Kaz Hirai: PS4 is 'First and Foremost' a Games Console

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gigantor21 said:

kowenicki said:
Words. Different words and emphasis, same outcome. You watch.

Will the ps4 end up with more games than the Xbox one? No.

It's actually very odd though that a company with so much on tap media content, movies and music, doesn't want to talk about it for fear of upsetting fans. They still don't get synergy.

He certainly gets that the people most likely to get one early--i.e. core gamers--are going to be looking at it as a games console first. It's a much more compelling angle than the the way they pushed the PS3, or how MS is pushing the Xone. 

To you and people on this site maybe. To general consumers, not even close...

The difference between 2 companies is that one is positioning themselves to sell console and games/multimedia services to the only group of people willing to spend 400 dollars on a gaming machine.

In Microsofts case, they are looking to push the exact same things, however they also want adoption of Bing, IE, Skype, Skydrive, Windows 8 development...on top of getting an early jump in to the IPTV game with their set-top approach.

The only reason Xbox One may need a cable box in the near future is because cable companies aren't able to deliver TV with an IP based service. That should roll out within a year or two and when it does, will you buy a brand new IPTV receiver, or will you just use your Xbox One?