Sony's PlayStation 4 is crushing Nintendo and Microsoft — now execs explain the master plan

Sony's Shawn Layden and Jim Ryan explain the master plan for the PlayStation 4, which has now sold 60 million consoles.

[DeadSilence]

Nintendo actually is doing pretty great.

[naruga]

Sony respected consumers and they showed respect back. Not only with their juggernaught PS4 but even back then with their unfairly misjudged PS3, they were hitting the market with exclusive quality and quantity ..

only PSVR was a mistake imo ....could spend all that budget (including the R&D) to develop new 1st party IP and ensure third party exclusives or even buy whole IPs that were born and being classical trademarks of Playstation (Crash , Resident Evil,FF VII total exclusivity ect ect)

[MoonConquistador]

Have you even tried PSVR?

Nobody who's ever tried it has came back and wished the R&D money was spent on a new Spyro exclusive.

It has its flaws and issues, but it's another example of Sony pushing gaming forward and a damn fine piece of kit.

[GtR35olution]

"ultimately, it's all about the games, and Ryan thinks Sony has the edge. The "vast majority" of Xbox One games are also available for PlayStation 4, notes Ryan — and PlayStation 4-exclusive blockbusters like "Horizon Zero Dawn" and the forthcoming "Uncharted: The Lost Legacy" tip the scales. "

Seems like something fell on the floor, Sony dropped some knowledge . More Video games sells more video game consoles and Sony PlayStation has a lot more video games to sell with a lot more announced more than the competition. The playstation will continue to sell a lot more consoles because they have a lot more games on the horizon.

[OB1Biker]

It's the same BS as people were going about indie games. The fact they exist doesn't mean less traditional AAA games. More choice doesn't mean less games. It's the opposite.
VR games or VR option are in addition to traditional games. They don't replace them. Just look at say Insomiac games. They simply get more and more done. Not the opposite.

[LamerTamer]

PSVR is crap. It is too low res and the lenses are blurry at the edges. All it is is a headache inducer. If the image quality on a TV or camera was the same quality of PSVR it would be returned as defective.

[AnubisG]

@MoonConquistador,

I tried PSVR on multiple occasions and it made me violently sick each time. So why did I try it multiple times? Because I wanted to see if it was only a particular game or the whole experience. But I got sick no matter what game I played. No, it's not really notion sickness, I'm 100% fine on boats and roller coasters. However with the PSVR I got major eyepain and nausea and a general feeling of being sick. Headaces too. So, after that experience, I do wish they would have spent that R&D on new IPs or more remakes like the Crash Bandicoot N Sane Trilogy. VR is a fad, just like 3D was. Stuff like this will be mainstream when you will not have to wear anything in order to experience the stuff. I think the future will be hollograms not VR. At least not in it's current form. If you enjoy it, awesome! Enjoy it. I certainly don't and as I said I tried it many times. Also, I'm not alone. I got two friends with similar experiences so for you to say nobody who tried PSVR said that sony should have spent the R&D money on remakes instead is just false.

[wheresmymonkey]

Sony didn't respect consumers at all. They just played a bloody good PR game and responded well to MS and Nintendos complete mishandling of their own respective consoles.

Sony should have got roasted alive when they revealed the PS4. They were making gamers pay for online and it was the first console they released to not have straight out the box BC.

The only reason they didn't was because MS had completely cocked up the Xbone reveal by focusing on TV and other pointless services and decided to chuck in some rather onerous DRM which would tie discs to one console. Something which if you look at how the PS4 actually runs games, could have been in the offing for the system and then hasitly scrapped after MS got crucified over it,

Basically they pulled the same trick that they did with the PS1. Use theri position as the last person doing their press conference to completely undermine the competition and come out smelling of roses.

[AnubisG]

@Moon,

I'm sorry to hurt your feelings guy.😄

What was it that I said that you think is wrong?

Plus, with motion sickness, you don't get eye pain. At least not as far as I know. But I guess Dr. Moon knows better and also tells me what I experienced is not what I think it was. Along with people who disagreed.

As I said before, if you enjoy VR, great! Go for it and enjoy it. No one is stopping you. You think it's the future of gaming? I don't. We will see which way gaming will go but the same arguments have been made for 3D during the PS3 era.

Either you will be right and gaming will head to a VR future or I will be right and it wont. But again, I believe that some sort of advanced hollogram technology will be in the future of gaming. We will see.

Pull my head out of my ass huh? 😄 You are such a nice guy.

[AnubisG]

@MoonConquistador,

Oh and I'm not the first. Maybe you just haven't heard about these issues or just ignored them;

http://n4g.com/news/1965114...

