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KBG29 on 27 July 2019

Yes, but at this point I would rather have a PS5 Portable.

With Ryzen and Navi Sony has a much better base to build a Portable version of the PS5 than the PS4. Ryzen and Navi are both built with scalability from Mobile to High End PC in mind.

If Sony ever does bring a Portable system back into the mix, I will be there day one. I have no doubt at all that they would succeed, if they had a unified Library with the Home Console, and Mobile Connectivity for Online Gameplay, Calling/Texting, Apps, and Web. It would honestly make a lot of sense, even if it was Japan only. They could move 20+ Million PlayStation Portable units, if it had the previously mentioned features in Japan alone.

Unfortunately, for me, my fellow Western Gamers seem to have little interest in gaming that is unteathered from the TV, and with Sony seeming to have shifted PlayStation's focus to Western appeal, the chances of a Portable/Mobile PlayStation look pretty slim. I'll never stop holding out hope though. The 3G PlayStation Vita was the best Home Console, Portable Console, and Phone that I have ever owned. If we could make it back to that level of freedom and functionallity from a single device I would be on cloud 9.

One thing is for certain. Using a Dual Shock and a Smartphone for Remote Play and/or PS Now is out of the question. Extremely un-ergonomic, and much to cumbersome for any practicality. At a minimum, Sony will need some sort of super cheap Streaming device in the form factor of the Vita once Streaming catches hold, otherwise they will be left in the dust on that front.



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PortisheadBiscuit on 27 July 2019

Naw, I'll stick to playing at home on a TV



Pemalite on 27 July 2019

I don't have the time for mobile gaming, so I generally don't buy mobile devices.

So that would be a "no". - Plus with the Playstation 5 looming, Playstation 4 titles will fall by the wayside anyway, making a Playstation 4 Portable a rather superfluous release anyway. - A Playstation 5 Portable however makes things interesting? Especially if it retains support for all Playstation 4 titles.



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SuperRetroTurbo on 27 July 2019

I'd buy anything potable.



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Shiken on 27 July 2019

They get destroyed everytime they try to do anything portable in terms of gaming and left their most recent one to die...so no. Better off focusing on the PS5.



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The_Liquid_Laser on 27 July 2019

Sony is kind of in a no win situation here. The easy path is just to focus solely on home consoles. The home console market is where they have the greatest strength. But the problem with that is that the PS5 is going to struggle out of the gate, because Switch will just be too popular in 2020-2022. After that it still has to compete head on with Scarlett, Stadia, Steam and Epic Games. On top of that if the Switch's successor is the Switch 2, then it will probably be the most popular platform in 2023+. The hybrid concept can really be the future of console gaming as long as Nintendo wants to stick with it.

So then there is the other path that Sony could take, the hard path. Sony could release a handheld device and invest heavily into it, so that it competes with the Switch. This is a better long term plan, but it doesn't play to Sony's strengths. They will still probably lose on this path too, because Nintendo is so much stronger on the handheld side, but they actually have a better chance here since they could compete with the Switch directly.

In the end it is probably smarter for Sony to invest all of their eggs into the PS5 basket. Sure they'll lose, but they'll go down swinging and their hardcore fans will still love them. They can blame all of Sony's problems on "casuals" or something like that, so Sony still looks good and they might be able to eventually recover by the late 2020s.



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Replicant on 28 July 2019
The_Liquid_Laser said:
Sony is kind of in a no win situation here. The easy path is just to focus solely on home consoles. The home console market is where they have the greatest strength. But the problem with that is that the PS5 is going to struggle out of the gate, because Switch will just be too popular in 2020-2022. After that it still has to compete head on with Scarlett, Stadia, Steam and Epic Games. On top of that if the Switch's successor is the Switch 2, then it will probably be the most popular platform in 2023+. The hybrid concept can really be the future of console gaming as long as Nintendo wants to stick with it.

So then there is the other path that Sony could take, the hard path. Sony could release a handheld device and invest heavily into it, so that it competes with the Switch. This is a better long term plan, but it doesn't play to Sony's strengths. They will still probably lose on this path too, because Nintendo is so much stronger on the handheld side, but they actually have a better chance here since they could compete with the Switch directly.

