PlayStaion Is Focusing More On "Platform Playtime" Than Software Sales
Summary It’s been explained bySonygeneral manager Sadahiko Hayakawa that PlayStation has become much more concerned about “platform playtime” over the past couple of console generations, rather than software sales. It’s an odd time for the big boys of the games industry at the moment, with bothPlayStationandXboxfacing various different challenges to keep their fans happy, their consoles relevant, and their games selling well. It feels like a big change is on the horizon, whether that be due to the ballooning costs of video game development,Xbox looking increasingly likely to ditch its hardware altogether, or Square Enix essentiallyscrapping the idea of console exclusive releases due to poor sales....