I think a lot of us don't understand the meaning of "competition"

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

Veknoid_Outcast said:

I see what you're saying. I think we're just disagreeing on semantics. Innovative seems like the wrong word to use, but I understand what you mean.

I dunno, I don't see the PS4 as particularly innovative or games-focused, at least not compared against the other current-gen systems. It strikes me as an iterative console with an iterative controller and a comprehensive suite of multimedia options. It's an evolution of the PS3, which was an evolution of the PS2, which was an evolution of the PS1. 

I'm not saying that's necessarily a bad thing. Judging by sales that's obviously what people want.

Ultimately, that is the case with all consumer electronics not just consoles. Innovation is a buzz-word, its not particularly good or bad but consumers are under the impression that New = Good. Regardless of how gamer focused the PS4 actually is, it is the only console out of the big 3 that has been advertised with an almost exclusive focus on games, which is extremely impressive for a company that is so engrained with Music and Movies.

Nintendo and Microsoft's obsession with the Tablet and Kinect respectively, are indicative of their desires to grasp on to the casual market like the Wii did because of the advent of mobile and the vast marketshare. But clearly, its lead them to ignore the concerns of the smaller core market such as games on day 1, reasonable price, basic controller, etc.

Sony has simply tapped into the blue ocean that Nintendo and Microsoft have created in search of higher profits. Only now do they realize what a stupid mistake they made and are just beginning to come back only to find that Sony is already hanging up its laundry.