The Playstation 4 (PS4) has taken the world by storm. But what opportunities do Sony’s platforms have in India? Games in Asia talk to Sony Computer Entertainment’s country manager for India, Atindriya Bose, to find out more.
Sony's country manager for India talks (almost) everything PlayStation related.
Ever since the advent of the current generation console cycle, Sony has been on a roll with the PlayStation 4. Recent figures indicate that Sony have already shipped more than 25 million units in less than two years since the console launched back in November 2013.
PS4 is the new PS2 or PS2 2.0 in terms of sales, games, and more and I am glad that Sony are doing there best to make it the best experince in general!
I also meant surpassing the PS2 in terms of sale.
Don't think it needs to be the 'ps2 2.0' the ps4 stands on its own feet and is a beast of a console
The diversity is there
The sales are there without the big guns
The big guns are coming next year
Gran turismo is in development
Just for Sony to want to match or beat ps2 sales is a good goal to want to achieve regardless if they succeed or not
I dont believe many will complain if the PS4 is another PS2 if you know what i mean. What I really want to see is a high level of new IPs like what the PS2 had. That would be incredible to see. Im always in favor of new experiences.
Sony definitely has the new IPs in the works, the games are coming for sure, many exclusives, lots of awesome new 3rd party games, indies and things that are partial exclusive to drive the volume of quality titles up, so that's what really matters.
That is what's mainly going to drive the sales.
Clearly the community is buying the system because they like and the games on the platform.
I think it's on pace right now to do bigger numbers than PS2 did and Sony needs to continue building the diverse new experiences to appeal to more and more people than have ever gotten into Playstation before.
It's an awesome time to be a PS4 owner!
3 years old PS2 sold 12.5 million, while 2 years old PS4 sold less than 2 million. Japanese AAA future depends on PS4 Sales in Japan.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/...
what has sony done in the last year that would support they are doing everything they can? we haven't seen an official price drop other than japan. we've seen some good games like bloodborne and smaller games like until dawn. but once again much like the ps43 delays upon delays.
morpheus is still a mystery about the price or release date. they did bring shareplay which is very impressive.
so yes they have done some good things but nothing that would really say they are doing everything. the fall line-up for example doesn't look especially spectacular for exclusives. what they should do is offer a price drop at the very least.
moldybread:
Fortunately, I don't PS4 matching PS2 in sales is going to happen. The best market is what we have roughly now, with one selling slightly less than the other forcing competition. Just like previous generation.
The fact that Xbox One sells relatively well, means the 80-90% market domination like PS2 isn't going to happen with PS4.
I'm expecting this current generation to last no more than 5-6 years, and we are close a third of the way there. Combined with the completely lackluster sales in Japan, I think getting to that magical number is going to be very though!
@donthate: "with one selling slightly less than the other forcing competition."
slightly?
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Yeah the PS4 will stand on it's own reguardless. But at the same time, it will be the beat all! It has bested PS2 at every POINT! From month one to this day! When there is a many to one ratio of game coming out for the PS4 sales will go crazy! Remember PS4 is still the original launch price.
While on the other hand xbox one is 100$ less with a great racer included (forza) and a 1tb hard drive. And PS4 is dominating! And that my friends is in there back yard in the USA.
@donthate
"Fortunately, I don't PS4 matching PS2 in sales is going to happen. The best market is what we have roughly now, with one selling slightly less than the other forcing competition. Just like previous generation."
the ps4 is by all accounts doing much better than the xbox one and both the xbox one and ps4 are far outpacing the wii u. this generation looks like it will be a mixture of last generation and the one before that. the ps2 era dominated tot he point that both nintendo and microsoft pulled out rather early with just 20-30 million each while the ps2 went well above 100 million. last generation was a lot more even between the three. this generation looks like the ps4 will easily double the xbox one with the wii u lucky to break the 20 million mark.
so no i don't think the ps4 will dominate like the ps2 did but it is certainly in the lead and will by all likelihood stay there. you're probably looking at something along the lines of 80-90 million after 5 years for the ps4, 40-50 million for the xbox one and 15-20 million for the wii u.
