Those changes wouldn't happen fast as in one generation. Also what attracts people to playstation are its exclusive games first and the good hardware second.
Also microsoft made the biggest error in video game marketing history with xbone.
Of course it wouldn't happen in one generation. But in Nintendo case, you have to start somewhere.
Also, the bolded simply isn't true. the best selling games for PS4 are COD, GTA and sports titles. all multiplatform games... but they look and play the best on PS4, plus the thing was priced appropriately, so console gamers buy a PS4 in order to play those games first.
and i'm not sure if microsoft's marketing error was worse than nintendo's with wii u lol
1. Nintendo can't take the financial risk to put out a console on par as there's strong evidence that the market won't pay those prices for their hardware.
not this shit again
nintendo has plenty of cash in the vault. they could do it if they want to. ps4 was profitable at launch with a ps+ subscription, and without a ps+ subscription after like 4 months. a cutting edge, $349 console that sells at/very close to a profit at launch doesn't sound like much of a risk, especially if they have a super appealing product to sell, like sony did with the ps4. and i believe nintendo can still sell an appealing, high end product, as they have some of the best games in the industry exclusive to their platforms. they need the right machine, the right marketing and the right games, from both first parties and third parties.
2. It's the middle of a generation and people are locked down. The PS4 and X1 came out the same month in 2013, making it easier for people/groups of friends that play together to jump ship from 360 to PS4. Much harder, and littler reason to switch, if a competitor puts out a comparable console mid generation. Why switch to play CoD with similar graphics on a new platform instead of the one(s) you already own?
well obviously now it's not going to happen mid gen. they'd have to try it when ps5 launches.
before all this nx stuff got out, I was thinking they'd release a PS4-powered console in 2016, then another, PS5-powered console in 4 years to line up with PS5 launch. in this scenario, NX probably would have had some struggled, but it would have been a necessary first step in hopefully the right direction.
3. I'm not convinced that a majority of the mainstream online 360 gamers--those playing CoD etc. (and obviously those playing Halo and Gears) switched--at least in North America. I did as I mostly quit playing online MP anyway, but I have a decent sized friend list and the people I played CoD with last gen are all still playing CoD on Xbox 1 with each other. Many of them area also on my PSN list and have PS4s, but they're not playing CoD their. Just anecdotal of course, and it seems like people switching over was far more prevalent in Europe.
I'm just looking at the sales numbers here. PS4 is shitting on Xbone. hard. 360 players made the switch to PS4. lots of them.