With its arrival Nintendo Switch 2 sometime this year, everything indicates that the video game industry will face a very important change. It’s something that a new analysis has pointed out, revealing that this could be the last generation where Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft compete. Since there will only be room for one console in the future that isn’t from the Big N.
According to DFC Intelligence, the next generation will have only two consoles and one of them will be Nintendo hardware. The analysis indicated that, due to the way the market has performed in recent years, Sony and Microsoft will face each other in a race where only one will have a chance to continue Creating specific consoles with exclusives.
Nintendo, for its part, will be in the lead, and the next generation will be the winner Thanks to a strategy that combines early availability of its new hardware and more limited competition. This is, without forgetting, the already established user base. However, Sony and Microsoft will not have the same fate, so the market or users will ultimately choose between the two.
Between these two, Microsoft and Xbox have the flexibility to focus on subscription services and software distributionInstead of putting too much emphasis on hardware, something that Sony and PlayStation will do. DFC Intelligence commented on this:
“There is no room for two major console systems. Sony or Microsoft will fight hard for a distant third place, largely depending on which of these companies can gain momentum early.
A new system from Sony (PlayStation 6?) should have an advantage because of Sony’s loyal base and strong intellectual property,” he said, noting that Microsoft will enter its next console as the largest game publisher.
Microsoft failed with the Xbox Series X/S, but made major acquisitions to become the world’s largest software publisher “Microsoft has the option to focus on software and delivery models rather than hardware.”
There is currently no information on Sony and Microsoft’s plans after this generation. As for Xbox, its executives have indicated that they do not plan to abandon the console market, and even want to enter the portable market. In related matters, it likewise presented a new technical video of the PS5 Pro. LEGO Horizon Adventure Coming to Xbox
Author’s Note:
It’s a possibility, but considering Microsoft isn’t giving up, it’s something that might not happen in the next generation, or at least not as markedly as it did with Sega at the time. If Xbox leaves consoles, it will likely be more gradual, moving from home hardware to portables and then to streaming services.
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