A Key Ingredient of Sony's Successes

[Jaicee]

Dallinor said:

Jaicee said:

Let's be honest, Sony isn't the most brilliant and creative institution. If you want creative hardware, Nintendo is the place you go to. If you want the most sophisticated hardware, Microsoft is the place you go to. That stuff certainly has its merits, but if you want to win a console war, your best chance is probably to make sure your platform has the most games. Making highly unique or super-advanced hardware isn't realistically the way to do that. No, the way to do that is to minimize the period of adaptation that developers have to go through early on. Sony has made that a clear messaging emphasis so far. We'll see in the week ahead if developers agree that the PS5 is easier to adjust to making games for than the Series X. That's something I'm looking for.

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I'm guessing you steered clear of 'power' because it didn't fit seeing as the PS4 was the more powerful base console.

It may not be more powerful, but sophisticated in relation to hardware implies complexity. The PS5 is the more alien hardware (customised) of the two. That includes the controller hardware as well.

As well as very strong third party relations, you have to include extremely effective marketing, pricing (excluding the PS3 obviously) and the continued investment and development of their own exclusive titles. 

What I meant was that Microsoft makes a habit of aiming for what they call "the premium gamer" and that manifests in them building machines with a heavy focus on raw power. You can trace this instinct from the original Xbox through the Xbox One X and the Series X. There is a general pattern there, and whether it's creating more advanced VR tech or leading the industry on streaming today, I think you can surely see the heart of what I mean.

And you may well be right about the PlayStation 5 being the more alien hardware compared to what Microsoft is using this time around. But I think we'll be able to tell whether developers feel that way by the game offerings we see this coming Friday. I was just voicing what I'm looking for.