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Will PS3 Be Remembered As The Worst PlayStation Ever?

Where will PlayStation 3 rank on the Sony console list when all is said and done? Is there any doubt that it will be rated well behind PS1, PS2 and PS4?

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BrandanT3512d ago

Before people start arguing, remember stuff like this is subjective.

Well, I'll be honest... the PS3 didn't have the best start ever. The price was too high for the average consumer. As the time went by though, the PS3 came to be something real nice to have.

Thatguy-3103512d ago

With titles like Uncharted 2, The last of us, Journey, little big planet, demon souls etc. I doubt it. It didn't have the perfect start but hell did it deliver amazing experiences that couldn't be found on other consoles.

xHeavYx3512d ago

Whatever the guy who wrote this article is smoking is the worst thing ever.

FarEastOrient3512d ago

Well of course articles like this are subjective, but with a title like that it "draws" attention similar to click baiting.

Concertoine3512d ago (Edited 3512d ago )

@dboyc310 and Heavy

Article's point isn't that the PS3 is crap, it's that it is worse than the PS1 and PS2.

I personally agree, i came to like the PS3 last gen but I would take either of the other two any day.

ABizzel13512d ago

None of the PS console can ever be considered "the worst". All 3 have been extremely successful in one way or another.

The PS1 ushered gaming to the mass audience, and paved the way for tons of classic iconic franchises.

The PS2 is the best selling console of all time, and had one of the largest libraries of games ever.

The PS3 had a rough start (due to price & lack of accessible hardware), but it went on to deliver the 2 most critically praised games of the last-generation, and of all time, and brought with it many more genre defining and noteworthy games.

Was the PS3 less successful financially and sales total wise, yes. But none of those console can ever be considered "worst", because there hasn't been a bad PlayStation console.

Now if we count everything, then the Vita unfortunately falls into that category. The Vita isn't bad, but it most definitely hasn't lived up to the potential it was given at launch. To this day lack of AAA franchises, true handheld exclusives, and overpriced proprietary memory cards held it back.

yewles13511d ago

@ABizzel1

"Now if we count everything, then the Vita unfortunately falls into that category. The Vita isn't bad, but it most definitely hasn't lived up to the potential it was given at launch."

Technically, I have to disagree with this when it comes to the Vita. But the PlayStation TV, on the other hand...

blitz06233511d ago

Just because it says worst doesn't mean it's bad. If you got 90, 92, 94 and 96 in school, then 90 is your worst mark

freshslicepizza3511d ago

i see the ps3 as the beginning of an end. it forced sony to finally adapt to the outside world and make hardware meant for developers, not them. all that proprietary nonsense like emotion engine and poor development tools for outside parties is gone. all of that was not to make great games but to force developers to make playstation games. they were trying to create a culture where they have playstation engineers and thankfully that will no longer be the case. this is why porting games to the pc or other systems like the xbox are easier now. it's a win win for the industry.

now we see the success sony has with the ps4 and you wonder to yourself why doesn't nintendo do the same thing? why is nintendo so stuck in the past unwilling to change even if it means alienating third parties?

nix3511d ago

Worst maybe for Sony. But Xbox1 is selling at the same rate as PS3. Which ironically is MS' best selling console.

PS3 really upped the game when it comes to great exclusives. I have like 60 games and 80% are exclusive games. As from the number of consoles sold it's clearly behind PS1 n PS2.

miyamoto3511d ago

I thought its all about the games?

Because if its all about the games then the PS3 is the best PlayStation console to date.
Uncharted Series and The Last of Us having more than 200 game of the year awards each tells how great the PS3 is.

kreate3510d ago

I actually like the ps3 the best out of all the consoles.

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Bigpappy3512d ago (Edited 3512d ago )

Being the "worst ever", might sound bad, but it does not necessarily mean the console was bad.

I will keep most of my thoughts on the PS3 to myself as to not inflame the majority of the fan base. But I would say that the split memory pool was a huge design failure, and that the Cell cause the same type of issue that M$ is now dealing with in getting developers to spend the time to work around the ES-RAM.

_-EDMIX-_3512d ago

Yet it resulted in some masterpieces. It wasn't so bad that developer avoided it like the Wii U or sold so poorly due to price that it when under like the 3DO.

