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Talk Playstation: Yoshida explains lack of third party support

Talk Playstation: "The replacement to Phil Harrision as the president of Sony Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida explains the lack of third party development and admits the truth.

"Sometimes we struggle to convince them (third-party publishers) to put more resources into the PS3.",

Metal Gear Solid 4 is the first big AAA exclusive title to hit the Playstation 3, BUT there is a lot more to come this year including Resistance 2 and LittleBigPlanet."

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Silogon5803d ago

I completley disagree with mgs4 being the 1st AAA exclusive for Ps3. Sorry.

Uncharted
R&Cftod
Resistance

are allamazing games and, in my honest opinion, were more fun to play than Mgs4 in some instance. I love mgs4 but I didn't beat it without breaking for days on end. Uncharted had me in my seat until I seen everything it had to offer.

crimsonfox5803d ago

i had to honestly take breaks but for mgs i almost finished half of it in one sitting right after i got it uncharted is good and all AAA indeed.but metal gear solid 4 has to be my favorite game on the ps3 and in my opinion of all time not even mentioning the mgo portion of the game which is a major plus for me but mgs4's style i believe will be very hard to challenge. why would you think they had to slow down on splinter cell???...because they saw mgs and saw they needed to make a few drastic changes.

there's other AAA'S but mgs4 has to be the true pinnacle this year of the ps3's entire lineup honestly...yup

thereapersson5803d ago

If any one of those games were to be released on the 360, they would probably all have a metascore of 95 percent or higher. But since they are on the PS3, games get dinged for stupid, arbitrary or inane reasons. I believe there was even one reviewer (can't remember the site) who faulted Ratchet and Clank for having *too much* variety.

The double standard in gaming is rather ridiculous.

Nathaniel_Drake5803d ago

"I believe there was even one reviewer (can't remember the site) who faulted Ratchet and Clank for having *too much* variety."

Yeah that was the infamous statement from the now lesser reputable site "Gamespot"

Kami5803d ago

yeah. i made that statement in Gamespot and i got banned :(

Andras845803d ago

Uncharted
R&C:ToD
Resistance

where truly amazing games and only blind fanboys say otherwise but MGS4 is just much much better than any of those games. There is so much in MGS4 it's not even funny! I could have been longer, yes but it truly is an epic game! The best I played to be honest in a long long time. Right now I'm playing the game at the hardest difficulty and it's just so much fun I can't really put the controller down.
Many people don't like MGS4 because it takes time to get trough each level especialy if you want to get unnoticed.
I suggest that you try the game on the hardest difficulty! It'll be fun!
And also the nostalgia part of the game at act 4 alone beats anything I ever played!!!

Jack Meahoffer5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

At first I thought the same thing... MSG4 isn't the first AAA third party game exclusive to hit the PS3 but it appears to actually be true.

All the examples you gave are from Insomniac and they're 2nd party. They don't release games on other platforms but aren't fully owned by Sony to make them first party.

To be considered third party the studio must publish their own games and/or release software for multiple platforms.

For example GeOW was published by Microsoft Game Studios but Epic is a third party developer because they still release games on other platforms.

ChrisGTR15803d ago

...wow.. sony THEMSELVES say "Metal Gear Solid 4 is the first big AAA exclusive title to hit the Playstation 3" and even the fanboys say hes lieng... i seriously cant believe how blind you guys are. this is the ultimate evidence right here in his own words. they say ignorance is bliss. and with ps3 its completely true,cause you guys actually DO think resistance ,uncharted , and rachet were AAA games. lol. you cant even tell apart a 80 scoring game from a 90 anymore.

deeznuts5803d ago

Resistance sells over 3 milly and it gets no respect. No respect I tell ya!

socomnick5803d ago

Resistance sold 3 million because frankly it was the only ok game at lanch. Look who it was competing against genji. Also reason Resistance gets no respect is because its garbage. Its a dated shooter pretending to be a next gen game. Everything about the game screams generic from the vin disel lookalike protagonist to the run of the mill chimera who look awfully uninspired.

cyclindk5803d ago

Only one thing regarding MGS4 compared to Uncharted is...play MGS4 on all difficulty settings; big boss extreme or whatever it is may be difficult but it plays so much differently from any of the easier difficulty settings. (Uncharted is great though, wish my friend hadn't lost it):(

On a side note, I would take any online reviews with a grain of salt as I can recall one review indicating that the AI in MGS4 has not improved in this newest iteration and that guards wouldn't react to you standing out in the open...he clearly didn't play the game on the harder difficulty settings because they definitely notice you.

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BOSSMK XXIII5803d ago

The amount of these viral articles upon the release of MGS4 is incredible.

Veryangryxbot5803d ago

Sony interviews from the last year are very humble and truthful. These guys have really turned around since 2005 and speak the truth.

MS interviews on the other hand are filled with trashtalk and denial.

Thats why Sony will win this gen again. Developers take notice. They dont post on crappy forums like GT or other bot infested sites. But they notice. And they also notice the change in the gaming scene.

LJWooly5803d ago

This is a duplicate story, I believe.

JoelR5803d ago

yes yes it is... read the alt links (I added the N4G other article on it... and the original article.

LiquifiedArt5803d ago

This is retarted. NO one wants to hear 50 different takes on 1 DAMN INTERVIEW!

THIS SUCKS.

MICROSOFT VIRAL FTW!!! XBOX SUCKS!@

LJWooly5803d ago (Edited 5803d ago )

Not to mention the fact that this is a duplicate story...

http://n4g.com/ps3/News-160...

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 16h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow4d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1823d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 20h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 15h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno3d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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