It is more than obvious that nobody can touch Steam when it comes to digital sales numbers.
But I felt the need to recognize the impressive work and effort that Sony has made during the last 3-4 years on the digital department.
Not only they managed to win back their customer's trust on their network, but also found a way to position the PlayStation Store as the prefered platform on the consoles realm.
Let's be honest, nobody gave a damn about the PSN 5 years ago, it was never relevant as a storefront platform compared to XBox Live.
And certainly lacking a lot of important features, being down for constant maintenance or even getting hacked didn't help much.
But somehow, Sony listened, they humbled their $hit up and made critical adjustments. Thanks to Amazon, here is a quick comparison of the evolution of the PlayStation brand as a digital service within the last 7 years.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2010/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2011/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2012/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2013/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2014/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2015/videogames/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2016/videogames#1
There is a reason why winning 2016 has a deeper meaning:
This is the year Microsoft did everything right. Phil Spencer even decided to expand the positivities of XBoxLive into millions of PCs, which is probably the strongest move the XBox brand has done this generation. Besides of course supporting digital backwards compatibility and including a BluRay player on their latest model. To wrap up, a 10/10 year for Phil.
And yet, the PS4 managed to enter this new year as the top software seller on both retail and digital.
The game is changing in 2017 as 2 big challengers enter the market, can the Switch or the Scorpio stop the PS4's momentum?
