{"id":34823,"date":"2018-05-22T14:17:08","date_gmt":"2018-05-22T13:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ps4pro.eu\/?p=34823"},"modified":"2018-05-23T21:10:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T20:10:59","slug":"the-playstation-4-enters-the-end-of-its-lifecycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeek.games\/2018\/05\/22\/the-playstation-4-enters-the-end-of-its-lifecycle\/","title":{"rendered":"The PlayStation 4 Enters The End Of Its Lifecycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.net\/SonyInfo\/IR\/library\/presen\/strategy\/2018\/press_E.pdf\"><em><strong>Sony<\/strong><\/em> Corporate Strategy Meeting<\/a><\/span>, John Kodera, the PlayStation boss said that the <em><strong>PlayStation 4<\/strong><\/em> entered the end of its lifecycle, which could have a negative impact on <em><strong>Sony<\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s Game &amp; Network Services arm (where the PlayStation brand is located), it&#8217;s likely not going to happen due to things like the increased <em><strong>PlayStation Plus<\/strong><\/em> subscriptions, and there are still major games in development for the console (Spider-Man, Days Gone, The Last of Us: Part II, Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima&#8230;).<\/p>\n<p>Kodera explains that while the <em><strong>PlayStation 4<\/strong><\/em> sales&#8217; expectations are lowered (16 million in the current fiscal year, down from 19 million), it&#8217;s partially because the <em><strong>PlayStation 4<\/strong><\/em> has been on the market for 4.5 years, and there&#8217;s still a lot of life in the console.<\/p>\n<p>Sony predicts a downturn in their profits for the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sony.net\/SonyInfo\/IR\/news\/20180522_02E.pdf\">Game &amp; Network Services<\/a><\/span> arm for the fiscal year ending on March 31, 2021 &#8211; Kodera says that the PlayStation brand will \u201ecrouch down once\u201d that time to stand taller than before in the future. Perhaps that&#8217;s when the PlayStation 5 could launch, which was rumored to launch in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the <em><strong>PlayStation VR<\/strong><\/em>, Kodera said that while it&#8217;s a growing platform, its growth is below expectations. <em><strong>PlayStation Vue<\/strong><\/em> (Sony&#8217;s TV streaming service&#8230;) is also in the red at the moment.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Sony<\/strong><\/em> is looking into the future already.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/ps4-is-entering-the-end-of-its-lifecycle-sony-says\/1100-6459113\/\">GameSpot<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting, John Kodera, the PlayStation boss said that the PlayStation 4 entered the end of its lifecycle, which could have a negative impact on Sony&#8216;s Game &amp; Network Services arm (where the PlayStation brand is located), it&#8217;s likely not going to happen due to things like the increased PlayStation Plus subscriptions, and there are still major games in development for the console (Spider-Man, Days Gone, The Last of Us: Part II, Dreams, Ghost of Tsushima&#8230;). 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