Sony is making the same mistake that almost killed Xbox One

Sony is making the same mistake as Microsoft did in past after it launched Xbox One:

After Microsoft launched Xbox One in 2013, it was the best console for playing video games along with Xbox 360. After a few months, the release of Sony’s PS4 repeatedly dunked on Microsoft’s Xbox One.

Sony sold more than 91 million PS4 units & it is ahead in the competition against Xbox One. Sony also beat Nintendo Switch.

A new console is released after every 5 to 10 years or so from all 3 largest companies including Sony, Microsoft & Nintendo. Sony is competing Microsoft directly because their consoles are similar & they are capable of playing most of the same games. PS4 & Xbox One are mostly similar when it comes to horsepower & capability.

Sony won against Xbox with PS2 which was released in 2000 but with the launch of PS3 Sony lost its dominance in the market. Xbox 360 went ahead of PS3 & it remained ahead until 2013 when both companies launched their new consoles PS4 & Xbox One. Sony is ahead in the battle with PS4.

Sony & Microsoft are planning for their next generation of game consoles. With a big lead now Sony is making the same mistakes as Microsoft did earlier when it launched Xbox One.

Sony did not allow cross-play:

Fortnite is one of the top game & it can be played on many platforms including PC, smartphone, & console. You can play this game with users on whatever platforms they are playing it & this feature is known as cross-play. If you are playing this game on PC then you can play it with users on smartphones, Xbox One & Nintendo Switch.

Until recently, there was one exception: PS4 users were not allowed to play this game with Xbox One & Switch users. If you bought some stuff in Fortnite on PS4, then it would not show if you played it with the same account on another platform.

Sony was providing bad excuses to its users for months for not allowing cross-play but later it added cross-play feature.

Sony was not only upsetting its fans but its refusal to allow cross-play sparked big game publishers to speak out.

It was similar to Microsoft’s messaging around the release of the Xbox One, which often felt like the company was not listening to its most loyal users.

Reasons behind Xbox One failure:

At the beginning of 2013, Xbox 360 was still very famous than PS3. It was not only ahead in sales, but the Xbox brand had core gaming audience on its side.

Microsoft released Xbox One in May 2013. It was not liked by fans because of the reasons mentioned below:

• It would need a persistent internet connection
• It would not play used games – you would put a disc in Xbox One, install it on Xbox One’s hard disk, take out the disc & it would be no longer usable
• You could buy Xbox One for $500 at release which was $100 more expensive than PS4.

Xbox One was not focused on games:

Xbox One was not focused on games & it was built for entertainment purpose. The focus was on TV & sport. Now Sony is making the same mistakes.

Sony want to integrate the PS Network with Sony’s music & movie businesses. Their very famous gaming service is changing into an entertainment service which shows the lack of understanding about why fans like PS.