Zippy6 said:
I don't understand responses I have seen from many people like this, expecting Sony to run rampant with horrific negative consequences for consumers. If Xbox left the console hardware business it would not give Sony free reign to do whatever they want and screw over consumers however they wish. Negative decisions that are harmful to their userbase will hurt Sony regardless of if Xbox consoles exist or not. Gaming is a massive industry and there will always be competition from other platforms and services whether that is from traditional console hardware or something else. Where there is opportunity someone will take it and providing a poor level of value to your customers greatly increases that opportunity for others. There will always be competition in some form because there will always be companies looking for opportunities to make money. Steam have basically a monopoly on PC gaming, but they haven't become horrifically anti-consumer. Why? Because they won't stay at their incredibly dominant position for long if they start screwing their consumers over. |
Console market is very hard one to get into if a Big Tec like Microsoft can't prosper on it I don't think any company can challenge Sony
Sony poor choices can push people away from console gaming and look for PC or mobile gaming, that's all. If people still liking console gaming it's Sony or nothing, which means they can get away with losing customers if this means maximizing profits from the userbase who wants to stick with consoles. They couldn't afford this with Xbox having a healthy foot in the market
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