http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1433208

"Grand Order #1 grossing mobile game worldwide in Aug, dethrones MS in JP"

Anywho, House is right. They are wise to let Nintendo do its thing and forge ahead with their own pursuit in the VR space.

Is that Sony's game? When I look at their store page it says Aniplex Inc. And Sony is only listed for Japan, so they only publish it?

Edit: Nevermind, Aniplex is owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

No, he's wrong. There's no market for their handheld business model which is a different matter.

Also the main problem of dedicated handled gaming in the west is not a lack of demand, is mostly a lack of offer. Most prominet 3rd party publishers form the west aren't willing to make high quality handheld games, becuase it doesn't fit the AAA business model.

The handheld segment is not declining though. The unconnected mobile device segment is what is shrinking. Sony and Nintendo are giving players no option but to leave their ecosystem. Sony had the right idea with the 3G Vita, but it was so ridiculously restricted that it ended up dead on arrival. They need to give it another go, but do it right. Give us a Switch Phone and/or a PS4 Phone and sales will blow past PSP and DS in no time flat. Andrew House was correct people want one key device with them on the go, when you offer them no alternative, of course they are not going to buy your non existant product.

The statements Andrew House has made about Mobile and PSVR over the last year, show that he has absolutely no vision. This guy has no ambition to grow the PlayStation business, and no clue how to if he wanted to. That is a terrifying problem when PlayStation is Sonys most profitable business, and their biggest growth driver. Kaz needs to get someone in there that is going to take action, and find something suitable for Andrew "Paranoia" House to do. PlayStation is to vital to sit idle.

No, there's no market for any dedicated handheld. As I said before, even Nintendo saw the writing on the wall. They released the 3DS at a time where only 35% of the US population owned a smartphone. Now it's 95%. It's no wonder that 3DS peaked in 2011, in its year of release. Different times now. And Japan accounts for 35% of the sales. What does that say about the west's inclination towards dedicated handhelds?

The handheld segment is declining - we're talking dedicated handheld here. And you really think Sony or Nintendo can take away marketshare from Android or iOS? Yeah, no chance that a PS phone or Switch phone can make a scratch in that market. And maybe you're not aware but Sony is getting into mobile games so not sure what statement about mobile you're talkig about.

And where did that PS is Sony's most profitable division? I'm not sure you know what you're talking about. Aside from PlayStation Mobile, you're also forgetting PlayStation Vue, the PlayStation Store.

I think they both got defeated by mobile. After all, neither are releasing dedicated handhelds anymore.

There is the 2DS XL though. That seems to me that they (Nintendo) think otherwise and are still commited.

They sure as hell dropped off the list of top 12

Must not be too many millions.