This acquisition is certainly a huge deal. Having said that I think Sony will continue to back their consoles with their own studios and third party partners and see where things go. I have no doubt they want to build a Nintendo-like following where gamers go entirely based on the 1st party exclusives. I guess this is Sony's test (and in fact the Playstation's biggest challenge ever) to show that they have a similar style following. I feel that regardless, Sony will continue to do well in Japan (or as well as they can given Nintendo dominate) and in EU to some extent, but I can see Xbox gaining significantly in NA.
Looking at MS, clearly GP and X series X/S will see better sales but any significant changes in consoles are a couple of years away at least and certainly tge casual market will take a while to realise the changes with this purchase. I also note that this sale does raise valid points about MS's hypocrisy where they promote free and open gaming but exclude a single console from their games.
For me personally, I am a PS gamer and play primarily for the Sony exclusives and japanese games so my gaming habits wont change and the PS will continue to be my console of choice.
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