KBG29 said:
The handheld segment is not declining though. The unconnected mobile device segment is what is shrinking. Sony and Nintendo are giving players no option but to leave their ecosystem. Sony had the right idea with the 3G Vita, but it was so ridiculously restricted that it ended up dead on arrival. They need to give it another go, but do it right. Give us a Switch Phone and/or a PS4 Phone and sales will blow past PSP and DS in no time flat. Andrew House was correct people want one key device with them on the go, when you offer them no alternative, of course they are not going to buy your non existant product. The statements Andrew House has made about Mobile and PSVR over the last year, show that he has absolutely no vision. This guy has no ambition to grow the PlayStation business, and no clue how to if he wanted to. That is a terrifying problem when PlayStation is Sonys most profitable business, and their biggest growth driver. Kaz needs to get someone in there that is going to take action, and find something suitable for Andrew "Paranoia" House to do. PlayStation is to vital to sit idle. |
Is that really what people want?? A phone has to be small enough to fit into your pants or shirt pocket. But the people who want to play console quality gaming off tv aren't going to want to play on a screen that small. I don't want to hold the Nintendo Switch up to my ear to have a phone conversation, and I don't want to play Breath of the Wild on my iphone. There is a reason why the Top Grossing iOS games are swipe games like Candy Crush, card based pvp games like Clash Royale, tower defense games, match 3 gems, etc. These are games designed for small screen swiping with your fingers. I find it hard to believe that a phone will ever completely replace the handheld gaming market, or that a handheld console would ever be a viable replacement for a phone.