@moldy, downplaying as usual. ‘what they should do is offer a price drop at the very least'. Ridiculous. PS4 is selling like the proverbial hotcakes. A price drop is totally unnecessary except for maybe Japan as its not doing quite so stellar over there. As for rotw, PS4 is doing fine at its current price point. Tbh I'd say its a certain other brand of console that would benefit most from a price cut lol.
@never
That's some very selective facts to try and make a point. Not sure what that point is, but Japanese devs are killing it this gen IMO.
@moldey
They're releasing games. Not sure what more they need to do since it's actually selling. If this were a Vita article, I could agree with you. Price drops are not common in the first 2 years of a console life. Last gen there wasn't an official price drop on the PS3 in the first two years, just a discontinuation of the launch models, and a replacement SKU with less features, which caused a drop in price, not unlike the removal of the Kinect this gen for X1...with subsequent price drop. I imagine the PS4 price drop will come right before the holidays to spur sales over those months.
@donthate
I don't think it's going to happen either unless the PS4 stays on the market well into next gen. PS2 was only discontinued a year before this gen started, and a good number of it's sales came after last gen started.
I also agree that the market share likely won't match the PS2's levels, but be careful about when you pull out your shovel to start moving goal posts. Us Sony fans can just as easily say that MS lost a ton of Market share this gen. Kudo's on actually using Market share terminology correctly though.
And I also expect this gen proper to only last 5-6 years, but not sure how long the PS4 will stick around after the next gen starts. Sales in Japan will likely pick up over time when the big JRPG's start coming out, and it only takes one major game to turn the tides on that. Just the announcement of FF7:R caused a surge in PS4 sales that week.
@moldy again
Depends on the definition of dominate. If the PS2 is outselling competition 2:1, that's pretty much domination in the gaming market. Doesn't mean that the competition is doing poorly, just that the PS4 is doing better.
I doubt we'll see the gen be all about PS, with the others around for those that like access to all the games, or just stick to one system for one reason or another, but if things keep the same track as now, it would be hard to argue that PS4 didn't dominate. MS itself is doing quite well to change the Xbox image into being something more for the gamers, and less for MS.
PS4's success is so crazy good! Very impressive and Im proud to have been a PlayStation Gamer since PS1! Sony has done a great thing and brought so many people together. World would be abit different if they didn't make PlayStation!
Lack of casual content says otherwise. PS to had lots of casual and children friendly content. PS4 has a long way to go in that regard
Tell me, what "casual" content are you talking about? Because the 6th and 7th gen's casual content was mainly sports games, shooters, and GTA. The PS4 has every non-Xbox exclusive shooter, sports games, and GTAV. That's all it needs to capture casuals in terms of games.
Children friendly content? I agree, I want my PS1 and PS2 mascot platformers back. The difference in recent years is that GTA, COD, and Minecraft are the most popular games among kids, so child friendly content (aside from Minecraft) doesn't even matter since kids aren't even asking for those games. It's actually the adults that grew up with them that want them to come back.
I disagree with the premise there is not enough family friendly content. Look at all of the free games with PS Plus. Almost every single month you get at least one family friendly game. There are plenty of them. The difference is that what constitutes a fun game has changed. We aren't as easily entertained by platformers anymore. And the good AAA talent that developed them in the past has thus moved on to make different genres.
Little Big Planet 3, Tearaway Unfolded, Knack, Resogun, Rocket League etc. are all great for lower age/skill levels. Not to mention the wealth of lego games that are available as well as games like Disney Infinity. You are very misinformed..
zeuanimals...
