Layden: Sony Wins With Handheld Alone, Not Handheld Plus Console
Former SIE Worldwide Studios chairman Shawn Layden said launching a handheld and a home console together would likely fail, as supporting both is like creating two companies.
Shawn Layden, former chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, said Sony has a good chance of winning if it releases only a handheld next, but would struggle to support a handheld and a home console launched together. He made the comments on the Trophy Room: A PlayStation Show podcast, according to gamesradar.com.
Layden said launching a handheld and a home console at the same time would likely fail, adding that he does not think any company can be successful with both.
He also said supporting a console and a handheld at the same time was difficult, and that you almost have to create two companies to do it.
The remarks come as rumors have circulated for almost a year that Sony's next generation of hardware will include both a standard PS6 home console and some sort of handheld device. Layden was with PlayStation through the launches of the PSP and PS Vita.
Quick answers
What did Shawn Layden say about Sony's next hardware?
He said Sony has a good chance of winning if it releases only a handheld next, but that launching a handheld and a home console together would likely fail.
Where did Shawn Layden make the comments?
On the Trophy Room: A PlayStation Show podcast.