Switch 2 is so sizzling proper now. A lot in order that Sony Interactive Leisure president and CEO Hideaki Nishino was requested if the PlayStation group is nervous in regards to the system’s elevated efficiency and third-party help, presumably resulting in harder competitors for PS5. The reply boiled right down to: Not likely.
Nishino mentioned the Switch 2 throughout a Sony enterprise presentation, the place he even touched on PS6 (however not in identify) and cloud gaming. Switch 2 set a brand new file for fastest-selling system of all time, with Nintendo stating it bought 3.5 million consoles in 4 days. Nishino stated profitable launches like this generally is a boon for everyone. He famous that “catalysts available in the market are nice for the trade as a complete, as they invigorate the joy and demand extra broadly,” per VGC.
The PlayStation government additionally conveyed confidence within the PS5 as a complete, particularly on the subject of gaming on a TV. “PlayStation 5 is designed for an immersive gaming expertise, and this contains the progressive DualSense controller options as properly. We imagine PS5-level efficiency is required to realize an incredible expertise on huge screens. And on this method, now we have supplied a singular providing for gamers and creators on this present console era.”
Nevertheless, Sony is reportedly creating a PS5 moveable system, presumably designed to compete with Switch 2 and Steam Deck. Within the 2000s and 2010s, Sony battled within the handheld market house in opposition to Nintendo with the PSP and PS Vita.
Sony management did not simply speak about Switch 2, although. Herman Hulst, who’s CEO of the studio enterprise group at Sony Interactive Leisure, stated that the corporate stays dedicated to live-service video games. Bungie’s Marathon is subsequent up in that division for PlayStation, and it is set to launch September 23.