r/videogames • u/TheDuckClock • Sep 10 '26

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This is just wild. PlayStation wanted to end their partnership with Hideo Kojima. So Xbox was like: "Your loss."

This year is really starting to feel like an inverse of 2014 when Xbox ruined their public image with some insane Always Online DRM requirements and PlayStation capitalized on that.

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u/Ok_Science_8502 Sep 10 '26

They are too big to fail. It's sad but even if 20% of all PS5 gamers worldwide boycotted them (and trust me it won't be anywhere near 20% doing that) they would still be perfectly fine. People are mad at Sony but not so mad that they're just gonna stop playing video games on the console they own

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u/theinfernumflame Sep 10 '26

You are correct. I'm still going to keep playing my PlayStation because I have it, I'm just not buying any more games. But I do still have PS Plus for now since I game with my friends on the weekend.

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u/Ok_Science_8502 Sep 10 '26

I don't know you or your convictions, so far all I know you're telling the truth and you will never purchase a new PS5 game ever again in your life. But I honestly really doubt that.

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u/wally233 Sep 10 '26

Its not as far fetched as it sounds since many people also own PCs or Nintendos. I won't say I'm never buying another Playstation game again, but I'm taking 95%+ of my business elsewhere.

It adds up. Moving away all multiplatform games to PC. Buying older games on PC or going out of my way to borrow from the library or buy used, when in the past I would have considered the PS store as an option. Basically that leaves PS, once they go all digital, with just their 1-2 exclusives per year that I'm interested in. Which I'll be more selective of and wait to get discounted if they are truly great

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u/Ok_Science_8502 Sep 10 '26

It does add up but Sony will also be making more money on game sales now as a result of having a monopoly and having almost all the money go to them. The amount by which their profits increase will probably exceed the amount they lose by people choosing not to buy their games anymore.

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u/wally233 Sep 10 '26

Im sure they will but I hope it opens the door to competitors to take share, like when Xbox dropped the ball many years ago.

Sony isn't crying over my $1000 / year, but if they keep putting out and canceling live service garbage, monopolizing the storefront, raising online play pricing, putting out subpar exclusives, and generally being anti consumer then I hope more people also move their business elsewhere. They're already hurting with how much they spend on these ballooned budgets which ultimately lead to canceled projects no one wanted. So I do believe their mistakes are adding up and already hurting them, and my business is a small part of that