Sports game, shooters and GTA....are not strictly 'casual'. Theres a much broader 'true' casual market. The same one the Wii took by force. The same one the smartphones are taking now
Really? Then actually check out the plethora of Indies the PS4 has to offer, rather than making fun of them, and you'll find that the PS4 has a huge variety of games.
@Irishguy:
No, those games are not "strictly casual", but they are the biggest games to draw casual audiences. Just like there's a nerdy side to Star Wars where people are extremely knowledgeable about the lore and universe, go cosplaying with expensive and complex costumes, collect figures, etc., Star Wars also happens to draw massive crowds of literally everyone else as well simply from being entertaining.
And the topic was "PS to (I'm assuming he's saying PS2 or just PS) had lots of casual and children friendly content. PS4 has a long way to go in that regard". You brought up the Wii which was vastly different than the PS2 and original PS in both what types of games there were, how to play them, and how they became successful. I mean, you can try to point to the PS2's version of Wii Sports that made it popular but it doesn't exist.
It's been pretty well discussed that the Wii was an anomaly that captured a very special group of casuals, a group that has never really been into gaming and only got into the Wii craze because of word of mouth and Oprah. Senior citizens bought the Wii for their own gaming enjoyment... That was pretty much unheard of before the Wii.
It has just dance and SingStar. Those were the two biggest casual games of last gen besides Wii Sports. It has plenty of family friendly content, we just don't see it around here much because we don't really care about it.
There is no point in arguing about that. This site is infested with fanboys. It's like talking to a wall.
It is not even close, but I believe the market is really good right now.
@ Sosuke
ps4 may surpassed ps2 in sales but not surpass in VARIETY in games 95% of ps4 games design to be open world military style gaming or open world RPG or open world zombie gaming . ps2 had more genre than that , matter of fact ps2 had games fit everyone taste . ps4 has select handful games of ol skool style
Mortal Kombat X , Street Fighter V, new Marvel vs. Capcom 4 in the works , Fighting King coming 2016 whats left?? R&C, NFS and GT7, Driveclub,Project cars , Knack .
10 non military style titles not worth paying 400.00 for a console.... by 2017 maybe ps4 be 250.00 still millions of ps3 gamers still on the fence (including myself ) hoping to see a title WE! gotta have to jump off the wait game fence . ps4 need more VARIETY , more Selection to hook us im sorry but military style ,zombie games will not do it for us.
Lol what. I have a lot of games on my PS4 and I'm trying to think of a single one that fits the description of military style / zombie games.
Not seeing it.
@mix
Closest ones I can think of for Zombie are TLOU:R and The Walking Dead from Telltale. Only military type game I have is MGSV. Such terrible variety there huh?
The other 30 titles I have range from JRPG, Open world adventure, Visual novels, fighters, Racing, and platform. I have not had any trouble finding any variety.
I actually think the variety in games has surpassed the PS2's in the same time frame, because the first two years of the PS2 weren't terribly amazing.
GT67 should really start doing some perusing of Amazon to see what games are actually available on the PS4. It has more variety than any other current gen console so far.
Wanna know the reason behind the phenomenal popularity of the PlaySaviour 4 that Sony can not explain?
Which group of gamers have the most numbers outside the hardcore console hobby gamers?
You are right. The new generation of the PlayStation Nation!
The millions of casual gamers that got introduced to mobile gaming 5 years ago have gotten older and now wants a deeper gaming experience and the PS4 got the perfect timing to release. Yes even the young Wii gamers are stoked for the PS4.
The PS4 is also riding the wave of hugely popular YouTube Let's Players playing PS4 games like Until Dawn.
PS4 has became the new darling of casual gamers (since the Wii) without trying to be casual and still retain its hardcore gaming community.
Two birds in one stone.
PS4 might surpass PS2 in sales someday but it has a long road to surpass PS2 in games, PS2 has a huge library and very good one something i cannot tell about PS4 yet, shall i mention PS2 rpg's? that's what i thought.
I think they need be more competitive in terms of price.
