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[Wulfer]

This list is BS.

1. MS are already expensive with current gen, next-gen will be far worse if it goes ahead.
2. PS+ is less than half the cost of Gamepass.
3. The leaks show otherwise.
4. Xbox already tried increasing the price of games, PlayStation did not.
5. Again PS+ is far cheaper at $160 per year vs $360 for Gamepass.
6. That's an Xbox exclusive feature.
7. Studios will still be making games as that is their job and they'll still be doing deals with 2nd party too.
8. Dev costs will be cheaper with Xbox gone.
9 & 10. You realise they can't undermine themselves to sell right?

I guess we'll get to find out. Atari comes to mind when I look at Playstation's future. Ohh and they dominated too!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I'll never understand the mentality of people who pretend Nintendo doesn't exist

 

[Wulfer]

I'll never understand the mentality of people who pretend Nintendo doesn't exist

Nintendo does exist, just not the same way when they crushed Atari! Maybe its time for that old Lion to wake up!

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

Nintendo does exist, just not the same way when they crushed Atari! Maybe its time for that old Lion to wake up!

Atari?? Dude, it's time to stop posting, you're just hyperventilating at this point
How can someone be so wrong while saying so little, it's impressive...

 

[Felessan]

I'll never understand the mentality of people who pretend Nintendo doesn't exist

Children toys are in another section

 

[OuterLimits]

Sony doesn't run a tyranny where people are forced to buy their stuff, that's a super simplistic take.

PlayStation just played the market game and beat a competitor that was openly trying to crush them. Those leaked Phil Spencer emails during the Activision deal showed where the real arrogance was talks about pushing Sony out and even buying Nintendo to destabilize the market. That's how you make everyone dependent on you. And even in third place, we saw MS raising prices on services and products after the Activision/Blizzard deal.

Sony beat Microsoft like a shonen anime protagonist, fighting a giant monster with unlimited money and still winning because they won over consumers.

Their best gen was PS2 with barely any competition. They screwed up early PS3, then rebuilt by massively expanding their IP portfolio. That comeback wasn't because of Xbox or Nintendo, it was because they had to win back consumers.

Bottom line: consumers moderate Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, and PC. They decide PlayStation's fate. It's Sony's most important business, so they fight hard for approval. If they mess up, it's life-or-death correction mode. And honestly, there's no better leader than a company that needs the gaming market to survive and only Sony and Nintendo are really like that. They'll keep trading leadership, and PC/console hybrids from different brands will show up as third options. In the end, the market balances itself out.

Why do you think they screwed up so badly early on in the PS3 generation? Perhaps because they became entirely overconfident after dominating the previous generation. They saw Sega implode, Nintendo leaving the home console power race to make the Wii, and didn't view Xbox as being a threat.

They changed course during second half of PS3(and more importantly at the start the PS4 gen) because they were losing consumers to the competition. Xbox went from 24 million previous gen to 85 million during 360. Sony went from 160 million PS2 to around 90 million PS3.

I would argue they did an amazing job during the PS4 years because they wanted to win back consumers that had left and bought a 360 the prior generation.

However, Sony will still obviously be facing competition within the video game market. They will likely be alone next gen in regards to the traditional home console market but Sony doesn't make much profit on the hardware itself. They want consumers spending a significant amount in their ecosystem. Obviously, most people don't have infinite funds and have to be selective. Money spent on Steam, Nintendo, or even mobile trash likely means less money for Sony.

 

[Wulfer]

Atari?? Dude, it's time to stop posting, you're just hyperventilating at this point
How can someone be so wrong while saying so little, it's impressive...

Nintendo isn't Sony stop kidding yourself! Nintendo's been the big dog before but, its been ages since that happened! Speaking as a Nintendo fan!

 

[Impotaku]

Since when is sony the market leader? Maybe if you want a Blu-ray player that can also play games just like all the other PlayStations then yeah they cornered that market.

Sony looking for a home for their game output.