Sony Losing 3rd Party Exclusives Made The PS3 Shine

PlayStationLifeStyle.net writes:

When I first heard news of Grand Theft Auto going mulitplatform I was shocked, a little mad, and admittedly a bit nervous. Next came Devil May Cry, a franchise once only available on PlayStation consoles. After that went Tekken, along with many others. The most recent was a major shock to the gaming community, with Final Fantasy XIII going to Xbox 360. So how does all of this benefit us PlayStation 3 owners?

[BRACHATTACK]

I mean, come on, Uncharted or Resident Evil?

The great thing is, Sony aren't stopping with these quality titles, and the first party games demonstrate the true power of the ps3.

1st party > 3rd party

[BulletToothtony]

it makes the contender fight harder... strive for the best.. bring lower prices.. spend those extra 2 months polishing a game so it looks better..

Look at the wii.. there is no contender to the wii.. (ps2 is not a casual console) and since there is no competition developers have made the crappiest games with cool titles and sadly people let themselves go by title just to be totally disappointed by terrible gameplay and hideous graphics.

You can either look at it as, man the ps3 is doomed cause it lost Devil May Cry,(as an exclusive, you can still play it) or you can look at it in wow look at GOW3, and make you realize that having bought the most powerful console is definitely paying off.

[chaosatom]

If we lost Killzone 2, MGS4, Uncharted, GT5, GOW3 then Sony could have lost big things, but luckily those things aren't possible on the other console.

[king dong]

spending years and lots of money on games helps make your products shine. plus, already buying lots of first party devs over the years has also helped.

another especially for n4g blog. can we have some real news please.

chaosatom: can you post a link confirming which studio you work for, and how many games you made. then everyone would know if your qualified to make such a statement!

if not, the open zone is a click away-------->

[Sev]

@ king dong,

The name suits you... Bubbles -

[Nineball2112]

King Dong... troll zone is that way ------>
and you obviously belong there.

Great article Sev and I agree with you 100%.

[eagle21]

Bioshock, Lost Planet, Dead Rising, Eternal Sonata, etc.

PS3 exclusives laugh at 360. :)

[StalkingSilence]

I think it's nice because in-house developers can share the code they come up with, with other teams. So all of the atmospheric effects from KZ2 can be implemented in future games.

The 1st party devs are trail-blazers and testing out the hardware. It will make it easier over the 10+ year run of the PS3 for others to code for the console.

[The Lazy One]

...just compare resident evil to uncharted?

they aren't even in the same genre! At least Splinter Cell and MGS4 (though still not really comparable as they play completely differently) were in the same genre when they were compared.

[GarandShooter]

Then what genre are they? Resident Evil hasn't been survival horror since RE4. They are both action/action adventure 3rd person shooters.

[LastDance]

"When I first heard news of Grand Theft Auto going mulitplatform I was shocked, a little mad, and admittedly a bit nervous"

isnt that comment funny.Because...GTA has never been playstation exclusive.....ever.

[EXCLUSIVEGAMER]

theyre the ones dedicated to us. although there are some good multiplats, exclusives are where its at

[cayal]

I got a question - what was the last Sony made PS3 game that got horrible reviews?

[Mr Tretton]

"I got a question - what was the last Sony made PS3 game that got horrible reviews?"

Socom Confrontation

[indyman7777]

Where was this crap when xbox(1) had little 3rd party support? You didn't say this then because you would have laughed at such stupidity! Are you telling me that Kill zone 2 and god of war 3 would not be on PS3 if GTA IV and FFXIII had not gone multi? Think first. Because for one Kill Zone was already being hyped in 2004 and they presented the first fake real time of the game in 2005 even making one of the characters disappear and redraw to make it seem like it really was real time. God of war was already a hit as a series way before FFXIII was announced multi platform. New saying: you can fool some of the people some of the time, and most of the people ALL OF THE TIME. They don't think things through for themselves if it is what they want to hear. Bottom line Sony would have done there best even without this. And having those games as exclusives would have meant more competition which is what really makes a first party game aim higher.