Plus, google PSVR eye strain. You will be amazed by the information you did not know about. So sorry to dissapoint you, but I'm not the first. Sad face?😔

[donthate]

lmao! Sony respected consumers?

PS3 price? Get a second job?
No cross play?
Almost no mods?
EA Access is bad value for consumers, but hey, here is PS Now!

Now we are getting comments like this:

"Ryan says it's too early to really gauge the Nintendo Switch's success, but that "there's room in the market." When it comes to Microsoft, however, Ryan is a little more skeptical."

"Still, when it comes to the burgeoning market for super-powerful game consoles, Ryan says Sony is "building a strong position" with its early sales. So while Sony welcomes the competition and looks forward to hearing more about Project Scorpio at E3 with the rest of the world, it's not exactly keeping the PlayStation team up at night.

"We won't be frightened of what they do," says Ryan."

Sony is more concerned about Nintendo, than MS. Switch doesn't really compete with Playstation 4. The hubris is catching up to Sony again. Sony can't seem to shake that bad habit!

[Nodoze]

PSVR was one of the few technologies that made me go WOW. I was totally not interested until a buddy brought his over. After trying it out, I bought it the next day. The library is growing. Highly recommended.

Arkham VR is mind blowing.

[Fearmonkey]

PSVR is amazing, certainly not a mistake, its one o the best reasons to own a PS4.

[jasonpugh]

VR altogether is short lived. It won't be mainstream for a very long time. Those who invested early I'm sorry but you probably also had The Nintendo power glove.

[ShadowWolf712]

...they can't buy back IPs that the owners don't want to sell. Nor all they gonna shell out tens of MILLIONS just to make a remake of an old game exclusive.

[Exvalos]

Don't bandwagon off the haters who can't afford vr, it's amazing tech and farpoint has now shown what's possible for future fps games. Psvr is the future of gaming

[curtis92]

@moon, you mean like PS Move, PS Camera and 3DTVs? it's another attempt to turn novelty into something sustainable. Hell even Kinect was successful for a bit... doesn't matter though. The shallow nature of it will always lose out in the end.

[drunkenspy007]

They are, but as soon as the Zelda experience everyone is enjoying runs out, what then?

[Eldyraen]

Mk8D just released and Arms/Splatoon 2 come out this summer. (One in but a couple weeks time). That's a great start for the first 6 months of any console (if those are good even better as first 6m to a year is usually light right after launch).

Plus how more switch owners only own the switch? My Switch is a compliment to others and is a damn fine one at that. I know I'm not alone in that and the "what else are you going to play" affects every new platform as not everyone is interested in every new game anyways. Zelda is by far one of the best launch games ever made and is a bigger reason to buy a new console day 1 than any game on PS4/One at launch. I bought both of those too, with Killzone, Knack, Ryse, etc... enjoyed them but none are on par with Zelda--appetizers basically where as Zelda is a main course. I played Killzone online a lot solely as what else was there? CoD: Ghosts? Don't make me laugh. Killzone was fun but campy half of the time with turrets and skills spamming as teammates played everything like TDM (and poorly).

I just finished playing a Horizon, still haven't beat zelda and I have over 200H in it (at hyrule castle now, may go back and hunt for last 8 shrines first). Koroks are repetitive but i enjoy looking for them (found 650+ on my own so far). Only did Divine Beasts last week (and wish there were more dungeons like them now).

[DashMad]

eh Pokemon and animal crosing for WW and MH for Japan market ??

[modelgod]

Don't argue with these fools. I'm xbox through and through but Sony has killer software, and Nintendo is a gimmick. I agree with you, once Zelda dies down, it's a wrap! !

[jznrpg]

They are doing good at launch selling consoles but lack games at the moment. Still a lot of questions with how successful Switch will be on the long run

[Eldyraen]

True, but every new platform lacks games. Most have a bigger variety to choose from but rarely any are what you'd call quality on par with Zelda. I played it more than any 2-3 launch games on either One or PS4 (exception being Killzone online maybe, as online at launch didn't have many options so it filled most time just because what else was there?).

[_-EDMIX-_]

@eld-Sony and Microsoft lacked Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty Battlefield, Need for Speed etc at launch?

You sure about that? Only Nintendo Platforms are releasing with such a lack of games because they don't have the same third-party support

so please stop trying to put Nintendo in some category as if every platform deals with such a situation because last time I remember the majority of the games that launched with PlayStation and Xbox this generation are also receiving sequels that are not coming to the switch at the moment

so no.

You could hold Zelda to a pedestal ,that's nice, nothing is wrong with that I think it's a great game but at the end of the day no single one title is going to move any system for five years...

