Why I think Sony are heading for failure with the PlayStation 4

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Carl2291 said:

 

• Losing money on the console at launch once again
• Forcing gamers to pay to play online, or as its more commonly known - Shamelessly stealing Microsofts online ideas
• Releasing a console thats very, very similar to the Xbox One. They should change some policies around to be different

While I realise this is a joke post, I did leave 3 points that might be of concern.  Again, not reasons Sony will fail, but concerns.

The first one, if your Sony's financial team.  

The second one, forces me to pay like I do with Microsoft.  Yet I think Microsoft is ahead in the overall online experience sector.  I hear that the freebies are better with Sony, though (not a ps+ memeber).  Still, at the end of the day you have to pay for either.  This didn't seem so bad when they snuck it in after the X1 DRM bullshit.  But with that reversal, hmmm.

Third point.  I think this is why Xbox 360 and PS3 split the market last gen.  Might be a similar outcome this gen.  If Microsoft were to lower the price of their console to 400, then they appear very similar to many people.