PS4 could’ve FAILED Sony

Protect your online privacy today at http://expressvpn.com/inside. Go to http://stamps.com, click on the microphone at the TOP of the homepage, and type in INSIDE to claim your special offer today! Former PlayStation Executive, Shahid Ahmad, has gone on record stating that the launch of PS4 could quite possibly have been the end of PlayStation as we know it. Of course, we always knew that the PS4 was going to have an uphill battle due to the shortcomings of the PS3’s launch and life-cycle but to hear former execs equate the PS4’s success to life and death for the brand is certainly a new perspective. This behind the scenes look comes to us from early screenings and a trailer for a new PlayStation documentary making the rounds and it’s pretty clear with some of the big names attached that we’ll be getting all sorts of new perspectives to consider throughout the history of the platform. The documentary is called Bedrooms to Billions: The PlayStation Revolution and will release on September 7th 2020 but until then we’ll be right here on Inside Gaming Daily reading the tea leaves and determining if in fact, like a river, the past does repeat itself with the upcoming launch of the PS5. Listen to our podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/IGPodcast Or buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar http://twitter.com/handsomemaster2 http://twitter.com/mc_lotta https://twitter.com/Charalanahzard http://twitter.com/doplextv http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [VGC] A PlayStation documentary is set to release alongside its 25th anniversary https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-playstation-documentary-is-set-to-release-alongside-its-2…. [VGC] PS4 ‘could’ve been the end’ for PlayStation, says former exec https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps4-couldve-been-the-end-for-playstation-says-former-strate… [Wikipedia] List of best-selling game consoles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_game_consoles [Wired] A Look Back at Sony's Overblown PlayStation 3 Promises https://www.wired.com/2013/02/sony-ps3-promises/ [Venture Beat] Playing the last PlayStation 2 game ever made https://venturebeat.com/2014/02/02/playing-the-last-playstation-2-game/ [CNet] PlayStation 4 to sell at a loss, but Sony expects profit https://www.cnet.com/news/playstation-4-to-sell-at-a-loss-but-sony-expects-profit/ [Macrotrends] Sony Net Worth 2006-2020 | SNE https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/SNE/sony/net-worth [Yahoo Finance] Microsoft is now worth over $1 trillion, a stunning run since Satya Nadella’s ascent https://finance.yahoo.com/news/microsoft-now-worth-over-1-195750908.html [The Verge] Why Microsoft wants TikTok https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/3/21352309/microsoft-tiktok-acquisition-deal-why-us-countries-data [Bloomberg] Sony Is Struggling With PlayStation 5 Price Due to Costly Parts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-14/sony-is-struggling-with-playstation-5-price-due-t… [Polygon] Report: Sony struggling with PS5 costs, price point uncertain https://www.newsbreak.com/news/1509420754730/report-sony-struggling-with-ps5-costs-price-point-uncer… [The Verge] Microsoft’s Xbox boss says Amazon and Google are ‘the main competitors going forward’ https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123956/microsoft-xbox-competitors-phil-spencer-cloud-gaming-amaz…'s%20head%20of%20gaming%20and,main%20competition%20for%20the%20future.&text=%E2%80%9CWhen%20you%20talk%20about%20Nintendo,going%20forward%2C%E2%80%9D%20says%20Spencer. [gamesindustry.biz] The console war is over | Opinion https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-23-the-console-war-is-over-opinion