Well, Sony is too focused on way too many different forms of media to focus on just one with the attention it deserves. AAA budgets are so ridiculous these days that you as a game company need dedicated game designers to be your focus instead of high tech bullshit like 3D and 4k that is way too expensive for 85-90 percent of the gaming consumer base. If Sony dropped their 3d and 4k aspirations and hired a large group of A+ students from Digipen, then they would have much better success in games, that is if they really cared about doing well in games market.
Is Sony done with Video Games?
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Admittedly I did overstate it. But Sony has also had more to deal with than Microsoft. The Move was a failure, the 3DTV gaming thing didn't take off at all, and the Vita has been bombing in its own home turf week after week. But to be fair PS Plus has become a point in Sony's favor. Maybe they aren't that much further off than Microsoft, but I do think they are closer to the "Sega Point" than either of the other console makers.s69-5 said:
Keep in mind I did say that none of the big three are close to that point.
I think if Sony drop out of the handheld market, they should be okay, neither of their handhelds have really been a success (i do have a PSP and i do like it, but i don't have many games for it).
I've been a playstation house since the PS1, the only Playstation console i don't have is the vita, and there is not enough interesting games on it to make me want to buy it.
I've been a playstation house since the PS1, the only Playstation console i don't have is the vita, and there is not enough interesting games on it to make me want to buy it.
Mate I love how in the credits of that vid it said "Provided by Sony pictures" It just made me laugh.rhizhim said:
OT:I didn't frequent the video game side of the internet as much when the Psp came out but from what I remember wasn't in a fairly similar position to the Vita now?
You guys are somewhat missing the point. Sony will never drop out of the console business unless they are FORCED to. At the moment, the Playstation business is their only business running with a good profit. What worries me is that they have fallen so much behind on other areas that it will all shut down in a few years. I'd hate to see that happen, Sony pulling out from videogames would be a huge loss to the industry.Mr. Omega said:
As far as I am concerned they've been done for a while.
I absolutely loved my PS1 and PS2, and I have HUGE libraries for both. My PS3? I have MGS4, Little Big Planet, God of war and some HD collections of PS2 games... I can't honestly justify keeping my PS3 outside of using it as a blueray player. This thing is pretty much a $400 paper weight. If Sony was serious about staying in the game, they wouldn't abandon so many of the great games that put them on the map each gen. I cannot believe how long we've waited for a Sly Cooper game, and where the hell is Crash? There is about a dozen other franchises dating back to the PS1 also MIA, all of them a million times more fun that that uncharted shit now replacing it. I usually buy all the consoles, but I may actually avoid the PS4 this time around. If things keep the way they are I can't imagine there will be anything worthwhile in their exclusives.
I absolutely loved my PS1 and PS2, and I have HUGE libraries for both. My PS3? I have MGS4, Little Big Planet, God of war and some HD collections of PS2 games... I can't honestly justify keeping my PS3 outside of using it as a blueray player. This thing is pretty much a $400 paper weight. If Sony was serious about staying in the game, they wouldn't abandon so many of the great games that put them on the map each gen. I cannot believe how long we've waited for a Sly Cooper game, and where the hell is Crash? There is about a dozen other franchises dating back to the PS1 also MIA, all of them a million times more fun that that uncharted shit now replacing it. I usually buy all the consoles, but I may actually avoid the PS4 this time around. If things keep the way they are I can't imagine there will be anything worthwhile in their exclusives.
I hope not. I havn't played a sony game since PS2 but they do make great games. An i have had a lot of fun with the titles they have made in the pass. Hopefully if they ever pull out of the hardware business they will still make a publish games like Sega have done.
I'd be amazed if they rolled out the PS4 within the next two years. If they do, it would have to have internals that would allow them to make a profit right off the bat. Financially, they just couldn't sell the console at a loss at the moment. We'll see though.
Wow, massive brain fart on my end. Both Japanese companes starting with "S" and 4 letters long.MetalDooley said:
What does Sony produce? SOE games like Everquest and the now disconnected Star Wars: Galaxies, I guess? Somewhat successful but nothing compared to their immediate competition. Not to mention SOE has a pretty terrible reputation in the MMO market.
The PS4 will happen, the "Orbis" is just about complete so unless something really drastic happens there is no reason for them to scrap it. The PS Vita is salvageable too, but Sony need to get some decent games out for it. The 3DS appeared to be a huge flop at first, Nintendo turned it around though. The same could happen for the Vita but not until we get games for it. They struggled with the PSP though, still the PSP did what no other handheld ever managed to do. It survived and became a second handheld in a market dominated by Nintendo. Every other handheld pretty much died, so much so that few companies where ever brave enough to take a crack at the handheld market.