The two systems that you're saying didn't have any options around launch are also the two systems that have intellectual properties that move 20 to 15 million units almost every single year so please put the bed that stupidity.

It's literally laughable to hear somebody desperately try to pretend that a series of intellectual properties are not that big a deal nevermind that they essentially determine the victory of a platform by their absence.

I mean you're seriously talking about a set of games that are not coming to the switch that combined units sold are in the ballpark of 100 million

Sure bud.

You could scuff at Destiny Call of Duty Battlefield the division shadow of War Grand Theft Auto Red Dead Redemption what have you, but at the end of the day you cannot ignore that all those games combined have a ridiculous install base of consumers, literally you are talking about the vast majority of hardcore Gaming....

That is the install base of Gamers that is essentially completely irrelevant to Nintendo platforms.

So if in your personal opinion that Zelda overtakes all of those games that's completely nice but make sure you're making clear that is your personal opinion to be honest it's completely irrelevant to anything that's being stated.

Regardless of how good Zelda is or how much you're in love with the game that's not really relevant or even a realistic measurement in terms of how it's going to do in the future with the lack of games I'm sorry but Zelda's not going to move 100 million units buddy.

Your personal Love of the Game is not going to counter his point.

[Uken12]

All systems still lack games people! PS4 has been out for 4 years and is reaching the end of it's cycle in a few years. Given all that time, the system barely has any games. Garbage Indies and yearly rereleases do not count.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

yeah, and it has just 5% of the ps4 sales...hence the title!

[LordJamar]

so is xbox but so much media hate you can never find good news

[subtenko]

But overall when you look at everything together, Sony is dominating both (Overall)

[DarkZane]

Not if you compare the Switch to the PS4 and Xbox One. Both of them had stronger launches than the Switch.

[hiawa23]

Well, the Switch is doing well, but they started this gen with the Wiiu

[Thomaticus]

Lets talk about Nintendo in another article. Lets focus on Sony for right now.

[Orionsangel]

People forget that the Wii U was made to go up against current gen systems. It flopped and Nintendo had to start over and release their followup system earlier than expected. So the Switch is very late in terms of catching up to the PS4's huge head start.

[EddieNX]

Its crushing XB1 and the Wiiu, not the 3ds or Switch

[Rimeskeem]

The Switch hasn't been out long enough and the 3ds is a handheld.

[EddieNX]

so then how is the ps4 crushing Nintendo as the article claims? Its crushing the XB1, its direct competition.

[_-EDMIX-_]

To be fair there both Portables

@edd-Sony is crushing Nintendo by sheer virtue of Nintendo even leaving the Home console Market to go exclusively portable in the first place they literally drove them out of the market.

That means no more Nintendo consoles that were only exclusively made to run off of the television those days are over and it looks like they're only into portable gaming right now.

Sony basically shove them out of the market, if you don't have enough marketshare, it's basically like not having enough poker chips

you cannot play the game...

[EddieNX]

All you forget the VITA WAS CRUSHED OUT THE MARKET JUST LIKE THE WIIU. 3DS an PS4 are roughly the same and so are WIIU and VITA. I'd call that a draw, nobodys been crushed except XB1 by PS4. And now Switch is FAR from being crushed.

[badz149]

@EddieNX

"so then how is the ps4 crushing Nintendo as the article claims?"

but you just said previously;

"Its crushing XB1 and the Wiiu..."

I get it that the Wii U was an embarrassment to Nintendo but no need to disowned it like THAT.

[AspiringProGenji]

Lol Switch hasn't even got 10m sales so that is still right, although not directly crushing it since it not competing againts it

[2pacalypsenow]

The Switch and the 3Ds are portable consoles, they aren't competing with the Xbox 1 and PlayStation 4.

[EddieNX]

Thank you for proving my point. PS4 is crushing the XB1 , not Nintendo

[Araragifeels]

Switch is hybrid so it count as a console but I can't put say Switch is competing with PS4 directly since I see a different market and Switch doesn't even have a year.

[EddieNX]

If all Nintendo has is Switch, 3DS, Mobile then it cant be compared to pure home consoles like PS4, XB1.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Absolutely agreed.

Sony is crushing Nintendo by the fact that they've just shoved them out of the console Market in the first place

Nintendo is only making Portables now as something I've predicted a long time ago would probably happen with their loss of market share.

The PlayStation 4 is crushing the Xbox one as it's currently happening but clearly Sony absolutely crushed Nintendo in terms of past tense because the Wii U looks like it's the last Nintendo Home console.

You can't really beat something that's already dead Nintendo's already conceded and now they're only focusing on Portables they just don't have enough market share to exist in that market anymore.

