Michael Pachter Predicts PlayStation Will Not Exist In 10 Years

A prominent industry analyst has claimed that the PlayStation brand will cease to exist in the next ten years.

[TechRaptor]

Again?

[darthv72]

He speaks in code. Whatever he says is the opposite of what he really means. So expect PS to exist for another 20 years.

[ABizzel1]

I see his dementia is kicking in with his old age. Check him in somewhere he's losing it.

[ThinkThink]

Lol in the same podcast he says xbox is going away as well but nobody is running with that story. He's all over the place. He's like a shock jock for the gaming industry, only less reliable.

[Eonjay]

If he says ten, you can expect at least 100 lol.

[Starman69]

He's a pro fisherman. Loves a bite lol 🤣

[Obscure_Observer]

"Again?"

Yes. This Patcher guy will never give up. :/

From Shuhei Yoshida six years ago:

“Michael is fun to listen to, right? (laughs)[…]We look at all of these analyst reports, and every year, from the same company, the forecast changes hugely, because of the things that happen in the year before. They change their prediction dramatically.I don’t, you know, mind hearing something like that, because it’s so interesting… Consoles were announced dead for the longest time. Even at the time when PlayStation One was being worked on, some analyst said that PC games would dominate in the future and there would be no place for home consoles.Every time these things are proven wrong, and as long as we have passionate people wanting to continue to play on game consoles, we wll try hard to continue, and even make it bigger for the future.”

https://www.dualshockers.co...

[dumahim]

I wonder if the price of PC component will actually drive up the console player numbers. That is, once they're not constantly sold out.

[Extermin8or3_]

Expect prices to remain high and shortages of consoles to remain a thing for foreseeable future.i mean it looks like we m8ght be on the verge of ww3...

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@dumahim,

Prices of PC parts tend to fluctuate alot, especially in today's climate, I don't think we'll see a huge difference in either player base due to shortages all round.

[Palitera]

“On the verge of ww3”
Dont go have nightmares with Russian baddies again, alright serial country invader wannabe? lol smh

[peppeaccardo]

Gamers predict Michael Pachter will not exist in 5 years. :)

[tehpees3]

I am keeping my eye on this prediction seriously. He is much older.

[DigitallyAfflicted]

Who is Michael Patcher?

[RosweeSon]

An industry expert who doesn’t know his arse from his elbow 🤦🏻‍♂️😜

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

An analyst who has never gotten anything right his entire career, especially the video game industry.

[1Victor]

Wait I thought he said PS3 was Sony last console
13 years ago 🤷🏿 🤦🏿
https://www.destructoid.com...

[neutralgamer1992]

Hahahahahaha

This guy is pure stupidly funny

[DarXyde]

To be fair to this guy, a lot of what he says may come to pass if (big if) companies remained in a static trajectory (which they never do). He may be correct if companies remain the snapshot in time at the moment of his predictions, but he's very often wrong because he doesn't really observe context very well. It's all numbers to him and he doesn't really get the collective minds behind these industry companies.

However, I take issue with him as an analyst because some people may respond to his predictions with buying or selling stocks. Similar to Elon Musk's manipulation of Bitcoin, though that was intentional. In this regard, people may be shiftng their investment strategies based on what he said—acknowledging it as truth or running in the opposite direction.

He's never right in the real world, but that doesn't mean people aren't changing their behaviours in response to him either.

[gamer7804]

He meant to more PlayStation…. In Russia. He left that part out.

[Jin_Sakai]

Silly Pachter, April fools is next month.

[TheEroica]

Oh man... Pachter knows how to rally the Sony Defence Force like few others.

[jznrpg]

Sony doesn’t need a defense force … the games and hardware speak for themselves .

[zsquaresoff]

What an absolute Idiot.
"A prominent industry analyst" is more like a dumba$$ making wild guesses and throwing sh*t on the wall and hoping it sticks.

[Neonridr]

that's all he ever does.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

I have to hand it to the guy. He has made a lucrative career out of stating his armchair opinions, and he doesn’t even need to be right. How does he do it? No one’s paying me to randomly state my thoughts.

[TheColbertinator]

I'd pay Pachter to shut up for once

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

I wish I could get paid well to say random shit without evidence or basis, I really have to question how he got as far as he has.

[frostypants]

But he takes the right people to dinner so his job security is rock solid.

[FlavorLav01]

I predict Michael Pachter predictions won’t be reported on in 10years.

[jonny897]

So it will exist after 10 years.

[Neonridr]

100% guarantee to bet the opposite of what Pachter says.

[tehpees3]

Note: he also flip flops his predictions often.

