BeefJack: "The PlayStation Vita has “that cool factor,” says EA Sport’s Peter Moore, and he believes Sony’s “great hardware” and pricing will keep the portable gaming market an important part of the games industry – even if the 3DS is struggling at the moment."
It feels like the video game console is at a crossroads. With Xbox Series X and S floundering in the ‘console war’, Sony suggesting PlayStation 5 is approaching the second half of its life after missing sales targets, and uncertainty around the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, there is growing concern that the traditional video game console business could be under threat.
It's obvious that MS is leaving the console biz. MS may have tons of money, but that doesn't mean they want to keep losing money on the gaming division to prove a point. Thanks Phil
Good article and this is not a duplicate. The link that @Maximus Prime shared is just a small portion of the full interview. This post is the full interview.
Times are changing quick, the same ol way the industry been is changing. Where people play is changing.
“What I think Phil is doing is setting up some smoke signals that we're thinking very differently”
I’m surprised how slowly Microsoft is moving toward Xbox as a software platform. They usually don’t care so much about upsetting their customers with unpopular changes like they do with every other version of Windows.
This "console market hasn't grown narrative " is overblown. The market has grown just not as fast as say smartphones. But so what? There is still money to be made in the business and just because Microsoft has failed doesn't mean the entire industry is facing sudden collapse. Gaming will be fine, every industry has to go through periods of restructuring. AAA games are made becuase its what attracts gamers the most and is where they spend the most money. (Demand/supply) Microsoft abandoning hardware should have happened years ago, they clearly lost interest at a base level in producing games and/or paying 3rd parties to back during the tail end of the 360 generation. Tired of hearing about the future of gaming, just make great games and/or invest in one's made by other to attract people to your platform.
Following the release of EA Sports FC 24, the publisher seems to have removed FIFA 14 up to 22 from major digital storefronts.
“Virtual Creations” from Nike's .swoosh WEB3 Platform will be integrated into EA titles.
Nike has struck a deal with Electronic Arts that paves the way for the introduction of NFTs to the publisher’s sports games.
You gotta love EA. They've always got their finger on the pulse of the gaming community in regards to the wants and desires of the players /s
EA: We need a new way to be voted the worst company
Nike: Have you tried child slave labor? No?... well how about a Jordan NFT. We will even throw in Chinese LeBron NFTs for free!
How could they not know this is the wrong ass move. If EA survive this which they will, they are seriously untouchable. Too many casuals play their games and dont know what happening or even give a dam
The Vita is the Bruce Lee of Handhelds.
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Please bring Dead Space series to Vita.
And maybe...
Battlefield / Bad Company for Vita too.
Never thought I'd see the day when Peter Moore would praise a Sony platform. ^_^
I have to agree with him, it definatly has that cool factor.
A portable Dead Space and Mirror's Edge please, EA.
I hope EA uses the transfarring tech for games such as Madden,NCAA,Fifa,NHL,etc. Also please bring a new Dead Space and Mass Effect game for the Vita not ports.
A console is only as good as its games imo. The biggest problem I am seeing with PSV is that its getting ported games rather then new games or IP's. This is part of the reason why Nintendo have owned the handheld market for so long because the dont port console games to the handhelds.
The PSV is looking like it could walk all over the 3DS in terms on what it can offer but this was the same with the PSP and DS but look what heppened there. This was all because of Games and price.
Im looking forward to getting the PSV but I can still see my self getting more games on my 3DS.