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Mummelmann on 28 April 2017

And yet, they can't be arsed to have servers that work like normal for downloads. Go figure...

Anyways, it's interesting to see how much digital is eating into the market now, having gone fully digital on PC years ago, I still never considered it an option on the PS since their servers and online services are less than impressive. If it takes me 20-30 minutes to download a patch of medium size, I can only imagine how long it would take me to download an entire game. Not to mention the storage issues from horrible compression policies among developers



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Viktor on 28 April 2017

What exactly does this revenue include? Just the subscription fee, or also 1st party software sales and 3rd party royalties or even 3rd party revenue generated via PSN?



Rob5VGC on 28 April 2017

LMAO Again.



Lawlight on 28 April 2017
Shiken said:
Lawlight said:

That is not correct. Nintendo's profits, for example, will be going towards theme parks and... mobile "gaming". It goes towards making collectibles as well. And from basic observations it's obvious that Sony invests more in games than Nintendo.

Switch will get far more attention from Nintendo profits than cheap mobile games, that was a laughbly weak jab.  As far as theme parks, it is highly likely that the returns will be worth the investment (which means more money for games and other expansions).

 

Also the theme parks are likely to ve Nintendo themed, making them unique.  This will further advertise their games which will lead to more game sales, which translates to more profits.  It is a win/win investment.

 

Sony on the otherhand has been bleeding money in other divisions for years.  While Nintendo has lost far less than Sony in recent years due to the fact that other Sony divisions negate any profit the gaming division sees.  It is only recently that Sony started getting better as a company, and they still have a long eay to go.

 

All in all though, I am glad both are doing well.  My PS4/WiiU (and now Switch) combo has always been the best in my eyes for console gaming.  My X1 on the otherhand...that thing sees nothing but dust.

I don't think the Switch got more attention than Pokemon Go.

So, you're assuming that Nintendo's non-gaming income will be used to invest in games but Sony's gaming income will be used to invest in non-gaming divisions?

Sony has, for many years now, had many profitable divisions. Please stick to facts. Example, in FY2105 and FY2014 Sony had 7 profitable divisions.

 



Anfebious on 28 April 2017
leo-j said:
Anfebious said:
Xbox Live Gold >>>>>>>>>>> PSN

Where

Offered games



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KLXVER on 28 April 2017

Many people seem to be happy paying for online, so good for Sony.



Areym on 28 April 2017
Goodnightmoon said:
No wonder why Nintendo is doing an online paid service with Switch even when it sucks pretty hard for the consumer

I think it was inevitable. Nintendo is still doing their own thing but these changes just make sense to help make a better network/platform for their online endevours. Nintendo probably has enough money to make this happen without needing to charge but that's just not smart from a business perspective when everybody home console is doing it AND seeing great results. It's still a shame though, such a 'meh' practice to charge people to play online.



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PAOerfulone on 28 April 2017

And THAT'S why they're doing paid online for the Switch.



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Shiken on 28 April 2017
Lawlight said:
Shiken said:

Switch will get far more attention from Nintendo profits than cheap mobile games, that was a laughbly weak jab.  As far as theme parks, it is highly likely that the returns will be worth the investment (which means more money for games and other expansions).

 

Also the theme parks are likely to ve Nintendo themed, making them unique.  This will further advertise their games which will lead to more game sales, which translates to more profits.  It is a win/win investment.

 

Sony on the otherhand has been bleeding money in other divisions for years.  While Nintendo has lost far less than Sony in recent years due to the fact that other Sony divisions negate any profit the gaming division sees.  It is only recently that Sony started getting better as a company, and they still have a long eay to go.

 

All in all though, I am glad both are doing well.  My PS4/WiiU (and now Switch) combo has always been the best in my eyes for console gaming.  My X1 on the otherhand...that thing sees nothing but dust.

I don't think the Switch got more attention than Pokemon Go.

So, you're assuming that Nintendo's non-gaming income will be used to invest in games but Sony's gaming income will be used to invest in non-gaming divisions?

Sony has, for many years now, had many profitable divisions. Please stick to facts. Example, in FY2105 and FY2014 Sony had 7 profitable divisions.

 

I am sticking to the facts when I say that Sony for many years has been losing money as a company.  That said, all profitable divisions are overshadowed by loses durong that time. Gaming included



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Mummelmann on 28 April 2017
BraLoD said:
Mummelmann said:

And yet, they can't be arsed to have servers that work like normal for downloads. Go figure...

Anyways, it's interesting to see how much digital is eating into the market now, having gone fully digital on PC years ago, I still never considered it an option on the PS since their servers and online services are less than impressive. If it takes me 20-30 minutes to download a patch of medium size, I can only imagine how long it would take me to download an entire game. Not to mention the storage issues from horrible compression policies among developers

Took me around 2 weeks to download The Evil Within

Goodamn! I remember spending over 3 hours once on the PS3 downloading a firmware update and three patches for GT5!