The real truth behind Xbox being talked about more lately is “Where did Sony go wrong?” We are trying to find the question.
Probably, after the next-generation console released last year, the PlayStation 5 front is having its hardest days. It didn’t take a day for PlayStation, whose name has only been badly mentioned, to reach this point. Microsoft’s recent purchase of Activision Blizzard is also not a factor in this. Yes, it was a bit of a mess, but it’s also interesting that a company like Sony didn’t know about it beforehand. Because after the acquisition, Phil Spencer even made the statement about whether the company’s games will be available on the PlayStation platform.
Together today we asked “Where did Sony go wrong?” I will try to answer your question. But before that, I have to tell you the most important thing you need to pay attention to. This is a blog post. Just a reflection of my personal thoughts. For this reason, I ask those who have opposing opinions to write their thoughts in the comments, WITHIN RESPECT. I hope it will be a useful blog post for both us and the future of PlayStation. Let’s start.
Where Did Sony Error?
He thought Microsoft was dead and belittled
The biggest factor that caused Microsoft to see the bottom in the Xbox 360, which started with the Xbox 360, was that it could not analyze its competitors correctly and was intoxicated with victory. Now Sony is experiencing the same situation with PlayStation. They believe their victory is so great that they can’t even see their opponents making their way. I present this as the first problem that must be urgently overcome. Because the faster he gets out of it, the sooner he can regain his old trust.
State of Play filled its events with indie games
You may be one of those who say “Indie is sweet”. But when compared to AAA productions, the number of decent indie games will not exceed a handful. Of course, this is perfectly normal. Can a production developed by a company employing hundreds of people be the same as a production developed by a company of five to ten people? Of course it won’t. State of Play, Sony’s event, though not regularly, every few months, unfortunately can’t offer anything other than indie games. Although Sunsa came out as “Aha, we will do this, but there is neither video nor information about it”, no one can talk about it.
They took away the exclusive productions that PlayStation lovers were most proud of
This must be where the zurna calls “zırt”. This must be the point where both the sweet and endless bickering in our country, especially between Playsıteyşınlıar and İksbakscılar, ends. PS fans can no longer find a place to defend themselves because their biggest weapon was taken away by Sony itself. Worse still, this was done before they were given a new defense system. The defenders of the console were offended and began to turn their backs on the company.
Insufficient number of released game consoles
When we look now, we see a console with hundreds of games in its catalog. However, most of them are either unreleased or not one of the AAA productions that sold the console in particular. Okay, consoles don’t have a production that excites me, at least, at this stage. The biggest factor in this is perhaps the pandemic, but at least we see a Microsoft that brings itself step by step closer to the point it wants and desires. This inevitably brings disappointment to PS fans.
He couldn’t focus on new games because of his love for remakes.
Probably one of the points that gamers, including me, went crazy the most, was Remake, that is, remake games. One of the important mistakes made is that the company re-releases old hit games with new game prices in order to get money from the same production. It was very annoying to buy and play the games that we had already paid for and finished, due to insufficient content, from the beginning. However, if they had been able to bring the backward compatibility that has been talked about for years – which is a fact that will not be very difficult – and focus on the production of new games, I would not even be writing this article right now.
Focused on device rather than game content
As I always say, what makes a console a console is the content produced for it. This was the biggest factor behind the success of PS4. Even if the device produced is the most powerful tool in the world, if you do not have the environment to use it, it is garbage, as gamers say. Fortunately, it’s too early to attribute that to the PS5.
Failed to feed VR device with proper content
Launched with great hopes, PlayStation VR became one of the products that remained idle due to insufficient content. Now you can say what’s wrong with you, maybe hundreds of VR games are out. Let me ask you right away, how many names do you have in mind, how many have you played? VR business should go beyond turkey hunting. In addition, the high price of the device, which is sold at almost the price of a console, is also worth mentioning.
He failed to explain the capacity of the device he produced
PlayStation 5 has an extremely powerful system. But most importantly, there is a stable working environment. While the productions that can be produced can be magnificent, most likely due to both the difficult production process and the fact that the limits of the system are not explained to the producers correctly, even the producers do not know what they can produce yet.
Minimized his relations with the press
This was one of the saddest issues on our part. The desire to make all new announcements themselves, and the fact that they were far from giving proper content to the press, offended the press. In addition, his fans began to doubt the insincerity and impartiality of the produced content. Of course, who would say their device is bad? Or does it show a missing side? I guess the biggest reason behind this decision was to turn down the voice of anti-fanatics. But they still continue to talk.
He tried to raise the selling prices of the games.
While I am writing this article, I will not only speak for Turkey. Game prices are now far from accessibility. While players could allocate money for many previous productions, the numbers starting with 39 USD reached 69 dollars. Sony wasn’t content with that, and the move it made to increase it to 79 got a huge reaction, and it pulled it back – at least for now. However, gamers will hardly forget this. Especially in our country. The high exchange rates are extremely heartbreaking. Its original use, which has grown steadily over the past decade, is in decline. Even if gamers do not buy a product, PlayStation games are now expensive” pattern stuck to the company.
Extra error
Apart from all these items, there is a much bigger factor. He was also the CEO change made by Sony on the PlayStation side. The replacement of Andrew House, Jim Ryan, failed to see his successor’s ultimate goal. A structure that has withdrawn itself and is far from all aggression emerged from the PS appearance, which made every attempt for market leadership. During his tenure, he only reaped the benefits of the system developed by House. The platform does not currently have a game that neither excites its fans nor can they expect in the future. The company urgently needs to dispose of the dead soil on it. Otherwise, it will be easy for Microsoft to experience the collapse of the Xbox in this vew next generation console.
What Will the Future of PlayStation Be Like?
For now, even if PS5 buyers are a little confused and regretful, I recommend that they do not have the slightest problem with this issue. Sony is a huge company. They will neither kill a brand like PlayStation nor allow it to do so much damage. I just wonder how many more PlayStation fanatics they’re going to let fret over their rally.