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Nikkei: Sony's Head of Corporate Planning, "We can't ignore 'competition like' the Nintendo Switch"
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I guess that's great news for Nintendo that Sony considers the Switch an 'issue'
Edit: I wonder if this has any implications for Sony's side of business
Edit: I wonder if this has any implications for Sony's side of business
If they truly are serious about the service thing they need to get Ea access on the platform, ps now should be expanding more not be taken off platforms and for gods sake add ps1,ps2 games
You mean a switch?
This would be something. Like... this would be something.
I'm not sure if paid subscription services are the way to capture some of that attention the Switch is getting, Sony.
If the games played like shit,no one would be interested. Graphics might be one thing they excell at over most other publishers/dev studios, but it isn't the main selling point. The games are really good games as well (for the most part), that's why they (mostly) find continued success with many of their studios.
Yeah that is my interpretation as well.
...and it leaves me conflicted. I loathe GaaS almost in every possible way, but I really don't want Sony wasting everyone's time with another handheld (and their money, going by the Vita diasaster). What would the selling point even be, that you can play ps3 (or something between ps3 and 4) quality games? That unimpressive strategy sure worked for the Vita.
Plus that would mean more handheld crap on PS+ monthly offerings and potentially hindering the PS4 offerings.
I actually think the VIta TV would have be far more well received a few years later when streaming services really started taking off. An upgraded version that is basically a 4K streaming box that also can play games from PSN would be awesome.
It's a way to offer up more income inplace of the switches blooming popularity
Did you read the actual quotes or no
This makes no sense. Doesn't recognizing strong competition and admitting that you have to keep pushing to keep people engaged with your product show that you're not being arrogant?
People. All they are saying is that they consider the Switch a strong competitor. Anything else in this thread is being brought in by the posters.
They said nothing about lost revenue either.
This is the correct take.
Any other conclusion is just reaching.
Isn't he must referring to increasing PSN subscribers? Nintendo is about to launch the same thing.
Exactly. It's quite clear what he meant and it was nothing to do with a Sony handheld.
It means the Switch is eating into their sales so they're going to come up with new ways to monetise their games and add subscription services.
Instead of another gamble into handheld hardware, or even a hybrid like Switch, I would prefer an upgraded RemotePlay that'll function on any device. Not that I won't go for a Vita 2 / PSP 2, I just think that no handheld will stand a chance if Sony doesn't back it 100%.
Nintendo is killing it with the Switch and so is Sony this gen. This is just acknowleding the impact the success of the Switch is having on sales and targets...
Lesson , great exclusive software helps push hardware:-)
I dont think it likely Sony will jump back in the portable market , but Ninties success with a hydbrid model may make them consider hardware design ...
Lesson , great exclusive software helps push hardware:-)
I dont think it likely Sony will jump back in the portable market , but Ninties success with a hydbrid model may make them consider hardware design ...
Which this may be slightly off topic but I am curious to see. Maybe in january, Idk. But VC should be out soon.
They're acknowledging the Switch as a serious competitor to the PlayStation 4 and are now focusing on sales of games, and subscription services such as Plus.
That's a reactive way to compete. The Switch is capturing the zeitgeist and making Nintendo money.
Sony's response is, "Gotta find ways to milk more money out of the customers we got with subscriptions."
I mean yes? That's how a business works.
Not really reactive at all that's where they were heading from jump
They want their users to be on ps plus,psvue,psnow etc it's extra revenue
They sell well because they provide good experiences. Also, visuals are the biggest selling point of VIDEO games. However, a focus on visuals have nothing to do with mechanics. That's why the whole "graphics vs mechanics", things make no sense. The people responsible for the art aren't designing the mechanics unless you are a 1 man indie team. Just because a game is aesthetically pleasing, doesn't mean they had to neglect visuals to get there. A game that has good visuals with bad mechanics like Ryse or something would be the same game with less of the budget allocated towards the art portion of the game.
I'm legit confused. Streaming was fucking massive when Vita TV released. It had taken off years ago. Apple TVs, chromecasts, smart TVs, not to mention 360, PS3, and Wii, had already normalized streaming and video rental was already dead. Vita TV is about probably the only device you could purchase in 2014 that you could plug into a TV that couldn't stream media. Truly stunning incompetence from Sony.
Exactly.
Between the reading comprehension issues and the projection I'm not sure there's any real conversation happening.
They could have a separate stack of HBM RAM in there, but again power consumption would be an issue.
No, visuals are not the biggest selling point of games. Plenty of games that look like dogshit that have still triumphed vastly over tech showpieces with less interesting gameplay.
And of course we have people thinking Sony has some magic handheld tech stronger than anything else out there...
Sony should shamelessly rip off the switch for the Vita 2, just make it nice big screen with an hdmi out to connect to a tv.
We cant ignore... That why we made new label so we can release games for it, lol.
But would be really ironic if it was the switch sucess that gaves sony confidence to finally iterate on the portable line
But would be really ironic if it was the switch sucess that gaves sony confidence to finally iterate on the portable line
Inb4 PS5 is a portable PS4 with the captability of a XB1X in 2019.
Off-topic, but Sony has consistently had a great hardware team. The PSP was light-years ahead of the DS, and the same with the Vita to the 3DS.
So in the future...
PS5: premium console. BC with PS4.
PS4 Pro becomes standard PS4
Portable PS4 released similar to Switch.
PS5: premium console. BC with PS4.
PS4 Pro becomes standard PS4
Portable PS4 released similar to Switch.
Correct me if I'm wrong but Sony's Playstation streaming services are already available on mobile devices right?
This commentary just means that they see the Switch as potential threat to their forcasted profits.
That's what these people (myself included) wish, not what the man implied in the interview.
I know people are found of the Switch, but let other people dream about other handhelds. If a Vita 2 or a new Sony handheld were to happen, Switch would still do fine, no need to react like many people in this thread. DS sold better than PSP and the PSP still did pretty good numbers. You can have two handhelds on a market, it worked fine in those years.
And they think this is a winning strategy after the month EA just had why exactly?
