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kitler53 on 02 July 2012
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DirtyP2002 said:
kitler53 said:
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that might not be a bad thing...   i mean, sony can't seem to make money on hardware anyways. 

imo, the wii sucess was in part due to having a low cost of entry @ $250.  if gaikai can stream to any interent enabled device (TVs, Blu ray players, computers, tablets)  they could reduce that price to $0. that breaks down a huge barrier to entry to play sony's games.

Ex.  you're a 360 fan, i get that, it's a good system.  if you could play the last of us without having to get the ps3 hardware wouldn't you be more likely to play?

anywhoo, i agree with your post above.  it is a pretty big risk.  if not well planned and implemented it could really backfire on them.  i also can't wait to see how this will be implemented.  but in the short term ... game demos without a download would be awesome in of itself.


The scenario you describe is basically becoming Software only and I just can't see that.
I can play all the PS3 games without the need of a special hardware so why should Sony sell the "PS4" for 0 USD and make a loss with it when everyone with a braodband connection can play these titles on their devices anyway?!

And it would be just a matter of time before you can play these games on Xbox 3 as well. Sony would only increase their audience.

I would give Uncharted 4 a try through my Samsung Smart TV (or Xbox 3) if there is not a subscription-modell or something like this behind it but I would not get a new device for that game.

I can't see it happen like that.

i guess i can see them going software only.  there will be only ~70M ps3s sold LTD.  there are 300M people just in the US and i'd wager at least half of them have some sort of internet access.  if done well you could really expand your audience by ditching the exclusive hardware entirely.

put it this way, if uncharted 4 could instantly because a 20M seller instead of a 5M seller simply due to increased accessibility that's an extra 900M dollars (retail revenue).  compare that to the several billion dollars they lost on ps3 hardware this gen.

there will be a ps4/xbox720.  ...but i'm pretty sure neither MS or Sony will have a hardware after that though.  or if they do it won't be a locked down experience like the current set of consoles.  by then there (with the way converence is going) there probably won't be a dedicated anything.