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Hardstuck-Platinum on 25 September 2025
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RolStoppable said:
Hardstuck-Platinum said:

Sony are in a luxury position next gen. They can release a console as expensive as they please because there is no competitor that has the will to fight with them on price anymore. Just look at Xbox's 800$ console as proof of that. It can also be a meagre upgrade and cheap console and nothing bad can happen because there's no competitors who want to release a a cheap console in that power range. Switch 2 is still much weaker than PS5. It all comes down to Sony's preference of how they want to do business and what works best for them. They will win with whatever strategy they choose but I guess it's what's best for the shareholders.  

Luxury position? Not at all. You only need to look at the sales pace of the PS5 which trails behind the PS4 despite Xbox faltering.

Having Microsoft as a competitor was beneficial for Sony most of the time. Whatever bad things Sony did, a comparison with Microsoft commonly resulted in a conclusion of "Well, at least it's not as bad as Xbox." With Microsoft out of the picture, it will become a lot more common that PS will be compared to the PC and that's a comparison that isn't as easy to win for Sony.

Xbox has been faltering, but they still sold 30million+ units. That's 30 million stolen from PlayStation that Sony is going to get for free next gen by default of Xbox not having a traditional closed platform competitor out. It will be a PC that will cost roughly 900$ that will sell only a few million max. I'd call that an extremely luxury position to be in. 

What's better. Being compared to Xbox and looking good or inheriting their entire userbase for free just by default of one party no longer participating?