A console with games on CD instead of cartridge. Nintendo thought it was a shitty idea too...Torrasque said:What has Sony ever done that isn't a direct copy of what Nintendo is doing?
Ridiculous fanboyisms aside, when I first heard about this I didn't really like the idea. SSB works because Nintendo has a fairly large cast of characters who are at the same time varied but also quite similar in tone. Mario vs. Kirby works. Sackboy vs. Colonel Radic though?
I don't know. Still, I wouldn't mind seeing Yakuza 4's epic quartet take on Kratos, Nathan, Snake and Cole mind you.
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Yet many of those (Naughty Dog, Insomniac, Team Ico, Sucker Punch) work directly under SCE. If they want Cole to appear in a game of their's or even someone else (Street Fighter x Tekken where Cole McGrath will be a PS exclusive) it can be done. And if enough palms are greased, I'm sure characters like Lara and Laharl can make an appearance, if they really want to go that extra mile, that is.fieryshadowcard said:But what games does Sony have, and if not games, what characters? If they try to fish up every character that put them on the map, they're going to be paying out a lot of royalties, because that largely came from 3rd Person Parties. Tomb Raider(once Eidos, not sure who now), Jak n' Daxter (Naughty Dog), Crash Bandicoot (used to be Naughty Dog), Ratchet and Clank (Insomniac), Metal Gear Solid (Konami), Disgaea (Atlus), Suikoden (Konami), Katamri Damacy (Namco), SMT/Persona (Atlus), Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, Parappa the Rapper, Twisted Metal, Legend of Dragoon, Final Fantasy 7-13 (Square), Spyro the Dragon (once Insomniac, now ActiVision) Jet Moto, The Mark of Kri (which is at least partly owned by Capcom), Xenosaga (Namco), Tekken (Namco), MediEvil, Little Big Planet, Uncharted (Naughty Dog)... and that's only factoring in those things largely exclusive to Playstation outlets (which I say very loosely).
This, however is where the obstacles start to appear.fieryshadowcard said:Then there's the tone of the game. Smash Bros. is mild, cartoon violence. Even with grittier characters like Snake in it (and MGS is chock full of bizarre comedic moments), it's a lighthearted game at its core. Trying to combine the tones of all of the games Sony can choose from into a cohesive tone is going to turn out worse than a kindergartener's arts and crafts project.