| G2ThaUNiT said: That's a completely fair assessment! Totaki already is coming off as a very no-nonsense numbers guy, and he'll do whatever it takes to ensure he likes the numbers PlayStation is bringing in. I think he's only supposed to succeed Jim Ryan for a year, so we'll have to see what kind of changes he makes during his tenure. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like reducing the price of the PS5 is on the table. Totaki pointed out that in previous gens as time went on, it became cheaper to produce consoles. But with the PS5, the parts are becoming more expensive as the life cycle goes on. Which is really weird. While most industries go up in price with time, tech was always an exception to that rule where the price would go down. I would love for Sony to start greenlighting more AA games with smaller budgets and shorter dev cycles. To start the year, there's already been quite a few insanely successful AA games, Helldivers 2 being the most recent example that shows there's a huge market for that level of game. |
I think Sony has to consider real hard to eat the cost of the PS5 if they permanently cut price. Maybe ride out the majority of this year at the current price and then cut the price in October/November. Perhaps the price of tech will go down over time, but in a historical sense, not as much as Sony is used to at this point.
I just hope Totoki doesn't put short term profits over the long term health of their first party studios. Or he's unwilling to expand SIE even further because their profit margins aren't good enough.
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