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One thing I don’t like about Sony, hmm.
Probably the one thing that really peeves me off about Sony is that sometimes it seems they have no idea how to get ahead in the “console wars”. I am referring to exclusivity. At least once a week a Ninty comes up to me and starts bragging about things like “We’re going to get Resident Evil”, “We’re going to get Final Fantasy XI”, “We’re going to get SSX” etc. I just brush it off saying “Well, I don’t care because I’ll get it before you” but I know that the PlayStation 2 is losing some customers because some of the great titles can be found elsewhere. I know for certain Gran Turismo is safely locked in the Sony stables but I fear for Hideo Kojima’s latest creation. I know there will be no more Metal Gear Solids but this man is a genius. Sony needs to snap this man up. They must have far much more money than Nintendo yet still we only have a handful of exclusive houses. I know that Sony Studios Liverpool, Soho, Camden and the rest produce some truly excellent titles but they are few and far between and can’t support the PS2 alone.
Development houses such as KCEJ-West and Naughty Dog need to be bound to Sony in order to attract more people to the machine. Sure, Sony owns certain franchises such as ‘Jak and Daxter’ and ‘Lara Croft’ but it’s not enough. They need to be more aggressive. I can see Opus Corporation (behind Wave Riders) going big places but have Sony made the move? I don’t think so.
They need to learn that what people want is exclusivity. Making titles for other platforms may be profitable but they could be killing the PS2 and I’m sure they don’t want that. Some of us look at titles like Perfect Dark and Goldeneye and envy the GameCube. However, Nintys can look at titles such as SSX and FFXI and smile, because they know they’ll get them sooner or later. How many more people would have bought the PS2 if these had been exclusive do you think? I’d say a fair few. I know they can’t do anything about Capcom, Konami etc. but now the GameCube is a viable platform, unlike the N64, we’re seeing a lot more defecting and Sony need to do something about it. Surely it would be more profitable to buy a developer and ensure their games stay with Sony than to let them be a loose cannon. If the PlayStation is ever to be felled, I foresee this will be its downfall and I think Sony should act now before it’s too late. Only then will Sony be unstoppable.
Probably the one thing that really peeves me off about Sony is that sometimes it seems they have no idea how to get ahead in the “console wars”. I am referring to exclusivity. At least once a week a Ninty comes up to me and starts bragging about things like “We’re going to get Resident Evil”, “We’re going to get Final Fantasy XI”, “We’re going to get SSX” etc. I just brush it off saying “Well, I don’t care because I’ll get it before you” but I know that the PlayStation 2 is losing some customers because some of the great titles can be found elsewhere. I know for certain Gran Turismo is safely locked in the Sony stables but I fear for Hideo Kojima’s latest creation. I know there will be no more Metal Gear Solids but this man is a genius. Sony needs to snap this man up. They must have far much more money than Nintendo yet still we only have a handful of exclusive houses. I know that Sony Studios Liverpool, Soho, Camden and the rest produce some truly excellent titles but they are few and far between and can’t support the PS2 alone.
Development houses such as KCEJ-West and Naughty Dog need to be bound to Sony in order to attract more people to the machine. Sure, Sony owns certain franchises such as ‘Jak and Daxter’ and ‘Lara Croft’ but it’s not enough. They need to be more aggressive. I can see Opus Corporation (behind Wave Riders) going big places but have Sony made the move? I don’t think so.
They need to learn that what people want is exclusivity. Making titles for other platforms may be profitable but they could be killing the PS2 and I’m sure they don’t want that. Some of us look at titles like Perfect Dark and Goldeneye and envy the GameCube. However, Nintys can look at titles such as SSX and FFXI and smile, because they know they’ll get them sooner or later. How many more people would have bought the PS2 if these had been exclusive do you think? I’d say a fair few. I know they can’t do anything about Capcom, Konami etc. but now the GameCube is a viable platform, unlike the N64, we’re seeing a lot more defecting and Sony need to do something about it. Surely it would be more profitable to buy a developer and ensure their games stay with Sony than to let them be a loose cannon. If the PlayStation is ever to be felled, I foresee this will be its downfall and I think Sony should act now before it’s too late. Only then will Sony be unstoppable.
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That was in response to someone else blabbing on about loading times if you hadn't noticed.
Mario 64 can load in 1.6 seconds because it's less than 32mb which is TINY!!! You could easily load it in that amount of time. It's not great feat.
Mario 64 can load in 1.6 seconds because it's less than 32mb which is TINY!!! You could easily load it in that amount of time. It's not great feat.
Turbonutter wrote:
> It's because it's on a CD. The DVD loading times are much much
> better.
Loading times are somehing you'll have to live with. The
> Optical Discs have about the same loading times as DVDs though so
> you can't use that as an argument anymore!
Muahahaha hahaha haha
> haha ha ha ha!
lol I started it? Anyway i was saying if Mario 64 was on an optical disc!
> It's because it's on a CD. The DVD loading times are much much
> better.
Loading times are somehing you'll have to live with. The
> Optical Discs have about the same loading times as DVDs though so
> you can't use that as an argument anymore!
Muahahaha hahaha haha
> haha ha ha ha!
lol I started it? Anyway i was saying if Mario 64 was on an optical disc!
Dringo wrote:
> Whole of mario 64 in like 1.6 or something!
Duh, it's a cartridge which means it's actually wired in to the whole system. It becomes part of the console. I'm not talking about the N64 here as that's totally different.
> Whole of mario 64 in like 1.6 or something!
Duh, it's a cartridge which means it's actually wired in to the whole system. It becomes part of the console. I'm not talking about the N64 here as that's totally different.
Or†ega wrote:
> u started it turbo, i was just saying how slow red faction was and
> then u started bangin on about Gamecube! i read somewhere loading
> times wont be more than 2 seconds.
No, Dringo started it. I try not to bring it up because every Ninty within a 10-post radius starts talking utter unfounded CRAP and it really wees me off.
> u started it turbo, i was just saying how slow red faction was and
> then u started bangin on about Gamecube! i read somewhere loading
> times wont be more than 2 seconds.
No, Dringo started it. I try not to bring it up because every Ninty within a 10-post radius starts talking utter unfounded CRAP and it really wees me off.
Whole of mario 64 in like 1.6 or something!
u started it turbo, i was just saying how slow red faction was and then u started bangin on about Gamecube! i read somewhere loading times wont be more than 2 seconds.
Eternal Darkness is the kind of game that can need to be slowed down. Jak and Daxter will have no loading times at all. AT ALL!!!
I'm just sick to death with all this loading times twaddle.
I'm just sick to death with all this loading times twaddle.
Because i know your wrong! Whats with you today? Eternal Darkness had to be slowed down! Name one PS2 game where loading neede slowing?
i'm just going by the two DVD games i got. GT3 is great, hardly no loading times really. REd faction on the other hand is a different story.
IGN hate the PS2, everybody know that.
Look Dringo, the GameCube's loading times will be equally disappointing. Why won't you accept this? Loading times aren't deteremined by the discs, they are determined by how intelligent the coding is, and disregarding a few titles (Red Faction) mostly the loading times on DVD PS2 games are fantastic.
Look Dringo, the GameCube's loading times will be equally disappointing. Why won't you accept this? Loading times aren't deteremined by the discs, they are determined by how intelligent the coding is, and disregarding a few titles (Red Faction) mostly the loading times on DVD PS2 games are fantastic.
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