There's a lot to dissect in this piece from Android Central but the gist is this: the author warns about the complacency that comes with "winning" a console generation, and how "losing" the race drove Microsoft to make sweeping changes to finish the generation on a high note and carry their momentum into the next one. She argues that Microsoft's investments into their first party though high profile acquisitions has positioned the company to better compete with Sony's first party in the coming years. First party and specs are important, but less so when third party software sales still reign supreme along with indies, something that Microsoft has addressed with their programs.
The focus, then, turns to services, in which Sony has noticeably lagged behind Microsoft in, who has bolstered their offerings with Xbox Game Pass and Games with Gold and even minor ecosystem things that result in a better experience for the consumer. PlayStation Now needs some serious work, and PlayStation Plus can be better, in light of that.
In closing, the author brings up price, which I'm not sure is worth spending too much time on. The PS3 was priced out of range for a lot of people yes, but they got it right with the PS4 imo, and I have little reason to doubt they would go against that with the PS5 when it worked so well for them, though stranger things have happened innit?
Much more at the link: https://www.androidcentral.com/sony...s-playstation-5-stay-top-xbox-next-generation
