Joel Taveras writes, "When you think the word ‘PlayStation,’ what immediately comes to mind? Is it high end hardware? Is it Blu-Ray? Oh, I know, it’s 3D gaming, isn’t it? Come on, who am I kidding? It’s obviously none of these things.
When you think PlayStation, the first thing that should come to mind are the iconic characters and games. Memorable archetypes that have stood — and will stand — the test of time. Favorites like Jack and Daxter, Kratos, Sly, Nathan Drake and the list goes on and on. It’s Sony’s first party DNA that has paved the way to make PlayStation, and, more importantly, Sony Computer Entertainment, what it is today."
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a company exit unless it is under certain situations. The "A", #1 would be if they are the ONLY one supporting it. A good example would be SNK.
They were a great company that made fun arcade games and tried their hand at the home console market. Problem was, they were pretty much the only ones making games for their home arcade console.
There were a few third parties but nothing to the extent of support like other platforms had. Looking back at Sony's track record, their original focus (in games) was as a software house. Mickey Mania and Hook are still a couple of my favorite Sony Imagesoft games.
Their entry INTO consoles was at the hand of Nintendo. I mean they had been making chips (video and sound) for the N and sega platforms and when approached to cooperate on a CD drive for the SNES I really fely it was a good decision Nintendo made.
Nintendo didnt think so but at least Sony was able to take their idea and turn it into something personal. something they would own and be proud of. People tend to forget that sony, essentially, was in the same situation that MS is now.
They didnt have the stable of in house studios to make dedicated games back then so they had to make deals for titles with the same companies Sega was courting for their Saturn. i guess we could say that was the original time when paying for exclusives wasnt considered a bad thing.
What worked for them was they were new. They offered a new perspective on an entertainment medium that was considered childs play. Sega was somewhat taken more seriously in the Genesis days but even they knew they were getting overlooked by the shiny newcomer. Sony had ideas then (they still do) but obviously delivering on them was a risk because they were new.
Seems like the risk paid off in the end. So here we are, many MANY years later and another newcomer has entered the ring. MS. Plenty said it wouldnt work and i have to think back to that same sentiment when sony entered the ring. Two different companies and yet the same public opinion.
Kudos to sony for winning over the public and becoming a viable force in the gaming business. So now, why cant we give MS the same respect? That answer.....is like "how many licks it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop" the world may never know.
O-T
I don't want Sony to exit the console race, but there isn't much that can be done if they keep sinking like they do, I don't have problems switching to XBX3 or Wii-U as my main console, but sure PlayStation will be missed
I dont even..
They have already 'won' this generation in terms of quantity and quality of full retail exclusives.
The PS3 is likely to surpass the 360 in hardware sales within a few months, if not about April 2013 at the latest when GoW: Ascension, Beyond: Two Souls, etc. release.
After that it sets it's sight on the Wii, which is nearly dead in the water with sales plummeting and little software incoming with the release of the Wii U.
Combine the very slow future growth of the Wii's totals with the fact that the PS3 has yet to hit the mass market / impulse buy $199, $179, $149 or similar price points. It's clear the PS3 is extremely unlikely to have a 'third place finish' this gen.
Nothing has changed, but technology. The human animal didn't change in the time span between the PS1 release and the Xbox release. There have always been idiots, they just have a more readily available forum now.
If anything, I blame Al Gore and his invention of the internet.
If the game flops it doesnt matter because its about pushing their console and the console makes them money through royalties etc. If they dont have a console to push then the effort and risks they take will not be as great. They may even turn to a sub par developer. Almost every game Sega made used to be great when they had a console to push. But not so much now.
Even a great studio like Naughty Dog cant make and uncharted quality game on the same level with a gimped budget.
If sony didnt have the money or potential money coming in from its consoles to justify blowing a huge budget on games then the games will suffer.
PS2, PS3, PSP and PS Vita.
Why should they stop making consoles?
I must be drunk that I'm on this site again...
Sony is doing just fine, they make all the best exclusives, they certainly take more risks and innovate and drive the industry forward more than anyone else, and the only ones who want them in the business anymore are their competitors, and the fanboys that support their competitors.
Actually, I desided to read this article, and I've come to the conclusion that who ever wrote this dosen't know a damn thing about what he's talking about, he's only grasping at straws that are unimportant in the big picture. Infact most, if not all of his arguments are extremely flawed and under researched. This article dosen't deserve the attention it has gathered. I don't care who's in first or last place in this "war" that some fanboys have invented, but this is just idiotic.
