Comments on: Sony Losing 3rd Party Exclusives Made The PS3 Shine

By: Krygen

Krygen — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:22:51 +0000

SignOfZodiac

Are you saying that Sony failed at the PS2? I don’t think so. I think most people would agree when I say that it did well. And are you saying that Sony has failed at the PS3? This console war still has no clear victor yet (well, you could say the Wii, but the Wii is not a very core console) and this fight will go on for quite some time. I agree with Delta that the Ps3 and 360 are both good consoles. But I don’t think that Sony has lost yet. The PS3 has some great hardware. It’s expensive, but there is some good stuff still, like MGS4. It has not failed ast consoles yet, and PC’s are an entirely different area. Besides, companies learn from their mistakes, hopefully.

By: SignOfZodiac

SignOfZodiac — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:48:03 +0000

Fuck all the sellout in gaming.. All we need is first party games. Make Twisted Metal and Syphon Filter.. ok, I have a Syphon Filter One Code: For the 50th person to see me a message on PSN with “Fuck 3rd Party” in the message will win the code.. Game ends 2/27/09 11:59p EST.

By: SignOfZodiac

SignOfZodiac — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:40:24 +0000

I said this back when I was working for EBGames… PS3 is like the great Nintendo as XBOX360 is to SEGA and it will lose and make games for all systems like SEGA did. Remember it failed at PC and PC parts back in the day. Its build for and only has Software(Microsoft) So, they need to stick to that….

By: John

John — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:01:13 +0000

@Firedward – U are a fucking idiot!! ‘Xbox360 a powerhouse’ more like a shitbox mate. Have you forgotten about yr RROD!! Gears2 is shite and doesn’t take a ‘powerhouse’ machine to run it, Resistance has 60 players in one room at a time, how many does gears have dummie? And it’s not expensive to develop on blu-ray, it’s just a little harder to develop on the PS3 (if yr a shite developer) it’s only the shitty houses like Valve who say it’s hard to develop for. Those guys are arrogant PC devs and think that anything else is shit, why do u think they develop for the 360, cuz it’s effectivley a PC mate. The PS3 is something completly different, u actually need a brain, why do u think there is such a difference in games. The 360 doesnt even have a game that looks as good as Drake, MGS4, KZ2. And when GOWIII comes out, THEN u will really see wht the PS3 is capable of.

By: flymolo

flymolo — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 07:21:19 +0000

Hmmm…maybe that’s a good thing for us gamers. What if a console’s games are absolute crap because they were made by some emo man-child who dropped $100 for a dev. kit and decided to make a game? The way I see it, if a studio drops 10k into a development kit it means that either the studio is baller status and/or they have a really great idea for a title that is so ambitious that it will demand the muscle of a console such as the PS3. I think the high cost will make a studio consider if their idea is worth the money to drop or if they could simply half-ass it and develop for a cheaper console.

By: firedward

firedward — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:16:16 +0000

Here is the problem with Sony’s PS3. One word: Blu-Ray.

Its too darn expensive to make titles for it and by now if most people have seen that there is not much of a difference. The 360 is a powerhouse and if you put GOW 2 against Resistance you can easily see that.

By: Delta

Delta — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:25:27 +0000

I really find fanboys annoying. PS3, 360, or Wii. I own a ps3 and a Wii, and they both have their perks. But I am somewhat annoyed with so many exclusives going multiplatform. But I have to agree with the person who said that multiplatform is better for consumers. BUt one thing is for sure, fanboys of all consoles generally trash all the other consoles and talk about how the console they own is the best. It’s really ridiculous, considering that they don’t usually own a stock of the company. But you have to think about this though, that the entire objective of a company is to make money, and in this case, that is to please customers. I’m not really sure if exclusives becoming unexclusive is really a big thing, but it does affect overall consumer happyness. But you have to remember, that the PS3 still has a lot of exclusives left, in comparison to the 360. Sony is making a very good product, and the 360 is in actuallity not as good. Don’t get me wrong, i don’t hate the 360, it is also a good console, but the PS3 is better, if you look at key games.

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:19:07 +0000

Uhh…..the PS3 never forced ANYONE to adopt Blu – Ray technology. The PS3 play’s plain old DVD’s.

By: Star Carlton

Star Carlton — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:32:15 +0000

I hope Sony loses so much money – that they have to license their flagship titles (god of war) to stay in business. It was really arrogant of them to price the console so high at it’s launch and force everyone to accept blue ray right out of the gates.

By: John

John — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:32:17 +0000

Great read, its nice to finally read a proper article on PS3 exclusives. I have to say I was a little disappointed when I heard GTAIV was a non-exclusive, but only because I felt the game, general story and gameplay would suffer from being made for an inferior console, and it DID! But I’m sure R* know this (they probably knew already when it was decided GTAIV would be multiplatform), so I hope the next game will be an exclusive (at least timed-excl). So they can once again create a masterpiece (and use Sony’s music archive, GTAIV’s music was a disappointment, although FusionFM and JNR are fucking brilliant!) and focus on making the game specifically for the PS3 hardware. And as for the other exclusives going multiplatform. I’m not really bothered, they just wanna make more money, and the games coming out for both platforms are always better on the PS3 anyways And PS3 first party exclusives are the best! I mean look at Drake, that game that better better graphics and lighting than ANY game on the 360. I’m don’t even need to talk about KZ2, it speaks for itslef! No one can even touch GOWIII. When it comes out it will be in a league of it’s own. Can’t fucking wait!! @D.O. – Nice post dude

By: EvoAnubis

EvoAnubis — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:56:27 +0000

“Sony’s first party is second to none. MS’s first party support is an absolute joke, and they’re doing nothing to improve it.”

Fun fact: Sony has nearly double the number of first/second party studios as Nintendo and Microsoft…..combined.

By: J

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:36:57 +0000

The worst thing sony ever did was let it’s exclusive titles like GTA4 and devil may cry to name a couple slip onto the xbox. Bad decision. Gave the xbox that extra push and made people start thinking……… Y pay nearly twice as much for a PS3. Those people that would of other wise bought one thought fuck it and bought an xbox. Not to mention that most of the game comparisons favoured the 360. Granted now the sony exclusives look spectacular but think where the console war would be now if it had those past game exclusives…..???
xbox…..????? Wot xbox!

By: Sir Jakub

Sir Jakub — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:34:40 +0000

Great read! Couldn’t agree more. More articles like that.

By: David Macphail

David Macphail — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:50:07 +0000

GTA: IV was NEVER a PS3 exclusive, so it didn’t shock/bother me one bit when it was announced as a multiplatform game. The news about Final Fantasy XIII did come as a huge shock to me, however.

Still, i agree with this article, the PS3 has had the best quality first – party exclusive games this generation and that’s not going to change anytime soon, especially with Microsoft acting the way they are. That being said, there are still some huge third – party exclusives to come for Sony’s console over the next year or two:

Quantum Theory
White Knight Chronicles
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Demon Souls

By: Yoyo

Yoyo — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:29:41 +0000

Sony’s first party is second to none. MS’s first party support is an absolute joke, and they’re doing nothing to improve it.

So yeah, the tide is turning this gen. Sony started slow, MS was taking charge. Now seems MS is out of breath and Sony is flexing it’s muscle.