My suspicion that you are going with PS is because consoles are easy to get into, cheaper than a powerful PC and exclusives?
Why would that change just because this content is available on another more expensive and complicated platform?
Even if you do switch platforms I think most people who get into playstation is because they know they will get great quality and varied content at an affordable price and easy setup. I doubt these 106 million who bought into playstation will suddenly set up gaming PCs because that content is available elsewhere. At least I dont think this will happen in enough numbers to be anything more than statistical noise IMO.
I think where this strategy will become challenging is when streaming actually takes off in the next 20 years and that is where things could get interesting. Because then the setup will no longer become a concern and ease of access will be at an all time high. That is what Sony needs to prepare for and worry about. They should not be worrying about putting their content on PC. In fact more people playing their content before streaming takes off the better position they would be in for a streaming and platform agnostic future that
Zedark was talking about!
Actually no.
I just don´t see logic anymore of owning multiple plataforms, I don´t have time to play all that I have in one anyway.
But if I can have just one with even more options why wouldn´t I ?
The thing here is not the 106 million, but how many would follow the same route ?
And how many of those are the same kind of consumer that I´m ? That kind that Sony said a while ago that spent "more than US1600" since the gen begun ?
These are well informed consumers, enthusiastics that could easily jump off the ship.
How many are they ? I don´t know.
But then I ask you how many copies of their titles would they sell on PC ? How many AAA single player games have sold let´s say...3 million ? People tend to overstimate PC sales.
Will the few millions, if their titles hit the million count on PC, that they would sell on PC would be enough to cover the lost of this kind of consumer ? We don´t know.
When streaming becomes a thing they don´t need to worry about content, their content is already among the most desired of the industry, they have to worry about the quality of their streaming service, which looks like they are already doing with their Azure initiative.
But anyway if they in fact think it´s a good option to bring their content to PC they really need to own their own storefront. Control over your own content it´s fundamental today and will be even more in the streming future.
