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Sony co-CEO Hideaki Nishino discussed the future of PlayStation in the home console market during a recent interview, confirming the company's focus on home consoles.
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Nishino emphasized the growing number of games available for the PS5, and highlighted the many users who continue to play PS4 games.
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He also highlighted Sony's recent efforts to expand the PlayStation user base, including PS Portal as a form of cloud gaming for PS5 players.
PlayStation has confirmed that it plans to maintain its focus on the home console market and PS5 moving forward in the future, given the growing popularity of cloud-based gaming. Since the launch of the PS1 in the 1990s, PlayStation has been one of the biggest titans in the modern gaming industry, and Sony has become a household name in gaming. The PS2 is one of the best-selling consoles of all time and a report last month revealed that the PS5 has surpassed 65 million consoles sold. Now, Sony's focus seems to be on the console market.
In recent years, Sony has continued to push new ways for PlayStation fans to experience the best games on the platform on a wide variety of devices. Sony has brought its first party exclusively to PC, along with its favorite games God of War: Ragnarok and the Marvel's Spider-Man series making its debut in many fields. Sony also released the PlayStation Portal as a handheld peripheral for the PS5, allowing users to stream the PlayStation 5 to the device on the go. A new interview with Sony colleagues confirmed that Sony continues to prioritize the console market.
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Sony has committed to focus on the Home Console market
As reported by TwistedVoxel, Sony Interactive Entertainment co-CEO Hideaki Nishino discussed 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 main focus of the company for the foreseeable future, citing the growth of PS5 games. Nishino also boasted of the many users who continue to play PS4 games, while saying he believes the PS5 still has a long life ahead of it.
While confirming Sony's focus on the console market, Nishino discussed how Sony continues to push the envelope in growing PlayStation users. He cited the PlayStation Portal as a major recent addition to Sony's lineup, leaving a long way for players to play PS5 games and downplaying cloud gaming as the company's future. Nishino also briefly talked about his next-generation console plans, stressing the need to innovate with new consoles along with new console prices and release windows.
Hideaki Nishino's hopes for the future of the PlayStation home console come at a time of celebration for Sony's gaming brand. Sony is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original PlayStation's Japanese release with a number of festivities, including a special birthday theme for the PS5. Sony has also featured a number of great deals as part of the celebration, including huge discounts on popular series like God of war, Gran Turismoand horizon among others. Sony seems intent on maintaining its reign as one of the biggest console brands in the gaming industry for the foreseeable future.
PlayStation 5
Sony's PlayStation 5 is part of the ninth console generation and launched with a launch lineup that included Demon's Souls and Astro's Playroom. The console comes with a Blu-ray disc, although a digital edition is also available for a cheaper price.
