Kyuu said:
Mnementh said:
Exactly. I think Sony is aware of that, that's why they secured Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter. Also smaller titles like Code Vein could be have Sony behind to push more games that let them stay relevant in Japan.
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I honestly don't think Sony had much to do with bringing Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter back to Playstation, or with Monster Hunter World's current absence from Switch. That leak read more like an annoying fanboy rant than anything else, especially after Capcom explained themselves. But regardless, over-paying third parties won't get Sony anywhere because the design of the PS4 itself is inferior to Switch's from the perspective of the Japanese gamer. It would leave them bleeding money with too little return.
Originally, I would have liked Sony to take risks by expanding their own Japanese studios, hiring top devs/talent, increasing budget and marketing their games like there's no tomorrow rather than over-relying on their brand and third parties. But I can understand why they couldn't do that.. I mean even Nintendo needed a miracle to make Splatoon the massive success that it is. It won't be easy for them to replicate that success with other new IP's. But still, you respect Nintendo for taking those risks.
As for right now, Sony is in an utterly hopeless situation in my eyes because a home console can no longer hold a candle against a handheld, let alone a hybrid attempting to blur the line between handheld and home console. At this point, the one thing they can hope for is the loyalty of their fanbase and home console purists. As long as they have that, most third party games would likely have a decent sales distribution between Swtich and PS4 despite the disparity in install base or the difference in form factor.
Of course a better countermeasure than a little prayer is making PS5 a hybrid, but that would risk losing the west to Xbox and PC. It's going to be interesting seeing how Sony will respond to those changes!
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Making a hybrid makes little sense for Sony. They are a Japanese company but a western developer when it comes to video games so their games won’t appeal to Japanese no matter what. Given the massive profits they’re currently making and the goodwill they’ve accumulated from their games in the west, they should just follow the current path but maybe get 1 or 2 more western studios.
In Japan, they should just concentrate on mobile. They currently have 3 games in the top 25 top grossing apps on iOS in Japan.
