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Could Sony make a successful Switch ?

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Rab said:
If they did it the same as the Switch, but with Sony's games, it will do really well I think, but I worry about a backlash from Sony loyalists if they feel the "on TV" experience is hurt in any way

I don't think it's possible to keep the couch/tv experience at the same level those fans have grown to love.

nintendo's design philosophy has never been focused on top of the line graphics or cinematic experiences and that helps them when it comes to bringing their greatest IP's to a device as portable as the Switch or any of their previous handheld devices.

Nintendo isn't giving up as much quality as most PlayStation titles would to make it work

Last edited by andyy2017 - on 20 December 2017

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It may turn a dollar but it would never win. Sony should stay in home consoles.



I think a better question is... Why would Sony do that? They don't need to; PS4 is selling great and their last handheld console was a colossal failure. They should just keep doing games for PS4, and then launch the PS5, and then PS6... There's no need for a PS Swap or PSP3.



I think it'd be another Game Boy vs Game Gear situation



Making a seperate PSP/Vita successor would be extremely dumb on Sony's part and making a portable PS4 is not possible at the moment.

However, I was thinking maybe a cheap device with improved Remote Play could possibly work. It wouldn't be a seperate hardware line like Vita is, it would simply be used for streaming PS4 games on the go.

Something like that could be a nice add-on for PS4 that wouldnt cost alot to make or sell i assume.



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It could, but it would need to be very powerful



If Sony makes the 'Switch' again (PSP/PSP Go) then at least they should market it better.

As well known as the PSP/PSP Go was, hardly anybody knew they were also dock-able and able to hook up to your TV and play using a DS3 controller.

....And if more people knew about that then we wouldn't keep having threads like these -_-



It would flop harder than Vita but I would buy one in an instant. There is a problem, unlike the past where Sony made much more powerful handhelds than Nintendo, this time they would be about the same. It's pretty difficult to get anything more powerful than Switch and keep it at a reasonable cost. That was the only advantage Sony had.



Sony always produced powerful handhelds. A portable ps4 in a year or 2 isnt impossible for sony but whats the point. If the ps5 is a hybrid with ps4 graphics it would succeed but it wouldnt be as successful as a home console



I don't think it would be a commercial success, portable machines seem to be the thing that works for Nintendo.

It would probably not work just as if Nintendo tried to go all powerful on hardware to compete with the Pro and the X. It's just not their thing.

As for what Sony said that they need to keep an eye on Nintendo it's just a strategic statement, whenever a competitor rises in success it's common sense to keep an eye on what they do but it does not mean that Sony wants to emulate what Nintendo does, at least I don't think so.