I mean...its bad for PlayStation standards, but that within itself oddly enough is sorta a compliment.

Consider all the great IPs that come from that console and how big of a turn around it was based on its launch, it still went on to sell really damn well, sure its not 110 or 160 million or anything, but for its price, how it released and who they where up against, they did a fantastic job.

MS came out with a low cost system, 3rd party games played better for them.

Nintendo came out with the Wii which was just a run away success. For Sony to even do that well considering how fierce the competition was that gen is a pretty big accomplishment.

Captain_TomAN943512d ago

IMO it is the best console of all time - and it always will be for me.

$600 got you a state of the art console with HDMI and Blu-Ray while the 360 was lighting houses on fire. By the time MS fixed the RROD problem the PS3 had FAR FAR more games, and then the price hit $300 and the war was over.

Tobsesan3511d ago

Lol the ps3 has way less games....

miyamoto3511d ago

its the superb quality of games that makes the PS3 great.

StrawberryDiesel4203512d ago

With amazing exclusives like Demon's Souls, MGS4, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, Heavy Rain, God of War 3, LittleBigPlanet.....I don't think so.

Godmars2903511d ago

My take away is that the whole of the console gen wasn't the best. That it was rushed into unprepared and with exaggerated expectations. Just looking at what was promised at the beginning with the likes of Killing Floor - whatever the shooter in the mall was called - and Eight Days to Vegas never happening while The Last Guardian is finally being a thing screams that.

Automatic793511d ago

@BrandsnT

Everything in life is subjective. However the PS3 had its Pro's and Cons, the pro's being fantastic exclusives, excellent graphics, free online play, BlueRay, introduction of free games. Cons were no online chat when not playing a game, bad 3rd party ports, horrible launch and the hack that compromised players personal accounts.

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stonecold33512d ago

ps3 will go down as the best machine period thanks all the awsome games we had uncharted gt5 heavy rain god of war last of us ps3 and still has many games to come out still on that platform ps3 rocks in my book thanks sony for bringing this machine out i enjoyed over last few years and it was my best current gen system at the time

Eonjay3512d ago (Edited 3512d ago )

Why would someone automatically make such a negative assumption. Why does there have to be a worst. I swear the negativity force feed to us in the gaming community is sickening.

crazychris41243512d ago

PS2>PS3>PS1 Not saying PS1 was bad, it was great. Its just I was 5 when I had it so I didnt get a chance to play some of its greatest games. Crash Bandicoot, CTR, NFS: Porsche Unleashed and NFL Gameday were ones that I remember the most.

itsjustexuma3512d ago (Edited 3512d ago )

I thought it was PSP Go

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PrimeVinister2d ago

Many of those who hate Dark Souls II hate it because it's not Dark Souls. The same people love Dark Souls III because it isn't Dark Souls II.

And so many of the issues at the centre of common complaints about DS2 are present in DS3 and sometimes even DS1. The hatred and bile spewed over this perfectly decent game is ludicrous.

CrimsonWing692d ago

I don’t think it’s a terrible game, but like a movie sequel by a different director, for me, it does NOT capture any of the “magic” felt from the Miyazaki entries. Boss battles don’t feel epic, environments don’t have the same sense of awe, the enemy variety isn’t particularly interesting, the art direction just feels bland, about the only thing I can give it praise for is some of the music.

Now, again, this is only how I feel about it, so I’m not trying to invalidate his you feel about the game, but it is the worst entry in the series due to those factors and it’s the least re-visited entry, for me.

Is it decent as a game on its own? Sure. But in comparison to the Miyazaki entries, it does not stack up and I believe that’s where many were disappointed with it.

PrimeVinister2d ago

Completely fair. I cannot disagree either, mate.

MrWood2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

You can also play it in VR flawlessly on PC & controller with the LukeRoss mod so… another reason to jump back in with extra immersion.

jznrpg2d ago

It’s not a bad game it’s just not as good as the others

Shadow Man1d 20h ago

The controls felt very clunky to me, I tried playing it after beating Darksouls 3 and it didn’t feel fluid, obviously the hit detection is less superior for been an older game.

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