To sum up what I've wanted to say.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
God of war, littlebigplanet, uncharted, mgs and all those games...
The less Competition there is, the less games microsoft and nintendo are going to make.
More Competition is always better.
Microsoft is run by a bunch of casual-audience-loving, greedy, money hungry, kinect pushers. Microsoft spends more money making commercials that deceptively fool people into thinking that the average AAA 3rd party game is exclusive to xbox, INSTEAD of ACTUALLY spending the money fee's from Live on actual exclusives. Plus even after charging just to play online, M$ pockets your money any way because the pay for their online through all the ads on Live. Why in the heck are there ads? So microsoft is the biggest band of crooks to grace the gaming world. They've introduced more negative trends into the industry then any other company. Don't get mad at me if u got an xbox--I honestly mean no disrespect. But if Sony was doing half the dumb stuff MS puts it's customers through, then i'd be condemning Sony too. Fortunately Sony is still loyal to gamers (for now).
Then some guy called Dualshockers_Carlos submits this article:
My 2 Cents: "The Last of Us Probably Won't Sell Very Well"
http://n4g.com/news/1100413...
Pattern of hate? Agenda? One is owned by Dan Curtis and the other by Joel Taveras but the evidence is pretty clear.
And to answer the critics of that thought, I don't remember seeing any " Why Microsoft should get out of the hardware business/game industry" articles despite only having two consoles, one for which they dropped support fairly quickly and the second which suffered the biggest hardware failure debacle in the history of gaming.
Add to this their studio killing practice and one can only scratch their head over why Sony is the one constantly targeted. It is Sony who has had several great and well supported consoles and handhelds and an expansive and broad library of games that are the ones targeted for continual hammering by adolescent writers serving a certain piece of competing hardware.
It's fairly easy to spot a website like dualshockers that has no grasp of the industry, provides no service to the demographic about whose hobby they write, and is run by a transparent agenda driven individual. The sooner websites like his disappear the better we as gamers will be.
why should stupid people never get born!?
Notorious Sony doubter/hater - hardly level headed, bias-free journalism...
On topic: I couldn't disagree more with his article(s).
The guys got a point and I can see where he's coming from but Sony are good at making hardware, they make slick and reliable consoles.
Jealousy blinded insight ... They know that a playstation device is the most successful gaming system throughout the ages.
I would like to know what Microsoft did to the gaming industry with their useless platform called "Xbox" since 2001 ..
Kinect >> Sony Eye Toy ( 2000 )
Multiplayer >> Dreamcast did that already ( 1998 ) !
I own both a 360 and an original Xbox, I loved the 1st Xbox, lots of new and original stuff, yeah I may have been peeved they squoze my beloved Sega out of the market, taking everything the Dreamcast tried and did and called it Xbox live, but that was OK , I still got the great Sega games along with new stuff like Mechassault, Crimson skies, Brute Force, etc, but then the 360 came, and after some initial offerings...the new and original stuff dried up, it turned to "exclusive DLC" which I still have to pay for, "improved" xbox live which I seemed to be paying more and more for, then....a melted console... "dont worry we'll fix it, nothings wrong" ......then another, then "sorry we wont fix it anymore buy another"....I'm sorry but microsoft lost me, they did everything to GET me as a customer but did NOTHING to keep me as a customer...
Unmatched quality on console would also exit the market.
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
PSP/PS3/PS2/PSVita/PSMobile.. .
How about a company that has contributed little and only has one console?
PSP: Racist commercials. Made a reputation for itself trying to combat piracy and failing.
PSV: SCE/Sony are spending millions on PSV marketting when all they need now is a price drop and sink more money into games/ideas for games.
PSM: No marketing yet, I guess it is still in beta?...
...I mean, the Playstation Mobile Ads (on YT) look like they promote htc, Asus, other partners, the fact VITA can play PSM content, etc. while neglecting to sell other indy devs on the fact PSM is the only ONLY platform in town that can play on multiple Android hardware (old or new w/out a hitch as long as its certified), has a great DRM guidelines, and will have the backing of PSN ... FREAKING PLAYSTATION NETWORK, THE HOME OF AAA FRANCHISES, JOURNEY, ETC!!!
Yet, this is the commercial SCE's/Sony's marketting team made for PSM...
http://www.youtube.com/watc...
