OPINION: Coming next generation, Sony will be ready to fire on all cylinders!

[Pyro as Bill]

quickrick said:

AlfredoTurkey said:
Sony already fired on all cylinders this generation. If they manage to win next gen, it will only be the second time in history the preceding winner is also the succeeding winner. I don't like those odds but, who knows.

Thats one weird way of looking at it. playstation has dominated the home console market 3 out 4 times. The gen that it lost was because it made hardware that costs way more then its main competition 360, while running multiplatform games much worse, and releasing a year later, actually a year and half later in its strongest region europe, missing the crucial holiday period. ps3 was a massive fuck up, and still sold near 90 million.   

Have you noticed how Sony's domination strongly correlates with Sega, MS and Nintendo making dumb decisions? With PS3, Sony was more interested in trying to enter the PC market than winning the console war although they likely thought one would automatically lead to the other. They played the best hand they could but it ultimately backfired and allowed MS to make huge gains. It's funny how some people see domination whereas others see a pattern of decline.

Portable music device - lost to ipod

Portable games/entertainment device - lost to Nintendo/Apple

Home consoles in Japan - lost to portable consoles

Physical media formats - lost to flash/digital/streaming

Attempt to enter PC market - failed

Attempt to remove Nintendo and MS from gaming - failed

Cell processor - failed

Game streaming service - failed

VR - tbd/failed