They can do it with virtual buttons.I don't recall mobiles having analogue sticks and actual buttons.
They can do it with virtual buttons.
I think this will be very good for the share holders... But not us or gaming in general.
I'm not saying its ideal... I'm just saying it can be done.
jimbo is over his head wrt to 'iconic ps ip', especially for mobile.
you need new quirky games, not ps ip. they tried with psvita and psp.
I wonder how Sony thinks AAA masterpieces can be translated to simple mobile touchscreen games.
By following Microsoft's footsteps. HellBlade on Xcloud has full touchscreen controls.
That sounds like a great little mobile game.Haha can't wait for the spin and goal post moving.
Creating content and bring their IPs to mobile does not necessarily mean they will take content designed for consoles and port it to mobile. Sony has published mobile specific games (e.g. Uncharted Fortune Hunter & Sackboy Run) so it's not like they can't take existing IP and create something that suits the mobile platforms.Are they going to pay to develop ports of PS4 games to mobile, or are they going to go the easier route of porting PS1 to maybe PS3 games to mobile? PS4 games already work with PS Now. I can see PS1 and PS2 games making sense for ports though. Mobile game ports probably being a trojan horse for PS Now subs (especially in Asia), with PC ports being a trojan horse for console sales.
100% agree. I think a lot of the hardcore Sony fanboys are going to be unhappy at some of the decisions this gen.No wonder Sony want to expand. I think they found a cap for audience in PlayStation 4 generation and if the want to have more revenue they need things like.
- If player are not willing to buy PlayStation the need to go after them - hence PlayStation games on PC
- they need more live service games for continuous revenue stream
- they need to go after most profitable market - mobile
Nothing about that is surprising.
They can do that, but ideally they'd have to go in there and change the games a little. That would work better. Although personally, I think it's not the best of ideas. But I get it, mobile is huge, and Sony have to at least try something.They can do it with virtual buttons.
GTFO Jim ryanSony will start bringing ‘some iconic PlayStation IP’ to mobile this financial year | VGC
Jim Ryan discusses the company’s journey to take first-party IP off console…www.videogameschronicle.com
"JIM RYAN DISCUSSES THE COMPANY’S JOURNEY TO TAKE FIRST-PARTY IP OFF CONSOLE"
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) boss Jim Ryan has elaborated on the company’s plans to launch its major franchises on non-console platforms.
Speaking during a Q&A session as part of Sony’s investor relations day on Thursday, SIE’s president and CEO said the company intends to bring some of its “iconic IP” to mobile during its current business year ending in March 2022 (FY21), following its “very successful” first steps into the PC market.
“We are beginning our journey to take PlayStation first-party IP off console,” Ryan said. “We started last year by publishing two of our games on PC, Horizon Zero Dawn and Predator, and both were profitable, and really had a very successful publishing debut. We will continue that in FY21 and we will continue that beyond.
“In FY21 we will begin to publish some of our iconic PlayStation IP on mobile and we anticipate that in 2021, that will not provide a significant profit flow, but we do anticipate that as we learn from that experience, and as we increase the number of titles that we publish on mobile, the contribution from both PC and mobile will start to become steadily more important as time passes.”
A job advert spotted in April revealed that PlayStation was opening a new business unit to adapt its “most popular franchises” for mobile. The successful applicant would be responsible for developing a mobile product roadmap for a 3-5-year time frame, although when games would start coming to market wasn’t made clear.
In a slide presented by Ryan on Thursday, Sony cited research suggesting mobile gaming generated $121 billion worldwide in calendar year 2020, compared to $62 billion brought in by the console market and $42 billion generated by the PC gaming market.
Speaking at Sony’s corporate strategy meeting on Wednesday, ahead of the company’s investor relations day, Ryan said: “We have been thinking about how players enjoy our content and have had some early success with experimenting with mobile games and apps to provide more choice to gamers. Mobile is just one of the areas we are exploring to reach millions of gamers beyond our platforms.
“PlayStation has a huge catalogue of diverse first-party IP that can transition to smartphone gaming and complement our AAA games or live service games. We are exploring the mobile market with some wonderful PlayStation franchises so please stay tuned.”
Ryan’s presentation also revealed plans to make Uncharted 4 one of Sony’s next PC releases.
Sony claimed on Thursday that the standard PS5 model will break even beginning in June 2021 and confirmed that it intends to launch its PlayStation Direct online store in Europe in FY21.
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This is the one.Duh i missed an obvious one!
Verizon Zero Dawn
The Last of Us Dollars in your bank accountGod Of Microtransactions
I think that there is a risk management aspect to it as well, if the company was to fail because one or two of their consoles failed hard (Sony can't afford to go one generation without games like MS).No wonder Sony want to expand. I think they found a cap for audience in PlayStation 4 generation and if the want to have more revenue they need things like.
- If player are not willing to buy PlayStation the need to go after them - hence PlayStation games on PC
- they need more live service games for continuous revenue stream
- they need to go after most profitable market - mobile
Nothing about that is surprising.
Game makers got lucky with digital. They bank more money through digital cuts from third parties and selling games direct at full pop. And endless mtx adding to the pot. Not too many industries out there selling the old way suddenly getting the opportunity to cut off all the Walmarts, Best Buys, Gamestops and Amazons who helped grow game sale sales over the decades. But Nintendo, Sony and MS have.No wonder Sony want to expand. I think they found a cap for audience in PlayStation 4 generation and if the want to have more revenue they need things like.
- If player are not willing to buy PlayStation the need to go after them - hence PlayStation games on PC
- they need more live service games for continuous revenue stream
- they need to go after most profitable market - mobile
Nothing about that is surprising.