If for every 7 or 8 game copies they would’ve sold on Steam for full price, one person now buys a Playstation and a single game, this move is still profitable for them.
Now all they have to do is announce like 2 decent exclusives that launch a month or 2 before GTA VI and they’re golden. People suddenly have multiple games they need a console for (assuming they don’t want to wait a year or 2 for GTA VI, which will sell like hot cupcakes)
If for every 7 or 8 game copies they would’ve sold on Steam for full price, one person now buys a Playstation and a single game, this move is still profitable for them.
Now all they have to do is announce like 2 decent exclusives that launch a month or 2 before GTA VI and they’re golden. People suddenly have multiple games they need a console for (assuming they don’t want to wait a year or 2 for GTA VI, which will sell like hot cupcakes)