I feel like a lot of people responded to the thread without even properly reading through the OP. He's only saying that the Switch is competition and they're gonna look more into their services to combat it
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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'd hardly call a company who has failed at both of their attempts at a portable "masters". Good hardware though, shame about everything else.
You'll probably be shocked then.
Switch is selling well in its first year.
PS4 is destroying the console charts for 4 years now.
Who knows if the Switch will keep its momentum ? The Wii U sold decently in its first 9 months (around 7 millions), we all know what happened next. I doubt the Switch will drop as fast as the Wii U, but nothing indicate it will keep selling like this.
The PS5 is probably already planned. You're CEO of Sony, what do you do ? Double-down on the PS4 strategy, the console that made you rich again or try a new hybrid risky concept because a Nintendo console is selling well in its first year ?
That's exactly what he was saying, he was speaking about performance and as you admited it yourself, PSP and Vita had very good specs for their time.
Also, PSP was a failure ? Selling roughly as much as the GBA ? The Vita was a failure, but the PSP ? Nah.
We still doing the 80 million sold psp was a failure thing?
Is 3ds a failure?
It's all relative. Psp wasn't a flop but was a blip compared to the Ds. Vita was outright flop though
They tried with ModNation Racers and PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. Neither game worked out in Sony's favor.
It took Wii U around 21 months to sell 7m units worldwide. It launched strong in 2012 and then cratered in January 2013.
I could see a companion to the PS4 in a switch like hardware.
Don't try to make another handheld that does AAA gaming. It's not going to fucking work.
Make a device that can play Sonic Mania, and indie titles, stuff of that quality and power.
Have it so that if I bought Sonic Mania, I could play it on the PS4 or portable. One purchase, both systems. Maybe if you installed the game on both systems, then you can dock the portable, and it would route to the PS4, and start EXACTLY where the portable is at, but increase its power significantly, and vice versa.
I could see lots of options here.
Don't try to make another handheld that does AAA gaming. It's not going to fucking work.
Make a device that can play Sonic Mania, and indie titles, stuff of that quality and power.
Have it so that if I bought Sonic Mania, I could play it on the PS4 or portable. One purchase, both systems. Maybe if you installed the game on both systems, then you can dock the portable, and it would route to the PS4, and start EXACTLY where the portable is at, but increase its power significantly, and vice versa.
I could see lots of options here.
I like all of those games and Sony is making plenty of games that appeal to me.
Edit: Also, lol at everyone in this thread that thinks this statement means Sony is going to make a new portable. Maybe read what he actually said?
No it didn't. The Wii U's sales fell off a cliff a mere two months or so after release, to the point where they were not only below the PS3/360 but some where even shipped back. The Switch has had none of those issues and has been selling well since release, without any drastic measures, such as a price cut. I think it's fair to say it'll continue to sell well and hasn't peaked yet, most successful systems don't in their first year. The PS4 has of course been selling well, improving year over year, and I doubt that Sony will change their strategy next gen as they don't have to fix what isn't broken but you're selling the Switch really short here
If we're comparing consoles to DS selling numbers, 90% of the consoles were a "blip", even the Wii.
Sony ain't making a new Vita. They see the Switch as big competition and are increasing the PS4's value proposition. Also, more GaaS.
But what's this I hear about the PS5 coming with a tablet controller that the console streams video to?
But what's this I hear about the PS5 coming with a tablet controller that the console streams video to?
God the Xperia Play still remains the best phone I ever had. I'd kill for another shot at it
Which is physically impossible for at least the next 5 years, if not longer. People need to stop pretending this is a realistic idea. This meme is getting tired at this point.
Hope part of this can mean more investment in the indie space. We've gotten hints over the past couple of years that most of that money has gone into VR stuff and some of the smaller titles I got my PS4 for (Rime, Wattam, Edith Finch) ended up getting dropped. Good to see everyone inspired to give it their all in any case.
I honestly don't get how people can think PSP was a failure. It was a huge success and that is what convinced Sony to create the Vita (the best handheld ever before the Switch).
