Among some of the major decisions Sony have made in the last few years (please note I am just listing them with no judgment on whether they are positive or negative, I want you to decide those):
- Expanding their IP cross-media (with TV, movies, and anime)
- Expanding their IP cross-platform with late PC ports for their exclusives (and some multiplatform releases, like Bungie's games, and the MLB games)
- Long term cross-gen support for games
- Charging for cross-gen upgrades
- Premium pricing model - expensive console, accessories, and games
- Raising the price of games to $70
- Having fewer sales on their games, and for much lower discounts than before
- Raising the price of the PS5 two years after launch
- Expansion into GAAS games
- Investing in an expensive VR platform that is not wireless and not standalone
- Investing heavily in marketing and branding deals for major third party multiplatform games
- Securing timed exclusives from third parties
- Trying to close down legacy stores, but backing off on it after community uproar
- Closing down studios like Japan Studio
- Re-releases of classic and older games - on the PS5 alone: The Last of Us Remastered, Spider-Man Remastered, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Death Stranding Director's Cut, Uncharted 4, Uncharted The Lost Legacy, a Demon's Souls remake, and a rumoured re-release for Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last of Us Part 2
In terms of sales numbers, profits, and revenues, these are objectively good business decisions judging by how successful Sony has been in general for the last few years, but I am not asking from a business perspective, I am asking you, as a gamer, what do you personally think of Sony's overall direction as a business these last few years? Do you like it? Why or why not?
No judgement detected...
-Expanding their IP cross-media (with TV, movies, and anime)
-Expanding their IP cross-platform with late PC ports for their exclusives (and some multiplatform releases, like Bungie's games, and the MLB games)
-Long term cross-gen support for games
-Charging for cross-gen upgrades
-Premium pricing model - expensive console, accessories, and games
-Raising the price of games to $70
-Having fewer sales on their games, and for much lower discounts than before
-Raising the price of the PS5 two years after launch
-Expansion into GAAS games
-Investing in an expensive VR platform that is not wireless and not standalone
-Investing heavily in marketing and branding deals for major third party multiplatform games
-Securing timed exclusives from third parties
-Trying to close down legacy stores, but backing off on it after community uproar
-Closing down studios like Japan Studio
-Re-releases of classic and older games - on the PS5 alone: The Last of Us Remastered, Spider-Man Remastered, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Death Stranding Director's Cut, Uncharted 4, Uncharted The Lost Legacy, a Demon's Souls remake, and a rumoured re-release for Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last of Us Part 2