... I think I am going to get a headache. Their messaging is just so out of tune with PSM. ~.~'
your examples look strangely familiar. as if there was once another platform holder that was trying to do too many things at the same time.
In fact, I would suggest Sony NOT be as supportive as they are trying to be. i know that may sound crazy but wouldnt it make better sense for them to focus on a single platform within the different markets?
PS3 for console, PSV for portable and the PSMobile for everything else in mobility. Yes that would mean them discontinuing support for PS2 and PSP. But that support would then be turned towards their current platforms.
Support for the discontinued lines would (could) still come from outside sources. i mean even nintendo knew when to change gears and put all their efforts into the SNES. The NES continued thanks to strong 3rd party relations. Yeah its funny to read "Nintendo" and "strong 3rd party relations" in the same sentence.
By no way is Sony like Sega in terms of losing $$ and support. But they ARE like Sega in trying to be the main line of support for ALL of their platforms. Even ones that are certainly past their prime.
Remember, Sega was supporting Genesis, CD, 32X, Saturn, Master system (in other countries) AND Game gear. That is 6 platforms with a 7th (Dreamcast) in the works. Its no wonder why Sega did what they did.
i am only offering up the idea that sony play things a bit closer to their chest. PS3, PSV and PSMobile should be their main focus. Let the other platforms continue to be supported by other means.
Sony was built up with the family business ethos central to their strategy and gained a reputation as the 'Everyman' company, eschewing immediate profits for long term investment. And I think it paid off, don't you?
At the heart of Sony's philosophy is the idea that you can only expect support if you continuously supply demand and deliver on that promise regardless of whether it always serves the consumer better than yourself. This reputation may well be slightly old fashioned in todays markets where money moves digitally around the world in seconds, but to Sony's credit they have stuck fast to that strategy.
Because Sony have that reputation, developers know that Sony mean it when they say their consoles will have a ten year lifecycle, which is why I find it odd when people laughed when they also included the Vita in that strategy. This is WHY support for PS1 and PS2 (and now PSP) carried on even after the new consoles had released.
Look at the long term prospects, not just the short term gains: PSP games will eventually find a new market on the Vita and PSP owners are more likely to eventually upgrade to a Vita when the price drops. PS2 is now a 'branding' console and offers a cheap alternative for the first time buyer, who can then get cheap second hand games to play.
All of this is now under one umbrella, PSN and Sony complete organisation is under SEN. This centralizes everything and makes distribution of resources key. Now how do you distribute those resources to all PS branded goods and beyond? You buy Gaikai
You are illuminating sonys problem......jack of all trades, king of none. I wish they would pour their skills into making one fantastic product, instead og making a bunch of good ones. Maybe if they only had one product, they would market it like they should.
The company will go up again at some point and all this will be forgotten. Remember that the PS3 is approaching 6 years and has 'at least' another 4 years of shelf life. The PSP is 7 years old and will continue for another 3 years and the PS2 is still selling. The Vita is no different.
It is NOT the gaming department that is losing them money, it's their TVs and Cameras, and this is because of 'competition'. Hold fast and watch. Only consumers engage in short-termism.
And lol at the disagrees cause facts are facts like them or not
"Why Sony should partner with Microsoft for console domination"
MS-Handles online development and OS
Sony-Handles hardware
Both split production cost and design
Software development remains the same and everyone wins. THE END
News piece/Topic title is stupid. BOOOOO!
Who keeps approving this Bullshit..
"this stupid website that has all the integrity of a tabloid magazine that does nothing but make sh*t up over and over again"
and yet people still come here on a daily base complainting,whining,crying about sh't they dont know about for hits.
If Microsoft and Nintendo were my only choice I would exit buying future systems.
Is it not the games that make the system? Does it really matter what they are played on?
Without that "shiny piece of plastic and metal" that you so elegantly described, there wouldn't be some of the most amazing games ever created. Must I name all the contributions brought to the industry because of Sony??
Do you think these IP's would continue to exits and flourish under the rule of Microsoft alone? Christ, even with competition in the marketplace Microsoft doesn't innovate or bring new IP's worth playing(in my opinion) to gamers. Imagine only them...
If anything should exit the game industry next gen, it should be the current gaming "Journalism" model adopted by people like you. Write about something that doesn't get fanboys all riled up, eh? One can dream...
Is it not the games that make the system? Does it really matter what they are played on?"
