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@DoesItPlay1 Do you see the part where they said the backlash has had no impact so far, do you think it’s too soon for it to have affect or it’s something that will gradually grow overtime

During today's earnings call Sony for the first time in a month reacted to the backlash against their attack on physical media. And it went about the way we expected. Let's analyze it. (Disclaimer: We are going off of the official English translation in the clip provided. It wasn't that long of a statement, but there might be minor inaccuracies in there.) First of all, they seem to emphasize that 18 months ahead of time is a respectable period to give notice. No comment on the fact that basically everyone was surprised by their announcement coming this soon, while PS5 is still going strong. Then they dive into the reasons. They claim there are "various", the biggest one being that "digitalization of contents overall has been progressing". This is a clear shift in language. Initially, they blamed it directly on consumer habits. We've shown how that reasoning doesn't fully hold up when looking at the numbers. Then they claim that digitalization does not only impact PlayStation, but "all kinds of content". And that is true. It has been on the rise for quite some years now. At the same time, this conveniently ignores any and all counter trends in recent years. It is a statement that makes it sound like their direction is inevitable on a global scale. But their direction is absolute. Their goal is to kill physical media entirely for games, while basically all other major entertainment sectors have at least a strong niche remaining, with various indicators that physical media is actually growing again. The recent Capcom report saw a 133 % rise compared to the same period of last year. The overall spending is up for physical games compared to the previous year (admittedly, aided by the Switch 2 release). Sony's own physical split last quarter is up, both compared to the quarter before and the same period last year. More and more signs point to a stable plateau of physical buyers at the very least. The call continues and they drop the big one. A few seconds of stuttering followed by, "We put in a lot of thought and time, and we cautiously considered this, and we came to this conclusion, and we are cautiously going to move this forward." They are not really giving any insights here. It is a "trust me, bro" in business speak. At the same time, if we take these words at face value, it means they are aware of the consequences, but do it anyway. Endangering retailers across the globe by removing one of the biggest entertainment brands from the portfolio? Fuck them. Removing a choice for consumers who were loyal to the PlayStation brand? Fuck them. Stripping developers of an additional revenue stream and the chance to immortalize their art? Fuck them. Forcing all remaining customers into an ecosystem without customer protection legislation? Fuck them too. What thoughts did they put in exactly? The only word that might give hope is "cautiously". But even that could be read in two ways. Either they are more cautious not to spark more backlash, but they want to continue regardless. Or they are actually waking up to the fact that this might cause more harm to them than they initially anticipated. They follow up with "to this decision we have received various opinions and people have strong views" and how games are loved and connected to memories. The speaker claims that they "understand those emotions". Really? Why are they calling it emotions when there is a long list of legitimate criticism entirely rooted in facts, though? Because they don't want to acknowledge the facts. Sony tries to paint the backlash as emotional without substance. As completely unfounded in anything tangible. After this bit, they immediately continue to starting damage control for the future and start talking about the "future digital ecosystem". Again, in a manner that makes it sound without an alternative. "How do we engage the gamers, is something we would like to continue to explore", they say. What is that supposed to mean, you ask? It's entirely talking about how they can continue to boil the frog. This part of the statement was not revolving around giving customers anything. Our best guess is that it is the attempt to indirectly address the monopoly criticism, and that there is no customer protection in an all-digital future, and that customers will be entirely at the mercy of the platform with zero control over purchased goods. With this statement the clip concludes. The overall tone remained. Cold, distant, no real explanations, no apologies for the past weeks either. But they did get a message. It had some impact. They ran damage control here. 100 % confidence would look different. But they won't correct course for now. It is up to us to continue. If anything, we need to step it up now. #PSBlackout is just one of those steps. Many more need to be taken. This needs a collective effort from all gamers, regardless of how you like to play your games. x.com/ethangach/stat…

@Genki_JPN Why don’t they just do digital cards like Nintendo

Sony CFO Lin Tao confirms PlayStation will offer code in a box retail packages in North America in replace of discs going forward! "In North America, this has already happened, without discs in the package there is a code included, that is how they sell in North America." Says they already discussed the plans with retailers before hand and this will be their solution.

@Chris_Dring Ball knowledge

Aha! The second best 3D Mario after Odyssey

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@dante_paris Splatoon raiders overall launch likely above splatoon 2 where digital sales weren’t that high. Easily over 1m first week in Japan

How much the Splatoon series sold at launch in Japan Splatoon - 156.610 Splatoon 2 - 670.955 Splatoon 3 - 1.934.680 Splatoon Raiders - 474.684

@Juanjgartner @Stealth40k Pokopia dlc and I guess Duskbloods closed beta

@Stealth40k There's nothing for August right? That's weird

We are pretty much back to not knowing a lot about Nintendo's future pipeline: - Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave - September - Switch Sports Resort - October - Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Switch 2 Edition - December - Ocarina of Time Remake - TBD 2026 - Xenoblade Genesis - TBD 2027 - Pokemon Winds & Waves - TBD 2027

@carygolomb If it supported Steam and is a similar price point to steam machine while being more powerful pretty much replaces steam machine for me outside of using windows but alternatives exist

It's not a one-way street If Xbox Helix supports Steam games, along with all the other PC storefronts, that increases the value of Xbox Helix. Ask yourself, if Xbox Series X supported Steam right now, how much more would you value the Series X?

