Sheeeeesh!
https://x.com/lmk_nathan42915/status/1737508523569742017?s=20
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Now it just did. What a wild year.
good riddance
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My GOTY, better than From
Letâs say Xbox releases a new console in 2026 (with these made up specs: zen 6 cpu, RDNA 4 or 5, 32GB GDDR7 VRAM, AI upscaling hardware etc.) would Xbox really have an âearly release advantage?â I canât imagine Sony (hyper aware of whatever MS does and would certainly know about these specs well before release) would let MS have a head start on the next generation more than 9 months PS5 Pro be damned.
âHyper aware of whatever Xbox doesâ - yet caught off guard many times. These are very closely guarded things.
I think if they were going to pivot, the PS5 Pro would likely just never see the light of day. More likely theyâd be comfortable with the Pro and look forward to taking the power advantage 2 years later.
You live there? 
My general rule for Florida is that anything is possible in Florida. 
These things take literally years to come to fruition. If any of this is true, then Sony would have to start right now on making the PS6. Iâm sure theyâre already working on it in some capacity, but unless they are ready to commit to design and hardware right now, then I donât see how they could have something out in 2026.
I donât believe any of the rumors about a new Xbox in 2026 though.
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This is crazy despite Insomniac making record sales for Sony they are planning on cutting between 50 and 75 jobs at the studio in addition Sony is also planning to close one of their studios
This was from November this year
â A more recent presentation in November points to potentially more drastic cuts. âSlimming down Ratchet and cutting new IP will not account for the reductions Sony is looking for,â reads a PowerPoint note attributed to Insomniac head Ted Price. âTo remove 50-75 people strategically, our best option is to cut deeply into Wolverine and Spider-Man 3 , replacing lower performers with team members from Ratchet and new IP.ââ
âBusiness plans change, and Sony would not confirm if the discussed cuts are still on the table or already completed. But a notes file referencing a November 9 PlayStation off-site meeting reiterates the 50-75 number of cuts. The notes suggest the cuts are being asked of other PlayStation studios as well, including the line âthere will be one studio closure.â Sony did not respond when asked to clarify.â
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Assuming Sony does release in 2028âŚkinda
#1) Microsoft is estimating Xcloud subscribers to be 40m by 2030+, this is before ABK was taken into consideration.
#2) Assume they sell around 20m by PS6 launch.
In aggregate, thats 60m install base vs 30 by 2030. It will tip the scales a bit for sure.
#3) I doubt with Sonys profit margins they could create a console in excess of a 2026 Xbox.
The PS5 is 30% weaker than Series X. Same price. Same release date. Can Sony afford it? If so, why is the PS5 weaker?
#4) Even if they could, I know Sony cannot afford to make big games that arent cross gen. They havent exactly believed in generations like they said and games arent going to be cheaper to make in 2028.
Nope. Itâs just Florida tends to be the place where wild things do happen.
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The thing is Iâm sure they are doing this along with the PS5 Pro.
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Sonyâs a weird company, so I donât think itâs impossible. I just donât see Sony and MS starting a new gen that early. I hope they do though.
Maybe because like 30% of that goes to Disney apparently⌠Itâs insane
Everything Sony does feels like it geared to and nothing but console hardware sales
Doesnât matter if they spend a metric shit ton on marketing, Disney licensing costs or just insane budgets, margins are irrelevant as long as the console is selling
It feels very short-medium term focused vs long term
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Sounds like a good reason to hire Bobby Kottick or bring him in as an advisor. This would have regulatory winds and Bobby has the experience navigating them.
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The word of mouth is really positive, I played the demo and loved it. Definitely an amazing feat for the team to be this successful in such a difficult sub-genre/type of action-rpg in their first try.
Also now that we are talking about Lies of P Game Pass had such an amazing year with so much high quality content, I feel that right now Xbox is at their all time peak as a platform, never being happier to be a part of this ecosystem and I am a big fan since the OG Xbox.
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WBDâs market value was around $29 billion as of Wednesday, while Paramountâs was just over $10 billionâŚ
Man⌠As someone whoâs always considered himself a movie lover first and gamer second, and who donât really pay much attention to this kind of corporate valuation, this puts the $69 billion for Activision into a new perspective for me.