Wow so this is what game journalism is, that's pretty fucking sad and pathetic.
I cant believe the crap that is posted on this site now, it used to be about NEWS, now its overun by dribble like this.
JoelT, you must be confused and mistook Sony PlayStation for Microsoft Xbox. Yes?
Simple answer: The vast majority of the great IPs and characters we have come to know and love simply may not have existed if Sony never came out with their own console. So, yes, it kind of does matter what system they are played on, if that system is primarily responsible for that games existence.
Oh well, high five!
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Look at PS3, look at Vita. BOTH state of the art at the time of their release.(Vita still is).
Sony makes the best hardware.
Microsoft makes the best sofware.
Nintendo makes the best games.(arguably)
Independent devs make the best games. Nintendo has the best character line-up.
No, gonna have to disagree there. As for Hardware depends on what you mean, Specs wise the PS3 is obviously best but for reliability and least crashes ect you gotta give it to the Wii.
"That's why Bethesda and Sony couldn't manage to get the Skyrim DLC working, right?" Which bethesda admitted is a problem on their end and not sony's.
Plz get some new and good exclusives to brag about, because the superior multiplatform argument was dated 3 yrs ago. It's gotten hilariously sad by now.
@Article Fuck you mr author, having sony titles limited to either nintendo's bare minimum specs philosophy.
Or ms's how fast can we drop the core/hardcore gamers that built the xbox to it's current success to chase after nintendo's market.
Yeah nintendo was dictating to every developer what the hardware will be limited to at one point in time. And thankfully sony said screw that we want to push technologies limits, not drag our feet because we can.
Nintendo gets praised for saving the gaming industry, i am just glad sony was there to save it from nintendo's refusal to adapt to advancing technology.
Sony leaving the console industry would cause more shockwaves than either ms or nintendo quitting. Only one company is seriously pushing the boundaries of gaming, and it definitely isn't nintendo's play it safe approach.
Nintendo or ms is all thats left, stagnation city.
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Or just do the classic South Park Lebron James defense.
That's par for the course around here. The worst articles are always written by, submitted by, and defended by the same person. It's a trinity of sorts that just needs a label.
Anyone up to the challenge and glory of naming the trinity?
For once I'd like to see it change up, and have an article written by, submitted by, then trolled by the same individual. At least that would have some entertainment value.
Like the people who constantly yell to drop the VITA before they can even try anything to increase it's sales.such drastic measures are not as cut and dry as people put it. Did you know their are barriers to exit as well as entry in business? Many times a company knows that exiting an endeavor can have more serious consequences then if they keep it going. So saying drop everything and run may sound easy and simple but it is not necessarily so. Besides, I figure PlayStation mobile is the solution to putting games to play on other devices.And you also have to look at synergy as a factor as well.Just because Sony says they want to put software on other systems doesn't mean they can come to an agreement with the other companies.Sony's developers may not get along well with the other companies for example. Just because you want connections to happen doesn't mean they will happen for sure.
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"An unfortunate by-product of that kind of hatred and being tied to one platform is that you miss out on so many games. In the case of those that have been glued to their Xboxs and Wiis (respectively), they’ve missed out on some incredible first party experiences that were only available on PlayStation.
Can you imagine the disbelief die hard Gears players would feel if they had the chance to play Uncharted and, in the process, realize that Epic games and Cliffy B did not create the 3rd person shooter? Minds would be blown. OK, seriously now, this is not to take away from iconic franchises like Halo or Forza, but if they were released alongside, let’s say, Killzone or Gran Turismo, on the same platform, would they be held to such a high regard?"
So he says the PS3 has great games, but because fanboys on other consoles refuse to accept that, Sony should stop making hardware so these cheapskates can just buy God of War, Killzone and Uncharted on the 360 and see for themselves. Thing is the Wii for example, was not even HD, it was never after the same audience. So why tell Sony to water down their 1st party games and unique Create/Share/Play online features for consoles with different priorities?
although do u guys really think that Forza or Halo wouldnt be as popular if kz and GT also on Xbox? Do u think all reviews for these games up to this point are based entirely on the games own merrit or they have been compared and contrasted to death even though they are on different system?
Ferrari owns a Porsche
And what always gets me about these articles examining Sony's current financial situation and what should be done is the blind ignorance displayed by these sites as to one of the major factors contributing to Sony's current predicament. The foreign exchange markets. S&P predicts that even though electronics sales aren't expected to improve, a stabilization of FX markets will return Sony to profitability in FY13, and earnings per share for Sony will increase over 2000% by FY14.
