In a recent interview, former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida said Sony and Nintendo should keep their current-gen consoles as long as possible.
The PlayStation 5 has been on the market for a long time, having been released in 2020. Since then, Sony has released a mid-gen upgrade with the PS5 Pro. However, Nintendo, on the other hand, released their latest console just last year, so it might be a long time before we see a next-gen console from the Mario makers.
Players with Systems Like PS5, Switch 2 and Good Enough PCs May Not Consider Replacing Them, Says Yoshida
Spotted by MyNintendoNews, Shuhei Yoshida recently spoke about keeping the PS5 and Switch 2 for as long as possible during an interview with Verge. When discussing the pricing of next-generation consoles, Yoshida mentioned that both Nintendo and Sony have already sold a sufficient amount of their current-generation hardware. He also noted that rising cost of goods will postpone the launch of their next-generation consoles.
Yoshida then speaks about how both companies should “try to keep the current generation as long as possible,” and he feels that the current users of the PS5 and Switch 2 are still very happy using these systems.
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Yoshida points out that players do not have unlimited budgets, and currently, the prices of components for PCs and consoles are rising at a rate that other forms of entertainment are not experiencing. He believes that players with current-generation systems, such as the PS5, Switch 2, or sufficiently powerful PCs, will likely be content playing games on their existing systems and may not feel the need to upgrade.
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