The "Console Wars" Are Over

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Kyuu said:

curl-6 said:

Switch 2 and PS5 may take different approaches, but they still compete in that gamers have limited money, so many will choose one over the other.

The console war is no longer relevant though. It's "Platform wars" now. I would argue that Valve is a more direct competitor to Playstation than Nintendo is. Sony not being able to see this may cost them. But while I shouldn't take anything Jez Corden says at face value, the idea of Sony dialling back on PC support for tentpole singleplayer titles makes sense to me.

We also need to remember that TikTok is now Microsoft's main competitor, and so it stands to reason that this will evolve to chocolate bars competing with Sony, and keto sweets with Nintendo. War has changed.

It's very relevant for Nintendo and Sony as its still a core part of their business, it's just not for Microsoft any more as they have failed at it.