Pemalite said:
Otter said:
I mean the Wii U was $350 with very few games, with absolute aweful marketing, so I'm not sure it should be used for comparison. As a peripheral, if this could sell 8m that'd probably be a success. Worth mentioning that unlike a platform (PSVR/Wii U) this doesn't need dedicated software support. It's no different from the costly £203 dual sense controller which is bound to only shift a few million units over its life. Even the steamdeck has been rumoured to only be targeting no more than 3m for it's first 12months on market. So expectations should really be kept in check for what sony thinks the potential market for this is.
It'll all come down to marketing and cost. There's a decent 10m audience there. Playing a PS5 from your phone is not appealing to anyone, a dedicated PS5 tablet however...
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The Switch being the WiiU's successor and refinement has proven that off-tv play is an important feature... Just grab the console and walk off.
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By "off TV play" I didn't mean the truly portable experience you get with the Switch, I meant more the "tethered" functionality of the Wii U or the device described in this report.
Being able to play on the go is definitely appealing, but being restricted to streaming from a stationary console isn't quite the same.
Last edited by curl-6 - on 09 April 2023