They've got some really good deals and bundles this month but a flat-out price cut will bring in many who are on the fence. It will also force Microsoft to react so its good for everyone. Competition is good.
in terms of sales yeah but games lol no at this point of the ps2's lifecycle there were plenty of great AAA games that appealed to everyone right now on ps4 the exclusives have been lacking ,only "good" game is bloodbourne which doesnt really appeal to everyone and the rest are just remasters and indie games....
I'm not to sure if it would outsell the ps2 but DAMN, what I would give to see that. That would be the equivalent of seeing justin beiber get punched in the face, no words can describe the euphoria that would be felt.
Yeah I agree and that punch though went I saw that(Insert meme/gif/reference/Jokes).
I don't understand why people care if it outsells the PS2... Why would that of all things give you euphoria? It's just sales numbers that Sony really should only care about. As long as they use these great sales to move the product further with updates and new games, then by all means sell away, but I could give two craps if Sony sells 200mil units or 30mil as long as they keep bringing good games and features.
well if it sold 30mil and xbone sold 100mil, then xbone will probably get more exclusives.
more consoles you sold, the more games you can make and you could afford to fund games that you didnt want to before because of risks.
hkgamer* I realize that, but caring about a milestone or a sales figure shouldn't matter to you as long as you're getting games. Xbone has hardly the sales of PS4 and they have had and are still going to have great games coming out... PS4 has way more sales and they aren't pumping out a ton of AAA exclusives yet, they have had their favorites and some new IP's but just because they have sold way more consoles wont make them start pumping out AAA games one after the other...
Success breeds success, look at all the megaton announcements at Sony's e3 this year. The more success a console has the more support it will get, the more exclusivity it will get, the more games and new ip it will get. Better sales translates to more games and in many cases better games bc companies are more willing to invest and to take risks.
Huge sales = more games = happier customers.
@ drunkjester #2.3.2
You are wrong, all the AAA exclusives that have released were in development before the PS4 was a massive sales success. This years incredible e3 was really a result of the success of the PS4.
You asked where the AAA games on PS4 are? You claim they won't just start pumping out AAA exclusives one after another, but they will. 2016 will see the PS4 pumping out big exclusive after big exclusive from Uncharted 4 to Horizon Zero Dawn, Ratchet & Clank, Street Fighter V, The Last Guardian, Dreams, Hellblade, No Man's Sky, Gravity Rush 2, Dragon Quest XI, and possibly Gran Turismo 7. Slightly smaller games like Edith Finch, Wild, The Witness and unannounced games from Bend and Quantic Dream are expected to release in 2016 as well. Here we are finally starting to see the fruits of the PS4's labor.
Surely the success of the PS4 has energized the development of PlayStation VR as well. 2016 and 2017 are infinitely more impressive looking for PS4 and it's due in large part to the incredible sales.
IamTylerDurden1* I'm sorry, but what megaton announcements? FF remake, that won't be released until late 2017 or even 2018. The Last Gaurdian which was just a revival of a game I was hoping to play on PS3. Shenmue and Horizon were the only games that I was generally shocked and excited for, so hardly a "megaton" of announcements.
Exclusivity does not happen because a console is more popular... it happens because the companies invest their money in studios to make exclusive games for their console. Devs aren't just running to Sony saying "here, take my game please! Make it an exclusive because the PS4 is sooooo bad ass".... it's not how it works bud.
Simple, people love seeing records being broken, especially long standing ones it gives them reason to start a debate, which in our online social times its what people crave for, motive for posting online.
IamTylerDurden1* Most of the games we are seeing in 2016 have been in development wayyyy before PS4's initial success, that's because Sony has a huge back log of studios that are working on games for them. Yes maybe some 3rd party deals are due to PS4's success, but most of all it's the money that talks. Why do you think Microsoft got Tomb Raider and the EA Access? Sony said no to both of them and Microsoft then stepped up and paid the money they wanted.
