console is less powerful than its rivals. It's the name brand recognition that's important. I mean, the Playstation 2 was less powerful than the original Xbox, yet it became one of the most successful consoles of all time. And why? Because the name brand was already popular.

[ichirou]

I'm definitely getting the PlayStation 5 on launch, so I'm just waiting for pre-orders to open. The PS4 was chock-full of amazing games that were very well-received on a critical and commercial standpoint. And it looks like Sony is very bullish on keeping the status quo.

Microsoft had a great start when they announced the XSX out of nowhere  in last year's Games Awards, but they haven't been able to keep that up. And with the delay of the new Halo game to next year, their new console is releasing without a major exclusive  that will serve as their poster boy for the "most powerful console" there is.

[deepdigger]

Of course, sell their ps4 and buy ps5 for almost nothing.