This was measured. Calculated. They had reports, meetings, they knew roughly how much outrage would be. This is all part of their plan.
The only thing that would change it is not buying PlayStation.
Which is of course the only thing gamers will not do. As soon as the next big title comes out (also in Sony’s plan), gamers will forget this and move on.
I bet they also calculated the “timed boycot” of PS+ into their plan. Can’t you just hear someone saying it. “We expect maximum of 7 days of light use due to a potential boycott, probably no more than 30% of our total base”
They’re never reversing course on it, as long as people keep buying.
I remember being so excited for PS3 given how much I loved PS2. First I had to wait over a year to get one because they produced way too few units for release, and it was sold out everywhere with scalpers trying to pass it off for $1,000+. Then, when I finally got one for a reasonable price, the game variety was just really shallow. If you aren’t into shooters and sports games there just isn’t much to find. Little Big Planet was pretty much the only game I spent a significant amount of time playing on my PS3. I never bothered with Sony after that, despite the fact that the PS2 is still far and away my favorite console of all time.
They knew this ahead of time.
This was measured. Calculated. They had reports, meetings, they knew roughly how much outrage would be. This is all part of their plan.
The only thing that would change it is not buying PlayStation.
Which is of course the only thing gamers will not do. As soon as the next big title comes out (also in Sony’s plan), gamers will forget this and move on.
I bet they also calculated the “timed boycot” of PS+ into their plan. Can’t you just hear someone saying it. “We expect maximum of 7 days of light use due to a potential boycott, probably no more than 30% of our total base”
They’re never reversing course on it, as long as people keep buying.
We tried this with the micro transactions too
too late did this a decade ago
imagine buying sony in 2010s onward
I remember being so excited for PS3 given how much I loved PS2. First I had to wait over a year to get one because they produced way too few units for release, and it was sold out everywhere with scalpers trying to pass it off for $1,000+. Then, when I finally got one for a reasonable price, the game variety was just really shallow. If you aren’t into shooters and sports games there just isn’t much to find. Little Big Planet was pretty much the only game I spent a significant amount of time playing on my PS3. I never bothered with Sony after that, despite the fact that the PS2 is still far and away my favorite console of all time.