Sony's not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination, but there's so many quick to say "Sony needs to do this or that," or that they're altogether doomed, yet you never see them address the major roles that things like recent natural disasters and the FX markets have had, and they always leave you with the impression that these are all problems unique to Sony, when these factors are hitting the entire Japanese electronics market, not just Sony.
Please get a real job and contribute to society, instead of lowering the level of society every time you speak your mind which is clearly full of rubbish.
Less competition means us gamers would have it a lot worse, there would be little motivation for the remaining console makers to think outside of the box and innovate.
Steam Console, the return of Sega (Sonic, Valkyria Chronicles, Phantasy Star, Yakuza exclusives plus legacy titles). Want the games to ultimately be front and center again, not NPD, which Gaikai will pretty much null and void.
Nintendo should exit the hardware console business
Hardcore gaming slowly dies. No thanks.
I said hello back... As I was saying Sony must stay, or based on recent evidence and trends hardcore gaming might die.
What a joke of an article..
Story?: WTF?
Also, how do you compare Sega to Sony? Even if Sony managed to lose all 3rd party support (which will never happen), they still have a ton of studios to support the console, unlike Sega which crumpled months after release.
The author also fails to point out the REASON WHY THE DREAMCAST FAILED, WHICH WAS THE PS2!
As for Sony games releasing on Xbox, what makes the author think that two companies with vastly different business models would get along...particularly one that has yet to accomplish anything in 2 generations other than second place? Wouldn't it make more sense to release games on the WiiU?
Lastly, all that crap about ND and other Sony devs FINALLY getting to make DX11 games on the next Xbox...lol. So stupid...
2nd sony is the poorest of the 3 just like sega was which makes it easy for the other companies to buy out 3rd party support.
3rd the dreamcast failed because EA the largest game developer denied selling games on the console.
4th sony doesnt truly have any major gaming ips that could hold their system afloat. GT doesnt come out fast enough. gow and UC cant sell alot out side of bundling. They would run parallel to MS every other year ip stance
Valkyria Chronicles
Motorstorm
Gran Turismo
Demons Souls
inFamous
Uncharted
Resistance
LittleBigPlanet
God of War
Warhawk
Killzone
Heavenly Sword
Heavy Rain
MetalGearSolid 4
MAG
ModNation Racers
Sports Champions
Ratchet&Clank
All million selling IP on Sony's rig. A console doesn't need one IP alone to sell 10 million in order to stay afloat, or Sonic the Hedehog would've saved Sega. The original XBox wouldn't have sold a mere 24 million behind Halo: Combat Evolved. GameCube wouldn't have sold a mere 22 million behind Mario/Zelda/Samus. Everyone always seems to forget those pink elephants in the room.
Even beyond sales, MLB The Show dominates the baseball IP every year. Owning your own studios and monopolising niches has its benefits. Not every game needs to sell a million to break even. Most games are lucky to sell 500,000. Just ask the Witcher 2. For all its pomp & circumstance, the Mass Effect IP has never passed 3 million a pop on the 360, even during the exclusivity of 1&2. Yet its one of the defining IP of this generation.
God of War 3 sold over 3m before being bundled.
UC3 sold over 4m before being bundled.
Every major exclusive is bundled at some point. For example...Forza tends to sell 1 to 2 million before being heavily bundled. Halo 3 is one of the most bundled games of all time followed by the first Gran Turismo...
Turismo does not need to be annualized or milked to the extent of other racers because it is complete when shipped.
Sony has made a profit off the PS3 for years now. The PS2 and PSP are still on the market.
Sony is so broke, they bought Gaikai /sarcasm
Nintendo has 3 failed consoles.
MS has 1 failed console.
Sony has 0 failed consoles and 0 failed handhelds.
Sony as a company is in bad shape but the PS brand is strong.
The only company to buy out 3rd party support was Nintendo 2 weeks ago with Bayonetta. Timed exclusives don't mean s***.
Why did EA back out of the Dreamcast? Could it be the terrible sales? Why did the DC sell so poorly? You know why.
Halo 3 was no where near gt3aspec's 2 year bundle with every ps2. the 160gb uncharted 3 bundle came out almost with the release of the game! GOW3 was bundled fast and its getting put in a collection.
