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Is the Tide Finally Changing for PlayStation 3?

GOONL!NE: "We'll admit it.

You know it, I know, practically everyone knows it.

The pre-launch hype for the PlayStation 3 was a joke. A ridiculous price at £425/$599, barely any decent games at launch and PR which is probably the worst in history. Needless to say, the PLAYSTATION 3 has not had the best of lifecycles compared to the Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii.

But since then, slowly but surely, things are getting better."

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Lord Shuhei Yoshida5582d ago

It has never changed.PS3 will always and forever be the superior console.No fake articles or xbot tears will change that

May the CELL be with you

lokiroo4205581d ago (Edited 5581d ago )

And also with you. From now until the hour of our death. Amen.

Helghast Slayer5581d ago

The PS# brand will forever rule.Never has such a medium giving me so much joy and excitement throughout my life. I will forever support Sony for their reliability and focus on mass entertainment with the most unprecedented games for two straight decades.

Any ex Sony supporter that jumped gun or hasn't purchased a ps3 yet should be ashamed of themselves. People cry out "WE WANT INNOVATION!!" but when Sony delivers that (the ps3) they don't want to support them. I say f#ck the haters and move along Sony. Lost fans will gradually term to new fans, that's the fortunate cycle.

ultimolu5582d ago

yes.

I remembered back in 2007 when the PS3 was mocked for having no games, being just an expensive bluray player, among other things. It was painful owning a PS3 back then.

But now?

I can only see things getting better and better for the system. Sony just needs heavier advertising and a pricedrop.

Trebius5581d ago

Had Sony released the PS3 at a competitive price at first, it would've been selling like hot cakes. Small price to pay for a reliable system though, i've had it since launch and I havent complained, launch titles were scarce but now I have games I havent even gotten to play yet.

ultimolu5581d ago

I have games I haven't even beaten yet.
Cry for me. I haven't beaten MGS4 yet...*shot*

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rroded5581d ago (Edited 5581d ago )

org 60 giger :P right after the price drop. Had lots of games that we still enjoy. (Time permitting) :D but with all the new titles dropping its been hard to find time to play em all.

Surprising enough our 360 collections still a bit bigger but we dont play much since it started eating disks (sigh past warranty twice rroded piece of junk gonna b a while b4 we shell out for another)

Karum5581d ago

I agree, it was rough going at the start but much better now.

I think the biggest factor that held the PS3 back at launch was the price, the price was ridiculously high. I think people could have forgiven the lack of games at launch but for the price it cost at launch people expected there to be a lot of games for them to play which wasn't really the case.

Only thing holding it back now (though not as much) is a price drop and more aggressive marketing. Less hate from the media would help too but that's probably asking too much lol.

gamesmaster5581d ago

if you think the tide is turning press agree, if not, disagree.

cmrbe5581d ago

but i loved the PS3 experience from the start and it is the best PS console experience sofar for me.

Yes there were alot of F**K heads that hated it back in early 2007 but that didn't stop be from enjoying my sexy,shinny black beast.

gamesmaster5581d ago

does your sexy shiney black beast enjoy your ps3 too? lol j/k

Anon19745581d ago

Sony was eating something like $250 per console at the start. They were practically running a charity for games/home theater enthusiasts, and clearly the consumers who bought in understood that because 17 million consoles were moved in 2 years at the high price point, a feat the 360 didn't even come close to.

And another thing, has everyone forgot the 360's launch? It was terrible! High priced console, nothing to play but a handful of games for over 6 months...glitchy XBL...not to mention the tragically short lifespan of a launch 360. I don't understand how anyone could look at the PS3's first two years and say they had problems without viewing the 360's first two years as a complete disaster.

Mind you, that's just me. Maybe we don't have any other 360 owners posting who've had a console from launch but my 360 on numerous occasions that first year especially constantly ran the risk of becoming more of a projectile than a gaming console.

MicroSony4Life5581d ago

I could have lived with out the Blue Ray or built in wireless internet receiver. 1 question why didn't Sony make different types of SKU'S.

Sibs5581d ago

... You do realize that the discs the games come on are Blu-Ray too?