[Bloodwar]

bought a PS3 this week for my birthday that came with Uncharted:Drake's Fortune and I bought Resistance 1 and 2, and Heavenly Sword as well as two Blue Rays, Transformers and Iron Man. I am now a proud owner of both consoles and look forwards to some more maddening 40 player and 60 player shootouts in the Resistance games. Man, oh f'ing man. What an awsome console and kick A$$ games to boot. I will tell you this, Thursday morning, 430 a.m., I logged into both Resistance games and didn't have any problems whatsoever with getting into servers that were filling up quick. I played one game each because I had to get to bed after picking up the console from Walmart that night and man...it is crazy to think that at 430 a.m., you are going to get into full 60 player and 40 player games during the week day. Holy cow. Sony...keep up the good work! It will keep Microsoft on their toes and it means a win win for us gamers; especially us multi-console owners.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Slant Six SUCKS! http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Zipper, the former Socom creators, are making MAG...which looks INCREDIBLE!

[king dong]

ah, i see why you're unhappy, it's your rubbish blog! lol

you wasn't leaping to the defense of the guy above me, just defending your crappy blog!

as i said, wheres the real news? your blog certainly is not!

[jammy_70]

and in 09, sonys where u wanna be.

[The Lazy One]

Last year from august to the end of the year, 3rd party multi plats had:

Rock Band 2
Mercenaries 2
Pure
Star Wars: force unleashed
Silent Hill
Dead Space
Far Cry 2
Legendary
Fallout 3
End War
CoD
Mirrors Edge
The Last Remnant
Prince of Persia

That was in one quarter of the year. In january so far, LotR, Skate 2, Fear 2, and Street Fighter 4 have been released.

That is a ridiculous amount of good-great games, none of which are exclusive.

[The Lazy One]

that was supposed to be under the next comment.

[Zeus Lee]

Yes,not making 3rd Party games their main focus and priority was a smart move as it enables them to invest more money into their first party.

No,losing SOME 3rd party games wasn't a smart move at all,I don't think I have to mention which ones at this point.

[BulletToothtony]

of course having a lot of exclusives helps zeus but is not like sony sold them.. the company decided that they would make a bigger profit if they went multi. And as a business me and you would've done the same.

I rather sony spend money on 1st party games than had pay them 10, 20 or even 50 mil to keep them..

I think that what seb is saying is that, if sony still had all those 3rd party exclusives maybe they wouldn't had put as much effort on 1st party.

Of course is not a FOR SURE "theory" but it does make sense..

[Sev]

I never said it was a smart move. Only that it made PS3 first party titles better...

:)

[Marceles]

I still think Sony would make quality first party titles even if they didnt lose the exclusives. I just don't like how MS is marketing third party games like they're exclusive to the 360. Basically they're saying "if you want third party games on a cheaper system, buy a 360 for $200." It's a smart strategy though because it seems like people are scared of new IPs and like to buy what's safe and what they know. There's alot of people that actually think most of the third party games are only on the 360 when that's not true. We saw on the Aaron Greenberg interview with Adam Sessler that he didn't have anything to talk about but bragging about showcasing Fallout 3 and Resident Evil 5 at E3 when we all know they're multiplatform, and the usual hits from the Gears and Halo series.

We'll see how much longer their strategy holds up, but its kinda cheap in my opinion. PS3's first party games are really standing out now and people should really get a chance to see this stuff. The new Killzone 2 trailer looked good, but they didn't have any disclaimer to let the consumer know it's footage from the in-game engine. If I was Sony I would have in big bold letters IN-GAME FOOTAGE!!! blinking on the screen through the whole thing lol. It just makes it look like any other trailer...so a little bit better advertsing would really help, but I don't know what they'll do about MS pushing out third party games like they're exclusive to the 360.

