The_Liquid_Laser said: I have a slightly different take on the PS4's success. Sony's strategy for the PS4 wasn't bad, but it wasn't exceptionally good either. To me it doesn't look terribly different than their PS3 strategy. People say that PS4 has great first party games like God of War, Uncharted and the Last of Us. Weren't these franchises also available on the PS3? But with the PS3, Sony lost money and now they are making money. What changed? 1) Sony launched at a lower price point for the PS4, $400 which helped them right from the start, compared to the PS3's $500/$600 launch price. And more importantly, |
Playstation has still dominated 3/4 participating generations. By huge margins. I think it's unlikely each time were a fluke of circumstances, at least as a whole. If anything, The PS3 is the anomoly from the norm. PS brand is strong, it is usually a cheaper comparable if not a more powerful alternative, and it is usually known to get the widest selection of games in various genres. That is not an accident. They took a big gamble with PS3 being a bit too tech forward, more costly, and a year late. Even then the PS3 ended up in 2nd Place(slim lead).
To drum it all up to weak competition is to say that in the last 4 gens the competition was not up to par to dethrone them which would still make them the stand out quality console manufacture.It comes down to the choices Sony makes for their business are usually the right ones when it comes to Playstation.
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