 Hey everyone, so I'm trying out a new thing here It's not going to be happening very often, but this series is just called Outside the box and it's where I glance at some news happening in the video game industry that isn't specific to Nintendo Might have to do with their competitors But is something that potentially could show a grander impact on the gaming industry And I kind of have a couple things here about Sony and I realize this might feel some fanboy wars Please that's not what I'm trying to do here I'm just trying to help own open Sony's eyes to something that could be beneficial to Nintendo gamers and Xbox gamers and all gamers everywhere So for starters, we know back during E3 Sony threw up their little white knight We need to protect the children thing back when it was discussed about Minecraft having cross-platform support between the Nintendo switch Xbox one in PlayStation 4 and PC and Obviously PlayStation 4 is not partaking in that and again They white knighted saying they need to protect the children which essentially was a slight against Microsoft saying Microsoft can't properly protect kids when honestly the real reason is because They don't want their gamers on their platform playing with anybody else but gamers on their platform They want to encourage people that if you want to play with your friend who has a PlayStation 4 You need to buy a PlayStation 4. It's all about money money money money money and this is true of all companies Nintendo's guilty of this Xbox is guilty of this and you know Sony's guilty of this But ultimately at least Microsoft and Nintendo maybe it's because they're not in the lead dog position right now are Open to the cross-platform thing it is a beneficial thing for consumers and Sony should get on board but speaking of protecting children and all the stuff Sony's Twitter account was hacked a couple days ago by a group called our mind and they've hacked other Like youtubers and other stuff in the past and they're taking credit for this hack and they've claimed that That the database the PlayStation Network data place has leaked again And this has happened before so I don't know if our mind has actually gotten access to the PlayStation Network database like they claim or if If it's just the Twitter account and they're just trolling people and trying to get attention because our mind is a security company Sometimes they do these hacks and they're not doing this sort of harm people They're doing it to show that there are vulnerabilities and they want those people to come talk to them about those vulnerabilities and maybe hire them for their Security purposes. It's a really interesting way to do business. I don't know how many companies take them up on it but it certainly brings a lot of eyeballs to them and This is this happened in PlayStation Brazil by the way so this isn't affecting the entirety of the PlayStation Network or the entirety of The PlayStation Twitter handles there's a whole bunch of different ones as I said This is the Brazil handle in this case, but it's just further proof that Sony Seems to consistently now over the past two generations have an issue with stuff getting hacked They've had their PlayStation Network hacked in the past and lost things like not only contact information But credit card details now obviously with the encryptions and everything We don't know how much of this stuff got out But it was a big deal back there in the PlayStation 3 era and if this is starting to happen again Even if it only affects accounts in Brazil It's still something to consider when it comes to Sony's security methods and how maybe they haven't improved as much as they thought They have now while this isn't as big of a hack in as before It kind of leads into the further discussion on cross-platform play because the folks behind arc survival evolved We're hosting a section on Xbox one X and all this is happening over at gamescom and They were asked specifically about you know the game having cross-platform play between Xbox one and PlayStation 4 and The developer replied we have it working internally But currently Sony won't allow it and this gets back into the issue where Cross-platform play seems to be seemingly being allowed by every platform in the world And it's really weird because PlayStation 4 allows cross-platform play with PC versions of games just not if those PC versions of games also cross-platform play with Xbox one and Nintendo switch like it will with Minecraft and Again, this really bothers me because it's so Backwards thinking while I understand Sony's perspective because they are a business They want to make money and this no matter what excuses Sony throws out there for not supporting cross-platform You know even saying, you know, we need to protect the children Well, how's your Twitter account and your PlayStation network getting hacked protecting your children or the parents of the children that maybe have the Credit card information on there because they bought games for their children like Minecraft That's not really protecting the children So we know these excuses are just a bunch of bull and in reality Sony just cares about that money money money that the bills y'all that the bills y'all seriously That's all it's about and that's I mean, like I said, that's not necessarily An extra knock against Sony to try to tear them down and start some fanboy wars because Nintendo has the same issue I mean, let's be honest Nintendo Charges more than than other companies do in their systems to make a profit They you know charge a really really high prices for remasters and re-releases The prices on their classic games on virtual console have been known to be extremely high Nintendo has a history of charging a lot more than things really seem worth and they get away with it and for the most part We just kind of accept it and now, you know, they're throwing micro transactions and DLC in the games and lacking things behind Amoebos and doing all this crazy stuff. That's really all about generating more money money money money talks so Nintendo's not like lack of