Half of PS4 Owners Haven't Upgraded To PS5 Yet, But Why?

I’m still logging on PS3, so what.

Still feel like we're living in the PS4 era.

I can give a couple reasons, 1- the lack of games hurt it. 2- its very expensive still even after 4 years 3-paying for online services 4-pc exists. (Also the 8th gen console is boring, that includes xbox too)

I’m old enough to remember the exponential leap in graphics from Atari to Nintendo to super Nintendo to Sega to N64 to PlayStation to PlayStation two… When I got my PS five, I literally could not tell the difference in graphics to a PS4. That was, and is still so very very disappointing.

Because the PS5 as of this moment just feels like an upgraded ps4 with like 7 extra games

The fact that we are still calling PS4 current gen and PS5 next gen is the reason why PS4 is still so active.

Why does everyone have to upgrade to PS5 if the new releases are going to PS4 it’s not the console everyone’s after it’s the games remember that

Im gonna save you 10 minutes: it's because it's expensive and has no games

Here's the harsh reality. This economy is horrible and inflation is steep this time around. The essential needs have become extremely expensive. The gaming industry isn't immune to this and our purchasing power as a whole has declined. As much as we're all gamers and love to play, it's not a necessity when times are rough and you need a roof over your head, food to eat, and have bills to pay. People are cutting back on things they don't absolutely need because they have to. This on top of not hanging a more enticing exclusive line up and boom, no upgrade.

PS4 slim owner here: The price still hasn't gone down yet despite the slim revision. We typically see a price reduction after several years + free game bundles but 4 years in, the price only seems to creep up. 😠

At this point I think PS4 players should just wait for the PS5 pro or PS6 if they’re planning on upgrading

"What's the real reason people haven't switched to ps5?" "Money!"

"Because....... I'm all out of MONEYYY" - Squidward circa 2008

Better question yet: why upgrade? Simply to have "4K Graphics"? Not good enough.

The ps5 base model is $800 for new consoles here in Nigeria and the ps4 pro is $300 for a used version. With the current economic issues going on around the world and in my country it would take a long time before people could afford the ps5 unless they're some serious price cuts.

Cause we can’t afford one

My take is, it's been 4 years since the PlayStation 5 was announced and the price hasn't decreased at all even with the Slim model and Slim models have always been cheaper than the O.G model by a lot since the PlayStation 1. Not every gamer can afford to get the PlayStation 5 now and some don't even need to get it since there are still good PlayStation 4 games that is coming. I still have my PS4 and I have no desire to get the PlayStation 5 because no ways I would pay R13500/$500 for a nearly 4 year old console that has never had a price decrease.

My PS4 still going strong since 2013 💪🏼

The cost, bro. We're either having a rough time in our lives to where we are putting financial responsibilities first and paying down debts and getting rent paid before we can actually save up and buy a PS5. I sold my PS4 to help pay down one of my credit cards and now I'm gaming on an Xbox Series S, PC and PS3 and Nintendo Switch

The PS5 is $600.00 in my country and I already have a PS4. As someone who buys one game per year on average, why would I spend that much and then even more on the unique experiences that console offers?