Topic

Game consoles as media hubs

The use of home game consoles as television and streaming devices, where the platform holder controls the interface, the app catalogue and which media services get default placement.

Current clusters

product6 publishers

Sony wires a 100-channel ad grid into the PS5 home screen

The channels come from the same syndicators already filling Tubi and Pluto TV. What is new is the placement: a Media tab tile that needs no download, on a console owned by a studio that also decides whose channel sits where.

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Perspective Coverage

6 publishers

Builder: Builder 14%
Operator: Operator 54%
Investor: Investor 32%

Reality

Evidence56
Adoption42
Hype gap+28
Incentives74
Confidence60