Sony senior VP: “ We are moving away from a hardware centric business model.”

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

Okay, I'm usually pretty good at sussing out shyt from provided context, but what does this actually disprove from his quoted comment about moving away from a hardware centric business model when it comes to gaming?

It just seems like they're going to focus more on shyt that sells outside of the physical box, meaning console sales and keeping core audiences fed there with 1st party output is no longer the priority.

Surprised they just won't have their cake and eat it too. PS6 should be a full on legacy machine, especially if it could be the last one. Probably end up being their best selling console of all time.

Sony is talking about expanding their business beyond their 3 sources of revenue that generates 60% of their revenue, not about shifting their approach with playstation by abandoning systems. That's the context of the quote of this thread. Yet of course, the usual suspects are running with this quote without context. Sony won't be abandoning systems and their approach of exclusivity after shipping 80 million units with record revenue.

 

[Deep_Black_Conscious]

So you think they are shifting from being hardware centric with everything but videogames


This says the same thing as what the OP says breh.

No it's not. This is about diversifying their business overall by diversifying their sources of revenue. That's the context of the quote of this thread.

 

[MushroomX]

Sony will still make the PS6, but long-term, that's not their focus anymore to keep up with the market is basically what it is.

Their goal is getting on ANY screen; tv, pc or tablet/smartphone.

 

[MeachTheMonster]

This is what is being talked about.

Sony stan’s in shambles right now

 

[Rekkapryde]

nikkaz so mad XBox is done they scrambling for anything

See yall on GTA6 ...a default Sony Exclusive

 

[MeachTheMonster]

They keep telling yall the same thing over…and over…..and over…again.

Sony wants to expand "PlayStation Studios games beyond PlayStation hardware" — hiring to partner with Xbox, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and more

Sony is following Microsoft's multiplatform strategy, looking to acquire a bigger third-party publishing footprint across PC and even rival consoles.

www.windowscentral.com

Sony is taking a “major step forward in becoming more multiplatform” - KitGuru

The video games industry is more open and accessible than it ever has been, with games which would p

www.kitguru.net

PlayStation Plans To Go "Multi-Platform" In The Future - But It's Unclear What That Means - Gameranx

PlayStation internal documents indicate that they are planning a 'multi-platform, multi-reach, multi-access' approach in the future.

gameranx.com

Now Sony is talking about PS5 exclusives going multiplatform

The interim boss at PlayStation has said he wants to be 'aggressive' in improving the company's margins, by making PS5 games multiplatform.

metro.co.uk

Sony is ready to get 'aggressive' about putting PS5 games on other platforms

Sony is planning to put more first-party releases on PC with an 'aggressive' multiplatform strategy

www.theshortcut.com

But yall keep ignoring the shyt, using random cac tweets and cult talking points from @Gizmo_Duck to fuel your delusion.

At some point yall gotta step into reality

 

[42 Monks]

the ps5 pro finesse didn't work out? imagine that

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

xbox stans

 

[Fatboi1]

 

[MeachTheMonster]

a default Sony Exclusive

nikkas down to stanning hype fumes at this point.

“exclusive in my own mind” type shyt

 

[Diondon]

 

[Rekkapryde]

nikkaz so mad


the usual "But Sony..."

Cats think Playstation going anywhere cause Xbox is in hospice and shyt. Trying to be friends with Nintendo and PC nikkaz now.

 

[SNG]

Sony is talking about expanding their business beyond their 3 sources of revenue that generates 60% of their revenue, not about shifting their approach with playstation by abandoning systems. That's the context of the quote of this thread. Yet of course, the usual suspects are running with this quote without context. Sony won't be abandoning systems and their approach of exclusivity after shipping 80 million units with record revenue.

I’m sure games will come to PlayStation fiirst but they won’t be staying on the platform. Anything they release is a timed exclusive at best at this point. The thing is PC gamers can play the waiting game all day because there so much games that drop on steam. The question is how long does Sony want to wait on fully maximize software profits closer to or day and date. Waiting a year or two definitely kills the buzz for certain games released on PC. Spider Man - 2 would have definitely sold more on PC closer to its release on PS5.

 

[42 Monks]

nikkaz so mad


the usual "But Sony..."

Cats think Playstation going anywhere cause Xbox is in hospice and shyt. Trying to be friends with Nintendo and PC nikkaz now.

gamepass is everywhere

 

[Fatboi1]

I’m sure games will come to PlayStation fiirst but they won’t be staying on the platform. Anything they release is a timed exclusive at best at this point. The thing is PC gamers can play the waiting game all day because there so much games that drop on steam. The question is how long does Sony want to wait on fully maximize software profits closer to or day and date. Waiting a year or two definitely kills the buzz for certain games released on PC. Spider Man - 2 would have definitely sold more on PC closer to its release on PS5.

Most games that drop on Steam drop on PS5 too. There's rarely a game that comes out that's big that isn't on consoles as well. That same logic of "there's plenty of games" can apply to any platform.

Most people want to play big games when they come out, not 1 year later. The FOMO and hype cycle with people wanting to be apart of the discussion and not get spoiled is why a lot of those big games are big on PS5. Same with movies, how many people waited to watch something like Avengers of a major MCU movie on digital streaming vs just going to the movies when it came out?

Also the "If the game drops day 1 on PC it will sell better" logic is faulty.


Concord flopped the fukk out day 1 on Steam.
Lego Horizon flopped day 1 on Steam.


Ghosts of Tsushima did great on Steam launching 4 years later.
Red Dead Redemption 1 was pretty successful I heard on Steam almost 15 years later.
Stellar Blade dropped a year later on Steam and sold very well.

It's nothing to do with timing, it's to do with the game itself.