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

[KBG29]

Barkley said:

KBG29 said:
Not bring PlayStation OS and hardware to TV's, Phones, Tablets, etc. is a multi Trillion dollar fumble over the next decade.

It's not as simple as "put the ps4 OS on everything!!!" PS4 software requires very specific hardware to run. They can't bring it to other devices, they'd have to create devices specifically for it.

 

PS4 hardware is less than $300, and even cheaper if it is built into another device where it shares many of the resources. It can easily be integrated into Bravia TV's, Xperia Phones and Tablets, and a Portable Gaming devices. On the TV, Tablet, and Phones, it would add very, very little cost to have 8GB of GDDR5 and the PS4 APU. Due to the increase in sales volume, they would get even lower prices for the all martials, chips, etc. as well.

By having the PS4 chip set in many of their devices, and having the PS4 OS be the standard across Sony hardware, they would be in a much stronger position, and the PlayStation platform would be an even more inticing place to develope for. This is the most simple of business decisions held back by the older executives at Sony. Sir Howard Stringer and Kaz Hirai have both been trying to unify Sony around a standard hardware and OS for the last decade, and Ken Kutaragi before them. Once it finally happens, it will be a great day for Sony, Gamers, and electronic consumers in general.