"Weve made the best fucking game system we could" - They made a system where they get profit from day 1, not the best gaming system they could offer (not having ssds its such a shame in the current consoles)
Also they just won because MS f***ed it up with their daily-online-ping and entertainment stuff, PS4 was hyped big time just because they just build a ps3 with better hardware. Their whole reveal event felt like "We dont do the things MS does"
Nah, I think Sony built the best machine they could realistically afford. They weren't in the position to spend more. I believe PS4 was "gamers first" for a few reasons.
One, again Sony couldn't afford to commit to much more upfront. The Xbox division could outspend them to add whatever multimedia functionality and obtain whatever entertainment media they wanted if MS let them and deemed it necessary. Sony would spread themselves too thin trying to keep up with a determined MS, so they seemed to have no better choice but to say they're going to focus on gaming first and foremost. That's Sony's built-in excuse if people questioned their lesser extras and features. Sony stripped away most of the bs and distractions and fell back to one of its core competences; making a game-focused console.
Two, Sony knew their PS3 era mistakes - from overly complicated design to the rumored arrogant approach Sony had towards some devs, pubs, and gaming media - could not be repeated. "Gamers first" meant the PS4 needed to be more accessible to everyone; from lower price of entry to a simpler design influenced by surveys of devs to give them tech they're already familiar with. And Sony themselves needed to be more accessible to everyone including courting of and better dealings with devs & pubs for the benefit of gamers and themselves.
Three, I see "gamers first" meaning Sony needs to invest heavily in gamers to survive they're financial struggles. Where MS wouldn't be hurt significantly by the loss of Xbox, one of Sony's pillars is the Playstation division. While MS was over-reaching with its original Xbox One plans, Sony was in survival mode. They needed PS4 to succeed and a lot of thought, self evaluation, learning from mistakes, and brilliant timing & execution went into the PS4 strategy and current success. I feel like saying "Sony didn't do anything, MS messed up" kind of undermines that.
Sony had the right idea and the right gameplan at the right time. Picking the right course of action and executing near-flawlessly with everything including your life on the line, like Sony's seemed to be, while also trumping your two main competitors who held the advantage is mighty impressive.
Nothing really excites me!