@Noxyfied NOA is always later to tweets than European and other countries for some reason

Why isn’t Nintendo of America posting promos and info about Xenoblade 2? That’s odd

@KenanOrion8qwa @Light_88_ I just want explorers DX and I will be satisfied with life

@Light_88_ will a new mystery dungeon game get revealed next week because next week is the anniversary of mystery dungeon

⚠️ Pokémon Pokopia Leak ⚠️ Pokémon Pokopia Expansion Pass: Bubbly Basin launches on August 5! 🏖

@JeffB232232 @mia3as Bananza had the unfortunate choice of using double buffer vsync which means even the tiniest frame drop results in lag spikes. It means better latency but since the framerate, although sparingly, drops it is counterintuitive. In reality I believe it only drops into the 50s

@mia3as The Void fights those were so bad i cant believe they left them running like that 😭 They both kinda have the same ending now that I think about it lmao

Splatoon Raiders may not have th3 most high res textures or lighting but that frame rate is fucking locked I haven't seen a single frame drop after all this time even in the craziest of scenarios with like 50 trillion particles, explosions, and enemies Genuinely impressive

@SteveMBowling Faster game cards is practically impossible

OLED screen Faster game cards Docked VRR Optional left joy-con with a d-pad Larger storage 2TB + microSD Express card availability

@hiphoptwist @ThePokeMD Grading should be a thing just not the way PSA does it

@ThePokeMD PSA shouldn’t be a thing

PSA 10s have officially went from $650 to $220 in 3 months. I think they hit $75 in the year

@Stealth40k Duskbloods being low is weird but I guess there hasn’t been enough for people to be excited

Famitsu Reader's Most Wanted Games: 1. [NS2] Pokemon Winds / Waves – 578 votes 2. [PS5] Persona 4 Revival – 440 votes 3. [NS2] Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave – 419 votes 4. [NS2] Zelda: Ocarina of Time – 292 votes 5. [PS5] Grand Theft Auto 6 – 270 votes 6. [PS5] Persona 6 – 223 votes 7. [PS5] Final Fantasy VII Revelation – 191 votes 8. [NS2] DQ Monsters: The Withered World – 175 votes 9. [PS5] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – 170 votes 10. [PS5] Ace Combat 8 – 166 votes 11. [PS5] Onimusha: Way of the Sword – 164 votes 12. [NSW] DQ Monsters: The Withered World – 138 votes 13. [NS2] Xenoblade Genesis – 124 votes 14. [NS2] Prof Layton: New World of Steam – 122 votes 15. [NS2] Final Fantasy Resonance – 111 votes 16. [NSW] Genshin Impact – 108 votes 17. [NSW] Prof Layton: New World of Steam – 106 votes 18. [PS5] Resident Evil Veronica – 90 votes 19. [NSW] Final Fantasy Resonance – 87 votes 20. [PS5] DQ: The Withered World – 85 votes 21. [NSW] Super Bomberman Collection – 83 votes 22. [PS5] Beast of Reincarnation – 82 votes 23. [PS5] Stranger Than Heaven – 80 votes 24. [NS2] The Duskbloods – 77 votes 25. [NS2] Super Bomberman Collection – 76 votes 26. [NSW] Inazuma Eleven Re – 74 votes 27. [PS5] Final Fantasy Resonance – 71 votes 28. [NSW] Village in the Shade – 69 votes 29. [NS2] Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter – 67 votes 30. [NS2] LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight – 66 votes Ocarina of Time and Xenoblade Genesis are in the highest spots yet. nintendoeverything.com/famitsus-most-…

@AquariiSa @KilZeroZ @YaBoyRoshi I don’t think the implication is he abused because he did leave the house when she asked but clearly was someone who never took her seriously

@KilZeroZ @YaBoyRoshi It's very implied he abused his ex-wife, screaming and snapping at her after drinking. He doesn't really become a "villain" until he decides to kidnap his therapist, and it's implied he killed one of his coworkers and severed her head.

Backrooms is a great movie but it does a bad job of convincing the audience Clark is a bad person. Man is struggling BAD and his therapist says he’s whining 🙃 life so miserable he prefers the liminal space. I didn’t see him as a villain at all, just a victim of circumstance 🤷🏽‍♂️

@KaggyFilms For digimon*

@KaggyFilms Should get the physical switch version instead since it has a free switch 2 update

The collection GROWS mwuahahaha

@DXBNIN Doesn’t Xbox require game pass

Final Fantasy XIV finally has a Switch 2 date: August 4. Free trial launches the same day, and the first month of service is free while servers stabilize. Then the bill arrives, and it's a strange one. Every other platform shares one subscription. PS5, Xbox, PC, one fee, play anywhere. Switch 2 requires its own separate subscription on top. Already subscribed elsewhere? You still pay again, at half price. Yoshida chose his words carefully back in April: "After discussions with Nintendo, it was decided that the Switch 2 version would require a separate subscription." Months of discussions, and this is different to how we've done things before. Read that as what it is. This came from Nintendo's side of the table. Credit where it's earned: no Nintendo Switch Online required, which saves you a second fee, and cross-progression means your character comes with you. Those are real concessions. This is Nintendo arriving thirteen years late to the biggest MMO on earth and charging a toll at the door. The real test is coming. FFXIV's free trial is the most effective onboarding funnel in the genre, and it's about to hit an audience that has never paid a monthly fee for anything.