August 23rd, 2007
Playstation empire shattered
Let’s be honest it’s just not possible, Sony’s grasp on the console industry has been weakened to such an extent that game developers only consider it after they’ve secured deals with Xbox and Wii ( not all of them, but give it time ). And I really can’t blame them…who wants to spend money on creating some expensive game for a system that (still) hardly anyone owns. As I was surfing the web the other day, I saw angry gamers who blamed companies for their decisions…HELLO, blame Sony, the money hungry behemoth that’s just never satisfied, who’s always thinking ONLY about squeezing another dollar from our pockets.
And in addition…this “all-powerful†gaming station that was supposed to make our jaws hit the floor with it’s unique features hasn’t really confirmed. Yes it’s a powerful system…but seeing it loose almost every battle to the rival Xbox 360 must really be demoralizing. Let’s face it, games produced for these two systems look better on Microsoft’s machine. So how can Sony expect people to spend a lot more money on their product when they can have a cheaper, better product?
Being launched after a series of frustrating postponements and having an unreasonably high price really hurt the PS3 even before it hit the shelves, but that was only the beginning, Playstation exclusives like Final Fantasy or Devil May Cry became accessible to other systems as sales failed to improve and now developers are turning away to the once unchallenged gaming system. Truly sad…
I’ve always been a fan of the Playstation…I have so many good memories related to it…but for me this is…the end of an era. The only miracle cure at this point would be some amazing (still) Playstation exclusive, like Xbox’s Gears of War, maybe Heavenly Sword or Lair? We’ll see soon enough.
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Published by: Allan Gabriel in News
5 Comments on Playstation empire shattered
Posted by DiscHQ 08/23/2007 10:17 pm
Unfortunately, I think that Sony thought they could ride the success of their previous consoles and just put out a new one that offers no innovation and it would be a hit. As you said, it is a powerful console, but if there's nothing new and exciting other than better graphics, why do I care?
Posted by NJ 08/23/2007 10:23 pm
Not seeing how the Playstation empire is shattered when PS3 is outselling X360 week after week on a worldwide basis.
Worldwide Sales for week ending 8/19:
Console Weekly
PSP 137,706
PS3 97,183
X360 85,533
Don't know PS2 sales, but we know they are higher than PS3 and X360.
Posted by gamerz 08/24/2007 1:28 am
Yeah... and lets face it.. the PS3 *STILL* can't upscale 720p games to 1080i. What a joke!!!
The 360 upscales *all* games to at least 1080i.. that is what we want from a HD gaming console.
Posted by Ovi 08/24/2007 12:31 pm
@ NJ
The PS 3 may be starting to sell better than the Xbox 360, although the figures are relatively close, but dont't forget Microsofts's console outsold Sony's from the very beginning, I'd say they have a lot of catching up to do. And sales are not the only factor in Playstation's downfall
Posted by Spooky 08/24/2007 12:37 pm
@DiscHQ
Problem is not even the graphics are all that amazing. PS3 games look considerably worse then their Xbox 3600 equivalents. At best they look the same.
Maybe they'll improve in the future, time will tell