Sony have revealed that they just missed their target of 6milliion consoles by Fiscal year end by 500,000 units. Their worldwide software shipments for the PS3 were 13.2 million.
PS2 and PSP hardware shipments dropped slightly, PS2 software droped by 30million, but PSP software rose by 12.5million units.
GB: "With this feature, we will be taking a look at 15 of the best games from the PlayStation 2's vast library."
Plenty of unforgettable games have completely messed up their players throughout the years, all the way back from the PS1 days to the dark recesses of the modern internet.
With so many games fighting for players' attention and interest losing out over time, time sink games are at risk of eventually losing steam.
It was worrisome to begin with.
It's a niche genre with only a handful of hits that can stand the test of time.
Only a few will catch on. You need a perfect storm to be successful in GaaS and a bit of luck on top of that. But a potential cash cow will keep them trying and some will go out of business because of it.
Helldivers 2 manages just fine…
Keep production costs low… don’t just make custscenes until the mechanics and enemies are perfected first.
Make so much content that you can drip extra content for years, and the game already feels complete without them.
Most importantly: make weapons, enemies, levels, and mechanics that will stand the test of 1000 hours. This might require more devs embracing procedurally generated leveled, which I think separates Helldivers 2 from Destiny’s repetitiveness.
I hate this shipped = sold thing that MS and sony are doing.
*edit???who the hell disagreed? someone's in favour of the companies BS'ing and inflating their numbers? that's just sad.
I agree...but it's just shipped here.
It's "sold" in their eyes, becuase retailers pay them, and now they have the money liquidated for other operations such as making a different form-factor. ect.
but yah, ship does not = install base.
... a sale is recorded when the consumer purchases it, but I can't find a sales number in the report. So... how many un-owned PS3's are there in warehouses and on store shelves. Thats what really matters.
Agreed, there could be 3 million (just a total guess) units sitting on store shelves!