

Combining users' multiple separate accounts into one single PlayStation account will go a long way towards strengthening their brand's identity. With the generational switch rapidly approaching, Sony has the opportunity to create a number of quality-of-life improvements for their PlayStation brand. It has also been announced that Sony will unify the controller inputs across American and Japanese games, bringing an end to years of confusion between the "confirm" and "cancel" buttons. The PlayStation Trophy system is evolving, adding new icons on PS5 and a wider, overhauled leveling system. These relatively small changes will improve the tried-and-true Trophy system for the future.


To prepare for the move to next-gen, Sony has made several other recent changes to PlayStation Network. With only ten PS4 games unavailable on PS5, and the possibility of that list shrinking, Sony fans can enjoy all of last-gen's classics on the next-gen hardware.

Backwards compatibility is also a big selling point for the PlayStation 5, since that feature was absent in Sony's previous two consoles. The new PlayStation Plus Collection is being touted as an improved replacement for PlayStation Now, with popular new games available to download rather than stream. Sony is taking various steps towards making the PlayStation 5 experience consistent with the PlayStation 4, ensuring a smooth transition to next-gen. The entertainment and electronics conglomerate currently boasts a wide variety of services, ranging from PlayStation Music to the Xperia Store.Īs the release of next-generation consoles quickly approaches, both Sony and Microsoft are doing their best to draw in customers. Sony has announced plans to unify all of their customers' accounts, including PlayStation and Sony Mobile accounts, under a single PlayStation Network account.
