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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5:26 PM on 06.29.2007
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Trying to adopt a "poor me" victim's attitude is bad form.
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.
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
Syro made me dizzy too, but I liked it.
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.
Oh wait....
@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.