@ara-I mean sure if you want to be as desperate in as Petty as to stretch an exaggerated any term to make yourself feel better at the end of the day in layman's terms in clear perfect English this is a portable device.

It is not a device made exclusively as a set-top device to only run off of the television.

I mean by your logic nothing is really a Home console if simply outing to the television from a damn cord now constitutes as a Home console sure cell phones are home consoles now so are iPads /s

I mean by that logic the PSP the 3DS and the DS , PSV are all home consoles now... All of those devices can out to the television, officially and unofficially through Hacks

At the end of the day regardless of its accessories to out to the television this is a portable device and its Market is completely different.

Outing to the television doesn't suddenly negate its portability.

[King Nezz]

You babies always say the same crap. The Switch isn't a console, blah, blah, blah. And when Xbox has an exclusive that also comes to PC, you'll say it's not an exclusive because it's on the PC. Shut up and grow up. Sony could give 2 shits about you. They just make great games not for you, but for your cash. So don't act like "Sony is for the gamers and they care about our needs".

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

In terms of annual profits, PlayStation is crushing Nintendo and Xbox.... COMBINED.

[Uken12]

_Edmix_

Sony didn't push them out of the console mix. The Wii was it's own thing and so was the Wii U. 3rd parties pushed them out, probably because of business and politics. Gamecube was a beast, it lost to Sony because they buy the exclusive rights to 3rd party games to sell their system. A tactic frowned upon by Sony fanboys when other companies do it.

Also PC has a hand in this, the second biggest gaming market next to portable and phones.
Just because a product sells the most doesn't actually mean it is the best product. Wii for example. "Nintendo crushed Sony". That's how stupid this sounds. If the console cycle was 5 years instead of 7-8, Sony would have lost by a huge margin.

The point is the content that is released is what matters. Nintendo is crushing it when it comes to first party and always will. Wii U has more high rated games than PS4. What matters when it comes to gaming is the games. As a consumer to say the least. Just because the Box I own sold 60 mil units doesn't make it good.

My overarching point is this, just enjoy the games that you are able to and quit comparing dick sizes.

[gbsrnctaln]

They crushed nintendo right out of the console space....to the point where they were totally eliminated.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Pretty much.

I had a feeling such a thing would happen and I even predicted it on this very website that Nintendo would possibly go portable only and would simply out to the television as to give some of their console fans Comfort , but with 14 million units sold it's not going to matter that much about how their console fans feel , it's a smart decision to go exclusively portable in simply just have an accessory I wouldn't be surprised if in the future they completely get rid of the dock in just sell it without the accessory.

They are portable only now and have permanently left the Home console Market I think it's kind of funny that their own fan base doesn't see this or does it want to admit what's happening.

Suddenly goalposts are being moved in now everything is a Home console 😂😂😂

I always believed that the ability to out to the television in regards to the accessory was simply a peace offering and to soften the blow to their console install base that they're no longer making home consoles and moving permanently into the portable Market.

The accessory was simply to show face.

[Realplaya]

The switch is a console. Does it plug to a tv via some sort of chord? Does it have a wireless controller?

[2pacalypsenow]

@Realplaya

It's a portable "Console".

The Vita can also be played on a TV (with a Vita TV) and also use a dualshock 4 when in Remote Play, hell some games perform worse when they are docked.

[LordJamar]

its crushing switch i dont know why nintendo fanbyos keep saying its not competing YES IT IS thats stupid to think otherwise stop giveing nintendo free passes

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I thought it said crushing Microsoft and Nintendo, but whatever. Everybody crushed Nintendo. That's why the Wii U ended up where it did, and forced Nintendo's hand with the Switch.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Pretty much

the beating that they took with the Wii U pretty much made them lose in extreme amount of market share in the Home console market so much so that they had to just exit that market and go portable only.

Regardless of what anybody wants to call the switch at the end of the day it is a portable.

Nintendo basically only makes portable devices now because Sony forcing their hand. But at the same time Nintendo is just as much in terms of fault for even creating such an underpowered device with very little third party assistance.

They are correct to go portable only.

If someone wants to keep desperately trying to pretend that it's now a hybrid simply because you could play it off of the television sure but at the end of the day this company basically no longer makes set-top-boxes exclusively designed to run off of the TV.

Sony very much owns that market and moved them out of it.

Nintendo's arrogance knows no bounds and I always find it ironic that the company they betrayed all those years ago would be the one that would come back in basically dominate them so much that they're forced to go portable only...

[rainslacker]

Switch is doing well, so it's growing, but it's hard to gauge the success of a console within the first 6 months or so, because demand for a new console typically is pretty high. But on pure numbers, I'd say Sony is "crushing" in terms of sales, but Nintendo isn't in a bad situation right now.

