Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has heaped praise on Sony’s efforts with the PlayStation 4, saying the format holder is in a great position to dominate the market in 2015 with several major exclusive titles.
Speaking in GameTrailers’ Bonus Round, the ubiquitous analyst commented, “Sony got its s*** together early in the cycle. That’s where Nintendo right now is suffering because they still don’t have the quantity of exclusives to drive the console. Sony has this plan, and it’s peaking early next year, and that’s exactly when you want it to be, so that’s great – it’s really impressive.”
"Normally you expect one [big exclusive] game in the spring, and then one or two more in the fall – but Sony has about six big titles," he added. "It’s probably double what we’ve seen from any of the manufacturers.”
“I’m surprised because I thought that the platform holders wouldn’t take the risk of developing for one console, and they’re taking it. [Worldwide Studios America boss Scott] Rohde’s done a phenomenal job, and [third-party relations gaffer Adam Boyes has] done a phenomenal job. It’s amazing.”
Quizzed whether or not Sony’s done enough to put itself ahead of its leading competitor, Microsoft, Patcher replied:
“I mean, unless somebody just has a brain fart and [the company] screws up, yeah, [the PS4’s] going to stay number one. It’s theirs to lose, how’s that?”
PS4 has sold 13.5 million units since its launch in November 2013. Sony managed to outsell the Xbox One for 10 consecutive months in the U.S. until last month, where Microsoft’s aggressive price promotions and bundles facilitated an Xbox One sales spike over Thanksgiving.