@Pedro said:
@navyguy21 said:
I'm sure this PS5 Pro is Jim Ryan's doing because it doesn't make much sense this gen.
Past gen, consoles had tablet CPUs and devs were vocal about it. The generation felt boring out of the gate and production costs were down and allowed the console makers to cut costs of the launch consoles and launch the Pro consoles above it.
This generation, they have actually increased prices due to costs and we still don't have any price cuts this far into the generation, add to that production costs are up.
Where are you going to price these consoles? Lower base console prices and lose money? Price them high and make it a niche product?
Doesn't seem smart to launch pro consoles this generation unless you don't intend to make any money on them and don't care if you lose money to be the most powerful. With such thin margins, that's not what Sony should be focused on
Not only that, they are launching it with no first party exclusive games.
Its confusing (and almost frustrating if it wasn't hilarious at the same time) that fanboys just want their "team" to win, no matter the cost.
There's no money to be made in hardware unless you're Apple. Even TV manufacturers barely break even on hardware and make money selling their panels to cheaper brands.
As you said, traditionally you rely on software to drive the hardware, but they aren't even launching with that this year. Its almost like they are choosing propaganda over profits. Sure, you'll sell the most consoles and have more market share (and your fanboys will rejoice), but you BOUGHT that win with your profits and shady deals.
This is why I like Hiroki Totoki coming in when I usually prefer gaming guys to run the consoles. He knows that the numbers have to work at the end of the day and not just winning the console war.
I would imagine that launching the hardware is good for the gaming media cycle, but lets see if they also write articles when Sony's margins get even thinner and they start to close more studios.
Hopefully the rumors are true and the new Xbox is just a refresh and not a Pro, MS needs to be significantly cheaper than Sony if they hope to gain any ground this generation.
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