Nikkei: Sony's Head of Corporate Planning, "We can't ignore 'competition like' the Nintendo Switch"

ggx2ac · Dec 6, 2017

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Nightengale said:
Worth iterating... No console war posts.

Also, read the OP/article clearly. He's speaking of Switch from the perspective of a strong competition having an influence over their own momentum in hitting their profitability targets for the PS4.

There's nothing to take away from this interview at this point of time that points to a Vita 2/PS5 Portable.

Link: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Co...gins-with-record-profit-Planning-chief?page=1

These are the only relevant quotes from Nikkei interviewing Kazuhiko Takeda, Sony's Head of Corporate Planning:

Q: So it's possible Sony could exceed its profit forecast?

A: At the moment, we can say with certainty that 630 billion yen is achievable. But even our strongest operations have issues to be tackled. Our greatest risk now is losing our intensity.

Q: What sort of issues?

[...]

At our gaming business, sales of the PlayStation 4 are strong heading into the holidays. But we can't ignore the Nintendo Switch, which has also captured consumers' attention. Our business model involves selling both the game console and the software for it, so we're working to get more customers paying continuously for content, for example through paid subscription services.

Jawmuncher · Dec 6, 2017

I can't wait to play God of War on the Nintendo Switch.
Or Vita 2. That's cool too.

Phendrift · Dec 6, 2017

So... what does this mean?

SeacatsAndCicadas · Dec 6, 2017

I'd trash my Switch the instant a portable PS4 is announced tbh.

Deleted member 1378 · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

PlayStation Now on Switch in two years

Silencerx98 · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

It means arrogant Sony is NOT back

Stuart · Dec 6, 2017

That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

MrConbon210 · Dec 6, 2017

Does this mean we should expect more family friendly games for the PS4?

Deleted member 4093 · Dec 6, 2017

SeacatsAndCicadas said:
I'd trash my Switch the instant a portable PS4 is announced tbh.

What games are you playing on Switch?

MWorldII · Dec 6, 2017

for example through paid subscription services.

serviceS? Finally EA Access or something like Xbox Play Pass for PS4?

Lusamine · Dec 6, 2017

Vita 2 incoming?!

Clix · Dec 6, 2017

SeacatsAndCicadas said:
I'd trash my Switch the instant a portable PS4 is announced tbh.

Cause god forbid you enjoy Sony and Nintendo offerings... come on.

get2sammyb · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

It means they're not being arrogant Sony and acknowledge that there are other competitive products in the marketplace, thus keeping them on their toes.

Unknownlight · Dec 6, 2017

PlayStation Hybrid.

Bring it.

SinCityAssassin · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

They're doubling down on PS Plus in order to make up for profit lost to the Switch in the console market.

Deleted member 249 · Dec 6, 2017

Excellent, this is what I wanted to hear.

GamerEra · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

Playstation Tablet
Playstation Phone
Playstation Toilet
Playstation Toaster

SinCItyAssassin said:
They're doubling down on PS Plus in order to make up for profit lost to the Switch in the console market.

Switch isn't stealing PS4 users. If anything it's eating into the portable market. (3DS)

Lelouch0612 · Dec 6, 2017

Stuart said:
That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

Lol

Zarckoh · Dec 6, 2017

Their response seems to be focused on games as a service, nothing about this leads me to believe that they would like to make a Playstation Switch as some would hope.

Antony · Dec 6, 2017

It was only a matter of time before they copied Nintendo's latest innovation tbh.

CrazyDude · Dec 6, 2017

Stuart said:
That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

Sony sure destroyed something with the Vita.

Khanimus · Dec 6, 2017

Phendrift said:
So... what does this mean?

Imagine a Playstation... but like... portable.

Nights · Dec 6, 2017

. Our business model involves selling both the game console and the software for it, so we're working to get more customers paying continuously for content, for example through paid subscription services.

Oh hey, that sounds like a horrible idea. Nothing like more subscription services. Eugh.

incogneato · Dec 6, 2017

SinCItyAssassin said:
They're doubling down on PS Plus in order to make up for profit lost to the Switch in the console market.

Yes that is exactly what they said.

$60 a year for online gaming is still ridiculous though

Khanimus · Dec 6, 2017

Stuart said:
That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

They're just fucking awful at supporting them.

Nightengale · Dec 6, 2017

get2sammyb said:
It means they're not being arrogant Sony and acknowledge that there are other competitive products in the marketplace, thus keeping them on their toes.

This, pretty much.

Crayon · Dec 6, 2017

9th gen will be Nintendo vs. Sony again. I've been waiting 20 years for this rematch.

SinCityAssassin · Dec 6, 2017

SeacatsAndCicadas said:
I'd trash my Switch the instant a portable PS4 is announced tbh.

Stuart said:
That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

Unknownlight said:
PlayStation Hybrid.

Bring it.

