PS5 has sold more than 533,000 units In February NPD, breaking the record set by PS2 in 2005
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I think you're right and would also add how people interact with games is fundamentally different than movies and TV - which also has an impact on the viability of sub services. Some people play one game or a few games only, for example. Or, even if they play multiple titles, they spend hundreds of hours in certain games which may not release on sub services immediately or ever - a good example is Souls games. Then there's the fact that games lead to collecting for some people which makes a sub service only good for demo purposes.
These are just a few of the reasons why the "Netflix of gaming" pipe dream never made sense to me. I think MS is realizing this too late and it's one of the reasons they're trying to reshape the industry (to one where their sub model can be majorly successful). Also, a misread like that is not surprising coming from them.
Yep. You have to seriously increase the value prop (which includes dropping the price) to grow here, and it's clearly not what customers want at the prices that make the services viable. Hence Microsoft trying to strongarm the market into using GP and employing predatory pricing tactics.
It is similar to the userbase ratio I believe.
MS hit a celing in Xbox and what is growing is PC Gamesspass (by own MS words two quarters ago).
They could give away the Series S for free and I still wouldn’t be interested in one.
I'd take it just to regift it to someone I don't like
That’s what the series s is. It’s meant to compete with ps4 in demographics that can only afford old and cheaper hardware as well as piggyback off cross gen still going and gamepass.
Series S is a last gen machine. Huge mistake. People were willing to spend top dollar for next gen machines during the height of lockdowns. They didn’t even need this pile of trash. Xbox fucked up and now devs are stuck supporting it. Shocker
Series S is a last gen machine. Huge mistake. People were willing to spend top dollar for next gen machines during the height of lockdowns. They didn’t even need this pile of trash. Xbox fucked up and now devs are stuck supporting it. Shocker
Agreed, Series S was always a bad move. Can't understand how MS is so short sighted.
SX is in the same boat, it is a mess of console. we don't even need to talk about SS.
Quite excited to see Sony financials for this quarter... and annuals.
Apparently subscriptions are up too.
Apparently subscriptions are up too.
They wanted a system that was more powerful than PS5 with the Series X and a system that was cheaper than PS5 with the Series S. They miscalculated how the market would actually respond to them though and apparently underestimated how much of a hindrance supporting a weaker model would be.
The install base growth pretty much guarantees subscription growth!
Can’t say im not a fan of Mr. Jim Ryan. All the right moves.
I wrote similar points in the other thread without ever read that quote… I probably wrote the same in GAF when the rumors about Series S started to run.
It is basically common sense and any market research will show you that.
It is a console fated to be replaced in the near term.
Not necessarily for children but I’d say it serves a different purpose than series s and the first party offerings are very good.
There was a sale this week and I bought Metroid Dread, Triangle Strategy, Fire Emblem and Xenoblade 3.
I don't think these games are for children. The library is very good for everyone.