| CGI-Quality said: What context do you want? You assume things could go wrong with the PS4. You assume things may look up for the X-One. You make it seem as if the PS4 and X-One are equal, when they are not. You give long, pointless responses and I was easily able to sum it up simply. It isn't my fault you don't like the response you got. |
The only assumption I make is that physical media will go away and that digital content will be the primary focus during this generation. Other than that assumption, I have made no assumptions. This is a natural trend, not just in gaming but across all entertainment platforms. Print publications have by and large disappeared because of electronic editions, the majority of music is sold digitally. The only two forms of mass entertainment that are taking up the digital transformation are console gaming and video. The latter simply because the amount of space required is substantial, the former because of the consumer.
I proposed some "What If" scenarios, but those were not assumptions. What if the PS4 gets hacked? How will publishers react, especially if they're getting hurt by it? What if publishers all enact their own active DRM solutions? How will that impact the PS4 market and gamers? If a developer or publisher used an active DRM that required you to be online the entire time you played the game, would you be OK with that? What if it's a game you ABSOLUTELY must play?
I don't think either Microsoft nor Sony are in a particularly bad spot right at the moment. Sony may benefit from Microsoft's position, but I'm fairly confidient it'll be short-term. The reason is simple. The benefits of going digital only and the features Microsoft is building into the Xbox One for that purpose, outweigh the negatives.
In the long-term, by being upfront about it's transition to digital content, Microsoft will be in a much better position by the end of this generation. Simply because it's being upfront about where it is headed and where it's headed is where consumers will eventually want to be. At some point, as with PSN and Multiplayer, Sony will have to make a policy change. If the rest of the industry gets behind Microsoft, because Microsoft is already building the framework necessary for a digital future in gaming, where will that leave Sony or Nintendo for that matter?
