aTokenYeti said:
Nintendo’s business model doesn’t depend on robust 3rd party support, they sell hardware with large profit margins and focus on first party software that is somewhat less resource intensive and also suitable for larger audiences Sony sells hardware at a loss or break even, and pursues a first party strategy of extremely high budget productions that frequently dabble in graphic violence or other mature themes that make them ill suited for younger audiences. Sony needs the third party sales much more than Nintendo, which is why continued losses on that front would force Sony to have to reevaluate their console and software strategy. Even the threat of not having something like call of duty is much more impactful for Sony than it ever was for Nintendo |
Agree. It took Nintendo a long time to be (let's say) independent and successful and has taken occasional huge losses in the process. This rollercoaster of their roadmap didn't come cheap.
Sony, on the other hand, never had to worry about it. With 95% of AAA games coming to their platforms and with excellent 1st party titles, picking a Sony console was no-brainer from the consumer perspective. You could have the best of both worlds ... the safe choice if you will. Now if you take one of the best selling games away from their platform, the average Joe will at least start reevaluating his consumer decisions.
