vivster said:
(if you go by their archaic stance that hardware and software belong together) |
Archaic? What was that company I heard about that has a similar stance? I think they were named after a plant, a fruit maybe? Orange? No that's not it...Banana? Hrmmm....
I jest.
Apple has used that strategy with their iOS to great effectiveness. Sure, they're not a gaming company, but there are parallels to be drawn. Nintendo's recent execution of the strategy has been terrible. They put forward their hardware and expected software to follow, instead of leading with the software. Software and hardware do belong together BUT software must lead the charge.
To answer the topic's question, SONY is in some trouble, and will have to make changes to survive. Nintendo is okay for the forseeable future. They have to make changes as well, but only strategic changes, rather than structural changes like Sony.
