who's we? i don't want the kids to come to us lmao why do i care
come on the signs are there, Yoshida saying consoles are niche, and the Jimbo talk, and all the MP and online jobs from Playstation studios
As the
TheRealTalker said, what we are potentially seeing is growth through addition and expansion, not growth through a change in direction through subtraction of another investment they already excel at.
Sony established and flagship studios are operating as usual, working on whatever they want. While partnerships and some new in-house teams are tackling the MP. As for mobile, we still don't know anything about their plans.
Sony needs to attract new demographics and make kids and teenagers interested and engaged with the PS brand to keep their business viable. Otherwise, they will crumble.
That's why first-party platformers and family-friendly titles, even if they sell poorly, are important. They are user acquisition methods for new demographics.
They need to explore new growth areas and adapt to changes in terms of user preferences, technology, and game catalog otherwise they will suffer from stagnation and they will die slowly. The growth of mobile is user preferences change per example.
I think that they are aware of this and doing a pretty good job to remedy their shortcomings. I just want them to invest in other genres they lack too such as RPGs, casual racing games...
I am not a huge multiplayer, nor a mobile games person, but I am excited about what they are doing in general and I will give those titles a fair shot.
