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I'm surprised it's this close

Then again, you have a lot of long time Sony gaf saying they're finally ditching PS for good, so it makes sense

 

[yurinka]

Did Nintendo won the traditional console war?

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/did-nintendo-won-the-traditional-console-war.1687046/#reply
By Sony and Microsoft stepping aside from the traditional video game business model centric in their hardware sales…. Do you think that Nintendo won the console war?

Sony is stepping aside from consoles only in your dreams, you are desilusional.

Sony kicked out out of the home consoles business Sega, Nintendo and now Xbox. And like Sega (+others) and now Xbox, Nintendo did stop making home consoles with WiiU because they lost their war against Sony in that field.

It's really nonsensical and dumb to think Sony would leave the home consoles market now that PlayStation will have this market for themselves only (as Nintendo had the portable console market for themselves only with Switch).

Even more considering that Sony is breaking many all time records in gaming history for any console maker in most metrics, plus are in a multi year low growth pattern in most areas.

 

[daclynk]

Remove the TRADITIONAL and you will have the one that has sold most consoles(Handheld, Home Consoles and Hybrid) and thats "UR WINNER". Oh Also first party Exclusive Developer that is not closing studios. Where the Devs are happy if it counts.

 

[6502]

Yes. And with diminishing returns being ever more prominent with their "underpowered" switch 2 producing great facsimilies of ps5 games they will go from strength to strength with their IP and profitable unique hardware (despite a few missteps) each generation.

Sony will continue to have a great business and when hardware becomes more affordable over the coming decades the boxes maybe manufactured by a range of companies and we will only care about the games. I expect playstation will become a standard like dvd.

Microsoft will continue to be Microsoft, the only question is how long they stay interested in this side arm.

 

[ReyBrujo]

The only traditional console wars was the 16-bit one and Nintendo won, ipso facto.

 

[Hyet]

The switch "won" as It sold more than its contemporaries.

Switch 2 also shows super strong sales but they have a ton of work ahead if they want their exosystem to be appealing to mass consumers and third party developers. So far its not going well and their PR is the worst its ever been.

 

[ReasonBeing]

There is no console war between Sony and Nintendo to win. One companies success doesn't negatively impact the other. They serve different segments of the market. In the areas where they do converge, they are supplementary to each other for most of this market segment.

 

[daclynk]

The switch "won" as It sold more than its contemporaries.

Switch 2 also shows super strong sales but they have a ton of work ahead if they want their exosystem to be appealing to mass consumers and third party developers. So far its not going well and their PR is the worst its ever been.

We dont count nintendo cus....

 

[Raven77]

Of course they did.

They are the company that is by far still as close to its roots as one could possibly imagine 45 years on.

 

[Hyet]

We dont count nintendo cus....

What do you mean? I'm counting them as the winner lol

 

[Celine]

Sony kicked out out of the home consoles business Sega, Nintendo and now Xbox. And like Sega (+others) and now Xbox, Nintendo did stop making home consoles with WiiU because they lost their war against Sony in that field.

Everyone can play Donkey Kong Bananza on their TV sets with NS2 and a joypad in hand, just like in the old days with Donkey Kong Country on SNES, Donkey Kong 64 on N64 or Donkey Kong Country Returns on WII. Even better, they can choose between TV mode, handheld mode, or tabletop mode in any given session—and even switch modes mid-game if they feel like it.
Also people can play to PlayStation's Lego Horizon Adventures on Switch on their TV sets if they wish so.

PlayStation fanboys should cherish their memories of bickering with Xbox fanboys because, of the two twins, Xbox was always conveniently the "dim-witted" sibling (weaker party).
That dynamic just doesn't translate to Nintendo whose big success and unique business model set it apart from the other external big corporations that joined the videogame console business after its establishment.

 

[MayauMiao]

Yes, they didn't buckle to making their exclusives available on other platform.

 

[bigdad2007]

I don't see how you could argue they didn't. Of the traditional console manufacturers from back when the console wars were way more competitive, they are the only company left that sell consoles entirely on their software lineup, and the entire first party production remains console exclusive.