[The Lazy One]

I stand behind this whole heartedly. The third party multi-plat lineup for the past 2 years has outshone any exclusive lineup. To be quite frank, it makes the first party studios not as important as they used to be.

If I know I can still play 12/15 best games released in a year, I will still be perfectly happy. It makes price a much bigger factor than it used to be when consoles were made on their exclusive lineups, where there were maybe 5-10 games shared between platforms. We're reaching a point where if a great fps/rpg/tps/etc comes out on one console, you're probably going to have another great fps/rpg/tps/etc on your console that will more than satisfy you.

Will I miss out on KZ2, quite frankly yes, and it's nothing against the game. I'm sure it is phenomenal. At the same time, I have more than enough games that I want to play to keep me content with my gaming experience.

[s8anicslayer]

Sony has to have it's first party games really shine or whats the incentive for people to purchase a ps3 over a 360?Sony has stated in the past that it was going to focus on first party ip's instead of buying exclusives..

[RedVsBlue]

None of the PS3 Exclusives sold as much as Halo 3 & Gears did in record time. But there is still room for that one first game but right now the install base won't help

[Pennywise]

Who cares? Sales =/= Quality.

[Gaara_724]

that makes no sence buy youre own logic youre saying titanic is better than batman: the dark knight?
titanic = $1,835,300,000
the dark knight = $999,371,157
thats almost 1 billion more but we all know the quality is with the dark knight or how youre xbox is worse than the ps1 since the ps1 has sold more

[fallingdove]

Given the fact that Sony has more than 21 million PS3s in the wild, installed base isn't much of an argument anymore.

The problem Sony has is the tastes of the installed base. With the 360, you have a large population that purchased the system for its quality shooters. So, when the next new shooter comes out 8 million people jump on that game, that is the genre they prefer.

Because of Sony's diverse genre portfolio over the years,the installed base dynamic is slightly different. You might have 4 million fans that purchased the system potentially for JRPGS, another 7 million that purchased the system for action games like God of War, a third segmented group that bought the system for shooters, another group for racing games.

Due to this structure, Sony doesn't have the 2 or 3 mega hits that 360 has had, but they have 4 or 5 exclusives during the year sell 1 million, 2 million, or as many as 4 million.

[Narutone66]

the PS3 have diverse game to choose from and that it's user base is not limited to one genre. A lot of PS3's games sold really well. From games like driving to FPS to action adventure.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Metal Gear Solid 4 outsold Gears...

[kevnb]

last gen I enjoyed the xbox most, this gen Im enjoying the ps3.

[Kleptic]

I 100% feel that Sony saw this HD development problem coming a long time ago...and with many titles announced years ago just coming to light; its pretty obvious that that is true...they put the money where they needed to back in 2005 to almost support their system on their own...the 1st party lineup makes a joke out of MS's or Nintendo's...their is more development budget and working personnel at SCE overall than MS and Nintendo combined...this wave of 1st party content, which is un-paralled by rivaling systems in terms of quality and volume, is just starting...

[bardler]

stop posting your blog on N4G

[Sev]

You're right!

It's not news, it's an ARTICLE, and listed as such. I followed the N4G guidelines perfectly.

[Narutone66]

like the article, then don't read it.
@ Sev
I don't think that Sony got its back against the wall in regards to this gen's gaming console war. Sony got lots of first party developers and Sony already planned this a long time ago while still in PS2 era. They're not worried about Xbox 360 as you could see the competition's user base is mostly FPS fans.

[Handsome_Devil]

Man, keep up the good work, your articles give me a good read every time.

its really nice to see some honest opinion :)

[LarVanian]

I agree in a way with the title.
If Devil may Cry 4, GTAIV, Resident Evil 5 and FF13 were all PS3 exclusives, then games such as Uncharted, Resistance, Little Big Planet would probably not get the attention and praise they get today.

