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Re: Talking Point: Was Sony's Latest State of Play Livestream Any Good?

Colour

@get2sammyb Totally agree. I can’t see any marketing team putting together some fairly pushed games into a smaller state of play and not folding at least some of these into a larger event. A lot of Sony’s first parties have unloaded in the last 2 years, with studios just getting back to reality in the last few months maybe it’s best to be patient and see what comes next.

Re: Reaction: What Next for PlayStation?

Colour

I don’t have a lot to say but this much is for sure... Microsoft have not spent the gargantuan amount of money the last two years to be the “other” console. There’s more coming and this mirrors their PC dominance in the 90’s with the if you can’t beat ‘em buy em’ mentality.

I truly don’t think Sony need to worry right now but they need to be prepared to react. We all chuckle about how Xbox basically has nothing for the series X right now but when they do the dam is going to break and it won’t stop flooding again. They are transparent, engaged and desperately want the market segment Sony has carved out in the last 5-7 years. Game Pass is already great and if they see that as a weakness for Sony when these first party games come out, they will make sure it metastasizes quickly.

I’m not worried yet but they definitely need to diversify and buy some more first parties they believe in and find something they think can stand up to game pass. If they can do that and have these studios working on something big now they will be ready to react in 3-4 years when Microsoft starts shooting.