[Sony-gamer.com] just got done reading an article on Penny Arcade called, “Why Sony, and the PlayStation brand, could be in more trouble than you think,” written by Ben Kuchera. While the article brings up some valid points I feel as though it only tells half the story and that’s a problem.
Hey, it's popular to hate Sony right now apparently. Let the whiners whine, not like that'll achieve anything anyway. :]
I've been perfectly happy with my PS3 especially in the later years of its appearance.
I'm primarily a PC gamer, though I try not to undervalue any other systems. Being a total die-hard fan for a single company is simply a childish way of trying to say, "I'm better than you because my system is better." They are all meant to play games, that's what they've always been about. Why not just be happy as gamers and not berate each other over system of choice.
The challenges Sony faces
I feel the raised price thing is an exaggeration, to (in many ways) spin your particular viewpoint. That or purposefully ignoring the value the bundle provides in the wake of $3-400 Microsoft and Nintendo bundles. This seems to be the modus operandi of many, many sites. Then the holidays roll around and everyone does very well. Your opinion that Sony’s view of people want content rather than a price drop is spin, is only valid if you want it to be. Somehow, this generation has been lost, even with Sony committing to support the PS3 into 2015. That and the generation had no real starting point, yet they’ve lost somehow? I don’t get it.
Sure, Microsoft has Halo 4, but it will be the same boost to console sales as every other Halo title they’ve released, then had the holidays roll in shortly behind. In terms of COD, Activision themselves have said they sell very well on PS3 too, so I’m not sure the point you’re making with Black Ops 2.
The price of the Vita, and what it will cost Sony
You ignore the 300% sales increase in Japan with the release of Hatsune Miku. Instead, you refer to data from June, I assume, to try and make your point. While Sony has a “weak Holiday lineup”, the ONLY game you mention for the 360 is Halo 4, ignoring its rather weak lineup as well. Then back to the pricing, again, ignoring the $300 360 or $400 360 with Kinect or the $300 or . The reason why the 12GB PS3 won’t see the States is because no one would buy it. Like the 4GB 360. There’s a reason MS won’t share sales data on their models and why the 4GB is the $99 subsidized one.
The layoffs at Sony seem to be focused on, when this is simply the nature of the beast. 100 studios have closed since 2006, with their owners surprisingly still in business. It just reads like fear mongering. Now onto the unemotional, unjaded tweets of The Tester Season 1’s winner. How this is even referenced is amazing to me. You can add “impartial”, but to then quote the obviously disgruntled PR gamer, is simply odd. As you said, “gaming is brutal” but I guess he thought the industry’s lack of stability (regardless the company) didn’t apply. Also, suggesting Sony wouldn’t have press support for the holidays is borderline irresponsible.
There is no easy path out
Most of this is just crystal ball predictions man. Sony’s conceded the 2012 holiday? How? By releasing bundles and Vita games? Granted, 2013 looks to be stellar, but 2012 isn’t a slouch. New PS3 owners have plenty to buy during the holidays, plenty of value and plenty look forward too. I think you take that for granted in many ways. I tire of the doom and gloom. You should tire of contributing to it.
ive never heard one anti-microsoft rant its only sony and nintendo, yet they actually make games people want to play and sony is the only one out of the 3 doing new ips, letting their developers innovate.
I certainly will admit that Sony have had some problems and are in a financial bind at the moment but I believe people are blowing it way out of proportion as if they are actually excited or eager to see Sony fall. People cry and moan as if no company has ever done wrong or made bad decisions. Nintendo completely lost support from so many by not changing their format, Sega drove themselves right out of the console business, several consoles where hard to program for despite them being powerful but no one made such a big fuss about them as they have done with Sony this gen.
Sony hasn't filed for bankruptcy, are still making exclusives, haven't cancelled any future projects, talking about supporting the PS3 for the next 2-3 years, just brought Gaikai Sony, is ready to go into cell gaming etc.But despite all this it's like people are just jumping at the opportunity to see them fail. Rumors, statements from most likely disgruntled employees, every piece of news and article searching to find something that indicates how soon Sony will fail completely as if to be the first one to jump out and say 'I told you so'.
And if you even say 'We understand what is going on with Sony enough already' you are part of the Sony Defense Force and pretending that everything is okay. So just because I don't doom Sony to failure ever ten seconds that means I don't understand what could happen? Just like any mess you have to clean it up first and that is what they are trying to do while people keep shouting over their shoulders telling you how, when and how fast you need to clean it. It reminds me of Obama who is trying to clean up the mess the last person made and people keep telling him he has to clean it up while he is trying to clean it up.
People always cry how so many people love to troll Nintendo and Microsoft when people troll Sony even more. Despite my misgiving with Wii U I certainly don't want it to fail or anyone who buys it not to have fun. But many people this gen just seem to want the PlayStation brand to go down just so they can revel in it. I don't understand this gen at all. Despite my arguments and disagreements with my friend about who was better Sega or Nintendo I never once wanted to see them go or was hanging on to see how fast they would destroy themselves even when they were making mistakes. I am as concerned about the situation too but people seem to think that they are more concerned by it then Sony is for some reason.Sony owns the company and has to deal with the consequences if it goes down but somehow the people who simply own a few of their products seem to believe that their stake in this is much bigger or something.
I don't know who this guy is, but I want to shake his hand. He basically said it all. Sony has done amazing things this gen, despite the major shitstorm that they've hit. It's pretty much the lying gaming journalists, like the guy who wrote the other article, who have Microsoft's c*ck so far up their ass that all they can do is spew Microsoft's jizz out of their mouths. They're the ones that have to constantly put Sony down, because they're nothing but a bunch of wannabe non-conformist hipster f*ckheads who think that they're somehow cool and unique for going against the company that is obviously the best, when the harsh reality is that are nothing but dime-a-dozen conformist pieces of sh*t.
Sorry, but Sony has been the best company for actual games this gen, the previous gen, and the gen before that. It's just fact, and those of you who don't want to accept can go back to whacking it to your favorite company's profit margin while you get nothing in return. Have fun.