This is a far cry from the PS4 days though, no? As silly as my tin foil hat theory is, how is it that Sony just goes through this paradigm shift from replacing a few executives. They have clear evidence of what helped them get out of their PS3 "slump". Part of that was the showmanship. So my question becomes, do they undervalue their PR because of their success, or are they simply incapable of providing good PR now?
yep sony screwed over JP devs and JP devs aren' happy it seems like people flip flop between who cares about japan and why would japan port stuff to the switch and downgrade there games. Its like a oxymoron with some of these responses the gaming online community shills for sony in irl is not like that in the slightest.
No offence but this is laughable. Embarrassing. Comical even. The amount of negative news pieces around Nintendo and particularly Xbox have been astronomical compared to Sony until recently.
There was an article yesterday about Sony not having a single game in the top 30 in Japan and that was the first time that happened since the days of the Famicom. It's newsworthy. People still freaked out because they couldn't stand anything being said about their plastic box. This thread demonstrates the same delusional mentality. Sony fans building them up in their minds to the point where any negativity must actually be positive is some way or clickbait because their almighty Sony can actually do no wrong
Sony hasn't been the market leader for years. Actually, Switch is on pace to outsell all of their consoles historically, XSX is rebounding with some major moves like the Bethesda purchase and Gamepass. Sony are still doing fantastic, but they've lost tremendous market share since the days when the PS4 dominated the Xbox One and Wii U.
This news probably stings, but this cultism surrounding Sony where you would outright deny reality is exactly the same delusion that is driving the fan fiction narrative in the OP.
Yeah this is what is happening
SlimySnake
outlined it in a recent State Of Play reaction thread, where some people couldn't fathom the backlash at all.
Standing out and being unique (ie: innnovation) is exactly why the Switch is on pace to blow by the PS4. Nintendo is now selling the most hardware and first party software in the home console and portable market simultaneously, while Sony got beaten right out of the handheld space and surrendered Japan.
I was trying to think of a better word when I was writing the title. Then I started doing my post and before I knew it, I posted it without going back and addressing that. Sony is obviously doing great sales wise and I'd argue games-wise as well. The resurgence would be a return to the savvy Sony we knew from last gen before they started showing signs of arrogance.
This explains the meltdowns regarding Nintendo around here
While i agree with the arrogant part, they’re nowhere as bad as they once were, in fact they’re making more money than ever despite launching a new system
Wouldn't Nintendo being owning the West as well considering they won 30 straight NPD tracking periods which is an NPD record?
If we're going to talk about conspiracy theories with some merit how about Shrierier rumor mongering for Bloomberg that the Switch Pro was a thing and getting all the details right other than the fact that it was Pro with upgraded specs setting fans up for disappointment and backlash (when they probably would have been indifferent or mildly pleased otherwise), and then the same source, Bloomberg, telling everyone that the $50 OLED upgrade only cost Nintendo $10, which Nintendo later debunked.
this is a fantastic chart and should put to rest any talk of Sony making cross gen games due to how much they cost and how they cant afford to leave the PS4 userbase behind.While i agree with the arrogant part, they’re nowhere as bad as they once were, in fact they’re making more money than ever despite launching a new system
You nail it on the head here. Sony has been too quiet and responsible for all the nonsense thats been circulating on the internet. The latest being the ssd faux outrage while Sony just quietly sits there letting it fester. It's easily the best move they have made this gen and they are getting hammered for it because the marketing and PR guys are MIA.
1) This is my only real complaint right now. They spit everything out last year, but haven't shown anything since....
PS4 still has almost 90 million monthly active users and Switch sold almost 90 million consoles (which doesn't mean all of them are still active every month). To ask them to leave now the PS4 userbase behind would be like to ask Nintendo leave now the Switch userbase. It doesn't make sense, there's dozens of millions people there playing and buying games and DLC.
The pressure is building. They will have to do something. When it happens I predict it will be colossal, the tension is mounting too much for it not to happen this way. To be clear, I'm a gaming fan and I enjoy most of the systems. I have yet to even play a Switch but not because I don't like Ninetendo. I have planned to but I've prioritized upgrading my PC and trying to get my hands on the new consoles. I managed to get a XSX, still waiting on the magical day when I can simply add PS5 to the cart with no stress.
I'm sure Sony's board of directors and all of their investors who expect to earn dividends on their stock holdings who see this chart would completely agree that it's worth cutting off a strong and stable revenue stream so that a handful of entitled PS5 gamers don't have to see some games release with a PS4 version.
i don't get gamers
Since September they announced many games on the State of Play events, PS Blog and YouTube channel plus other social media channels, all of them with huge audience and user engagement, sometimes even reaching gaming industry records. Even released some of these games.
There may be a few upset users on Neogaf, but the pressure doesn't exist.
So you think because they are making more money than ever that they don't feel pressure mounting from competition? Sony has to be future focused and I'm sure they are. Regardless of how they are doing right now, there is always the next flashpoint to prepare for. I don't doubt that they are planning. Everybody's planning though. I still don't think it's smart for them to be so quiet for as long as they have been. I don't seeing Sony just coast. I don't think anybody who enjoys Sony's brand should be satisfied with this.
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You should maybe leave that to others, if this is what comes out of that...