I never asked where are the AAA exclusives, I never once hinted that they don't have games coming, all I'm saying is just because they are selling well doesn't mean they are just going to start releasing AAA games left and right, the games still have to be smart and a good money making idea, they aren't just going to start producing any game idea. Most of those 2016 AAA titles you mentioned have been in development before the PS4 was released like I mentioned in the first paragraph.
*Mixdup Thank you for actually understanding what my initial statement actually was, and not jumping on the whole "oh he said something not positive about PS4 he must be a fanboy" bullshit...
*moldybread And thank you for realizing that just because I can criticize something about the PS4 or some people in general doesn't make me a xbox fanboy at all...
Freaking PS4 fans on this site are savage, you can't criticize anything without being yelled at haha
I personally don't care if it outsells or not. But it would be nice when all is said and done if we don't have to listen to a decade worth of some people trying to say it failed because it didn't sell as much as the PS2.
I'm not worried about lack of support due to sales, because the PS4 has already secured support for the generation unless the sales dive off a cliff soon.
Is jb even in the spotlight anymore? Thought he was old news like most celebs.
Thought no idea why punching a person to which you have no relation with would make you feel better.
@TheDrunkenJester
"I don't understand why people care if it outsells the PS2... Why would that of all things give you euphoria? IT'S JUST SALES NUMBERS THAT SONY REALLY SHOULD ONLY CARE ABOUT."
"AS LONG AS THEY USE THESE GREAT SALES TO MOVE THE PRODUCT FURTHER WITH UPDATES AND NEW GAMES, THEN BY ALL MEANS SELL AWAY"
You just contradicted yourself in the same statement. It seems you just need to argue for the sake of arguing. Your argument makes less sense than a drunk kanye west.
@DanteVFenris666
Little confused as to your interest in what would or would not make me feel better.
Yeah, but I didn't contradict myself. I said that as long as they use the great sales to keep making games then sell away, at no point does that contradict my views on why people would feel euphoria about a console outselling another older console...
johndoe11211, the only console i still have hooked up to my tv is a ps3 but most of my gaming is on the pc. it's amazing how anyone who questions sony's biggest fans are always labeled the polar opposite, a huge xbox fan.
sorry to be the bearer of bad news but there is more to gaming than just xbox versus playstation. like i said, be careful what you ask for because the last time we saw world domination sony's follow up was not what developers wanted and the price was not what gamers wanted. the time before that nintendo was the ruler and we all know how they treated anyone outside of nintendo back then.
@johndoe11211
"I'm not to sure if it would outsell the ps2 but DAMN, what I would give to see that. That would be the equivalent of seeing justin beiber get punched in the face, no words can describe the euphoria that would be felt."
it's clear you care more about the game of winning over the competition than winning with your own enjoyment of the console itself.
be careful what you ask for, the last time this happened sony followed up with a $600 game console that many developers didn't enjoy working on.
Get the heck outta here with that BS. At no point was the xbox or wii mentioned in my post. I was talking about being excited to see it outsell the ps2, and as far as I know the ps2 was made by Sony. If you're feeling insecure about the brand of your choice then that's your problem, don't be coming here and putting words in my mouth. You need to get your head examined.
Also, since when is it a bad thing to want to see your preferred console be the best selling console? Just because I would like to see that means I care more about winning? As human beings we always look forward to seeing records broken. Obviously you haven't gotten your dose of Phil Spencer articles today and it seems to be affecting your ability to think and reason straight. You could probably go sit in a corner and rub your xbox for a couple minutes, you'll feel better.
Since when is the PS4 competing against the PS2 on the market, moldy?
Last time what happened? The last time something outsold the PS2? What happened the last time that happened?
Can you just do everybody a favor and stay out of PlayStation articles? The ONLY thing you do is spread negativity.
