The Ledger

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Prediction Not checkable as stated
The shift to game subscriptions will erode console platform moats
“If the industry moves much more to subscription dynamics, I do think a lot of this power goes away. Switching costs become a lot lower. Network economies become a lot less powerful.”
David Rosenthal Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 2:42:38 SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
Assertion Partly supported
The original PlayStation had 8,000 unique games versus Nintendo 64's 400
“By the end of the system life, it gets 8000 unique games compared to the N-sixty-four, which came out later, only gets 400 unique games on the platform, so that's like sense of scale here.”
David Rosenthal Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 1:56:38 SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
Assertion Partly supported
PlayStation accounts for the top three best-selling video game consoles ever
“If you look at the top game consoles ever sold, PlayStation has three of the top three, with the PS two is the best selling of all time, then the PS four, then the original PlayStation. They also have four of the top six because in the number six slot is the …”
Ben Gilbert Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 2:06:05 SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
Gaming accounts for 30% of Sony's total revenue and profit
“30% of both revenue and profit right now come from gaming for Sony and that's at risk.”
Ben Gilbert Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 2:33:50 SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
Assertion Supported
The original Sony PlayStation sold over 100 million units
“The original PlayStation sells over a hundred million units, and they win over all the major third-party developers to come over.”
David Rosenthal Mar 7, 2022 ▶ 1:54:46 SONY (75 years of electronics history in 3 hours) · Acquired
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