Sony has been in some financial trouble lately but all is not lost. There are some ways to turn this around but it is going to take some massive change.
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.
Sounds like patent trolling they tried the same thing against Nintendo with the same pattern.
Motion and control input traversing over higher and lower frequencies seperate from each other allowing the controller to do both
So to recoup the money Genuine is going to take on Nintendo or Microsoft next. I hate patent lawyers they are some of the worst bottom feeders out there.
Sea of Thieves is the first Rare-developed game to launch for a PlayStation console, and Sony was heavily involved in helping the studio bring the swashbuckling pirate romp to its flagship console.
Out of curiosity could any of these ms games going to ps5 have been leaked by Sony themselves? Not Sony but someone at Sony
sony isn't about to let some console wars get in the way of trying to make microsoft become a third party dev by showing them that they make more money with them than without them. of course with that in mind they'd help them. it's also doubly so because microsoft are bringing what is considered a popular game over that can also make sony money
Nice.
Still don't want it though.
Tell me Killer Instinct is coming to PS5 and then we'll talk.
"All signs point to the hardware becoming less and less important to Microsoft."
Less innovation and competition. People act like if MS went away life would be better but it would just mean you have one less choice as to where to spend your money. If Sony became the defacto home console provider and Nintendo the handheld, then these companies could limit what you get and you would ultimately have very little choice but to support them if you want to play games.
I was a video that suggested that Steam could potentially get into the console market if Xbox ceases to exist. They already had the Steam Machine(?), and they have the Steam Deck for the portable market. I’m not in the pc space at all so I wouldn’t know if that would be a realistic statement.
No Xbox future I am going to guess Microsoft will go down the path Sega choose and be a publisher/game developer with their in house studios. Or sell off their in house studios and just go back to making os for PC's. I highly doubt the second part. Microsoft like any company wants to make money. So if Microsoft did say pull the plug on Xbox I see them going down the path Sega went. And utilize Xbox as a brand and not just as a console. I can see the name of XBox being mainly a brand after that. And maybe with the game you see published by or developed by Xbox studios.
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Sony just needs to advertise more in America.
The territorial, non-communicative executives and engineers bit is a big problem. Sony's first party game developers are REQUIRED to meet and share tech. They are doing great things by collaborating.
I'd also agree that they need to improve some of their cluttered product lines. They don't need to necessarily make the most high end products, but they do need to put together a better cost/quality value with their TVs, cameras, ect. to be competitive. For example, in the case of their TVs, what do Sony's TVs offer that outshine Samsung or Panasonic? Sony's TVs are neither less expensive nor are they more advanced (I'm well aware of OLEDs; they can be included as a legitimate part of the conversation when it can be delivered at an affordable price). They are good TVs, but what advantages do they demonstrate over the competition.
I'm glad their games division has things straightened out. Hopefully Kaz will take the things that are working and apply them elsewhere in other divisions. I think they'll be OK with the right management decisions.
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They should implement their 4 screen/One sony approach to the fullest. They have the hardware, the music/movie/video game companies in their grasp. They should stop infighting with one another and make a hit product. Well, the Japanese government would help them anyway so that is a plus.
Fire their crap marketing team. Build a new one and advertise WAY more!
Apple would never have gotten so big if it weren't for their marketing team.
Sony have the great products, they just need the advertisement to back it up.
That, along with a more competitive price point would get Sony rolling again.