Sony's "PS5 is for hardcore" statement: Was it a misunderstanding of SIE's plans?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

My take: Executives spend very little time talking with actual gamers.  However they spend a lot of time talking with investors.  Investors live in a world that is very different from the average gamer.  They are looking for the next big thing in gaming, and the common wisdom among investors right now is that the next big thing in gaming is either mobile/microtransactions or subscriptions.  Investors have this idea that there is far more money here than in traditional console gaming.  (I think they're wrong, but whatever.)

So, if you are a Sony executive, then you are going to hear very frequently questions about mobile or subscriptions.  And so an executive might think, "No we aren't doing any of that.  That isn't how we make our money."  And the way he said it is "PS5 is for hardcore gamers."  He's really just saying that PS5 is for the exact same type of customer that playstation has always been for.

Last edited by The_Liquid_Laser - on 12 May 2020