[xfire]

Michael Patcher is the weatherman of the video games industry

[Nyxus]

"When asked about how Sony will compete against the Xbox Game Pass during the RDX Podcast, he states that PlayStation is “doomed” and will pretty much cease to exist in the upcoming ten years. He further adds that this is due to the fact that Sony isn’t just a couple of years behind, but Xbox has gained an insurmountable lead instead."

What am I even reading?

[VenomUK]

I'm old enough to remember Michael Pachter from the PS3/360 generation when he used to appear as guest on Gametrailers. I enjoyed seeing him because he gave some insights into the corporate side of the industry, and he comes across as nice guy. But even back then he was sure that the PS3 would significantly fall behind Xbox. He professionally knew some of the people who worked at Xbox but not PlayStation. Then he predicted that Xbox One would decimate PS4! This was not based on data, or evidence, it was based on his BELIEF! He also has been negative about PS5 on a YouTube channel by some failed journalists.

There's nothing wrong with preferring one brand to another but if you are paid to give professional assessments and you're always getting it wrong then you're not the right person. I suspect part of Pachter's preferences come from his patriotism as he is of a generation where the Japanese were considered the 'bad guys'.

[Nyxus]

I also used to watch him on Gametrailers. But I can't understand how he would come to this conclusion if he's basing himself off data. So as you said, it's probably more of a personal belief (though I still don't get it).

[porkChop]

Yeah, I used to watch his show Pach Attack on GT. I do remember him saying that the next Xbox would beat PS, and personal preference could have played into that. But to be fair, Pachter wasn't the only one saying that. The PS360 era saw PS's market share cut in half, so a lot of people were predicting Xbox to take the next gen. As soon as they announced the Xbox One and its DRM though everyone changed their tune, they knew Xbox had made a massive mistake.

[kneon]

@porkChop

Many of us knew the 360 wasn't going to beat the PS3. It wasn't hard to figure out, they rushed to market with a machine that wasn't designed for HDTVs and only gained market share because they were the only new console for as much as 2 years in some regions. Buy once the PS3 launched there was no way the 360 could maintain enough momentum to stay ahead.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

@porkChop,

Both consoles had a rocky start, and the 360 was doing better for alot of that gen, but PS3 outsold it in the end, despite all of Sony's mistakes.

[Neonridr]

games will all be in our heads by then :P

[Ryushaa]

Do you mean like a "Choose your own adventure" book?

[purple101]

I predict:

Michael Pachter, won't be around in ten years

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

I’m surprised he still is TBH.

[Pancit_Canton]

This guy is irrelevant. Dual shockers should be ashamed for still using this guy as a "credible analyst". He's a wack jab similar to Jim Cramer in the financial world.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Ah, Jim Cramer, I have never taken anything he's said seriously, if I had taken his investment advice I'd be out of alot of money by this point.

[patterson]

Pachter is a dickhead.

His predictions have always been based on wishful thinking rather than actual analysis.

[TheGoodestBoi]

Good to know that it in fact will exist in 10 years

[Phoenix76]

This is the same Patcher who said back in 2009 that the ps3/360/wiiU would be the last console generation.
Never take what he's says seriously.

[Ethereal]

LOL

[AngainorG7X]

Lol

[purposed2k]

Looks like grandpa is off his medication again.

Nurse!!!!

[Traecy]

LOL! Pretty much.

[frostypants]

Michael Pachter is proof that the old saying "even a broken clock is right twice a day" does not apply to everyone. He's always wrong. If we were to believe him, console gaming died years ago.

[blacktiger]

My dad always say, newspapers are like, just look at the sun and sky and tell me what comes in your head?

[SPEAKxTHExTRUTH]

I need a pound of whatever he's smoking...

[metalgod88]

I'll have what he's having, because dude...it's working.

[MadLad]

Microsoft has done a strong 180 since the Xbox One days, but that equates to Playstation being removed from the industry?
Very, very highly unlikely.

And if one of the major points of that is the success of Gamepass, isn't that the reason Spartacus is a thing?

We don't know exactly what that all will entail, but Sony is definitely trying to create a better contender against Gamepass than PS Now.

Extremely dumb take.

[JEECE]

Lol I wouldn't believe Pacter if it was flooded outside and he told me it had been raining.

[spambot0815]

rebrand incoming? 😉

[fitofficial]

Playstation Eternal confirmed.

[TheLigX]

Another stupid Pachter take. He is ALWAYS wrong. Why does anyone listen to this quack?

[FanboysKiller]

180° wrong to be precise.

[FanboysKiller]

Metacritics is everything to Sony , their vision on making games keeps getting more expensive and this is too much for them to sustain themselves , I blame companies whose entire existence just for selling expensive devkits and licensing 3d engines and they just keep getting more expensive for no real reasons ; 30 years ago, they were nothing , dev teams were depending on themselves %100 without any external factors , unfortunately , degrading is not an option cause it's backward and everyone will notice it as soon as the game released , real support should come from consumers , there shouldn't be other middlemen who shares the benefits with the main company.

