Video game industry analyst Michael Pachter has recently revealed his thoughts on Sony’s next-generationPlayStation 5console, including its Digital Edition. And according to Pachter, Sony “really blew it” when it comes to the PS5 Digital Edition.
Pachter made this statement in a recent interview with Gaming Bolt. During the interview, Pachter explained that “Sony really blew it” with thePS5 Digital Editionbecause of how the console is priced. Pachter believes that it costs around $450 to build a PS5, and so Sony is “breaking even” with the standard PS5 console, but “losing $40 or so” on the PS5 Digital Edition. Pachter added that a disc drive isn’t worth enough for the PS5 Digital Edition to be priced $100 lower than a standard PS5.
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Pachter acknowledged that Sony would be getting $6 more with each digital game purchase than it would with physical game purchases, which could potentially be the reasoning behind why it priced the PS5 Digital Edition the way it did. However, Pachter doesn’t think that many consumers will buy enough games for Sony to cover up the loss. This could causeSony to produce fewer PS5 Digital Editions, which some reports have indicated is already happening.
It should be noted that many video game companies have sold consoles at a loss over the years. And as time goes on, it will cost Sony less to manufacture PS5 systems, and so it will eventually starting making a profit on consoles sold as opposed to just software sold.
Other analysts have predicted thatPS5 sales will be considerable, to the point that the system may become one of, if notthe, best-selling video game console to date. This combined with impressive sales numbers that Sony games typically enjoy, and it seems unlikely that the company will be putting itself in a bad spot with the PS5 Digital Edition.
We’ll have a much better idea of how this all plays out later on, but for now, fans can look forward to thePS5 release dateof November 12.
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