Sony Removes Release Dates For Entire 2012 Playstation Catalog

AnalogHype: "After the massive layoffs of the SCEA PR staff, the world wanted to know whats the next move for Sony and Playstation. Well it seems like the next step in the Playstation recovery plan was to remove all the release dates from the rest of this years products from Gamestop"

Update: The release dates haven't been changed on Gamestop.com but if you call or go into your local Gamestop, they will confirm no release date at this time.

[blackboyunltd]

Sony has to be working on a new PR campaign for these games

[jujubee88]

All of the games for the rest 2012 will be featured in All-Stars.

100% confirmed.

Update: SuperBot has given a "We do not comment on rumors and speculation" response to our website.

[RememberThe357]

I didn't even know they gutted their PR staff. Where was this article?

[iamnsuperman]

I know right. I heard it on an invisible walls episode on gametrailers and it was on a brief thing in passing. No one seems to be reporting on it

[knifefight]

It probably didn't get much N4G heat because it wasn't about 360 graphics comparisons, sales data, or boobs....

[pixelsword]

"Entire 2012 Playstation Catalog"

...The next three months?

At any rate, It's not about360 graphics comparisons, sales data, or boobs, so I'm inclined to think that it doesn't matter.

...Unless it's written on boobs.

Oh, and my favorite quote:

"he release dates haven't been changed on Gamestop.com but if you call or go into your local Gamestop, they will confirm no release date at this time"

If the dates haven't changed, then they kinda are confirming the release date.

:D

[JD_Shadow]

From what people claim about PS3 fanboys "controlling the site", though, it should've by that logic alone, right?

Don't make assumptions if you're not ready to back them up!

[DivineAssault]

Sony is undergoing so major changes.. I hope they clean house & remove all of the weakest links internally & set a good structure.. Theyre planning on changing up PSN too & i hope they get their new cloud network in order soon.. I would love to play games & watch videos with no loading & fast response..

[dazzrazz]

2 bad you wont ! Especially if you live in US of A where average speed is 6.7 Mbps and that's just estimate.

[Conzul]

I'm in Michigan and $60/mo to Comcast gets me 25mbps.

Where on earth are YOU?

[DivineAssault]

what do u have dsl? lol i have comcast cable jr NWI US baby.. I have no idea what planet u live on.. Either way it doesnt matter.. Update shows that all this means is that future street dates can be broken from 1st party games.. That effin rocks

[b777conehead]

on fios i get 100 mbs down and 50 mbs up load so speak for your self im in the usa

[MrBeatdown]

If that average is correct, it's an average for everyone, including grandmas who have internet just for email and basic internet usage.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that internet speeds are higher on average for those who want to do more with their internet connection than the average joe.

[NoFanboyRequired]

Im in wisconsin and using charter internet. $40 a month for 30 down and 10 up. And everyone i know has the same speed or faster.

[whoyouwit04]

you people are so dumb a lot people can't even get high speed internet, if you stay in a big city then sure you are going to have high speed internet but if you stay in the suburbs or country then the speeds you get will be limited, I know because I shit you not I have 3 houses in the same state of alabama. 1 deep in the country were I get Wildblue there top speeds are 12mps. but if it wasn't for wild blue do you know what my only other option is dail up I don't know or care what the speed is for that. my second house is closer to the city and I only have 2 choices for high speed Satalite and DSL, here I have NetZero DSL with 8mbs speeds, and my house in the city I have 30mbs threw charter. so I,m pretty sure the average speed for High speed is around 6 mbs, I even remember hearing the ceo of onlive saying that, so dazzrazz do know what he is talking about.

[dc1]

Wow! (I'm in southern MD where I get 37mbps down and 7 up).

@dazzrazz where do you live man?!

[MyNameIsNotRick]

The us is 27th in the world in internet speed but we pay the most for our internet.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1...

[ABizzel1]

Actually dazzrazz is right. The average speed is anywhere between 6Mbps - 12Mbps.

Thankfully most ISP have better plans available so there are those with 25Mbps, 50Mbps, and 1Gbps (one of the few good things about living in Kansas City)

[ZombieStalker]

Internet quotas...internet quotas. Between streaming video and cloud based gaming you will be paying quota overage fees out the butt!

And a large portion of rural America still has either slow internet (dialup) or high download, high latency connections (ie. Satellite internet).

[MostJadedGamer]

Were not seeing the PS4 til Nov 2014. Sony desperately needs to try to make a profit on the PS3. Its going to be a little over 2 full years before we see the PS4.

[Jazz4108]

The reason it was not on n4g about the layoffs is because its negative against precious $ony. If this would have been ms laying off people it would be front page one million degrees full of hatefull sony fanboys guranteed as I have seen it in almost every article. The ms fans are outnuumbered on here easily 10 to 1.

[konohashin]

Their weakest links are their customers that stopped buying their products....

[jujubee88]

Excuse me while I play some Bob Marley and proceed to NOT GIVE A SINGLE [FCUK] THAT DAY!

...I think I'll play on my VITA. :D

[Conzul]

Just bought a whole batch of Vita games myself =D

Gravity Rush is awesome.

[josephayal]

Sony is busy with the PS4

[Frankfurt]

Delusional.

[jon1234]

haha, you think a company focuses solely on one thing at a time ?

