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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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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!
Not according to IGN they claim the PS2 has dissapointed in loading!
> 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!
Not according to IGN they claim the PS2 has dissapointed in loading!
all the PS2 games are sold in DVD style cases, it dont mean they are DVD though.
Grim Fandango on budget is sold in a DVD style casing.
what an idiot he must have been!
Well, I know someone who swore blind it was a DVD once just because it was in a DVD-style box!
they woudnt write DVD-rom on the box and then put the game on cd now would they! or would they? anyway yes it is silver. also u can tell t is a DVD becasue it is very quite compared to the annoying loud high speed CDs.
You can tell by looking at the box, because DVD games have DVD-rom written in the box!
Or†ega wrote:
> er-no....red faction is on DVD...i have the box in frount of me.
You can only tell by looking at the bottom. If it's silver it's a DVD. If it's blue it's a CD.
> er-no....red faction is on DVD...i have the box in frount of me.
You can only tell by looking at the bottom. If it's silver it's a DVD. If it's blue it's a CD.
Turbonutter wrote:
> 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.
As much money as Sony have, they can't just push it all into the Playstation. They lost money on each PS2 sold, and have to regain some of these losses before they afford to snap up developers.
I image Sony are burdoned by their own success, and aren't allowed to let one section of the business fund another, due to Competition laws, as often happens in big companies, with their fingers in lots of pies.
Nintendo, however, only have their consoles to worry about, and made huge profits last year, with which they can afford to invest in future titles, and promising softwarw houses.
Anyway, as I said in another post, only get a 'CUBE if you like Nintendo's games, it won't be the machine for you if you just want the 3rd party titles.
> 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.
As much money as Sony have, they can't just push it all into the Playstation. They lost money on each PS2 sold, and have to regain some of these losses before they afford to snap up developers.
I image Sony are burdoned by their own success, and aren't allowed to let one section of the business fund another, due to Competition laws, as often happens in big companies, with their fingers in lots of pies.
Nintendo, however, only have their consoles to worry about, and made huge profits last year, with which they can afford to invest in future titles, and promising softwarw houses.
Anyway, as I said in another post, only get a 'CUBE if you like Nintendo's games, it won't be the machine for you if you just want the 3rd party titles.
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