Neat for SCE I guess. They certainly have done a good job at making the PS4 appear appealing and desirable to a large market.
Seems as if the gaming market sniffed out a FF7 remake was on the horizon and purchased a PS4 several years in advance in anticipation.
Could they sniff that FF7 remake was going to be multiplatform? (but first on PS4)
Anyway, in reality, most people are probably buying PS4's just to play mainstream games on it.
(FIFA, CoD, GTA V, Assassin's Creed, LEGO games)
Like everyone lol
Smartphones, Movies, Home Electronics ( read TVs) keep decreasing.
Movies won't really keep decreasing, Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures has a better release slate for fall 2015 and 2016 than they've had so far in 2015.
Movie business can be quite volatile for some film studios, depending on their release slate.
Universal Pictures is a prime example.
They made big losses in 2013 due to big-budget flops with R.I.P.D. and 47 Ronin, but for 2015 they're the studio/distributor with the highest cumulative gross so far. (thanks to Fifty Shades of Grey, Furious 7, Jurassic World, Minions)
Sony Pictures is another good example, they had a great year with 2012 and were one of the top-grossing studios/distributors for that year thanks to hits like Skyfall, Men in Black 3, Hotel Transylvania, Looper [fantastic film by the way, one of my favourites..], 21 Jump Street, The Amazing Spider-Man, Django Unchained, but they had a very bad year in 2013 (due to After Earth and White House Down flops) and so far in 2015 as well.
Home Entertainment & Sound will probably remain flat. Their operating income slightly increased despite slight decrease in revenue.
Smartphones can go either way I think.
I'm feeling like I should go get one of these things. Like I'm missing the console zeitgeist.
I really don't recommend getting something just because it's popular.
Microsoft and Nintendo got complacent with last gen, Sony came back stronger this gen - it's a cycle.
We need all three console manufacturers to be successful in the marketplace as a monopoly will help no one.
Huh, how did Microsoft and Nintendo get complacent? Not complacent at all to me.
Microsoft really expanded on the featureset of the XB1 compared to X360 and MS Studios is producing a lot of first-party games.
I am quite happy for all the big 3 are going back on the right track on their main business:
Microsoft: Windows 10 is well accepted so far by media/journalists and seems have a bright future;
Nintendo: profits, toys business - Amiibo is enjoying good sales;
Sony: PS4 is dominant.
Toys business is Nintendo's main business?
PS4 is also not really Sony's main business either to me. I guess you could say it's one of their main businesses.
PS3 cratered and vita is vita
. I really need to finish off the last of my PS3 games so I can pack it up. It's hogging a hdmi port.
PS Vita is =).
Imagine if Sony's 1st party studios had hit the mark and delivered a couple more must-haves... probably 28-30 by now.
Not sure at all. It is not guaranteed that those 1st party games would have had mass-market appeal to generate a 5 million boost in PS4 sales. Even if they were well-received games..
Besides, most consumers buy consoles to play mainstream games (FIFA, COD, GTA, Assassin's Creed..)
Also Pixels... which is HORRIBLE.
You seen it? Looked pretty fun to me.
