| Azzanation said: I totally agree and i am suprised at many in here not seeing this either. When PS2 came out and became super successful, Sony followed with the PS3 with that Hardcore image in mind, because lets face it, casual gamers wont go out spending $899 on a gaming console. |
I think people here aren't seeing a problem with it, because of Sony's claim of focusing on the hardcore gamer. Which sounds nice in PR, and on paper sounds good for them. In practice however, it's a strategy that rarely promotes growth for a brand as big as PlayStation. I think Sony is really undervaluing the PlayStation brand with PR like this. I don't think a niche product would be able to sell nearly 100m units since 2013.
It's probably me, But ever since Sony Computer Entertainment moved to California to become Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE has become a lot more "corporate" compared to when the PS4 was first revealed. Back then, SCE and PlayStaion appeared as a company ran by people who really loved games of all kinds, and wanted the PS4 to be the best place to play for any and all gamers and developers. But going into the PS5, I feel like Sony has been stagnating in quite a few areas. Not allowing cross-play, the recent content policies forced onto third party developers, the PS5 moving away from catering to indies expecting them to come based on brand recognition alone, and Layden's comments that they want to make fewer but bigger games (Which to me, basically says they want to double down on their cinematic, story driven, action game focus). It feels like Sony is completely unwilling to take risks at this point. Just do more of the same, but bigger, and with a more narrow focus. I don't think it's as bad as the early PS3 era, but it pains me to say that Arrogant Sony is back to some degree.
I could be wrong about this, and I want Sony to prove me wrong. PlayStation means a lot to me and other gamers, but at the moment, Sony's not inspiring much confidence.
