PlayStation continues to focus 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 emphasized the growing amount of games available for the PS5, while highlighting the many users who continue to play PS4 games.

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

PlayStation have confirmed that they intend to maintain their focus on the home console market and the PS5 heading into the future, to address 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, and Sony has become a household name in gaming. The PS2 stands as one of the best-selling consoles of all time, and a report last month revealed that the PS5 had passed 65 million consoles sold. Now Sony's focus seems to remain firmly on the console market.

In recent years, Sony has continued to push new ways for PlayStation fans to experience the platform's best games on multiple different types of hardware. Sony has increasingly brought its exclusive first-party products to PC, with beloved games such as God of War: Ragnarok and that Marvel's Spider-Man series makes its debut on multiple platforms. Sony also debuted the PlayStation Portal as a handheld 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 is committed to focusing on the home console market

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

While Nishino largely confirmed Sony's focus on the console market, he addressed how Sony has continued to push to grow the PlayStation's user base. He cited the PlayStation Portal as a major recent addition to the Sony lineup, allowing gamers to play PS5 games remotely while cloud gaming is 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 combined with a new console's price and release window.

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

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