Plus, Nintendo also knows that software is important, although they seem to think that it's just their own software which makes the biggest difference. Luckily, the Switch looks like it might get better support than the WiiU, but for the long term, it's not going to get a lot of the same software like the PS4 and X1 share. While this isn't likely a big problem, as it's Nintendo's portable system despite what they say, and the NS will get it's own exclusive content that won't be seen elsewhere if the 3DS is any indication. But, overall, Nintendo has pretty much given up on the home console market, and the Switch is just a way to capitalize on whatever is left of their fan base in that market. Nintendo knows where their success lies, and it's in handhelds. NS was a good idea in theory, because it allows them to stay competative in the home console market.

[AspiringProGenji]

Keep classy and delivering, Senpai!
You got my support.

[DaFeelz]

Sony is crushing MS and Nintendo is gonna be just fine. Although, E3 will be make or break for both. If Sony has a solid E3, MS directly is in trouble. Nintendos' audience are a different breed and aren't going anywhere. Nintendo fans want Nintendo games. Period. And they are safe because of it. MS on the other hand...

[Eldyraen]

I'd love other games on my switch, solely for versatility/convenience option but you're right as the only reason anyone "should" think to buy a nintendo device is for Nintendo games. Anything else is just icing on the cake (although cake without icing is never as good... should be the cherry on top as less people probably want the cherry than icing).

I wouldn't even mind a watered down version for some games on the Switch, but as i said that's not why i bought it. Anyone that says they wouldn't love a rdr2 type game on a handheld device is crazy, even if the odds of it happening (this gen) is zero (I can see tech making it more possible for a Switch 2 to exist in an PS5/Xbox 4 world--1080p/30 vs 4k/60 around 2020 or so). I'd buy the older rdr for it day one too though, as would many. Granted I'd probably buy 2 copies for some games, a switch for on the go and ps/Xbox for all the eye candy versions.

So it's not that we only want nintendo games, but it is the main reason anyone should realistically ever buy a Nintendo platform. Other Devs/Pubs are just extra "now and again". They do usually get nice Japanese support though if you enjoy those games (myself included--Switch/PS have those on lockdown).

[Bronxs15]

Good u don't mind watered down version of games. Cus that what u can expect from 3rd party on switch.

[DaFeelz]

@eldryaen
I'm a Switch owner too. I lump myself in with that crowd. Truthfully, I want more on that machine than just Nintendo games, but where else am I gonna get MarioKart, Metroid, Smash and the like? Same as: where am I gonna get GoW, WipeOut, Bloodborne and the like? People gravitate towards the expected. Which is why I own all 3 consoles. I know what each one is bringing to the table and I'll gravitate to the strengths of each. Nintendo's 1st party offerings are enviable and iron clad. And that's where Switch owners, like me and you, will prodominately head towards. Games tailored made for the system (1st party offerings) but ports of games that belong on stronger systems will always suck in comparison.

[Relientk77]

PS4 selling like a boss

[PigPen]

So the Switch is selling like gods

[jaycptza]

Total software sales are probably better on PlayStation since SONY makes a ton of money on royalties I would say they are still boss

[abra511]

ps4 is selling better

[2pacalypsenow]

@PigPen

Did the Switch sell over 1 million in 24 hours? The Ps4 has been out since 2013 and it's still selling well, consoles almost always sell well in the beginning, it's after that matters, and Nintendo has not done that since the Wii.

[corroios]

Sorry its not crushing Nintendo, because Nintendo isnt in the same market as Sony.

Nintendo rules de portable market and Sony the home console market.

Yes, the switch is a hybrid, but its mainly a portable system. The sales after the switch launch show just that. They have no impact on the PS4 or Xbox One, like the 3ds doenst have impact.

[EddieNX]

Tried this logic above and got crushed with downvotes 😆😆😆

[Nyxus]

That's because it's wrong. The Switch is just as much a home console as a portable. In fact, according to Nintendo it's a home console first.

[corroios]

Logic doesnt work here. The Switch sales got zero impact on the PS4 and Xbox One and that says everything.

Of course gamers can use it docked and some will use it, but the average gamer see it like a portable and not a home console. Nintendo can say and try to pass that idea, but the casual gamer see it like a portable.

I still dont understand the Nintendo defense squad about this topic. We can have a diference opinion that they think is trolling. Because if we ever think the Switch as a home console, lol. It would be crushed in every single aspect by the PS4 and Xbox One and i wont even go for the PRO and Scorpio.

