Former PlayStation boss says Sony needs 'more games for more people' to justify a $1,000 PS6
- Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says developers need to lead with innovation to justify the increasing cost of consoles
- He says studios are "limiting our reach just because of the games we’re building now"
- While Grand Theft Auto 6 will be a hit, Layden says "there are a lot of people in the world who really don’t care" about it
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden thinks studios need to start investing in unique games that entice a wider audience to justify the increasing cost of consoles.
The price of hardware has been rising over the past few years. We can blame the rising cost of manufacturing, the shortages driven by AI data centers eating up all the components, or inflation. For whatever reason, the current landscape is a mess, and the next generation is bound to be expensive.
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