The PS4 Won The Console Generation By Being Boring: Can The PS5 Do The Same?

[COKTOE]

Azelover said:
They played it safe with the PS4, let's be realistic. Also, they finished the PS3's gen on a high note. And that momentum snowballed into the PS4's gen.

Since it worked, I think they will attempt to repeat the same strategy. They will probably play it safe again, and that will likely be successful again to a certain extent. But I think we're moving into a time and generation where disruptive innovation is needed. The industry cannot afford another generation of "sameing". Sony is gonna lose their thunder with the PS5. I think that's pretty much innevitable at this point. We will all see.

What is the foundation of this....philosophy?

Azelover said:

EricHiggin said:

Home consoles are kinda like sports cars, like a Corvette. They aren't cheaper Japanese tuners and they aren't expensive Italian exotics either. They sit somewhere in the middle, give you a little bit of everything, but the majority focus is on driving itself. When you buy a sports car, most get it for the driving experience, but some get it for show and to brag. When you decide to upgrade to a newer model after a few years or more, you typically only care if it's faster, handles and brakes better, and has a slightly different visual appeal. Few care all that much if it has a new cinema quality sound system or infotainment center since it's generally about the rubber meeting the road experience. Now those are nice extra's, but only start to matter if the drive is better and the price is right.

If PS5 simply has more ponies, an intercooler for the supercharger, quicker load times off the line, and better controls, all at a reasonable price, the majority will be satisfied.

I disagree. I think console sales is all about momentum, and that is driven mostly by software. Sony is gonna have the games, but what if they're the wrong ones? It's never about the hardware. Not really.

Oh OK.

PS will lose no substantial ground to Xbox. This site is pock-marked with people who refuse to even acknowledge that Nintendo is in competition with Sony and MS, so I'm not sure how to frame my idea on their role without inviting unwanted spam. Next gen will look very similar to the current landscape. There's no reason to think PS will tank due to a sustained series of poor software releases. Quite the contrary.

Last edited by COKTOE - on 21 April 2019