[EddieNX]

The Switch is just as portable as it is home console, the only thing that makes it a "home console" is the admitedly rubbish dock. If the 3DS had a dock, would it be a "home console" ???? No... A home console is something that isnt portable, which the Switch clearly is.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Lol

Yes Nintendo isn't in the same Market as Sony because Sony essentially destroyed them so badly that they could not even sustain themselves in the same Market.

They lost so much market share that sure we could say Sony beat them ,but to a degree Nintendo was beating themselves by continuously making underpowered systems and completely ignoring third party.

they literally made themselves more irrelevant every single generation to the hardcore Home console Market to the point where they were selling 14 million consoles even with releasing earlier than PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Nintendo did this to themselves and at the end of the day the kids who play Call of Duty Battlefront Mass Effect and Grand Theft Auto you name it do not know of Nintendo as relevance to them ,they pushed themselves into irrelevancy.

Microsoft and Sony simply picked up the pieces and took advantage of Nintendo's own stupidity they basically handed Sony and Microsoft the hardcore Home console Market

At the end of the day the switch is a portable system being a portable system it basically means Nintendo no longer creates home consoles to be more specific they do not create devices exclusively designed to only play on the television it made for the hardcore in Mind by harnessing as much power as they could afford to fit inside of a set-top box.

That market now belongs to Sony and Microsoft.

Nintendo exited that market when they decided they were only going to make Portables.

Mind you that's completely fine nothing is wrong with that but let's not pretend as if they're in this situation by mistake , they're in this situation because they underestimated Sony and Microsoft to an absolutely astounding degree.

By virtue of the switch being portable it's simply cements that Sony and Microsoft essentially destroyed them so much that they've conceited and exited the market.

[corroios]

I think so also. They are making billions on the portable market. They have there almost 100 of the market share, but the home console well thats another story.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Okay.....and that matters to Switch owners how?

[Nyxus]

Seems to matter to you.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

No it really doesn't because I have both system and right now I am playing Persona 5 and almost 60 hours in.
Unlike you fanboys who worship these companies like it really matters.

[Nyxus]

@ Otaku: Uhm, I own both systems as well. Currently playing Zelda on Switch. Just saying that this mattered enough for you to comment on.

[Eldyraen]

It doesn't in the long run, no one since the GC has seriously bought a Nintendo console for anything not Nintendo exclusive. you might play the rare multiplatform game on it, but you don't buy the system for them.

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

Right is that why Disgaea 5 Complete sold more on Switch than PS4.

[Eldyraen]

Of course some games will, but that doesn't mean it's what most go out and buy it for specifically, especially outside of certain genres (Japanese centric and fans of these games, myself included).

If you buy Nintendo Platforms Japanese support is one of the few areas you can reliably count on (it and sony has that down). Ubisoft is one of the only Western Pubs that you can throw in to that circle as well.

There is support here and there, but don't expect to see doors constantly open from anyone beyond the "norms". These are the exceptions, not the rule.

[Eldyraen]

For the record, I'm excited for games like this as I never bought them on the PS or PC. Some games really fit the hybrid bill more than others will. The puyo puyo Tetris (sp?) is another I'minterested in for. Switch specifically. Games I might have passed up on on other platforms or just haven't bought yet.

[DillyDilly]

The Switch is only a few months old & its doing perfectly fine Sony should be lucky that at least one of their divisions is making money

[BiggerBoss]

The Wii U did fine for a few months too. Nintendo should try releasing a games console instead of a toy.

[Athos]

I hate to tell you this, every console is a toy, especially since all are sold at toys r us. Want to prove what a man you are then game on a PC like anyone else that wants the best graphics and frame rate.

[saint_seya]

Athos are you saying that if it was sold in a sex shop would be a ok to call the consoles a sex toy? or if you buy it in a Sweet store, would be ok to call consoles a candy? you logic doesnt make any sense at all..

[2pacalypsenow]

@Athos

They also sell Blu Rays, camera and watches, are those toys too?

[2pacalypsenow]

If Sony only made toys like Nintendo, they would be doing very well as a whole company.

[LordJamar]

yes we know sony is doing better how many times are you gonna keep reminding us and takeing the piss out on other games who prefer a different console and rubbing it int here face? you want the other 2 removed form he market you guys sure act like it, we get lets focus on other things and hope all company's bring good games cause every one wins then and its better for the market

[Elda]

The power of Playstation!!

[SaveFerris]

Just keep producing and supplying quality software for the console. I'd prefer that Sony avoids trying to compete with Nintendo in the hybrid/handheld space and concentrate on the home console and PSN.

[LamerTamer]

It may be that way now but the Scorpio isn't out yet. Even the Pro will look last gen compared with the graphics quality of Scorpio.

