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PS4: Can Sony Keep Up with Demand?

IGN - PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida talks about supply and hints at when we'll know more about Japan release date.

ArchangelMike4663d ago (Edited 4663d ago )

I won't be surprised if Japan get a PS4+Vita bundle first. It's their core territory.

6DEAD6END64663d ago

I think they'll have a hard time keeping up with demand simply because everyone wants one. You won't find it on selves until Feb or March the earliest.

AbortMission4663d ago

Lol at the drones who thumbed you down

TheFutureIsBlue4663d ago

It seems people forgot how hard it is to get a new console without preordering. Only a few of my buddies did. The rest act like it will be easy to get one.

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FamilyGuy4663d ago

No, not unless they come out with 5+ million ready by launch. Maybe 7 million.

A lot of people don't pre-order and a lot are planning to go to the store on day 1 and then comes the stragglers and holiday buyers. This gen lasted so long that many have been waiting a year to move on.

Lykon4663d ago

I haven't pre -ordered but i will definitely get one at some point . I'm happy to wait 6 months to a year though. so no rush .so Assuming there are countless others like me (i'm older and on a tight budget and have different priorities). demand for ps4 will start high and remain high. I'm really pleased for Sony and for us. Last gen (or current gen whatever it is) did have some amazing highs points. but the way I see it was 360 was held back by hardware problems and then kinect and lack of games) PS3 had a slow start but turned out to be very good, but by then a lot of gamers and new gamers had got caught up in the 360 COD squad rubbish... I hope this gen PS4 will have the same impact as the PS2 :)

DJMarty4663d ago

Sony said they were producing 16 million PS4 too meet demand, said that ages ago.

FamilyGuy4663d ago

I remember this but wasn't it just a rumor?

Gster4663d ago

Wouldn't MS just love to be in their Shuei's right now! ;P

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PR_FROM_OHIO4663d ago

Lol nice 1 bro that's funny!!

Gster4663d ago

Tnx guys, u know what they say, "if the Shuei fits, wear it"! I really do get my "Kicks" on N4G!

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Shuhei Yoshida Shares Why Releasing 1st-Party Games On PC Day One Is A Bad Strategy For PlayStation

Former head of PlayStation Studios Shuhei Yoshida has shared why releasing first-party games on PC day one is bad strategy for PlayStation.

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Redemption-6436d ago

I wonder if he tried to stop Shawn Layden from starting it?

Profchaos35d ago

Technically horizon came out in 2020 under Jim Ryan who took over in 2019

It's hard to tell who initiated the project but the Decima engine makes porting to PC fairly easy so who honestly knows if this was Jim's initiative or not I get the feeling it was

Redemption-6435d ago (Edited 35d ago )

It's actually not hard at all. Shawn Layden said he started it. Shawn Layden has confirmed that he was behind the strategy to bring PlayStation exclusive games to PC. Regardless of whether you hate Jim or not this wasn't his idea. It happened during his watch, but it was started before he took over. Below are links with him confirming it started with him

https://www.gamesradar.com/...

https://x.com/i/status/1444...

Reaper22_36d ago

Fake news. He didnt say that.This video was posted on YouTube and on here they decided to change the title. Shame on you.

i81duce35d ago

At 5:16, he literally states the thing you say he doesn’t say. Did you even watch the video?

GotGame81835d ago

Sony already said they weren't porting to PC anymore. Or, at least that is how I interpreted a couple of articles. I think if it were not for Helix, that may not have happened.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7741d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga40d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199240d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga40d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac40d ago (Edited 40d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman40d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger40d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box40d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion40d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7240d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7540d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit40d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14940d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7740d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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Former Sony president Shuhei Yoshida reveals why the original PS ultimately led to Bloodborne

Sony's bold entrance into the console market back in the '90s heralded the use of CD-ROMs instead of cartridges, which convinced several companies to jump on board the PlayStation train. It turns out FromSoftware was one of those companies lured in by the appeal of discs.

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