With casual titles like the Wonderbook platform and Sports Champions 2, as well as cross-demographic games such as PlayStation All Stars and LittleBigPlanet Karting set to release this holiday, along with a rumored slimmer PS3 and price cut, it’s clear that Sony is aiming at adding more casual gamers to the PlayStation family. But will they be successful? Daily Reaction discusses. - PSLS
While Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale didn't get the best review, there are still some aspects of the game that deserve some credit.
Though PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale is a bit of a cult classic, it could have been a big hit if it launched in 2022 instead of 2012.
It wouldn't have mattered, Sony would've rushed it out and left it to die. More so now than before with their focus now being on SP narrative driven AAA games.
Oh, but somehow Smash Bros. 64 made it work?
It just couldn’t compete with Smash Bros. and it wasn’t a free-to-play game like Multiversus.
I think it released at the right time. It's just after the success of Smash and Multiversus, it's finally time for a sequel.
I'd be all in on a remake or remaster of the original. I enjoyed it because I didn't sit there and compare every aspect to SSB. I just enjoyed it as it was.
Sony should make part 2 and dump a good amount of money on it. Scrap super only kills and it's bound to succeed.
Yes the power kills spoilt it completely WTH was they thinking you should have hp bar that's it
God of War: Ragnarok has plenty of fun references to PlayStation history, but now fans have discovered a conversation that calls back to PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale — the crossover fighting game released for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita.
That’s interesting. It actually does make it canon lol. He mentioned it in a mainline game. I’d say that’s pretty cool.
Dear magic 8-ball how will Sony fair in the casual market this generation - Outlook not so good
Wonderbook is the demise of all that is good in video games.
Cross demographic? LMAO... According to Sony fans Mario Kart is casual and for kids but now that Sony has a copy we need a new word to describe it.
It's actually very funny when you think about it. With N64 Nintendo went for the hardcore while Sony got all the casuals with the PS and then the PS2. Nintendo copies Sony's allow any game on the platform stance with Wii, while Sony copies Nintendo's go the core strategy. Now Sony is back to copying Nintendo again but not just their strategy, they are copying them down to game design.
Another funny thing is how most Sony fans said they are PS gamers because of the lack of casual games because they are destroying the industry, yet today not a single one will complain about the plethora of casual games on PS3.
What kind of question is this? Wonderbook's target audience is kids. I wouldn't quality kids as "casual" video game players. They are usually playing games, to keep them busy (as most parents would say) and out of trouble. The same applies to LittleBigPlanet Karting, it's main target is kids, there will be others who play it, as a result of playing LBP 1 and 2, but they shouldn't be referred to as casuals. It's all a matter of understanding what a casual video game player is, and cleary the writer of this opinion piece doesn't.