The_Liquid_Laser said:
V-r0cK said:
No.
Sony did it because it's evident that the digital market is growing that's all there is to it.
And if you want to talk about all digital gaming, well Sony has also tried it with the PSP Go back in 2009 so don't think that Sony is doing this to compete with MS or Nintendo. The market is there, you have to be an idiot to not think a digital-only console isn't worth giving it a try, and also that's why they all have digital stores to begin with or else they might as well keep with their games as physical.
If anything, MS tried to jump the gun with the Xbox One S All-digital when it came late this gen while everyone has already their physical/digital library of games. Bringing an all-digital console at the beginning of a gen, at this day of age where the digital market is strong, it's just inevitable that's all, and the best way to test the market.
I don't know what sort of business you're thinking that an all digital future is where Sony loses, people on this thread have already done the math and Sony will be fine with their all digital console. Let alone Sony market team is better at the math than any of us here. It's like you think Sony is incapable of progress and change or something.
As for retails, both MS and Sony are fine, but retails already know this business too. Why do you think they still sell digital cards? If they didnt think they'd make money then they might as well not sell any PSN/XBL/Apple/Google cards etc. Retails know that video games (or anything digital) aren't a big profit to them either but even if they're just selling the console alone what retailers are looking for is more foot traffic. Getting more people in the store so that they buy other things too. Why do you think Gamestop is the only one that's really hurting? Cause they mainly focus on video games whereas other retailers don't. They can make money from other products but as long as they can get people to come in their store.
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I know you replied to me, but you didn't actually address anything I actually said. I'll repeat the main points so that it's clear.
An all digital future benefits Microsoft and not Sony. This is because console hardware prices will shoot up to near PC levels when retailers are not able to sell physical games. Consoles will become like PCs for good and for bad. They will be all digital, like PCs, and the hardware will be priced like a PC. The PC market will grow and the console market will implode. All of this helps Microsoft.
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Consoles will never sell over $700. Reason being that most consumers won't pay that amount for console. Nobody wants a repeat for the $599 debacle of the PS3. Anything over $500 is pushing it. The rest is a bit well, nonsense, sorry no other way of putting it.
Last edited by hinch - on 02 October 2020
