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What the PS3 Needs To Accomplish In 2009

Recently TGS covered what the Xbox 360 must do to be the big console of 2009. Well, now it is the PS3's turn. So what can the PS3 do to become the top console of 2009?

TGS takes a look at 3 things that Sony must prioritize for the PS3.

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DragonWarrior465345610d ago

They need to have an xbox live kinda service, or they will only be in world of hurt till they do.

Elven65610d ago

Make sense, although Live also took a step forward with the NXE by giving you a reason to go Gold other then exclusive demos and online gaming, a very small step albeit.

Graphics Whore5610d ago

Placing PSN where it is now the differences are relatively small except one service charges you to pay online and one does not.

WANNA GET HIGH5610d ago

All it needs is a price cut.£250 ps3 will sell like hot cakes. But its not gonna happen any time soon...

Faztkiller5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

No one reason i like ps3 is because psn better than xbox live (live goes down to much) IMO
only thing it needs from live is cross game chat and invites for some people

MasFlowKiller5610d ago

What Sony really needs is to improve the network, we have the tittles, hay we have the best 08 lineup and 09 is look to be just as good but with tittle like little big planet, mag, warhawk and socom that are really heavy on online it would be just smart to make the network more reliable.

gw4k5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

Yes, they do need a Xbox live sort of system. They simply have to have it.

The PSN network is lagging very far behind the Live network. The entire system is slow, buggy, and very laggy!

Sending messages is a hassle. No Voice messages! WTF?

Sony needs to do lots of work for the PS3 to succeed. As it stands, everyone knows that it is falling behind and in the age of multiplayer games, they have to focus on this.

A good example of Socom. WTF? I seriously want a refund. It simply shows us how poor the whole network is.

All games are slow to login, slow to join, slow to load. Clan support? Some games have this, some do not. All have a very poor implantation of this system. Joining friends is the biggest pain in the arse I have ever seen!

I would pay for a system like Live! You would too.

Also, do I need to talk about the games with their poor record tracking/keeping? How many of you have had your stats reset on Resistance 2? Warhawk? Should I keep going?

Ok I will, lets talk about trophies. SUCKO!!!!

Slow to load, incredibly slow to compare...just plain terrible! TERRIBLE!

Nuff said, I am right.

Response to the dude below. Oh ok, some games do well smoothly. Resistance and Warhawk. Warhawk is awesome. But with the game of Resistance 2, the Game looks like complete NUMBER 2! Just terrible! I looks like a mod for counterstrike or something.

Also, hundreds of enemies? What? Haha, Have you played the game? Maybe 30 or 40 at max! It can do this because it looks like HELL!

You are taking my lagging comments to heart of Resistance. Settle down, resistance plays well but the system is still flawed. I know many players who have lost their stats, if you have even played it you may have lost yours. If not, you will.

ThatCanadianGuy5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

"The PSN network is lagging very far behind the Live network. The entire system is slow, buggy, and very laggy!"

That's where i stopped reading.When i play games like Warhawk in giant maps with fighter planes flying inches by each other,missiles and bombs flying everywhere,tanks on the ground blowing everything up.Tons of infantry running around capturing bases taking flags.I have to stop sometimes and Just think to myself..WOW! I can't believe there's no lag in this.At all.

Then there's resistance 2...8 player co op.Literally 100's of enemies on screen And this isn't some L4D lame zombies that try to run up and attack you.

These are full blown armies of aliens with guns charging at you,flanking you,some even t-bagging you when they kill you.

Imagine 100 enemies running up to you,all shooting at once.
All you see is a wave of red & blue lazers flying at you.Meanwhile you have 3 story tall bosses stomping around kicking ass.All the while there's NO LAG.

Imagine that..NO LAG.Comparing to Gears of war 2's incredible 5vs5 where it's basically unplayable.

Bubble Buddy5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

The only game that didn't run smoothly for me on PSN was Rainbow Six Veags, which i sold, and sometimes Resistance 2. The rest is perfect, no complaints. All Sony needs is Cross-game chat, and in-game for music for all games and I'll be happy :P.

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Fishy Fingers5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

Private chat up to 8 players and a standard (cross game) invite method. That's all I want, and realistically not much to ask.

They should have come before Home IMO.

DRUDOG5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

Agree Fishy. I'd also love to see more remote play support, more/better PS1 games and add some sort of value (maybe monetary, although not likely) for trophies. Give gamers even more incentive to get trophies and do it on a PS3. While were at, they need to add trophies to PSP games as well since the store, website and some games link together under one account.

Also, I don't think they need to push BD anymore than is already done. They need to advertise what the PS3/PSP can do and advertise games more. People still don't know what the machine is capable of doing it seems.

Radiodread5610d ago

PLEASE DON'T MAKE ANY MORE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

Sonyslave35610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

dont get left behind

Graphics Whore5610d ago

You keep making new accounts, maybe it's time to get the hint.

Shadow Flare5610d ago

Don't get left behind in the graphics department, 360

pp5610d ago (Edited 5610d ago )

How about bowing out of the console race with some respect because it's embarrassing watching Sony being in dead last place.

Yes i did enjoy Banjo Kazooie i buy game's not like you droids why do you think your in dead 3rd place because you don't buy games except watch your damn blu-ray sh*t.

cereal_killa5610d ago

Of course he bought Banjo that's the only game his mommy will let him own beside Hello Kittie Island Adventure. PP if your mother only knew how you speak on here you would lose all you TV privileges and would have to go straight from school to your room.

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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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Vader823d 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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XiNatsuDragnel6d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow5d 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.

Zachmo1825d ago

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

Rynxie4d ago

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

ApocalypseShadow4d ago (Edited 4d 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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Hereandthere4d 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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Notellin4d 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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Hereandthere4d 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.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

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

Hereandthere4d 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.

ApocalypseShadow3d 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.

OtterX5d 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.

Cockney3d 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.

RNTody5d ago (Edited 5d 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?

Inverno5d 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.

Inverno5d 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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fsfsxii4d 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.

Inverno4d 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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