For an entire generation, Xbox dominated the industry in software sales and exclusives. Yet that success convinced Microsoft they could not be dethroned, that consumers would not abandon their vast libraries and accounts to jump to another platform. This attitude lead to the 2013 announcement of the Xbox One with a bevy of anti-consumer and obviously not thought out decisions that ultimately cost Microsoft an entire generation.
Sony’s launch of the PS5 oozes the same exact mentality. Say nothing of the rumored overheating issues getting a second leg with an image circulating of a display model overheating. Of course, it should be noted the unit wasn’t properly vented as it was in a display case, yet how many users are going to run into the same issue by putting it in a TV stand?