I like Dave2D’s comparison of this refresh to the Steam Deck wherein both Sony and Valve are in unique positions where their dominance in their own market space should mean they can afford to reduce costs for their hardware since losses are subsidized by their marketplace anyway.
Valve’s the only one doing it, while upgrading the Deck OLED with a better screen, better APU, better fan, and more battery life. Sony on the other hand is just resting on its laurels.
While offering a significantly trashier service on PC vs. Gamepass.
Like damn, Streaming only? In a first world country where throttling and data caps is still a thing? Didn’t they learn anything from Google’s run with Stadia?
I like Dave2D’s comparison of this refresh to the Steam Deck wherein both Sony and Valve are in unique positions where their dominance in their own market space should mean they can afford to reduce costs for their hardware since losses are subsidized by their marketplace anyway.
Valve’s the only one doing it, while upgrading the Deck OLED with a better screen, better APU, better fan, and more battery life. Sony on the other hand is just resting on its laurels.
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For the form factor, the 7nm reduction to 6nm supposedly means less heat to deal with.
Don’t forget raising the price of a PSN subscription pretty significantly.
While offering a significantly trashier service on PC vs. Gamepass.
Like damn, Streaming only? In a first world country where throttling and data caps is still a thing? Didn’t they learn anything from Google’s run with Stadia?
Well technically Valve kept the exact same price tiers, but the upgrade is much more substantial.
When Nintendo did something similar a few years back they charged $50 extra. And speaking of dominance in their relative space…