No Blu-Ray-reader = no games for you.

pain777pas5581d ago

The price was way too High for the average gamer and convincing mom and dad was just a waste of time. If the price was different this console war would be different.

pain777pas5581d ago

I must add that truthfully no game has really been next gen. Graphically yes but now with LBP and KZ2 I see this generation coming into its own. Gears 2 and ME get mentioned and OBlivion the first game I knew could not be done on that scale before now. Plus truth is I'm playing Rogue galaxy on the PS3/2 right now and I love it so some may be still playing PS2 till they must upgrade price and WOW next gen games will tip the balances soon.

cmrbe5581d ago

it was the first thing that came to my mind when i was unboxing my PS3.

@Pain777. If the price was lower it would have meant that Sony would have had to sacrifice something.

blackpanther255581d ago

yo im playing rogue galaxy as well lol. I love that sh!t and i have a backorder of ps2 rpgs to play

AAACE55581d ago

The Ps3 is a great system with great games. I believe it is reliable because I haven't heard too much about Ps3's going down, but I have a 360 and play it regularly for about 6 hours a day, not including movies I watch. I also charge controllers and Zune's on it and leave background downloads running. I don't know how other 360 owners use theirs, but I know my 360 pretty much runs all day, everyday. So I can understand why I got the hardware failure a couple times. It's also the same reason I had to buy several Ps2's in the past. I put consoles through alot of stress in other words.

The Great Melon5581d ago

@PorcelainGod

I know what you mean. Still have to beat MGS3 before I even peak at MGS4.

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jamesrocks31475581d ago

price is the main thing here, and advertiseing.
dont advertise your exclusive games nobody knows about them sony,
then u have a higher price then xbox 360 with the same games as ps3, people will pick 360 over ps3 its fair 2 say am talkin about an average customer who dont know much as we do here on n4g, an average customer buyin a next gen console. bring the price down advertise the advantages of ps3 and the exclusive quality games and how they are better then most average games then you have a winner. also give us some firmware updates like in game voice chat please sony;)

sanamsingh5581d ago

getting tires of these pointless articles?
Please update us on games, not if the PS3 needs saving (which it doesn't) or how it is improving.

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The Best Video Game Opening Levels In Gaming History

The Opening Levels that hooked gamers from the outset.

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro75d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7275d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_75d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga75d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos75d ago (Edited 75d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2375d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200076d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin76d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole76d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix76d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198975d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor76d ago (Edited 76d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198975d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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The inFamous games deserve more love from Sony

The inFamous games are an important part of PlayStation history, but the series is in limbo and playing older entries isn't exactly easy.

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LucasRuinedChildhood94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

Would like remasters of 1 and 2. I enjoyed them much more than Second Son.

1 & 2 had more of an emphasis on climbing and the traversal requires a bit more effort in a good way. It was rewarding. Second Son made climbing mostly obsolete so they put little effort into it. The traversal was just great in inFamous 1 & 2. There's a reason Sunset Overdrive copied and improved upon the induction grind mechanic.

Reminds me of how I felt about the decline of parkour and the well designed tombs (basically Prince Of Persia levels) that we saw in the Assassin's Creed games.

The story and atmosphere were also much better in 1 & 2.

Electricity is just a brilliant superpower for an open world city. It perfectly fits just like webslinging does in New York and it has many applications.

Cacabunga94d ago

For sure.. one of my favorite Sony licenses

Shane Kim94d ago

Loved one and two. I actually liked the story as well.

Minute Man 72194d ago

The standalone DLC was a sweet

jznrpg94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

I enjoyed Second Son but it was too short. The first 2 were great though

-Foxtrot94d ago

Second Son was alright but didn't touch the first two games

It felt short and lacking in comparison

Also I really thought Reggie would have made a better protagonist, someone who is anti-conduit as much as him and ends up becoming one would have been interesting to see. I kind of enjoyed his character throughout the game as his development.

badz14994d ago

why is it right now, the thing I want the most from Sony is to release remasters of inFamous (1,2 & SS), KZ (1,2 & 3), Resistance (RFoM, 2 and 3) and Motorstorm (1,2 & 3)??

