Sony and Nintendo are seeing their game revenues drop, thanks to Android and iOS.
In 2009, 81 percent of revenue from portable game software belonged to Sony and Nintendo, but the pair's cut has since dwindled to an estimated 42 percent this year. This information comes to us from an analysis by Flurry Analytics.
Flurry pegs software revenues from portable games at $2.7 billion in 2009, $2.5 billion in 2010, and $3.3 billion in 2011.
"The most striking trend is that iOS and Android games have tripled their market share from roughly 20 percent in 2009 to nearly 60 percent in just two years," Flurry analyst Peter Farago writes in a company blog post.
"Simultaneously," he continues, "Nintendo, the once dominant player, has been crushed down to owning about one-third of market in 2011, from having controlled more than two-thirds in 2009."
PlayStation Plus has improved the split of PS4 and PS5 players on its priciest tiers, but Sony continues to hide total subscriber numbers.
I for one will be going back to essential at the next renewal. When I feel a game is good & right up my alley, I’ll check trusted reviews & just buy it.
I would like to see Sony add a fourth tier of PS Plus for people who just want to be able to play games online without any of the perks like monthly games, store discounts, or anything like that, and it should cost $20 annually, $30 maximum. There’s no way I’m paying $80 just to play games online. Even the original $60 fee was too much, and I would often wait for sales to re-up my subscription.
Just let my subscription lapse for the first time since 2010. Will sub again every now and then for a month or so to access my old ps+ games but for me it's the end of an era.
Let those numbers continue to drop because it is now too expensive. $80 per year just to play online. I noticed they didn't offer any discounts on the subscription or controllers during this year's days of play for the first time in many years and they will feel it when people choose not to renew.
My subscription will lapse next month and it will stay that way until further notice.
During Sony’s recent business segment meeting and investor presentation regarding its game and network services, the PlayStation company revealed that PlayStation 5 is the company’s “most profitable generation to-date.”
It’s the top slide of the presentation, showing that in its first four years, the PS5 generation has already hit $106 billion in sales, having almost caught up to the PS4’s total $107 billion generated.
Operating income for the PS5 generation has also already surpassed that of the PS4, having now reached $10 billion.
I wouldn't doubt it. They released a high quality system. A lot of high quality games from themselves and their support of 3rd party developers and indies. They released many high quality remakes and remasters. They released a high quality GaaS game going against the naysayers thinking Sony would abandon single player games. And they most likely are profiting a lot more than PS1, PS2 PS4 and the loss leading PS3 that drained all their profits.
Now, I'll wait to see what's cooking tomorrow. But can you use some of those profits to better support your high quality VR headset? Because, by supporting it, you can sell more games and more systems and make more profits?
This will surely shut up all the new trolling accounts trying to spread lies and non facts in other articles comment sections before this article is posted.
Wow! I am super impressed that in just 4 years, ps5 already caught up to the PS4's. Congratulations.
"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.
...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!
..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.
People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.
It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.
Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.
15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.
As predicted by David Jaffe and Dennis Dyack, could the Android Platform be the one universal gaming standard to rule them all?
Could Android be the one open universal gaming platform of the future?
The PS Vita is the first dedicated mobile gaming platform that uses the Android OS and seeing the relationship of Sony and Google I have no doubt that the next PlayStation home console the PS4 will be using Android OS as well.
The openness of Linux Kernel and the Android could be Sony's ticket to mass market game development for the PlayStation platform. Blurring the lines between multiple hardware configurations like smart phones, tablets, laptop pcs, desktop pcs and dedicated gaming devices as well.
Because sheep buy them
Wheres the 3ds?
What about the fact that the ds and psp are at the end of there lives?:
What about the fact that its like comparing apples to oranges. not to mention that most of that revenue doesnt even help a garage dev make profit
What about the fact that this was done by a bias mobile research company?
So yeah the numbers are bias, and only account for half the picture.
Considering 1) The 3ds is outpacing the ds 2) The 3ds is number 1 worldwide right now.
I dont think the 3ds has much to worry about in the future, and the vita isnt even out yet. Lets see what the numbers are 2 years from now when both are really crushing the competition
The headline suggests that they rake in more money than Sony and Nintendo, the story is talking about Sony and Nintendos handhelds only. Begging for hits much?
And checking out the sources blog, they're clearly a bunch of smartphone fanboys who are comparing apples to oranges (no pun intended) and can't understand the differences between a mobile phone game and Vita game. All they see are sales numbers and are now dooming 3DS and Vita to the darkest depths of hell.
more people in the world would rather have a phone then say a PSP? it's just common sense guys and when you get a phone which supports say android or an iphone of course you will get apps for it...
don't read too much into it