I doubt its going to happen. The PS2 just too many instances of opportunity, namely DVD becoming a thing, that the PS4 can't hope to match.
Then again, depending on how the general market adopts it, VR could give it a chance. What with Sony including movie and TV studios they could offer shows that could make the PSVR, and the PS4 by default, a hot item.
and a fine job you're doing. To be fair, I don't think the success of the PS4 is unrelated to the success of the PS2. I think the reason people buy Playstations, is because of the years of dedicated catering to the gaming community. When I buy a Playstation, I KNOW that I will get years of use out of it. That, I think, is the reason why i believe its a mistake to assume the success of each console is solely based on recent events.
im not sure if i am a sony fanboy or mot, but i never really liked playing on other consoles or pc.
Good on them for aiming so high. I don't think they'll surpass PS2 but PS3 is most definitely a possibility.
Sony has been a regular at Gamescom, a popular games expo that takes place every year in Cologne, Germany. However unlike previous years Sony decided to skip the show and not conduct their usual press conference.
All they did was push it to the Paris show, as long as they have a show half as good as their E3 showing, then I'll be happy. I'm hoping to see a new game or two hopefully with a 2016 release
Ye I agree with that but to be honest I dont think they will show much during Paris Games Week as well. Sony have their own show now so I have a feeling they are probably giving more importance to E3 and PlayStation experience given the latter was a hit last year.
Problem is showing stuff this late in the year might mean we'll have a long wait before some of it releases. Still, hyped for new announcements and want to see what they have up their sleeve
But the fact they are bothering with this even if they have TGS and their own events coming up shows they want to show their stuff and reach more audiences. They wouldn't be at Paris Week if they didn't have anything. Don't also expect them to announce every IP their studios are making. Wild, Quantic Dreams new IP, maybe Tomorrow Children, Sony Londod IP, and maybe some more of their EU devs games are good canditates. This is not as big as E3 or PSX, so I wouldn't be surprise if they save bigger guns for PSX.
Sony isn't force to assist to all the evens in the world. If they skip one to assist to another like this one, it's fine. They will show there what they could have shown at Gamescom. Period!
Why might it mean waiting a while? More importantly, why would that be any more likely than for any other conference during the year?
They showed what they had at E3, and didn't have new material to show, simple is that, you don't have to read too much into it.
So much theories from all the concerned xboners lol! here's one for the record books, MS must have paid Sony to not attend gamescon so that the highlights will go to them for once ;-)
i agree with you.
You forgot TGS which was a massive hit last year as well.
@XBLTroll:
Sony Bend, Santa Monica, Polyphony, Japan Studio, London Studios and more have games in stores.. You are nothing but a butthurt troll. What are you playing on xbox one right now? apparently not much..
Whatever Sony is going to show at either Paris Games Week or at PSX event, it is for the further out.
Considering Sony showed Shenmue 3 that isn't even started on yet, and FF VII that has been barely started on at E3, anything announce is going to be way way out there. Think 2018-2019 at the end of PS4/Xbox One lifecycle.
On top of this, Sony still needs to reveal more information about Project Morpheus and I feel it is rather grim that we are going to get anything in the near future to get excited about.
Wish it wasn't true, but those are the facts!
Even when Sony execs are saying, don't read too much into it, is just a redirect in my opinion. Sony needs to put up or shut up!
I don't know for certain whether they are having a press conference at paris either, assuming they're not...
I get the feeling they are more interested right now in getting morpheus into peoples hands on the show floors of all these different events. They can't really show those games in a stream because won't be a genuine experience, I think that they'll wait till Dec to announce anything new for the ps4 and till then really push Morpheus, which is really an entire new system.
Obviously they have the games, we saw enough at E3 to satisfy my curiousity for the year, now just need more info on those and games like WILD that didn't get a mention at e3
Well well, you are just another person that reminds me someone who i hate the most. You got yourself disrespectful medal. Congrats for being C***slap.
