The tone here is so vastly different from the tone during the Wii U era. lol

As I said in another thread... even if someone think Switch is blue ocean and doesn't compete with anyone... it still plays game so it can be seen as substitute.

I think they are talking about increasing the subscriberbase of the services they already have, like PSVue, PS+ and PSNow.

Mmm... I wouldn't say so myself..

That's because Sony treated it like a secondary feature, while Nintendo put it upfront as the basic concept for the console.

Also, very important. The Vita is a portable you can hook up to your TV. The Switch is a home console you can take anywhere, this is a very important difference. The Switch was built using the home console model, the games cost $60, the software is very robust in nature, games like BotW and Odyssey are primarily home console experiences. A handheld would be very different.

And there is no guarantee Nintendo won't come up with a real dedicatd handheld in the near future. So the Switch is a home console.

How is Sony going to react? I'm not expecting much, because frankly they're not very good at disrupting innovations. Their current self is more successful with sustaining innovations, like upping the specs and doing things that are already part of the expected but in a refined matter, this isn't going to work again't the Switch. So it can be a double edged sword. If you know anything about disruption, if Sony decides to face Nintendo directly, it would turn into what is called an "asymetrical war", and that can get a little ugly, especially for Sony.

Not me, the mobile experience makes little sense to me. First the screen. Something that is fairly powerful like the Ps4 Pro and future PS5, you will simply not enjoy the benefits on a portable screen. You need a big 4K screen to have all the details, the HDR and the smoothness. There is no way a pocket screen can render the same level of experience.

Then there is the issue of comfort. Why would I want to game outside where it can be cold, rainy, where someone could snatch away my device, where if I'm outside it is because I have some business to attend to and in those moments focusing on some complex RPG or Adventure game is not on my to do list. And I'm not even talking about battery life issues.

The bottom line is, gaming in front of my OLED 4K huge screen in the comfort of my home, in the comfort of my couch where no one and nothing else can distract me, well there is no way in heaven or hell that mobile gaming can beat that. For me, that is. This is just my opinion folks.

Nobody is interested on a phone running PS4 OS. Don't get me wrong, it's great for the console. But it doesn't have 5% of the functionality Android and iOS does. It has dozens of apps, while the competitors are close to a million. MS, with all their mobile OS expertise, a way more complete OS, way more money and resources, failed massively to beat Android a few years ago. Why would Sony succeed against an Android that is a few years more mature than the one that crushed MS?

It would be an insane failure that would cost tons of cash. It would fail as hard as webOS and BB10. Well, probably way harder than those. It would be beyond embarrassing. Nobody would buy a smartphone that only does extremely basic stuff when you have products as good as a Galaxy S8 or iPhone X to choose.

Nintendo didn't launched a phone, they launched a hybrid device, a portable home console. It's not trying to fight Android or iOS here. Anyway, I don't think Sony has business here. The Vita bombed hard. I don't think pushing for another mobile device will help them. They are better off just trying to make PSVR cheaper and profit by selling one extra device for PS4 owners. That at least is possible.

Ironically enough I personally respect the Wii U way more than I could ever the Switch.

If for no other reason, cause the U was still a real and dedicated home console.

The original Switch is the SEGA Nomad in 1995.

Great, now they're gonna copy Nintendo's paid online system.

Wait...

I think you're reading far too much into this. In no way does his comment imply they're going to target a portable market.

But I also disagree with Kaz, the Switch is not a direct competitor to the PS4. They have very different software libraries and appeal to different people. If you look at the top 100 selling games on the PS4 the vast majority won't be on the Switch even when you look again in a few years time. Their will be a minimal impact, except in Japan.