PS3 Five Years Later - The Good and the Bad
Former PlayStation US bigwig Shawn Layden has weighed in on the subject of video game preservation during a chat with Lan Parties, stating that more should be done by the big players in the industry to help preserve games.
Preservation is important. I’m hoping that more people in the industry, certainly the big players, begin to realize that there’s an obligation and responsibility. This isn’t throw-away stuff we’re making. This is stuff that should be around for a long time because future generations will enjoy it in the same way that we have and it’s criminal that we’re not doing more to protect it.
Sony in particular has come under attack for its poor attitude towards game preservation, having originally announced plans to shutter the PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 stores back in March 2021. This was met with widespread backlash, resulting in the format holder confirming the Vita and PS3 stores would remain open.
Whilst the compang does the bare minimum with backwards compatibility?
Does this mean we can have a lot more "Playstation Classics"? I don't feel like we're getting enough for what was promised, at least they added a few games this month.
Sony is in a position where they could do a lot, with their premium games. They have all the systems in place to do something cool on the psp, ps2 and psx front, but they don't really want to, it seems.
When something wonderful becomes something so mind-numbingly routine.
Forgot to mention the RNG Bullshit which Is World of Warcraft. People got their second legendaries on their alts while others whom spent more time playing didn't get crap.
A new trailer for BBC Worldwide Digital Entertainment and Supermassive Game’ upcoming Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock has just been released. The brand new trailer reveles that the game will in fact be a 2D platformer and players will be able to play as The Doctor and River Song.
Actually doesn't half look bad. Doctor Who is a tricky thing to convert into videogames due to the Doctor's pacifism, I never once thought of a 2D platformer.
I'd rather see a Torchwood (Dr Who spin-off) game, but I'd bet the sexual orientation of the characters would be mostly or completely ignored in a videogame.
the highest point for me was when i plugged it in
the lowest part for me is when my 40 gb died 4 years later.
no worries, i got my 160 gb now.
funny how, on the eve of the PS3s fifth birthday, we had a lot of articles about how the 360 changed the industry and now, when the PS3s birthday is upon us, we have articles like this telling us the good and the 'BAD'.
Who is that child standing in the middle of the picture there?
So their bad is that it was $600 at launch (too expensive), PS Move was a mistake (Greg Miller called it...), and that having to sync trophies is an annoying setback.
Hm...well let's see.
1. $600 for PS3 with a Blu-ray player...at that time Stand-alone blu-ray players cost upwards of $1000 at launch. So PS3 was the better buy. Plus, it plays games.
2. PS Move is a niche market and you aren't forced to buy one. Only a select few games make you use it but again it's a niche market so who cares. If you like it great, if not then don't buy it. Simple.
3. Syncing trophies...well now with PS+ my PS3 turns on at 3am every morning and syncs all of my trophies and updates any game or system update I need. So that solves that issue. If you don't have PS+ then still the time it takes to sync has gotten much faster then it was with updates.
In other words, nitpicking much?
My highest point was when I plugged it in and got myself a sweet slice of that MGS4 pie. Nothing gaming related has come even close since then.