Features the Next Generation PlayStation Needs to Have
Additional Cloud Power
While it won’t be Cloud Strife enhancing your gaming experience on the next generation PlayStation, John Kodera is a big advocate of streaming, having overseen the launch of PlayStation Now, PlayStation Vue and both PlayStation Music and Video respectively. With Kodera now at the helm of Sony, it wouldn’t come as a massive surprise to see the next generation PlayStation look to embrace the power of the cloud even further.
Perhaps rather than powering an additional media streaming service, the technology could now be used to provide additional computational power to soup up the visuals or framerate. It wouldn’t be like the rumored Xbox Scarlett which apparently requires a constant connection to the cloud, but could simply be a monthly subscription to enhance your gaming experience. Much like purchasing a PS4 Pro did for standard PS4 titles.
Considering subscription-based services tend to have a much higher profit margin over hardware, too, it seems like a wise business decision from Sony’s point of view.