They showed pretty much a ton of third party Titles at E3 people want to see new Sony IP's. So overall I dont expect more then one or two announcements at Paris Game week, TGS will be third party heavy also. The Sony Experience in December needs at least 10 announcements with 5 being new Sony Triple AAA exclusives. I am patiently waiting if no results by end of year I will sell my PS4 and get another X1.
I don't get you Xbox fans,I'm sure Sony released more exclusives in 2015 than Microsoft.
10 announcements with 5 of them being new AAA? Lmfao you might as well sell that PS4 you apparently have and go buy another Xbox One now. That's the most absurd request I've heard in a while.
Sony still has TGS (September), Paris Games Week (October) and PlayStation Experience in December. I think it's safe to say we'll see plenty of exclusives and games in general from Sony... Microsoft won Gamescom because Sony decided not to have a press conference this year and spread out what they have to show considering E3 was just two months ago, you must be proud.
So can you please list the 5, yes 5, NEW XBONE exclusives announced at Gamescom (Gamescom only, keep it partial to your reasoning)?
That is what you are basing this on. Sony skipped a Gamescom presser and now you expect at least 10 announcements with 5 NEW AAA Exclusives.
If your precious XBONE cannot do the same, why would you need 2?
We know the PS4 is amazing but even I think your expectations are above it. Keep striving though. Head in the clouds and all......
Fanboys, from both sides, are the worst but you my friend get a sticker. A super fanboy sticker.
Wow Michael, you just got torn to shreds.
And this isn't the first article exposing the fanboy nonsense. Your lies and your hopelessly misleading claims were always going to come back and bite you. The jury is out, and your silence here in response to the massive burning exposure only further proves how little you have to say in defence.
Yeah, PS4 actually DOES have more first-party games than Xbone by your definition of what that is (due to the games you have previously listed). It has also has MORE games and BETTER games, which is practically undeniable from a logical standpoint. It's game over for the lies.
As others have said, why does Sony have to announce 5 new AAA exclusives for it to match the raging hard-on you have for Xbox? Blind loyalty was never going to change anything. Microsoft surely didn't do the same you are asking of Sony at E3 or Gamescom, so why do they need to do the same else give you a reason to sell a console you don't own? And what about those other 5 games? Why are those absolutely needed? At least 5 games get announced for PS4 every fortnight at the most, and those are games that don't receive Xbone announcements either. You don't need events to announce great looking games, and that is your pitfall mate.
You seem to be waiting for others to tell you what to play, or what to buy rather than figuring out for yourself. You are clearly waiting until the holidays to decide it's important to have AAA exclusives to buy, because Microsoft told you so, rather than demanding the same big games year-round.
If you are an actual gamer, well then the PS4 has already accumulated great games and has a lineup with unmatched diversity. If you are an Xbox loyalist, you will lie, exaggerate and make out of context claims that hold no connection to reality, and embarrass yourself when the big boys come at you with fact and logic. I want to know......
Did you buy a PS1 in its first 2 years, and then threaten to sell it cause they didn't announce 5 AAA exclusives at the end of the year?
Did you buy a PS2 in its first 2 years, and then threaten to sell it cause they didn't announce 5 AAA exclusives at the end of the year?
Did you buy a PS3 in its first 2 years, and then threaten to sell it cause they didn't announce 5 AAA exclusives at the end of the year?
I doubt any of this. In fact, if you don't know this I doubt you've EVER owned a PlayStation console, or are simply too young to remember which would make sense. Just watch this intelligent video and feel the embarrassment of your disconnect to reality wash over you: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
I didn't read too much into it, I knew there was no presser but they still had plenty of booths there to show off the games.
It's the media and haters who read too much into it.
They have said from the start, e3 and gamescom were too close together so they were going to wait until Paris. What is there to even look into. Im expecting some concrete morpheus info.
* Each company has to make one showing outside of E3.
It doesn't matter which conference, as long as there is one more showing besides just E3.
