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Soundwave on 17 December 2016
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EricHiggin said:

Soundwave said:

This would be bad for Playstation too ... because why even buy the "Sony tablet", people would more likely IMO buy the Samsung or Apple or Google models, just like most people won't touch a Sony phone today.

Right now the dilenation between devices is good for Sony, because people look at the Playstation and say "well you have to buy that to play Madden and GTA on your TV", but if that thinking starts to shift in consumers, then you have a problem even for Sony. If people start to realize their tablet can now also basically function like a console, it's going to be one less reason to buy a dedicated console. 

Depends. If the "take your console games on the go" trend takes off, PS could be losing existing or future PS4 customers to NiN. Worst case scenario, PS just makes an upgraded tablet that has controllers attached and brands it PS because it can play PS4 games on the go. As long as PS is keeping those cutomers happy with hardware, they will keep buying PS games, putting money in their pockets, which is all that matters at the end of the day. Sure it costs money to develop, but PS already does consoles and handhelds and tablets, and keeping customers is quite important if they are buying someone elses product/games instead.

It all comes down to how hot of an item is Switch going to be?

The issue is the competetion wouldn't just be the Switch. You're look at it through the narrow prism of traditional console wars. 

The problem is when players like Google and Samsung and maybe even Apple start saying "hey ... this is not a bad idea, lets try it". That's where you get into trouble, because people will then say "oh ok, my iPad already does this, I can play real Madden NFL on my tablet already". 

These mobile chips are getting better and better every year, soon enough they will be able to match/exceed a PS4, and sure PS5 will be a good deal better than that, but at what point do you reach a level in graphics where really it's good enough for most people. I think PS4 level is that cut off. 

The "big box under the TV" concept of console gaming might start eroding for sure.