PlayStation remains focused on the home console market

Summary

  • Sony Co-CEO Hideaki Nishino talked about PlayStation's future in the home console market during a recent interview, confirming the company's focus on home consoles.

  • Nishino highlighted the growing amount of games available for the PS5, while pointing out the many users who continue to play PS4 games.

  • He also highlighted Sony's recent efforts to expand the PlayStation user base, including PS Portal as a form of cloud gaming for PS5 players.

PlayStation confirmed that it plans to maintain its focus on the home console market and PS5 in the future, addressing the growing popularity of cloud-based gaming. Since the debut of the PS1 in the 1990s, PlayStation has been one of the biggest titans of the modern gaming industry, with Sony becoming a household name in gaming. The PS2 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and a report last month revealed that the PS5 has surpassed 65 million consoles sold. Now Sony's focus seems to remain firmly on the console market.

In recent years, Sony has continued to promote new ways for PlayStation fans to experience the platform's best games on many different types of hardware. Sony has been bringing more and more of its premier exclusives to PC, with beloved games such as God of War: Ragnarok and the Marvel's Spider-Man series debuting on multiple platforms. Sony also debuted the PlayStation Portal as a portable peripheral for the PS5, allowing users to stream their PlayStation 5 to the device on the go. A new interview with a Sony co-CEO confirms that Sony continues to prioritize the console market.

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Sony has pledged to focus on the home console market

As TwistedVoxel reported, Sony Interactive Entertainment co-CEO Hideaki Nishino talked about the company's future in the console market during a recent interview with Famitsu. Nishino said he believes PlayStation home consoles will be the company's main focus in the near future, citing the growing amount of PS5 games. Nishino also proudly said many users continue to play PS4 games, while stating that he believes the PS5 still has a long life ahead of it.

While Nishino largely affirmed Sony's focus on the console market, he addressed how Sony continued to push the boundaries in growing the PlayStation user base. He cited the PlayStation Portal as a major recent addition to Sony's lineup, allowing gamers a remote way to play PS5 games, while cloud gaming is downplayed as the company's main future. Nishino also spoke briefly about Sony's next-gen console plans, emphasizing both the need for innovation with new consoles, as well as a new console's price and release window.

Hideaki Nishino's optimism about the future of PlayStation's home console comes amid a celebration for the Sony gaming brand. Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation's Japanese launch with a host of festivities, including special anniversary menu themes for the PS5. Sony has also introduced several major sales as part of the celebration, including deep discounts on popular series such as God of War, Gran Turismoand skyline among others. Sony looks set to maintain its dominance as one of the biggest console figures in gaming moving into the future.

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Sony's PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth generation of consoles and debuted with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital-only edition is also available for a cheaper price.

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