Both Sony & Microsoft are doing that....they will both be fine.
Nintendo is doing it's own thing with the NX and once that gets going expect them to be right there with PS4/XB1 next year.
The only people reading too much into it are either websites hungry for clicks so they post negative sony gamescom articles or the ones being paid by microsoft for good pr.
The only people reading into it too much are Xbox fanboys. They need something to brag about so instead of acknowledging the fact that Sony is having a conference at Paris Games Week to make up for missing out on Gamescom, they ignore it and soley focus on Sony skipping Gamescom and act like Paris Games Week doesn't exist.
Obvious they are saving new announcements and bombs for the PlayStation experience ......
Playstation Haters will read too much on anything they can turn it into a negative, and the click bait articles are even worse. I didn't mind they skipped Gamescom because they said they are going to Paris Week instead. This means they will show there what they could have shown at Gamescom. WHy go to two events to show the same? Why doesn't Microsuave go to Paris Week too?
Also people think! This even isn't as big as E3 or PSX. it will be maybe as big as Gamescom, and what Sony would show there could be limited to their EU devs only:
- Guerrilla said they are taking their Horizon Demo there too, so there's one. Hopefully more info on the game will be shared too.
- Sony London new IP(?)
-_Quantic Dreams new IP
- Xdev project (?)
- New DLC for Driveclub from Evolution Studios
- Guerrilla Cambridge's Morpheus Project
- More Tomorrow Childreen footage(?)
Then there's TGS where they will show what their Japanese devs are making. That's their chance to announce Gran Turismo 7, Deep Down, More of The Last Guardian, and more JRPGs.
Then there's PSX where they will show what their American devs or any worldwide devs are doing: Uncharted 4 multiplayer(?) or more footage. Sony bend's New ip, Santa Monica studios project(?), and maybe more.
With still too much they have under their sleeves to show, I expect them to do thing like that.
And yet with all of that, there will be people dissapointed because they just want one specific thing. If that doesn't make it ti any of the events, they SUCK! Ungrateful brats are never pleased! Glad they are always a minority. With all of what I just said above, why are people so concerned about Gamescom? Sony still has more to come and yet Gamescom suddenly becomes a big deal just because Microsuave was there. Gimme a break!
Look who else lives and works in France, is making a PlayStation exclusive, and was absent from E3. Michael Ancel and the game Wild. I fully expect to see a stage demo in Paris.
xik
true. I hope we find out some more info about games shown at e3.
dreams
horizon
possible Quantic dreams new IP
or Sony London new game
possibly GT7
Morgan
I sure hope we see a demo for wild
all Sony has to do is this and they could have epic show:
show new demo for horizon and more info
show demo for dreams
show either the ip from QD or Sony London
show demo for wild
release date for no man sky
posing dlc news for drive club
provide more info on shenmue 3 and confirm what many already know that whatever more funds needed Sony will make sure shenmue 3 will happen
oh and it would be a good time to announce shenmue 1 and 2 hd remaster either at pasis,tgs or Playstation event
we can't expect sony to show all their games. plus I am sure there will be some 3rd party games there too at Paris game show
TGS
ff15
the last guardian
possibly news on ff7
kingdom Hearts 3
but I think it's a safe bet to assume to Playstation event will be the place where Sony will reveal many of their games.
I guess it's safe to say that the following games will have a presence at PGW in one way or the other:
-Dreams by Media molecule
-Horizon:zero Dawn by Guerrilla games
-Aliennation by Housemarque
-Rime by Tequila works
-Wild by wildsheep studios
The following games are highly likely
-New IP by Quantic dreams
-New IP by Ovosonico
-Hunger by Tarsier studios
-Sony Northwest Morpheus project
-possibly an entirely new Multiplatform game By Ubisoft.
Wait , what ? so gaming fans shouldn't overreact to something ? C'mon mate thats how we roll lol
