5:26 PM on 06.29.2007
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Speaking to GamesDaily Biz, Ted Price commented that the press has been less than cordial with their handling of PlayStation 3 news. According to Ted, the modern gaming journalist just might be a bit too harsh on Sony, and have somehow forgotten all the great things the brand has brought to the table: "I think the PS3 has become the whipping boy for the press, quite honestly. I think everyone just wants to fill it full of arrows because Sony's had some pretty amazing success over the years. And it's easy to overlook that it's been, I think, the fastest selling PlayStation console. I think it's human nature to want to take down the guy on top, and Sony has definitely gotten its share of... mud [laughs] ... but it's unfortunate," he said. "I wish people hadn't been so ready to criticize Sony, because we're certainly affected by that as well, since Resistance was synonymous with the PS3," he continued. "Obviously, Sony has come out and said that there are things they could have done better, but I could say that about any of our games too. The fact is that PS3's out there, it's sold well, and we're looking at an upcoming Christmas that should provide a lot of unique content to players, which is pretty exciting... and top among them Ratchet, of course."
These are certainly some good points to keep in mind, while spewing negative karma in Sony's direction. I think everyone is on the same page regarding Insomniac, who has proven themselves more than capable of producing some mighty fine games. The last thing any gaming journalist would ever want to do is cause them pain by proxy, so I guess we have no choice but to quit the Sony offensive. That is, if you actually believed there was one in the first place. Sony blazes their own path, and we just comment on what we see. |
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fuck spyro, that asshole gave me motion sickness on the ps1
They need to toughen up and quit being a wuss. They threw themselves in with PS3, they gotta deal with any negative associations.
Or maybe the modern game journalist are calling it like they see it, just as you said. I don't buy that this is just because Sony has won the last two console generations when it comes to the professional sites. When Sony starts impressing more, they'll get the praise they deserve. And I fully believe that will happen.
E3 is in two weeks. Hopefully destructoid tells it like they see it, and not try to spin some FUD into it.
Gameboi hit the nail on the head. There is no Sony offensive, we're just saying what we see. When Sony does something good, we point it out. Something bad, we call them on it.
Trying to adopt a "poor me" victim's attitude is bad form.
Insomniac is Sony's bitch. The Ratchet and Clank games were good, but what else have they done lately that's any good? The Spyro series wore itself out after just one game and nothing else good ever came of it. Resistance Fall of Man? Good if all you have is a PS3, but it's a mediocre FPS one more forgettable game aside from all the bullshit "controversy" over the church. Like I said Insomniac is Sony's bitch, and that is why they are taking offense to people shitting on the PS3, because if more PS3s down sell then that means less money for Insomniac.
If they were also making games for Microsoft and/or Nintendo, they would really give a shit about it because they'd still be raking in the cash, but as it stands right now since the PS3 is doing poorly they're doing poorly.
please... stop... making fun of me!!! ... pleaes......
Insomniac are having a nice BAAAAAAAAWWWWWWW because people don't sniff Sony's farts this generation.
Sony have done nothing to earn the respect of the consumer. As a matter of fact, they seem to have gone to the trouble to insult the consumer.
There are only so many times we can be told not to worry about rootkits, to be told that the PS3 is too cheap, to be told that we're not paying for a console that's complete, we're paying for potential, and then to be told that the full potential of the PS3 will never be reached, to be lied to about in game footage, to be lied to about functionality, to mock the competition for releasing more than one hardware configuration and then doing the exact same thing.
That's just off the top of my head. Insomniac can cry all they want, but Sony isn't top dog anymore. Sony is fighting for scraps and it knows it, and now those who allowed themselves to be bought out by Sony are finding themselves without a market share.
BBBBAAAAAAWWWWWWWWW
Maybe it would help if the PS3 wasn't a supercomputer capable of outputting 4D images to two HDTVs, 1080p simultaneously whilst playing on a six-dimensional controller, all while it is "instilling discipline" into us.
I think the Nintendo got a bad beating from the press during N64 and Gamecube years is this any different?
@Buster
Syro made me dizzy too, but I liked it.
Anyone else laughing out loud at the irony of another Rachet game being the top of unique content?
david5094 -
Not really. Even when things don't go very well for Nintendo hardware wise, they at least have the software to make people like them a little.
Most people unfortunately don't even know that Ratchet and Clank are first party Sony games, so the Big S doesn't get the same break.
I'll have to agree with most of the people in this comment section, however. Sony, we only hurt you because we love you. Get your shit together, and we'll start humping your leg again.
*Tear shed for Sony* were all bullies picking on Sony now...? Or is it all the bad marketing and pricing,together with lack of software and inability to keep their exclusive titles finally biting Sony in the ass.While it is still to early to count Sony out but they are really in trouble.now that i got that disclaimer out so the fanboys don't beat me up and take my lunch money lol.Anyway now the decision for Insomniac to get its head so far up Sony's said ass is also biting them now,simply said don't complain when the system you support starts to tank. But i think i know Sony's real plot..feign complete suckage and then blow the minds of the gaming public by getting exclusive rights to...wait for it...DUKE NUKEM FOREVER!! ha see Sony genius. 600$ completely justified now..right?
Hey, $600 is justified for the Blu-Ray trojan horse aspect alone!
Oh wait....
Sony is getting bad press for a couple of reasons. The first is Sony has made some terrible gaffes. Most of these had absolutely nothing to do with the console but they still stick. Sony also hasn't exactly communicated why their console is worth the money (and it is worth the money) or what it can do. The second is fanboys spoiling to spin everything they say or do in a negative way.
Oh, Ted Price, welcome to basic economics and a competitive market. The main thing is this, if he feels that PS3 is taking too much flack, too bad. Insomniac is billed as a independent developer, they can easily go multi platform and wouldn't have to worry... ooops, that's right, he suckles on Sony's teat.
@JohnThEReaper Hell yes!!! I would shelve all my feelings about the cost and value of the PS3 if the greatest game ever in development was released as an exclusive.
That's it, all Sony needs is to find a way to force 3D Realms to stop playing the game and finally release Duke Nukem Forever on the PS3.
@DrXym The bad press comes from one thing and one thing only... Sony made ignorant claims and overly excessive hype for their system, then failed to deliver.
What "gaffes" have other departments of Sony's made that carried over to the games devision? The overall value of Sony directly effects games development, but you never hear that because Sony's TVs suck, the PS3 must too.
They did a fantastic job of "communicating" what the PS3 can do, they have just failed to show it so far. Remember, it's "instill[ing] discipline" as we speak. It's good that you think the PS3 is worth $600, but obviously most consumers didn't, and that's what matters.
If the PS3 has a strong release of exclusive games over the next year or so, and the price drops, I may get one... or if Microsoft gets off it's ass and fixes the 360's hardware problems, I may get one... but until then neither Sony nor Microsoft have lived up to their claims.
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