I have no idea why you think it's "definitely time" being that we're only 8 months away from the launch of the PS4 slim, but then again, I have no idea why you use a playstation vita as your cellphone. "Digital Only" isn't there yet. Hard drive prices and internet speeds aren't there yet. MS Learned the hard way that the world is not ready for digital only, and not much has changed in the last 4 years.  For what it's worth, 4K isn't there yet either.

Almost every single one of the ideas you've suggested for Sony's future would undoubtedly lose Sony millions of dollars. This is yet another one of them.

Nope.

In Germany it's 299 right now for PS4 with two games (of the whole library) and an extra controller. Sony really understood that increasing the number of owners and subscribers to PSN is much more worth as to make more money on sold hardware.

I was going o post a long drawn out explanation, but people on this site have zero interest in Sony expanding its business, or the console market being viable in the long term.

With that said, I completely disagree. Digital is not viable everywhere, but it has its place, just like 4K. This move, and bringing all Sony products to PS OS and PSN, are absolutely moves Sony needs to make for long term success. A digital only PS4 would have massive return on investment, because everything would happen via PSN. Android based devices, and Blu-ray game sales are no profit and low profit business.

I think this is to clear stock for the new 1TB model that will be taking over, launching soon.

I don't think we'll see a $199 PS4 this year. Instead we'll see a $249 1TB PS4 with two 2017 games this holiday. PS4 Pro $349 with one or two games.

Last breath for Infinite Warfare before WWII comes out.

That would be crazy good.

Sony can expand it's business intelligently without chasing pipe dreams and investing in developing products no one would buy. Insisting that Sony develop their own OS is the most laughable suggestion of all. It's completely nonsensical.

The only products that are turning a steady and growing profit are the ones running on thier OS and Cloud ecosystem. The rest of their products have seen massive sales declines in sales and have razor then margins or are loosing money. Nothing is going to change the fact that Android and Windows on Sony is a bad mix.

Getting as many people as possible on thier OS and Ecosystem is of the highest importance. Sales such as this one on the PS4 are the best thing for Sony right now. Long term they need to get even cheaper, and increase engagement with consumers on thier platform, ex. things like Phones, Handhelds, TVs, Car Audio. 

$249.99 sales on the current PS4 are great. A $249.99 standard price on the 1TB model this holiday + 1 game will help things. A digital only PS4 at $199.99 will push sales even further. Offering them at $149.99 Digital, $199.99 Slim, $299.99 Pro during Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks will ensure they remain on top, and continue to impress investors.

My views on digital may be scewed a bit since I live in Western Washington, and pretty much everyone has 100mbpd or greater internet speeds. I don't know anyone that has bought a physical game for PS4 or XBO. So something like this would be ideal here. Other places in the US were high speed internet is sparse or places around the world with slow net and small caps it definitely doesn't fit. That doesn't negate the fact that it would be highly successful in certain corners of the market, and a very profitable option for Sony.

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