[SuperSaiyan4]

All you PS3 fans were hyping about how you have Tekken 6, Final Fantasy 13 and even Devil May Cry saying how you had far better exclusives etcs and running around with your idiotic and crazy deluded nonsense and here we are yet again but this time apparently those top exclusives you have lost are no longer meaningful? WHAT ON GODS EARTH IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE????!!! MAKE UP YOUR BLOOMIN MINDS FFS!!!

[lokiroo420]

Who was saying that BS? typical pathetic response, b-b-b-b-but you guys said, either bring it hard or just stay home.

[Pennywise]

Keep bubbling yourself up sayian. Noone that spews such nonsense all the time has such high bubbles.

Sonys exclusives are better than microsofts. Argue with that so everyone can see your intelligence.

[takohma]

and ps3 STILL has better exclusives. pathetic 3fixme fanboy. lol

[Bubble Buddy]

Sayain, you know BIoshock, Dead Rising, etc. etc. maybe even Mass Effect isn't on 360 anymore. Sony saw the rise of 1st-Party exclusives and exploited it. They took risks to help benefit gaming like never before.

[ALIEN]

imma have to agree with that.

[jay2]

Nope it doesn't, it lines MS's pockets to buy Killzone 3.

[lokiroo420]

It lines their pockets and all those games suffer as a result, so MS wins and you lose.

[Gaara_724]

like sony will sell possibly after killzone 2 one of there biggest games right keep dreaming then is it just me or can i smell deluded on him?

[ALIEN]

What about if GEARS go Multiplatform in the future, how would you fill?
PS3 lost all those games and still have better exclusive than 360.

[_Q_]

Cool angle....Sony has definitely started to flex its 1st party muscles. This year is gonna have too many games!

[Rhezin]

only means that it will make sony stronger. They can't be stopped! They just keep pumpin out MORE quality IP's even if their old ones were taken by M$. It just shows you who puts more work into their games.

[Helghast Slayer]

I agree. It will get to a point where Sony's first party games will completely obliterate the stolen 360 multiplat games. Hell even the entire 360 first party games look underwhelming when running side by side next to Uncharted1 let alone Killzone2.

Buying third party timed exclusives will not do the 360 justice.

[jackdoe]

Hm. The title is misleading, but the article does have a point. Back during the PS2 days, it was the opposite way around for me. The first party exclusives were about all I'd buy on the Xbox and Gamecube while third party exclusives were about all I'd buy on the PS2 (Only first party Sony titles I actually gave a chance to were Shadows of the Colossus and the God of War Series). Now that Sony can no longer depend on third party exclusives, they pump more money into first party exclusives, and because of that, I have purchased more first party Sony games than I did last generation.

[Ahmay]

No GT?

[theEnemy]

when it comes to 3rd party devs.

Nobody can blame them since the 360 has a huge fanbase.

But as for quality, PS3's first party devs are second to none.

[ActionBastard]

Damn fine observation. When Sony said they were supporting their 1st parties, they meant it. How many studios has Sony closed so far?

[Voiceofreason]

Factor 5 and Free radical so far.

[Xymes]

Factor 5 and Free Radical were independent. They f-ed up and got closed by their individual parent companies.

[tda-danny]

0... and thats in comparison to microsofts 2

[south205]

RedVsblue stated that "None of the PS3 Exclusives sold as much as Halo 3 & Gears did in record time. But there is still room for that one first game but right now the install base won't help"

This is very true, one must also remember. Sony hasn't hyped 1 single game on the ps3 like Microsoft has for their console. Sony's advertising is actually pathetic. You saw Halo and Gears everywhere. Killzone 2 comes out in one week and Sony still hasn't dropped the hammer.

Let's face it, an American company will always be able to talk more trash. It's been proven.

See you guys on Killzone 2 next week, I'll also whoop any challengers in Street Fighter 4. Bring it...

[deividpaulo]

another "xboxfanboy"...