In the end it is probably smarter for Sony to invest all of their eggs into the PS5 basket. Sure they'll lose, but they'll go down swinging and their hardcore fans will still love them. They can blame all of Sony's problems on "casuals" or something like that, so Sony still looks good and they might be able to eventually recover by the late 2020s.

PlayStation. Doomed since 1994.



The_Liquid_Laser on 28 July 2019
BraLoD said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:
Sony is kind of in a no win situation here. The easy path is just to focus solely on home consoles. The home console market is where they have the greatest strength. But the problem with that is that the PS5 is going to struggle out of the gate, because Switch will just be too popular in 2020-2022. After that it still has to compete head on with Scarlett, Stadia, Steam and Epic Games. On top of that if the Switch's successor is the Switch 2, then it will probably be the most popular platform in 2023+. The hybrid concept can really be the future of console gaming as long as Nintendo wants to stick with it.

So then there is the other path that Sony could take, the hard path. Sony could release a handheld device and invest heavily into it, so that it competes with the Switch. This is a better long term plan, but it doesn't play to Sony's strengths. They will still probably lose on this path too, because Nintendo is so much stronger on the handheld side, but they actually have a better chance here since they could compete with the Switch directly.

In the end it is probably smarter for Sony to invest all of their eggs into the PS5 basket. Sure they'll lose, but they'll go down swinging and their hardcore fans will still love them. They can blame all of Sony's problems on "casuals" or something like that, so Sony still looks good and they might be able to eventually recover by the late 2020s.

Don't worry, PS5 won't struggle.

Stadia is a non factor, Switch (and its sucessor) means nothing to its sales, and PC gaming is also a non factor that has ever been there.

Scarlet/Anaconda will likely the the ones struggling, as PlayStation is by far the stronger brand, but even if XBOX grows back the PS5 will likely not struggle, at all.

So no worries here, it'll be fine.

I think it might even get more one sided with XBOX than it was this gen, actually.

They are setting the PS5 up to be like the PS3, a powerful machine facing tough competition.  It would be insane to expect different results when they are doing the same things all over again.

Replicant said:
The_Liquid_Laser said:
Sony is kind of in a no win situation here. The easy path is just to focus solely on home consoles. The home console market is where they have the greatest strength. But the problem with that is that the PS5 is going to struggle out of the gate, because Switch will just be too popular in 2020-2022. After that it still has to compete head on with Scarlett, Stadia, Steam and Epic Games. On top of that if the Switch's successor is the Switch 2, then it will probably be the most popular platform in 2023+. The hybrid concept can really be the future of console gaming as long as Nintendo wants to stick with it.

So then there is the other path that Sony could take, the hard path. Sony could release a handheld device and invest heavily into it, so that it competes with the Switch. This is a better long term plan, but it doesn't play to Sony's strengths. They will still probably lose on this path too, because Nintendo is so much stronger on the handheld side, but they actually have a better chance here since they could compete with the Switch directly.

In the end it is probably smarter for Sony to invest all of their eggs into the PS5 basket. Sure they'll lose, but they'll go down swinging and their hardcore fans will still love them. They can blame all of Sony's problems on "casuals" or something like that, so Sony still looks good and they might be able to eventually recover by the late 2020s.

PlayStation. Doomed since 1994.

I was thinking more like, "Playstation.  Doomed like 2006-2013."



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Bofferbrauer2 on 28 July 2019
super_etecoon said:
Azzanation said:
Potable sounds like a toilet so probably not.

That water in your toilet is non-potable, or I wouldn't advise drinking it at least...unless you're really, really thirsty.  But to each his own.

yeah, that one's called eau de toilette. Wouldn't drink that, either ^^



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Replicant on 28 July 2019
The_Liquid_Laser said: 
Replicant said:

PlayStation. Doomed since 1994.

I was thinking more like, "Playstation.  Doomed like 2006-2013."

So it's "PlayStation. Doomed in 2006-2013 and 2020-∞"?

Don't forget that you're predicting that "PS5 will struggle out of the gate".