The_Hooligan93d ago

All great choices. I would like to add Warhawk/Starhawk to that. The multiplayer in Warhawk was amazing. I am surprised Sony hasn't looked into MAG either. That game was ahead of its time.

Maybe Sony should make an internal studio like Bluepoint games and all they do is remake/remaster these amazing games, even going back to PS1,PS2,PSP, Vita portfolio. And because of the recent articles suggesting cost cutting, budget issues and releasing more games on PC, they could do that with these remakes/remasters. Do a day one on PC and PS5. At the end of the day Sony or any other company is going to do what makes them the most money.

Kiryu199293d ago

Would love a remastered collection on PS5/PC

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kpgs94d ago

Wouldn't the onus be on the consumers? If they bought the Infamous games, then we'd have more games from that series.

KwietStorm_BLM94d ago

Infamous has sold millions of units. People have been asking for more. They aren't interested. Just like people have been asking for more Resistance or even a remaster collection, but insomniac isn't revisiting that either. Likely never getting a new sequel since they're a Marvel studio now.

LucasRuinedChildhood94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

No. Infamous was successful. But after a few entries (which are taking longer to make these days) a lot of Sony studios move on to new IPs. That's not a bad thing at all. They don't need to make inFamous games forever, just like we didn't need new Sly Cooper games forever.

But people would like to be able to easily play them on current hardware which is reasonable. Same for Killzone, Resistance, MGS4, etc. Good games shouldn't be trapped on old hardware. It's good that Bluepoint ported Uncharted 1-3.

kpgs94d ago

I'm not saying it wasn't successful. I enjoyed playing all 3 entries and DLC. But like you said, people move on, studios move on. But I don't think I've heard people asking for more Infamous in a long time.

Profchaos94d ago

The franchise was popular we got quite a few games but Suchet punch wanted to beach out I think that's why we got ghost of Tsushima over infamous 4

Tbh ghost is a fantastic game I'm not complaining about that but I'd love to see infamous handled by another team

jznrpg94d ago

Id take GoT2 over Infamous right now but after GoT2 or maybe 3 if they go trilogy I’d like a new Infamous.

badz14994d ago

that's the problem with Sony that puzzles me A LOT! they have studios specifically specialized in remastering and remaking old games for new gen hardware, but we are getting very few of them. SoTC, Uncharted collections, Demon's Souls Remake, TLoU Part 1...and?? that's it? why aren't they giving their old games new lease of life on the PS5 for the new generations of gamers to enjoy? they clearly have the expertise. for god sake, I can even accept lazy porting like Nintendo are doing for theirs if I have to.

FinalFantasyFanatic94d ago

There are a lot of games that consumers have been asking Playstation for, Playstation won't do it, so a lot of these developers have gone and made it themselves by any means possible such as Kickstarter (e.g. Armed Fantasia, Penny Blood, Ratatan, 100 Heroes, ect...). Developers have even asked if Sony could help them out with porting/remasters some of these older games for Playstation, they said no.

Crows9093d ago (Edited 93d ago )

Um...dude like you say that as if nobody bought them....the devs went on to do ghosts after 3 infamous games....3

People ask for new resistance and new infamous at every moment where it makes sense to mention it.

Having a remake of 1 and 2 would be very welcomed I'm sure.

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chicken_in_the_corn94d ago

I would love to see a new game but a feel that would get a response similar to Saints Row.

TravsVoid94d ago (Edited 94d ago )

If they keep any of the characters from the previous games I think it would do fine unlike Saints Row which decided to replace fan favorites with less likable replacements. I wouldn't be surprised if that decision caused a majority of their buyers to be new to the series rather than returning players. I will say though, if Infamous Second Son or the first two Infamous games were remade I would be a day one buyer on PC.

ocelot0794d ago

Loved all 3 of them. I couldn't get on with the vampire spin off though. Wish they didn't move away from cole but I didn't mind the other character.

DefenderOfDoom294d ago

Loved 1 and 2 , would definitely love a new INFAMOUS single player campaign.

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