Khanimus said:
Imagine a Playstation... but like... portable.

Nothing about this said anything about creating a portable. They're doubling down on subscription services to make up for lost revenue because it's their biggest profit driver.

Raven117 · Dec 6, 2017

get2sammyb said:
It means they're not being arrogant Sony and acknowledge that there are other competitive products in the marketplace, thus keeping them on their toes.

It also seems to imply that they are all in for exclusives. (I think they are right about that as well...moreover, they don't have to be giant GAAS, they just need to get folks to buy the console.

vereor · Dec 6, 2017

MWorldII said:
serviceS? Finally EA Access or something like Xbox Play Pass for PS4?

They already have something like that, it's called "PLAYSTATION NOW".

Joe Shlabotnik · Dec 6, 2017

Jawmuncher said:
I can't wait to play God of War on the Nintendo Switch.
Or Vita 2. That's cool too.

A Vita 2 would be DOA and miss the point entirely. They're only competing directly with Switch with a hybrid PlayStation 5.

Eternal · Dec 6, 2017

Knowing Sony, PlayStation 5 will be hybrid.

Stuart · Dec 6, 2017

Khanimus said:
They're just fucking awful at supporting them.

Hah, too true, they abandoned it early. Weren't so bad with the PSP.

WillySJ3 · Dec 6, 2017

Don't go back to Portable, Sony, please don't. Focus on ps4 ans then ps5.

Josh5890 · Dec 6, 2017

Enter the Dragon Punch said:
PlayStation Now on Switch in two years

I would pay to see that thread as it unfolds

CrazyDude · Dec 6, 2017

Stuart said:
Hah, too true, they abandoned it early. Weren't so bad with the PSP.

Pretty much killed the system.

Chief Malik · Dec 6, 2017

They said the same about steam boxes lol.

PogiJones · Dec 6, 2017

What about all those internet people telling me "Sony doesn't need to respond, they're the market leader"?

This is good, competition and responsiveness is great for consumers.

Nightengale · Dec 6, 2017

Raven117 said:
It also seems to imply that they are all in for exclusives. (I think they are right about that as well...moreover, they don't have to be giant GAAS, they just need to get folks to buy the console.

"The software" for it, includes third-party games, not just first-party because they do earn a cut of all software sales.

SalvaPot · Dec 6, 2017

But they could ignore the Vita just fine, hah!

Competition is a good thing, but I doubt they are working on a new portable.

NameUser · Dec 6, 2017

I hope that one day, maybe when the PS5 is announced, they can release a portable, download only PS4. Probably will never happen, but that'd be the only way they could get back into the handheld space. Since another dedicated device that can't share games with a console makes less sense now.

MWorldII · Dec 6, 2017

vereor said:
They already have something like that, it's called "PLAYSTATION NOW".

Completely forgot about Now.
You crushed my dreams :(

StrapOnFetus · Dec 6, 2017

Go ahead Sony, invest billions into RnD, marketing, productions/manufacturing.

Nintendo schooled you last time, they are king of portable.

GamerEra · Dec 6, 2017

SinCItyAssassin said:
Nothing about this said anything about creating a portable. They're doubling down on subscription services to make up for lost revenue because it's their biggest profit driver.

They are already doing great stuff on that front with PS Vue, PS Now, and Plus. They just need to continue improving and they'll be fine. Switch has nothing that rivals Sony's online services.

Nintendojitsu · Dec 6, 2017

Portbegging: The Final Frontier

signal · Dec 6, 2017

I need some dedicated remote play PS4 that lets me play my PS4 games in bed at the same performance of my PS4 just on a lower res screen. If I owned a Switch I'd basically just play it around the house and never docked. Want something similar for my PS4 games.

Noctis · Dec 6, 2017

They better not waste resources on that.

Jaded Alyx · Dec 6, 2017

Stuart said:
That's exciting, I really hope Sony considers a Vita 2. They would destroy the performance of Switch, Sony are masters of portable consoles.

With what? Magic?

Deleted member 21709 · Dec 6, 2017

Sony shouldn't have decided to drop the Vita the way they did. It is ridiculous, and a long-term mistake. (Why did Vita not just continue the PSP branding/naming, anyway?)
I still think that Switch (and the old PSP) prove that there is a market for dedicated gaming handhelds.

Jaded Alyx said:
With what? Magic?

The PSP was practically magic in 2005.

Stilton Disco · Dec 6, 2017

I do wonder if Sony could go in the opposite direction with the PS4 as they did with the Pro to make a handheld. Use a weaker GPU, aiming for 720p, ditch a disk drive and include say 250gb of flash memory?

I mean Jaguars were originally Netbook CPU's, so it's not like that should be a barrier.

I really just want a new Sony handheld I think.

The Switch looks rad, and I will be buying one eventually, but all those lovely indie games would be so much more appealing on a system where there'd be actual, proper sales with normal, non insulting discounts regularly.

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