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Machiavellian on 25 September 2017
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Dallinor said:
Machiavellian said:

Easy because that platform is a games only platform.  Second it has absoluly no competition for VR on that platform.  Third, it was the cheaper option out of any of the devices at that time.  Remember the PSVR was 399 on the PS4 while the OR and ViVe were close to a grand, huge differece in price.  Now you have prices falling for both the Vive, OR and the new headsets by MS.  On the PS4, Sony can price the PSVR agressive because they can take a hit for marketshare.  On the PC they cannot because they do not get the money back by game sales or from their exclusives.

You tell me what advantages the PSVR has in the PC space.  What will drive sales of the PSVR over the better hardware in the OR, VIve and MS Mixed Reality.  What exclusive content they are going to bring over to the PC space that will separate their device from the others.  On the PS4, they have an exclusive base, on the PC they have nothing.

They don't take a hit on hardware. Why even take a hit in the first place if there was no competition? That doesn't make sense.

They're not using a razor blade model, haven't been for a while.  Also, why would they not make money on their exclusive games?

Advantages? Price, distribution, marketing, content?

I said they can take a hit or just break even on the PS4 they cannot do either on the PC.  On the PC side neither will be the case so the price point may not be the same either way.  As for their exclusive games, are any of them made to play on the PC.  

They do not have the price advantage, they are already struggling to meet demand on the PS4 so why would distribution be an advantage on the PC.  Marketing want?  Content ?  Does GT Sport, DriveClub or any of Sony games have a PC version.  If they add these games to the PC space, how will they only lock it to the PSVR or will it just be pirated and broke just like OR games have for the Vive.  Going to the PC has more risk and absolutly no reward for Sony.  They would have to increase development cost for their own games to support the PC where they have not done ever.