| Machiavellian said:
Right now, I do not see anything Sony is doing that the major cable companies are not doing also. If anything, maybe Sony can price their content aggressively which could make the cable companies do the same but at Sony current position, I am doubting this will happen. |
Difference between the PS4(sony) and the other broadcast companies; the broadcast companies (cable providers) primarily make their income from subscriptions. The channels they provide prmarily make their money from advertising. The PS4, s just a trojan horse. Its primary source of income will be software sales (content sales). And other game related services. This puts the PS4 in a unique position where they are not entirely primarily dependent on subscription fees. Thus they can sell their packages a lot lower than cable companies typically can. While a cable company needs to get around $15 per subscriber/month; sony will be ok to just get $2 per subscriber per month knowing that its more important to them that they just get a PS4 into your home.
This isn't saying you pay $15 for cable and will pay $2 for PSVue, just pointing out what kinda profit margins will be made on a subscriber basis.
As for the other stuff you said, I never said that all those things are unique to the PS4/PSvue. And thats the whole point, its not about being unique, its about also being able to do it just fine. Its to say, "hey, you don't need to get a cable box and a cable subscription along with a PS4; just get a PS4 and you are covered". Not every single service has to be a game changer. It just needs to work and maybe make things a little more conveninet or better presented or a combination of all three.
