RolStoppable said:
PS4: Software. It doesn't hurt Sony that they attract an audience with low standards, as is evidenced by unfinished games selling millions. That was the case on the PS3 too, one example being Skyrim. Smartphone gaming: Nobody buys a smartphone for gaming, so why do you even ask such a question? |
Sony isn't just attracting "a audience". They are attracting basically the entire modern console market. In other words they are attracting "the audience".
The PS3 from top to bottom had a higher quality library than any Nintendo system since the SNES, so I don't think that really follows. There's a lot of good games on the PS3.
Games are the no.1 downloaded app for smartphones. And many people are choosing to play on their smartphones and forgoing dedicated handhelds entirely.
Software doesn't really sell hardware in the direct sense, because every system has an abundance of good games these days (or will have them in time). So that's no longer the main artibter.
It's not like the 90s anymore where you could look at the Super NES vs. say the Atari Jaguar or 3DO and clearly, the SNES had far better games (in quantity, diversity, and quality).
Nowadays, everyone has some pretty great games. Sony does, MS does, Nintendo does, even on smartphone there are some good games. Quality isn't the only factor anymore. There's more good games on most any major platform than most average people have time to play.
