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Soundwave on 04 June 2017
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KBG29 said:
estebxx said:

All i know is that it would be one of Sonys worst decisions if true, they should just focus on what they do best their home console.  
Soundwave said:

Sony just needs to stay out. There's a difference between competition and unnecessarily over flooding the market with something that's not needed. 

Nintendo is allowing traditional gaming to still have a foothold in a portable market that's been eaten alive by smartphones/tablets.

It's in Sony's long term interests that kids get hooked on dedicated gaming early on too. Nintendo's job is hard enough as is.

Stay the fuck out, plz. You're not going to beat Nintendo, all you're going to do in unnecessarily divide developers for no good reason. Go focus on PS5 and VR.

If done right a new Mobile PlayStation should fall right in line with all other PS4 hardware. It should be built off the same chipset as the PS4, run the same OS, and essentially be just another form factor of the PS4. It should have next to no effect on game development, and only very little resources from Sony. The overall platform is already being built around scalability, which allows for higher and lower end devices to fall in line with little impact.

From the start it should basically be looked at as just another way to play your PS4 games. For some it may be the only PS4 they buy, for others it might be a convient way to take PS4 on the go, for another group it may be of no interest. If Sony can do it with little impact, and add another oppertunity for profits to their ecosystem, then it is a must.

If it fails, and only reaches Vita levels, then it should be no big deal for Sony. They should almost certaintly make a profit off the endeavor. If it succeeds, then they can bring in more man power to improve the mobile side. Ultimately they could end their Xperia Phones, and bring the Sony Mobile staff over to work on Apps and OS support for the mobile aspects of the PS4 ecosystem. It is a low risk business move, that could result in billions in profits, and greatly increase Sonys market value and userbase.

What you're describing is wishful thinking. 

Putting a 55-60 watt 16nm chip into a mobile form factor isn't easily feasible even with a die shrink. 

PS4 is not built for that kind of scalability. Switch on the other hand, certainly is. 

Not to mention good luck with the games ... how's that supposed to work? 512GB onboard flash?