[Nyxus]

The Scorpio will not make any difference.

[PFFT]

It will make all the difference just watch. Developers want POWER more than anything else.

[The_Sage]

With all the marketing deals and exclusive games and content that Sony has Scorpio is not a threat, especially considering that what few "exclusives" that Xbox does have will also be on PC. Only hardcore Xbox fanboys are going to feel like the Scorpio is worth investing in. No matter what you may be thinking, it still is an Xbox One. There won't be a generational leap here.

[DashArrivals]

AHAHA LMAO, Scorpio hasn't got a chance of doing anything to Sony. Sony is so far ahead that when they look in the rear-view mirror they can't even see Microsoft anymore.

[DefenderOfDoom2]

Funny , the title of this article makes it sound like a 'AUSTIN POWERS' movie.

[Petebloodyonion]

Nice interview!
Sony clearly knows that they are in the driver seats right now but are willing to continue to push the envelope forward.

[DrumBeat]

Winner: Playstation.

[leeeroythe3rd]

Give me a break... ms and nintendo are making money. Xbox lost dominance in usa this cycle due to a better roll out plan by sony. Microsoft was arrogant about past success. Europe and asia are essentially the same as before... sony keeping the 3rd party content exclusives is the real separator for them in my eyes. Destiny turned out to be a driver along with a few other titles...

Nintendo just wants to sell there own stuff and will keep making bank doing just that... i dint think they even consider 3rd party parity as a potential on any platform.

[Einhander1971]

Ps4 is a beast, but Nintendo doing just fine:)

[Bobafret]

I am detecting that old Sony hubris coming back up.

[Smokingunz]

The part where he says they have to find new ways to attract non gamers make me laugh lmao only nintendo has been doing that. The ps4 and the Xbox do the same thing and plays the same games the same evwrytime a new system drops. While I can't hate on Sony success they are on top but they need to watch out for Nintendo

The most important thing for Sony to remember is though that without the Xbox 360, the wii and now the switch they would've never stepped their game up like the did with the ps4, they did an exceptional job with it. They learned from that ass Whoopin' that 360 gave them last gen, even going as far stealing the 360'switch blueprint to success and it worked!. Sony is good at copying/stealing ideas.

Congrats though sony. Competition breats new life.

[Athos]

So after months of hearing from Sony fanboys how the Switch is a junk home console, now its a portable and not in direct competition. I would be looking for some lame ass excuse too if that junk home console was kicking my PS4's butt all over too.

Let me know when its time to move the goalposts again. My guess it will be at NPD time in a few days. Sony may be kicking MS's butt, but its done in Europe, Japan and the US kicking Nintendo's. Get used to being number 2. But hey, now its a portable and not in competition! You guys might want to get checked for being in denial.

[USMC_POLICE]

PlayStation is killing it but they could learning a few things from Xbox, they are killing it in adding features.

[AmUnRa]

What? So the succes of a console is to have many features?

I was under the impression that a gameconsole is not to have a shipload of features,
but to have a shipload of games in almost all genres.
Thats why i bought the PS4.😉

[USMC_POLICE]

Well I was speaking about backwards compatibility, achievement tracker and leader board, Beam or mixer as it's now called and the find groups feature they added. I am not knocking PlayStation just saying MS has been adding a lot that benefits gamers. Oh and game pass/ea access, but apparently everyone disagrees. That's why you buy both systems for the games! Not to take sides and be fanboy.

[Blueraven316]

Grown men still play kidtendo games?

[Quetzll]

Grown men make decisions for themselves. Grown men make relevant comments pertaining to the article.

[Athos]

Real gamers play all kinds of games, they aren't in love with a particular piece of plastic

[Last_Boss]

Take this shit down!! Let the chips fall where they may.

[Bronxs15]

PS4 is the best video game system right now and is dominant world wide. I'd agree with that.

Interestingly though, I was surprised to hear them attribute some of that success to having the most powerful console for developers. Considering there's a new powerhouse preparing to drop....

[Rude-ro]

Huge difference.
The Xbox one ended up being an Xbox 360.5
It's not even in the 1080p conversation.
Microsoft threw everything in the Scorpio to aim for native 4k
Sony dove into hardware and software to best compliment 4k tvs for this gen.
We still need to see how the Scorpio performs at "native" 4k before we judge the hardware from Microsoft.
Software wise, the Scorpio will be pushing Xbox one games... those games can not compete with what Sony offers tech wise.

[Quetzll]

Their "Master Plan" is to figure out different ways to market their games. They used the Sony exclusive, MLB The Show, as their example: instead of marketing it as a game, they marketed The Show as the ultimate MLB experience and it apparently worked, since the latest iteration has sold more than any previous entry.

