What should Sony do for the next Playstation?

[EricHiggin]

Hiku said:

EricHiggin said:

That's another option that would work. Delay until holiday 2029 and launch a $399-$499 (dockable) handheld, and a $499 home console. 

I agree with you though, I don't really see them doing that. I think at the very least, they want the handheld out sooner than later. 

Now whether they would launch just the handheld holiday 2027 as a PSP2 branded device, or something like that, where they explain clearly that it's a fully compatible device, for BC and FC, I'm not so sure. I think if they handled it right, they could succeed, while waiting to launch the PS6 2 years later. Even if they did this, the PS6 would have to be $499 max, and they would have to make certain it reduces in price throughout the gen, asap, or they'll lose plenty of those PS4 owners. The handheld is only going to cause some PS4 players to upgrade, and I don't think it's the majority.

I've no idea if prices would be more reasonable by then. But generational leaps feel less and less inpactful or neccesary with each generation. So given how expensive they've become, it would be reasonable for them to also last longer/be supported for longer.

If the pricing wasn't more reasonable by 2030 then the world is in for a far worse time than it already is. Let's not go there.

Launch pricing basically increased slowly gen after gen. Length of gens basically increased one after another slowly. It would stand to reason this gen could go up to 10 years and wouldn't really be out of place.

They either wait, give up on more performance, or create multiple versions of the hardware at different price tiers.