Game Pass vs Exclusives. New features vs Big Numbers. Green vs Blue. Tom & J.R. discuss the differing strategies from Microsoft and Sony’s next gen consoles. How can the PlayStation 5 make it’s proven model succeed again? How can XBOX Series X make it’s new business model endure?
0:00 J.R.’s Background
5:09 Why is it so rare for Tech Writers to like both consoles and PC gaming?
18:00 Do Specs win console wars?
23:20 Why did the SEGA Dreamcast fail – Was it ahead of its time?
28:50 Learning the wrong lessons from PS3 & XBOX One
37:25 Overcorrecting for Fanboys
43:00 Tunnel Vision can cause good ideas to become bad ideas…
46:02 XBOX vs Sony’s strategy. Exclusives vs Game Pass.
56:03 How Sony could screw up with what used to be good decisions
1:07:10 RTX 3070 & Ampere vs Consoles
1:18:00 TFLOPs vs Gaming Performance
1:32:50 SSD Prices
1:37:33 How much does the PlayStation 5 cost to make? What will it cost to buy?
1:43:20 Comparing Sony to Intel & Nvidia
1:55:45 Final Reader Mail
J.R.’s Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDMF4SaMIIfltWQcLTrYMrw
https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/7/21426800/xbox-series-s-price-design-photo-leak-lockhart
https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1303230071033880576
https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2020/09/08/ps5-pre-order-price-release-date-game-playstation-5/
https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2020/09/poll_how_much_are_you_willing_to_pay_for_ps5
https://wccftech.com/xbox-series-x-1tb-ssd-expansion-to-cost-220-rumour/
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2020-09-09 20:01:02 +0000 UTC