PS4 sales could hit 175 million if Sony drops price to $200, says Pachter

[KBG29]

Barkley said:

KBG29 said:
Not even a question of whether it will do this or not. PS4 is not a console, it is a platform. It will sell way more than even the 175M he is predicting. Between PS4 and PS4 Pro, and future devices like TV's, Laptops/Tablets, and handhelds/phones running on the PS4 platform, sales will be closer to 500M units.

You're very wrong. PlayStation Now is Sony's multi-device platform. We won't be seeing "PS4 Phones".

 

Bandwidth is to slow, and Data caps are to low. PS Now is not going to take off for a very, very long time. On top of that Sony's cut on PS Now is extreamly small. They take a 30% cut on Android and iOS, and the royalty fees are lower. PS Now is a back up business model, it is not the main course.

PlayStation hardware and PlayStation OS based devices are always going to be the heart of the business, and that is going to get much broader over the next few years. PlayStation is Sony's Windows/Android/iOS, and PlayStation Store is the App Store/Google Play. Not bring PlayStation OS and hardware to TV's, Phones, Tablets, etc. is a multi Trillion dollar fumble over the next decade.

A Sony unified behind PlayStation will be one of the most powerful companies in the world between 2020 - 2030. A Sony with PS4 vs Xperia vs Bravia like they have been, will continue to struggle, and waste all the efforts they have put into turing around and unifying.