So wait its not a genius move to drop big and surprising info out of no where but your way is genius? Really?
But an E3 stage is much more impactful. Even more outlets would be talking about it, outlets that don't typically cover video games.
No, not every publication. Every video game publication, but not every major publication not focused on video games. I mean, publications like the Wall Street journal and financial times report on E3! The same isn't true for "just" a Playstation announcement
I'd say Sony would have to be pretty stupid to not have BC next gen. I would have been very surprised if it didn't.
A PS5 reveal is far bigger than a E3. All the press will talk when they reveal the PS5 regardless of when they announce it. All a PS5 reveal at E3 would do is overshadow every other announcement, especially anything PS4.
It doesn't work like that because playstation holds far more cloud then xbox. Just look at the sales and the WW mindshare.
Overkill. We'll be lucky to get a permanent €249 cut. Playstation is currently destroying xbox WW in terms of sales WW. €199 holiday promotions however and hopefully that price permanently by holiday 2020.
Console reveals usually happen at E3, so it's difficult to say which is bigger. Was the switch reveal bigger than the E3 it preceded? I don't know. Regardless, a lot more publications would pick up a console reveal if it happened at E3. And you say that these publications have zero influence, but you're wrong. What are you basing this one? Do you think only core gamers that follow gaming news buy consoles? Of course not! These other publications absolutely matter.
They probably will at the actual reveal, like instead of talking about the much faster load times, just show it. All your PS4 purchases carry over and what have you.
They don't based on the PS4, XB1 and Switch. Console reveals usually have their own special event, with the following E3 having a follow up and the important info like pricing or release if they didn't commit to anything yet.
Sony have a streaming solution that cost $99 a year already.
Again not irrelevant. This is just your gut feeling? Or you have something to back this up? The types of ppl that read the wsj or ft are not the same ones browsing Twitter for video game news. It's important to reach as wide an audience as possible. And if you have big news at E3 (like a console reveal) this will reach a very wide audience.
If I was a betting man, ps5 takes the lead simply because Europe and Japan advantage over Xbox. And all those other streaming services don't have a backwards compatible selection of games. 3/4 times they have made 100 million sellers. I see a 4th.
Zero proof of what? More outlets reporting on E3? There is proof. Just look at what publications reported on last year's e3
They have an audience with little to no interest in gaming. They aren't some huge untapped audience either, don't know why you think they are.
It's not a reveal. It's like saying the xbox x was revealed when MS mentioned it was called scorpio and said it would be a beast. It's not the official reveal and Cerney didn't intend it as such. It was a genius PR move.
