Grubb: Sony's strength is that it can do it all

[the-pi-guy]

VentureBeat

Sony's strength is that it has the money, expertise, and properties to take on almost any idea. And the company has already shown a willingness to put a variety of strategic pieces into place for its future.

PlayStation is doing it all
Sony is going to keep making the games and consoles that it's known for. PlayStation 5 will continue flying off shelves — if one ever ends up on a shelf — and PlayStation Studios will keep pumping out game of the year contenders. And that will lead to its own growth — although that is a slow-and-steady process.

Movies and television
Like Nintendo, Sony is looking at ways to increase the value of its PlayStation brands through other mediums like movies and television. What's different for Sony is that it owns one of the biggest movie studios in Hollywood in Sony Pictures. So while Nintendo is partnering with Illumination and slowly rolling out a plan for more films after that, Sony is debuting Uncharted in theaters this week. The Last of Us series, meanwhile, is coming to HBO soon as well.

^(And Take Two, Bungie, Kojima,...)

Live-service games
The thought that originally provoked this story for me is the contrast between Ubisoft and PlayStation. Both companies are looking toward a future with more live-service based games. But Ubisoft has left behind its old "blueprint" style of making games in favor of its new "mothership and satellite" approach. Up until 2018, Ubisoft would try to release games in the Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and other franchise blueprints as frequently as possible. Since then, however, the company has decided to shift to a model where it publishes a massive live-service game in each franchise that last for years and then it would push out smaller satellite games in those franchises at a faster rate.

But even without God of War Ragnarok coming into PS+ on day one, Sony has managed to attract 48 million subscribers to its PS+ membership program. And it has 111 million monthly active users who are spending money on games like Fortnite, Apex Legends, and more.

[the-pi-guy]

10 movies + Tv shows
10 live service
10 studio acquisitions?  

[the-pi-guy]

There was some criticism that Sony is not focused on a singular goal. Movies, PC initiatives, Spartacus, live service, etc.

I think the big point about all of this is that much of the industry is moving this way. Video game companies across the board are diversifying into mobile, PC, movies, etc.

Sony is a bit behind on some of these, they are a bit ahead on some of the others. But on the whole their actions make sense and theyre doing just fine. Almost like they do market research!

[kitler53]

There was some criticism that Sony is not focused on a singular goal. Movies, PC initiatives, Spartacus, live service, etc.

I think the big point about all of this is that much of the industry is moving this way. Video game companies across the board are diversifying into mobile, PC, movies, etc.

Sony is a bit behind on some of these, they are a bit ahead on some of the others. But on the whole their actions make sense and theyre doing just fine. Almost like they do market research!

it still blows my mind there aren't more "apps" for these systems.  i guss i shouldn't talk to xbox but where's the app for:
google photos
amazon music or youtube music
video chat with iOS and android