[thesoftware730]

Man, this guy is the worst. Why do people still talk to him?

I mean think about how stupid this sounds, PS5 is selling like hot cakes year one so far. Let's say the actual life span of PS5 is 6 years, once they make another console PS6, that will be another 6 years, that is 12 years already..so no.

Unless he is implying that Sony won't make it to PS6, which their excellent sales of PS5 right now says otherwise.

[Baza]

Foolish little man

[Father__Merrin]

Pachter clearly funnels what comes from his behind piped up and duck taped to his mouth to make a continuous circle of life. Round and round and round...

[TheGoodestBoi]

I'd like to hear his lotto predictions so I know which 6 numbers to rule out

[TheEnigma313]

majority of us gamers make way better predictions than this guy. Why are these articles even approved. Been hearing his nonsense for over a decade now.

[hombreacabado]

lets hope the human race exist in the next 10 years michael.

[moriarty1889]

Huh???

[MisterZay0000]

LMFAO! What is he on?

[Redemption-64]

Wasn't he in a podcast with well know Xbots whwn he made that outlandish claim? Seemed to have made them happy.

[MrChow666]

This dude is a walking joke, who pays this clown?

[Azurite]

"I think Playstation is doomed and I think they're going to cease to exist as we know them in about ten years. They can't compete. They have no chance of competing."

Keywords: "as we know them"

[brewin]

Curious how he came to that conclusion?! There is room for 3 and Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation seem to be able to co-exist in the marketplace no problem. Nobody else can successfully crack the market because those 3 exist! I have been critical of Sony in the past, but to say the PlayStation brand wont exist in 10 years is just pure hyperbole! PlayStation is and always will be synonymous with video games and its been that way for decades. Brand recognition that runs that deep does not simply disappear! What a kook!

[FortWaba]

Michael Patcher has been wrong every single time since the early 2000's.

I remember back in 2004, he said Nintendo would release a console that was stronger and faster than Xbox and Playstation combined, with GTA probably as a launch title.

Adam Sessler had a field day with that.

[roadkillers]

Playstation console won’t exist. It will be an app.

[FPS_D3TH]

This man gives me hope that anyone can do anything. Even if you do a really shitty job at whatever you do

[Gregmiltown]

This guy....

[Acecalibur]

Why are people still giving this guy an audience? Why are you still listening? For clickbait articles? Really? This guy is worse than Dave Meltzer.

[WillyC009]

He made a prediction like this a few years ago didn’t he? Does anyone take this clown seriously?

[andron]

Mr Pachter doing his work again, a pleasure to behold this future teller...

[RosweeSon]

Has this guy ever got anything right, for an analyst he sure talks some 💩

[MONOLITHICIDE]

Have not listened to this guy ever.

[gold_drake]

everything he "predicts" never comes true.

im not sure why anyone listens to him at all.

[sourOG]

Will anyone remember this prediction in 10 years regardless of the outcome? Useless lol

[CPTN MITCHELL]

I Predict Michael Pachter Will Not Exist In 10 Years

[Traecy]

LMAO!! Exactly.

[jBlakeeper]

Someone is wanting to be noticed today.

[MIDGETonSTILTS17]

Unlikely.

[KONG22]

MP needs to retire and enjoy looking at the clouds and birds - playstation will always be around !

[iplay1up2]

LMAO! What a moron! Of course Playstation will exist in 10 years! PS5 is selling fantastic! PSVR2 Will be thriving this Gen too.

[LOOK_AT_THIS_I]

Probably because there are no consoles available to buy. I don’t understand why I can’t put 500 bucks in my psn account and get one instead of fighting scalpers and bots. Beyond ridiculous after all this time to still not be in stores.

[Whatyouthought]

Man I wish I got paid to be wrong all the time

[Traecy]

I hope this dude realizes April Fools Day is a few weeks away.

[CrimsonWing69]

Pach Attack… and it’s a miss

[got_dam]

After reading, I can see why he thinks KS that, but its total $hit. I'm not even in to Sony, but everyone knows that their first party games are absolute juggernauts. They always sell very well. Even days gone sold well. Even after the critics made it sound aggressively mediocre. Good game on pc, btw. No, Sony will be fine. I just think MSwill be actual competition, now. But they won't kill off playstation. Just won't happen.

[myfathersbastard]

This guy hasn’t been relavent in years. And hasn’t been knowledgeable or correct in any “predictions” in twice that time.
Why anyone still reports what he says is beyond me.

[babadivad]

Why is anything he says get any traction???

[Chunky007]

Can we wish he doesn't exist in 10 years?

[Bathyj]

Why would anyone credible go on RDX?