[SilentNegotiator]

@Frank and Jon

Just be aware that you're responding to a complete troll.

[dubt72]

ruh roh

[snowman2149]

Sony's marketing has been horrible this gen compared to microsoft and even nintendo. They said they won't release the cheaper 12gb ps3 in the US because "its not what this market wants.." Then WHY is the $99 xbox selling so much? Fools.

I love sony and I buy most of my games for the ps3, but man are they stupid when it comes to figuring out what consumers actually want.

[Conzul]

So true.

Too bad they can't get an all-American marketing team and an all-Japanese tech team.

We wouldn't know what hit us.

[extermin8or]

yes we would, we'd be bombarded by advert after advert after advert for tech that was never released or the promised features not yet added; because they take forever to actually implement most stuff :p

[DarkHeroZX]

The $99 360 sell?

[FinalomegaS]

i would buy the 12gig model.

still have the 10gig 360.

phat ps3 is on its last leg...

help..me..

[chazjamie]

once my obese ps3 dies, xbox is next. i am so over this machine. my sympathy for sony only goes so far.

[FinalomegaS]

I'm not big on downloading games, just need to play street fighter. I can't pull my moves off on the 360 controller and i'm not spending 100$+ on an arcade stick.

[ziggurcat]

"They said they won't release the cheaper 12gb ps3 in the US because "its not what this market wants.." Then WHY is the $99 xbox selling so much? Fools."

because MS relies on americans not being able to do the simplest of mathematical calculations, otherwise they'd realise that they're ultimately playing about 30% to 50% more in the long run for their X360 than if they just bought the 4GB/250GB model outright.

so you're right in that they're are fools... if they buy that $99 X360 deal. at least sony isn't locking people into a 2-year PS+ contract if they decide to get the 12GB model in EU.

i personally don't see why you'd want a 12GB model anyways. i don't see the deal in paying a bit less for that model when you're pretty much going to have to buy your own internal HDD if you want to purchase any game that has a larger file size, which ends up being the same price as the model that includes the HDD to begin with.

[Axonometri]

looks like Sony had to make a fast decision... wipe our A$$ and change our shorts or mock up a bold marketing campaign to start battling for this holiday and next first quarter spotlight.

I think it might be little too late. Nintendo is going to kick marketing into full swings in very short time. I think it would be best for -$ony and M$+ to market what theyve got and then wait for some dust to settle.

Nintendo looks poised to wipe both of their a$$' this holiday.

[CalvinKlein]

Nintendo is going to wipe their asses for them? Thats pretty nice of them but might be a little weird.

[Axonometri]

Well... you got me on that one... although I always need someone to wipe mine so maybe I just figured Nintendo wouldnt mind doing theirs.

You realize I was implying wiping up the money, right?

[skrug]

you mean whip*

[dkgshiz]

With what? The Wii U? All the Wii U is getting this year is old PS3/360 ports.

[Axonometri]

I'm not sure what I was on this morning but it was not a good rational morning for me at all...

[SilentNegotiator]

Well it's not like PR layoffs necessarily mean that these games aren't going to release on time (or near it). But I'm sure the way they decide to advertise and run things, it could SLIGHTLY affect dates.

[Getowned]

Well, TBH they really needed to fire their pr team, they were horrible.

[Silly gameAr]

Update 2 "It seems that some people have jumped the gun. This means that whenever the retailer you purchase your games at gets their next shipment, you can pick up the game or accessory regardless of its release date."

Jumping the gun? You don't say. That RARELY happens with the gaming media...

[smashcrashbash]

From the site 'It seems that some people have jumped the gun. This means that whenever the retailer you purchase your games at gets their next shipment, you can pick up the game or accessory regardless of its release date'.

So much for jumping to conclusions. That seems to be what gamers are best at doing these days.

[Hicken]

Game playing seems to be what they're worst at this generation.

[ceballos77mx]

Funny bub+

[Edward75]

Here is the simple truth smash.... If you are paying for anything, don't you want to know WHEN you can get it? WHEN you can pay for it?

People who know that a game comes out on say... Oct. 30th can save the money needed to get that game on the day they want it.

When you take away release dates you mess up some people's way to get that game, and kill some of the hype that can help sell copies.

[whoyouwit04]

this just means sony is about to threw in the towel.

[rataranian]

Yeah cause that was almost spelled right. =\

[GhostHero333]

Who cares?

[Slapshot82]

You should double edit your preview before publishing: "whats" is not grammatically correct, as it's supposed to be "what's".

Many people will discredit you for small things like this, so always double check yourself before publishing.

[TheKayle]

and failing after failing we will arrive @ "home"

[jayman1]

Ya Sony's marketing of its games is there weakest link. Good example the game " Starhawk". I bought "Starhawk" and it is with out a doubt one of ps3's best games yet there was virtually no advertising for this game. It is sad when sony puts out great IP's and then they dont advertise them well. I guarantee you there cleaning house. Gearing up for PS4 as well Sony cannot afford these lapses of judgement by there advertising ppl making million dollar mistakes.

[young7yang]

the answer is simple.. they are revamping the controls of these games to utilize the ps vita as a controller for the ps3 in order to compete with the Wii U

[young7yang]

although i feel sony is crazy.. as the price for both combined is almost double the price of an entry level Wii u