Wouldn't go as far as OP did with saying its a master plan. A master plan would be something like "We decided that the best way to build on the gaming market was to go back to making memorable experiences. Not one major entry a year, but dozens! This will force competition to do the same, thus making the industry better for everyone. Sony is for the players, remember?"

There's no disputing that Sony is doing the best this gen. So why do we have 80+ comments about it? Why are only a few about the "master plan"? Gaming journalism sucks because the people commenting say the same shit every damn time.

Click Baity Title is Click Baity Title. Buzz word shenanigans. N4G's bread and butter.

[Zikax]

Nintendo is boss

[King_Lothric]

In what planet exactly? Here on planet Earth, Playstation is king.

[PigPen]

Not there first party. That's why I will always own a Nintendo console.

[Goozex]

Why is this new news to some? Playstion has dominated eversince they introduced their first console. PlayStation is the brand for videogames.
My intentions not to hate on Nintendo ( I have almost all their systems) and they have their own niche, but Sony is here to stay.

[FallenAngel1984]

Ouya for the win

[HyperMouse]

Tis true, we all know it, MS needs to release some exclusives or they are in trouble, and releasing their exclusives on PC was a bad idea, less reason to buy an XB when they need to catch up.

[Mr Marvel]

I'm glad the gimmicky VR has been a failure as now they can pour more resources into making great AAA games.

[DashArrivals]

But it's not a failure. It's a necessary first step bus. If you can't see that, then you're a damned fool

[King_Lothric]

Did you read the Article? . PSVR is not a failure.

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

It isn't crushing crap. They are getting panicked now because they are losing Japan to Switch and the Scopio will take the US from them.. Sony in full panic mode.

[PigPen]

Sony fans are in panic mode too.

[Majin-vegeta]

Lol just stop.MS screwed this whole gen up and Ninty isn't taken seriously buy majority of the market.I don't think Sony have anything to worry about

[link2Dpast]

I just read the PS4 pro is missing the 4K player, epic fail Sony. Sony is honestly doing a stellar advertising job, just how Beats became a house hold name because of the constant barrage of advertisement Sony is doing the same. I've got a PS4 and I enjoy it more than the x1 but damn no 4K player for the pro is pretty ridiculous but I bet a year from now we'll have the PS4 4K pro

[PigPen]

Nintendo is the boy you beat up and he keep coming back. The Nintendo Switch is the highest selling console right now. How long will it stay the highest selling console I don't know. What I do know is I got mine and I'm very happy with it.

[welly300]

Fact sony crushed Nintendo, ps4 was competing with wii u not the switch. Switch is a gaming tablet not a console, my phone and my tablet can conect to the tv doesn't make them a console....

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Does your gaming tablet upgrade its power when you connect it to the tv? Nope.. it isn't a switch.

[welly300]

😂

[zerocarnage]

I wouldn't go as far as to say it's crushing the other developers in the market, it's doing better yes, crushing would mean that they own 90% of the market or something along those lines and they do not.

I dont know why the creators of these threads no matter which developers of console they create it on, exagerate way to much.

There are also many areas of the industry compared to Nintendo and Microsoft that they are not doing as well in. If it was the case Sony was crushing it's competition the other platforms themselves wouldn't even have a million owners.

[inxine]

its doing great, lets be proud of that. the whole console war is just annoying at this point.

[Xrc6]

Funny how every corporate exec that's probably nothing more than a casual gamer, says stuff like this, all the fan boys fall for it with worry over who's number one in sales, fine if you're an investor but otherwise pointless.

Btw psvr sales are considered by Sony to be very good...that just means their investors are happy.

[Perjoss]

Nintendo is crushing Sony and MS when it comes to portable gaming.

[Bjorn-c-blocker]

Nintendo sold over 70 million consoles since 2011. Sony has only sold 70 million consoles.. They are not crushing anyone really. That is the PS4 and vita against the wii u and the 3ds.

The switch is estimated to sell 20 million this year that is 7 million more than the ps4 sold year one and would put them at a 3rd of the whole ps4 total sales in one year. That is crushing.. 60 million when you have zero competition is actually pretty bad.

[thetrugamer]

Nintendo and Sony sit side-by-side.

[rlow1]

Now this is the Sony I remember from before the PS3. A cocky bunch that felt so secure in their position at the time, they thought nobody could challenge them.............Pride before the fall.

[GNCFLYER]

Don't let the Nintendo switch people drag you into thinking they are in it.

These people are master baiters at what they do.

In other news, it's true, Sony is back to dominating the console gaming world.