Phil Spencer: "Nintendo future exists off their own hardware"

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VAMatt said:

Soundwave said:

Sony is toast in that scenario too probably ... they're not going to win any kind streaming service war, not when they have to compete against companies not just 1 Microsoft, but Apple, Netflix and others. Their whole business model and success is rooted in basically the same physical Playstation hardware model from 1995. That won't work for them if you change the game entirely. 

Possibly. But, Sony is a more diversified technology and entertainment business. I think they have a leg up on Nintendo in that respect.  Also, because they are somewhat diversified, I think they make a less attractive acquisition target for many companies.  I don't think Microsoft wants to buy in to the audio and video equipment industry, for example.  They could of course spin that stuff out, but that complicates the deal.  

Definitely Sony is under threat from a takeover of the gaming business by tech megacorps. Something about their business is going to change substantially. Maybe it's being acquired, maybe it's doing some acquiring. I don't know. I just think they're in a different position than Nintendo, which could lead to a different end result for the company. 

What both Sony and Nintendo have is content that people want to play, streaming is only a delivery service, ask  google how easy it is even when you have a large streaming network, in Sony's case they have a streaming service plus even Phil has stated recently that streaming hasn't evolved to where they thought it would be.