[derek]

Remember folks, this guy is getting paid to be an analyst. Lol

[Einhander1971]

Hopefully he will disappear in 10 years.

[gazgriff2k12]

Danm it thought we was done with this idiot

[MaxiPower90]

I predict that he won’t exist in 10 years.

[Fuzzybacon]

Come on now Patcher is still relevant? Seriously?

[Silly gameAr]

This is some convenient timing.

[Yurtigo]

Who?

[UltimateOwnage]

Does anyone care what he thinks anymore? He’s been wrong on most of his visions of the future.

[jlove4life]

(This is BS) I was going to give indepth reasoning but feel those first 3 words says it all

[sizeofyou]

So - no PS6 equivalent predicted; given that the PS5 has around 5 more years in its lifetime and the PS6 will likely take the brand into 10 from now?
Hard to believe...certainly not my prediction..! 🙃

[John_McClane]

The replies should get interesting.

[kayoss]

was this the same guy that predicted that Consoles will be dead?

[MetroidFREAK21]

This guy is an idiot... always has been

[The7Reaper]

How does this clown still have a base to spout his nonsense? All I ever see is trash spewing from his mouth every time he opens it.

[TheTony316]

That means it'll exist another 10 years.

[ScootaKuH]

Well I trust this man's word because he's never wrong. He's like a modern day nostradamus

[YourMommySpoils]

Coming from the guy who's never been right once lol

[Sheppard7t3]

He’s such a hack.

[ShwaaMan]

This guy is wrong so often he could be a weather man.

[Knightofelemia]

I never believe a word Patcher says him predicting Playstation not existing in 10 years is worse then a fortune teller at a cheap carnival who smells like cheap bourbon.

[specialguest]

Patcher needs to be patched. Too many bugs and errors

[Vengeance1138]

Misspelt Xbox

[thecodingart]

He never ceases to lower his credibility since G4TV days

[Extermin8or3_]

Sp it will definitely exist in 10 years as 90% of the time bar things that are really obvious the exact opposite of what he predicts happens.

[Extermin8or3_]

So I have a degree in physics and a good understanding of tech. Also most of my predictions are either correct or in the right ball park (not just for gaming but also other things like politics and stuff) I have great data analytic skills (kinda a given you know... multiple physics degrees) anyone wanna... you know maybe fucking hire me ffs rather than hiring idiots like this guy? I'm not joking speaking as someone stuck working in a supermarket the world's fucked up. -_-

[GamingSinceForever]

I’ll take that bet with Pachter. How much is he willing to put on it?

[RickRoland]

All Sony has to do to exist in 10 years….make a PlayStation 6. This will age poorly.

[FalcorMononoke]

I predict Michael Pachter will not exist in 10 years.

[Angyobangyo]

The only time I remember that this man exists is when he opens his mouth for attention.

[zero_jp]

Does he mean in name only? And they just call everything Sony Films, Sony Games, Sony Music, Sony TV or whatever the case maybe Sony Meta? LoL If he’s talking about that then maybe sure since companies are weird like that. But if he’s talking about PlayStation literally not existing in 10 years then the man is delusional to which if past is prologue then he is.

[HeliosHex]

I think he meant ps5 will cease to exist in 10 yrs for the arrival of ps6.

[ANIALATOR136]

I predict Michael Pachter won't exist in the next ten years

[garos82]

This is excellent news! long may playstation live!

Pachter has a 100% track record of being wrong

[Master-Tonberry]

Nothing will exist for Michael Pachter in 10 years...

[plmkoh]

He's saying these bullshit things against Sony all of a sudden because Wedbush Securities has been caught with their pants down on having too little Sony stocks in their portfolio when Sony has been rising rising and rising.

Ask yourself why would their firm increase Sony holdings by 4% coming into 2022 when he has such negative opinions of it.

Scaring people off with big headlines will suppress the price so they can buy some more at a price they want.

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Didn't he say this 10 years ago? That's not even a remotely believable prediction (especially when PS is raking in the sales), I'm more inclined to believe Xbox hardware won't exist and will be a subscription service instead, rather than PS not existing as a brand. But Pachter has never gotten anything right before, no reason to think he will this time.

[Indigon]

I'm having whatever Pachter is drinking.

[justsomeoffdude]

i wonder why people still listen to the idiot...

[Aussiesummer]

Well if you think about it all things have to end, how long can gaming go on?
Playing devils advocate of course, hopefully it doesn't die but transforms, imagine gaming in 100 years.

[greywolf39]

What to say.... Out of 10 things he "predicts" 11 do not happen LOL. Come ooonnn, are you 9 years old. When I just remember when he said that consoles are dying, smartphones are going to get stronger than consoles.... Why even make topic about what this guy says

[Blaze929]

Longer career than Ms. Cleo