My point about all this other crap you wrote. Sonys exclusive cant carry them the way Nintendo has mario/zelda etc MS has halo/forza. Sony is down to 20 billion in worth which is the lowest of the 3.
Theres a reason why you dont see that many commecials or they dont get timed exclusives or arcade games. They dont have the money to secure it.
This is the first gen sony actually had to work for theirs. Sony had 3rd party in their pockets last 2 gens.
Trouble bubble did you even look at that list? how many of those are 3rd party devs? How many of those are highly sought after series? yea didnt think so.
Far to many sony fans dont realize sony doesnt own a lot of the ips they like so much.
And with cost being so high on game design extra content or time will be the basis of most multiplatform gaming.
If you think timed exclusive going away next gen you can forget about it.
Yea I know why EA backed out they didnt like sega put GDrom's instead of dvd. That was their reason to boycott the system. Sega had bad history with gamers even before Dreamcast.
WTF ?!
do you even have a proof to back you up ?!
pretty much all ps3 exclusives sell over 3+m
and lol again halo and gears get bundles since day one
didn't you see gears 3 bundle or halo reach bundle or halo 4 bundle ?!
what a sad troll
and what the hell is this ?!
"did you even look at that list? how many of those are 3rd party devs? How many of those are highly sought after series? yea didnt think so.
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all of his list are playstation exclusives
you will never see them out side ps console
you will never see those 2rd party titles :
MGS 4
Heavenly Sword
Demons Souls
on any console
how many exclusives outside gears and halo sold 3+m ?!
how much forza 4 sold ?!
how much fable 3 sold ?!
how much crackdown 2 sold ?!
how much alan wake sold ?!
how much splinter cell conviction sold ?!
should i go on or you had enough ?!
and ps3 have it own huge ips like god of war and uncharted etc of long list
that outscore your lovely only two xbox exclusiveshalo and gears and they get awards unlike xbox exclusives
(well halo 4 have chance this year since sony big guns coming out next year
i would lol if halo 4 didn't win awards when they have nothing to face this year)
Never said they were coming to 360 I said sony doesnt have the ips to stay afloat and some of the series he listed are from 3rd party devs.
pretty much all ps3 exclusives sell 3+ million lol ok.... heavenly sword ,demon souls, mag, modnation rac yakuza, VC infamous motorstorm, h-rain didnt sell 3 + and I could go on
where is the link that say those ps3 exclusives sold less than 3+m ?!
and sony have far more Ip's and new ip's as well to make them in very good spot
unlike the same old gears/halo/forza
and forza 4 didn't sold over 3m
it only sold around 2m
and lol at your list of xbox "exclusives"
you only make me laugh at you
PS1 = 100 mil - destroys weak competition
PS2 = 160 mil and counting - destroys weak competition and still destroying it
PS3 = 65 mil and counting - selling at faster pace than 360, got outsold by Nintendo(a great long time competitor)
Sony is gearing up for the future with gakai which might be a part of a futre "exit strategy" for hardware. But they are no where near to being close to exiting anytime soon.
Keep dreaming haters.
look at ps3 ending 3 (and guys dont bore me..sayin in some years they could become 1) this gen is pretty end ..the wii u is coming out ...(it end there)....THEIR gen can continue as much they want this dont mean they didnt end third...but still sony didnt make lots of money with the ps3...they start to get income last year...coz the ps3 was too expansive for them to produce...on same sales nientendo and ms take lots of more money than sony...so...they will end third for sure
look at the vita sales...against 3ds
look at the move/sony eye ..sales....agaisnt kinect
and sad to say...(coz they r all great games) .look at uncharted/kz/godofwar sales......halo could eat all of that 3 in one time if we alk about sales...
i know sales dont do good games...but they put money in the company pocket...to improve themself...
sony been pretty arrogant with their talking..and also this last move...with the new slimmer console....at the same price of the old slim is stupid...
gaikai? i dont have idea of what they could do with that company right now..if not just show demos for the ps hardware...so is nothing of seriously revelant ..coz u cant do something serious ..cutting out...ppl that have internet cap and slow connection.....they just cant (coz down cap is pretty in all the countries)
Because when your brand is well established, your userbase installed, and your business succeeding, the initial reaction is scrap it all in favor of making software only.
This piece may be the worst garbage I've ever read on N4G. I've read quite a bit of trash, but this borders on somehow making propaganda out of videogame opinions.