Lol.....very slow week in gaming. Why would anyone think casual gamers are the key to success when its been proven that it's the most inconsistent market. Look at the wii.....then look at the wiiu, then the switch....high low high...casual gamers follow the hardcore....the Wii had zelda,metroid a proper 3d mario...wiiu zelda was its very last game, no metroid no proper 3d mario...switch already had zelda mario and announced metroid....hardcore gamers hype these and thus activate the tag along hype of casuals....smh the hardcore gamer is key to success because we are the voice of gaming. Period.
This opinion is derived from believing Michael Pachter’s mischievous claim that the PS5 will cost $800!
The writer is giving his opinion to others when he doesn’t yet know enough about Pachter! I mean he’s entertaining and he can talk about a company’s financials but doesn’t know enough about gaming.
Also, Sony targeted the PS4 at gamers and it worked out well for them.
Even if was priced at $800 that wouldn't necessarily be a problem. All they need to do is make all titles backwards and forwards compatible. The PS4 then becomes the entry model while the PS5 is the premium model. Yes this means lower sales of the PS5, but much higher software sales, and that's where the money is.
This is the smart way forward as they can carry their 100+ million gamers into the next gen without having to start from 0 like every other gen. Eventually, they would drop the base ps4 support and only support the pro. Then sometime after the PS6 release, when the PS5 price drops enough then it becomes the base model and the PS4 support can be dropped entirely.
Wow at the disagrees. Why even predict, I know analysts have to because of the way our economy is structured (hence Pachter), but for other people? The public knows basically nothing about it other than some pretty damn diffuse specs.
So tired of these trash articles lol “Xbox will be dead on arrival” “PlayStation Will be dead on arrival” like oml gtfo consoles will never die sure they have their ups and downs but that’s it
While consoles will likely be a viable market for a good while, that doesn't make individual companies immune. That said... this article is highkey trash that's entirely based on comments taken way out of context.
Holy Sh1t why do you people care so damn much about dislikes????? Its like you are gonna cry or something because someone's opinion differs from yours.,..
No skiggy34 that isn't the point. I usually fon't care about likes/dislikes but there is something fishy going on here. This is out of the ordinary. That is why I mentioned it. No one will cry if their opinions is different than someone elses...well normal people won't at least.
ha ha 322 down votes, cluless people that keep supporting a garbage system that gives them nothing but multiPlat games and sub par in house garbage, that they now have to wrap up in nice package to actuall get people play their crap games
Yea, it’s like people think Sony is listening to gamers or something. They’ve proven this gen over and over that they do. No doubt they’ll hit another grand slam next gen
It was meant as a joke. Pachter was actually very optimistic about Sony's next gen plans. Based on what he's heard so far, the PS5 has hardware/power that is roughly equivalent to an $800 console. However, he has a strong feeling Sony is going to price the console much, much lower.
No. No, it won't.
Lol after reading the author's profile and then reminding myself that the article kicks off with a reference to Pachter.