Half Of PlayStation Gamers Still Use PS4 Despite PS5's Strong Sales: Here's Why
Half Of PlayStation Gamers Still Use PS4 Despite PS5's Strong Sales: Here's Why
Sony Group Corp's (NYSE:SONY) PlayStation 5 (PS5) is entering the second half of its life cycle, with Sony reporting that about half of its 118 million monthly active users (MAUs) are still using the older PlayStation 4 (PS4).
索尼集團公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：索尼）的PlayStation 5（PS5）已進入其生命週期的下半部分，索尼報告稱，其1.18億月活躍用戶（MAU）中約有一半仍在使用較舊的PlayStation 4（PS4）。
Despite the PS5's strong sales of over 59 million units since its launch in November 2020, the transition from PS4 to PS5 has been slower than expected, as pointed out by gaming journalist Stephen Totilo.
正如遊戲記者斯蒂芬·托蒂洛指出的那樣，儘管PS5自2020年11月推出以來銷量強勁，超過5900萬臺，但從PS4到PS5的過渡速度卻比預期的要慢。
"Earlier this week, Sony made headlines for PS5 reaching 59 million units sold. Good number! Sony says PS5 is in the 2nd half of its lifecycle Sony also said PlayStation has 118 million monthly active users–half still on PS4 Get that?," Totilo tweeted. "HALF of PS players aren't on current gen."
“本週早些時候，索尼成爲PS5的頭條新聞，銷量達到5900萬臺。好數字！索尼表示，PS5已進入其生命週期的後半部分索尼還表示，PlayStation每月有1.18億活躍用戶，其中一半仍在使用PS4明白嗎？，” 托蒂洛在推特上說。“一半的 PS 玩家不在當前一代。”
Quote from Sony president Hiroki Totoki from Tues. (via Sony translator):
— Stephen Totilo (@stephentotilo) May 16, 2024
"Cumulative [PS5] sales is 59 million units or plus. Compared to MAU, still, about half of the people are playing on PS4. So, console generation overlap will be handled well and MAU will steadily increase"
週二引用索尼總裁戶戶木裕樹的話。（通過索尼翻譯器）：
— 斯蒂芬·托蒂洛 (@stephentotilo) 2024 年 5 月 16 日
“[PS5] 的累計銷量爲5900萬臺以上。與MAU相比，仍然有大約一半的人在玩PS4。因此，遊戲機世代重疊將得到很好的處理，MAU將穩步增加”
This slow adoption rate can be attributed to several factors.
這種緩慢的採用率可以歸因於多種因素。
Why Do Many Gamers Choose To Stick with PS4 Over Upgrading To PS5?
爲什麼許多遊戲玩家選擇堅持使用PS4而不是升級到PS5？
A primary reason is that many popular games, including Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, GTA 5, and Call of Duty, are still available on the PS4. Mat Piscatella, Executive Director and Video Game Industry Advisor at Circana, said: "Any console that can play a majority of, or all five, of these games will be just fine for many people,"
主要原因是許多流行的遊戲，包括堡壘之夜、我的世界、Roblox、GTA 5和使命召喚，仍然可以在PS4上使用。Circana執行董事兼電子遊戲行業顧問馬特·皮斯卡泰拉表示：“任何能玩大部分或全部五款遊戲的遊戲機對許多人來說都沒問題，”
The most played games in the US are Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, Grand Theft Auto V and Call of Duty.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) May 16, 2024
Any console that can play a majority of, or all 5, of these games will be just fine for many people.
Stephen here is talking about PlayStation, but this impacts all consoles.
美國玩得最多的遊戲是《堡壘之夜》、《我的世界》、《Roblox》、《俠盜獵車手V》和《使命召喚》。
— 馬特·皮斯卡泰拉 (@MatPiscatella) 2024 年 5 月 16 日
對於許多人來說，任何能玩其中大部分或全部 5 款遊戲的主機都沒問題。
斯蒂芬在這裏談論的是PlayStation，但這會影響所有遊戲機。
This trend is not unique to PlayStation: similar issues affect other gaming consoles, such as the Xbox Series X and S, which are also experiencing slower sales compared to their predecessors.
這種趨勢並不是PlayStation所獨有的：類似的問題會影響其他遊戲機，例如Xbox Series X和S，與前代產品相比，它們的銷量也有所放緩。
Sony has faced additional challenges with the PS5, including a price increase instead of a reduction, which contrasts with the PS4's price cuts during the same period in its lifecycle.
索尼在PS5方面還面臨其他挑戰，包括價格上漲而不是降價，這與PS4在其生命週期同期的降價形成鮮明對比。
Sony's president, Hiroki Totoki, remains optimistic, expecting that MAUs will rise as more PS4 players transition to the PS5 over time: "Cumulative [PS5] sales is 59 million units or plus. Compared to MAU, still, about half of the people are playing on PS4. So, console generation overlap will be handled well and MAU will steadily increase"
索尼總裁戶戶木宏樹仍然樂觀，他預計，隨着時間的推移，隨着越來越多的PS4玩家過渡到PS5，活躍用戶將增加：“[PS5] 的累計銷量爲5900萬臺或以上。與MAU相比，仍然有大約一半的人在玩PS4。因此，遊戲機世代重疊將得到很好的處理，MAU將穩步增加”
It's worth noting that, in February, the company announced layoffs impacting 8% of its global PlayStation workforce and the cancellation of several in-development games.
值得注意的是，該公司在2月份宣佈裁員，影響了其全球8％的PlayStation員工，並取消了幾款正在開發的遊戲。
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Image credits: Mohsen Vaziri on Shutterstock.
圖片來源：Shutterstock 上的 Mohsen Vaziri。