Mmm isn't The Last Guardian and Gravity Rush somehow on the vein of Zelda? I mean, I know they're different games but the tone and aim is the same... sort of, right? People didn't buy those games and I wonder how things would have been if they'd be on Switch? Mario... well, you could name Ratchet & Clank and Crash (maybe even Knack), they just don't have the quality developers for that kinda of games, Fire Emblem and Kirby yeah... Sony for sure don't have those but I don't think the need a "Kirby", and for Fire Emblem they already have third party JRPGs.
Is Nintendo worried for not having an Uncharted or The Last of Us? I don't think so. Sony is doing fine gamingwise, they can only tackle so many genres tho.
Just don't try and ape Nintendo, keep doing your own thing Sony. The market has obviously rewarded you.
This quote is as 08/15 as it can get. If you read "Sony Switch" from that you will find whatever you want in any interview.
Sony shouldn't waste R&D resources on a potential handheld or on a hybrid weak sauce system. The tech isn't there yet for a portable.. Not only that first party studios like ND won't waste time on it either. Sony is in the power eye candy graphics business.
This is blasphemous.
Well seeing as he didn't even really imply making a portable device, I'd say my interpretation is fairly close
I am not content with a PS4 Portable. I want a PS4 Pro Portable with wireless VR headset.
Why are we going with revisionist history? Wii U sales fell off a cliff in 45 days of launch. Its sales after seven months of launch stood at 3.61 million, Switch was over that in a little under two months.
Unless you're willing to pay $999 for it, it's not happening.
I'd be pretty skeptical about a new portable from sony. say what you will about nintendo but they consistently have the best handhelds available, and the vita especially was really lackluster imo. Maybe third time's the charm though.
Ignore it Sony, don't waste money and resources on a portable. That ship has sailed for you guys.
Everything in this article indicates that Sony has no interest in the portable space.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...playstation-boss-sees-limited-handheld-market
If they release a new PSP and a PS5, then their output is going to be half assed like it was on the Vita. It's going to stand out even more now Nintendo isn't tied to two consoles. The alternative is that Sony goes all in with their own Hybrid device, but then obviously Microsoft is going to release a console that has amazing specs and makes it look weak. Then they will likely lose a lot of the AAA audience they've spent such a long time getting on side.
This is why Sony called Nintendo 'disruptive' back when the Switch launched. They have put a spanner in the works.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...playstation-boss-sees-limited-handheld-market
If they release a new PSP and a PS5, then their output is going to be half assed like it was on the Vita. It's going to stand out even more now Nintendo isn't tied to two consoles. The alternative is that Sony goes all in with their own Hybrid device, but then obviously Microsoft is going to release a console that has amazing specs and makes it look weak. Then they will likely lose a lot of the AAA audience they've spent such a long time getting on side.
This is why Sony called Nintendo 'disruptive' back when the Switch launched. They have put a spanner in the works.
The tech is there just fine, the Switch is proof that the tech exists and is fantastic. If you want the highest end of experiences, then sure, portable tech is not there, and will never be there either.
A big part of the reason those franchises have enduring popularity is because they are not narrative emphasized, which is antithetical to the audience Sony has cultivated.
That also says a lot about their other competition.
It's wild cuz didn't PS4 have best months on the market after that switch came out?
Not true at all. If anything Nintendo have created great games all this time it's just that their hardware has been lacking during Wii-Wii U.
Do you have a link to this? Not that I don't believe you, but while I recall Sony using that word for Nintendo, I recall it from the Wii era. I would be interested in seeing what they said about Switch.
Like I said myself, "I doubt the Switch will drop as fast as the Wii U, but..." still, if I was a CEO that had to gamble hundred millions on my next console move, which was the point since we were speaking about what the PS5 will be, I could care less about the Switch momentum since there are few real waranties it will keep selling like it is now. I have a feeling it will keep doing well, but you don't gamble millions on a mere feeling, you need solid numbers and the PS4 strategy have provided solid numbers (sales, install base, momentum, money) for 4 constant years.