Whereas followers are understandably apprehensive about PlayStation’s latest push away from bodily media, former PS boss Shawn Layden isn’t too apprehensive. Ultimately, he is aware of PlayStation couldn’t capitalize the identical manner Xbox did.
Talking to Kiwi Talkz (through IGN), he touches on the potential future the place Sony does away with discs and offline video games. To him, he doesn’t really feel like Sony could make that occur, as whereas Xbox has discovered success, its success is relegated largely to English-speaking international locations. Sony, alternatively, stays top-dog elsewhere, together with in locations the place web isn’t such a available factor.
“I don’t assume Sony can get away with it now. I feel Xbox has had extra success in pursuing that technique, however Xbox is de facto most profitable of their enterprise in a clutch of nations: the U.S., Canada, UK, Eire, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. Coincidentally sufficient all English talking international locations.
Sony, which is the primary platform in in all probability 170 international locations all over the world, has an obligation or a duty to say, ‘If we go discless, how a lot of my market isn’t capable of make that leap? Can customers in rural Italy get a good connection to get pleasure from video games?’”
Now, Layden’s clarification is sensible, Sony doesn’t need to damage their backside line and alienating a potential shopper base in rural areas is certain to trigger some delicate strife. Although, we do nonetheless really feel like they’re attempting to lean away from bodily media to some extent, even when it harms them within the brief or mid time period.
Odds are similar to the removable disc drive, it will in all probability be the route Sony will proceed on with for the subsequent few generations.
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