VideoGameAccountant said:
First, you can't say it's "the most successful system of the decade" when the 3DS has still sold more than it. Pardon, give it a few months, then. Sony's problem is that their model wont work in the future. Clearly is right now. The newest generation isn't watching TV. TV viewership has been declining for years. Traditional, maybe, streaming is bigger than ever. TV ownership is also in decline. You can survive as console maker when you are tied to the TV? Who says they are? You can plug a console into a monitor or headset too and their online services are growing every day. Moreover, the iphone 7 was released in 2007. If you are 10 today, you have never lived in a world without mobile computing. These kids are going to be in the prime buying age in a generation or two. How is Sony going to sell to a generation raised on smartphones? By selling to the same generation raised on Netflix. Not sure how that affects Sony any more than Nintendo, either; I'm part of a generation that's never lived in a world without handhelds and yet look what system is dominating right now. Nintendo Switch was Nintendo's answer to the changing demographics. Nintendo is perfectly fine and is being greatly rewarded for it. Sony isn't. Sony's already being greatly rewarded for their efforts, in case you haven't noticed. The longer they wait, the worse it will be for them. But they're not waiting. PS+, PS Now, PSVR, PS Vue, Sony is readying themselves for the shift when it eventually comes while also delivering more of what has always made PS successful in the meantime. Shrink as they will, TV's aren't going away any time soon much like handhelds or desktops won't entirely disappear. |