being guilty in terms of money and Microsoft is obviously the same way they charge 60 bucks a year for Xbox live that alone is a big, you know investment And then you also have their micro sans-axons and their DLC and now they're Xbox one X coming out at $500 Which I actually don't think so bad price for the Xbox one X given what's inside of it and how hard it is to make a comparable gaming PC, especially with the GPU market getting completely destroyed right now Thanks to crypto mining but you bring this all back together and at least Microsoft and Nintendo have done one thing that is pro consumer that doesn't necessarily Inherently benefit their bottom line and that is cross-platform play Right. All it does is bring the user base of games like Rocket League like Minecraft together to have a bigger install base and a bigger player base and ultimately it makes the experience better for everybody and Sony is just sitting on the outside counting their dollar bills thinking they don't need to do it and frankly They're gonna get away with it because they don't need to they have double the install base of the Xbox one You know, let's assume. I mean, this is a big assumption, but let's say switch was at 10 million units sold I mean they have six times the install base of that at least if not They're already at 70 million perhaps so maybe seven times the install base and we know switch isn't at 10 million yet It's probably more like at six maybe seven million total, you know at best through the month of August so it's still just baffling sitting back and just looking at the landscape here and Watching a company like Sony taking advantage of their lead dog position to deny their consumers Something that is beneficial to them and it's really because Sony kind of got to the position They are by being pro consumer I mean if you look back at 2013 They really trashed on Xbox because Xbox had a lot of things coming out that were anti-consumer, you know Things like the inability to borrow your games to friends that memorable and that was a huge deal back in 2013 and You know Sony responded at at e3 you will say this is how you share games with friends Then handed a disc over to a friend now turns out a little more complex the friend has to install the game So it's not as friendly as it you know as it is with Nintendo switch But it's still the base concept was that Sony was saying look we're changing nothing We're not going to make things harder for our consumers and I mean, I think they did I think the fact you've required installs and makes things harder, but whatever I understand the technological reasons for requiring installs and read speeds and all that stuff, but at the end of the day I just Sony needs to get on board with this cross-platform play because I Want Sony to be successful. I want Microsoft to be successful. I want Nintendo to be successful obviously and While Sony is already successful this generation They got to start being more forward thinking for next generation if they are the only platform when the PlayStation 5 Comes out that does not support cross-platform play it could potentially affect consumers and Their choice on choosing Xbox or Nintendo switch or switch to or Xbox to or what at whatever's out there or Amazon's new console If all of it supports heck PC if it all supports cross-platform play, but Sony now obviously Sony like Nintendo Has a lot of exclusive games in its back pocket You know even games like MLB the show has really put out You know 2k is baseball game out the past year and now it's like the only viable game baseball game on the market RBI baseball Sorry nothing against you But you just you don't hold a candle to MLB the show and other games I thought I was in the Uncharted series and the last of us and the last Guardian that just came out They have a lot of exclusive IP that is going to continue to drive sales of the platform But I worry for Sony following the way of Nintendo of What Sony's obviously were four generations now been one of the top dogs Only one of those generations were they not the top dog and that was in the Wii generation So I'm worried that Nintendo with Nintendo with Sony sitting on that high horse up there that they're gonna start Acting like they're high on themselves in a way. That's you know, and we've already seen it with their words about protecting children That Sony could affect their bottom line for the next generation because Consumers believe it or not as stupid as consumers could be and I'm one of them Or we buy into the hype we buy into all this stuff when we put up with a lot of things Eventually once the value proposition becomes better on other systems Sony's gonna have to make a quick 360 on this cross-platform stuff or they're gonna be left in the dust Yeah, I'm not saying the PlayStation 5 is gonna gonna sink Just saying that if Sony keeps going the way they are and they don't change their mind about things like cross-platform And they don't get back to be in a progressive company, which I know some Nintendo fans. Oh, Sony copies us Whatever Sony Sony's been progressive in the market. It's why they're consistently a market leader It I would love to see that continue and see Nintendo kind of bounce up to that See, I would love a world where all three of the major platform holders are doing fantastically well for very different reasons But hopefully it's not because of anti-consumerism and being full of yourself Which is what it feels like Sony is right now Anyways, I am Nathaniel Ruffeljens from Nintendo Prime if you like this little sideshow series Let me know if you don't want to see videos like this. That's okay as well I'm not so sure how often I want to produce a video like this because I want to keep it strictly to Nintendo but I felt like this is just some interesting news and Potentially could impact some cross-platform play stuff in the future. Anyways folks I'm Nathaniel Ruffeljens and if you like this video, you know what to do If you dislike the video hit that dislike button subscribe for more and as always folks I will catch you in the next one