Jim Ryan Wants to Expand PS Outside Console Market, Future Bungie Games to Release on Rival Consoles

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the-pi-guy said:

faustian.empire said:

first - they don't make much money on hardware,second - they will not drop it till at least 10 years from now as i mentioned.

3 things will force them to become a Software only Studio gaming company.

1)Apple and Google and Probably Amazon will have their own consoles.Apple already has the Apple TV but it is far from a console and poorly powered but in the next 5 years Apple will try to get into Console business.Google and Amazon will soon follow.

2)Streaming will become a reality even for multiplayer games,but it is at least 10 years away.

3)Big Tech and all the industries have gotten way too consolidated and monopolized,US Government will break the monopolies and Single App Store model.Apple itself is losing the fight to a keep its iOS App Store monopolized.Something similar is going in Europe and South Korea

1.) We're seeing the opposite happen with Google. They've already dropped out of the industry. They're now selling Stadia to third parties, they've demoted the entire Stadia brand.

Amazon has been trying to get into the gaming industry for a while, and they haven't gotten very far.

Apple remains to be seen. They've had a lot of projects that they've been trying for several years to get off the ground that have to go anywhere.

2.) It's a good thing that Sony also has streaming tech. Ironically they've been working on it for a while. 

3.) I'm not sure how that would help Apple/Google/Amazon, while hurting Sony.

Ironically, Sony is using Microsoft for their streaming tech lol. Well, it was either Amazon or Microsoft anyway. 

I can see Amazon purchasing the likes of Ubisoft to get their foothold in the gaming market. Luna is off to a slow start and so are Amazon's first party studios. Adding Ubisoft's catalog fully into Luna can really booster that get Amazon Games up and running. Unlikely though.