1st Parties > 3rd Parties = FACT

PS3 just loose the "trash games" exclusivity...
how about Dead Rising, Bioshock, Splinter Cell:Conviction (rumor), mass effect, eternal sonata..and many others...

xbox360 is loosing more exclusivity than PS3....FACT

[Voiceofreason]

Then how come the biggest games on PS2 were 3rd party? Now 1st party games were the best on the Gamecube last gen and we see how well it did..

[umair_s51]

Now that is not completely true, If you mean graphically then you are probably right, in most cases 1st party titles present better graphics than their 3rd party counterparts. But I don't entirely agree on the overall quality of 1st party titles being superior to third party ones. The metal gear series is an excellent example; If you exclude MGS4 from '08 the PS3 lineup looks pale.

[PimpHandHappy]

what would the 360 have without the old playstaion games?
Fable
Halo
Gears
Forza

those games might have seemed exclusive 5 years ago (FF DMC GTA and a few others) but now is the time when Sony will show why being in the bizz for so long matters! Those games have a long history so im happy to see ppl that rushed into this gen get a chance to play them...

In 2 years the list of PS3 only games will be HUGE compared to the 360! The list of 360 games will still have good ones but not many that you cant find on PS3 or PC for that matter!
MGS
LBP
GT5
Twisted Metal
GOW
KZ2
Uncharted
Warhawk
Heavonly Sword
MLB The Show
just to name a few and thats not even counting PSN titles that contuinue to push the quality of downloadable titles!

its not even close but MS can still show off sales....if they didnt get a year head start they would have cut the 360 off at the knees after 2 years!

Starting at 199
DLC

[talltony]

games should never be exclusive.

[jrsenkbe]

great article and completely right. He also forgot to mention MLB 09: The Show. There is only 2 or 3 multiplat games that I want, the rest are all 1st party games that no multi game can compare to.

GO SONY!!!!!

[kingme71]

Comparing apples to oranges. Losing 3rd party titles didn't cause the PS3 exclusives devs try harder. I don't think Insomniac said, oops there goes FFXIII to the 360, let's work overtime. Sony lost the exclusives and that hurts their system. 1st and 2nd parties create great games, that helps plain and simple.

[GarandShooter]

When Sony is funding development of new IPs, they have a lot of input. I agree devs didn't react to this themselves, but it is possible some of Sony's input/direction may have been spawned from losing 3rd party exclusives. Without inside information, it's impossible to know either way, but the premise is thought provoking.

[Voiceofreason]

Sony didnt pay for quality games, they paid for more games. Less money going to 3rd parties means they have more cash to fund more internal projects. I agree though that it didnt make the games great. MGs would have been the same even if FF had stayed exclusive, or any of the other games they've lost

[The Lazy One]

Xbox 360 isn't really slowing down. It's been going the same speed this whole gen. They've done the same thing every year keeping at least one heavy hitting title for later that year to announce at TGS, E3, or GDC, and not pushing games much until the 2-3 months before release.

Sony takes a different strategy, and starts showing it's games as soon as they can show favorably. It's been going this way since before the launch of all the consoles this gen.

It doesn't have any bearing on game quality, it's just different marketing tactics on the two systems.

[Sev]

I should have been more clear about that comment.

Xbox 360 sales = Not slowing down
Xbox 360 hype, and market power = slowing down

[JOEdANGEL]

That certainly is an interesting perspective to take. Sony's first party titles in the past were largely overshadowed by their 3rd party exclusives. This year seems to be changing that with Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, and God of War III all first party exclusives.

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

...Handsome man in that main Photo!!! ;)

[Mai Dong]

Yeah he is handsome, but eyes are so squinty like mine! Are they open or closed? He so sirry!

[Sitdown]

last gen even with multiplat games there was GOW 1, 2 and other great titles.........so I fail to believe that Sony stepped up their game because of lost exclusivity...it is my belief that there would still be the same quality, if not even more quality if Sony still had certain exclusives...why? Cause there is room for competition on the ps3...I would like to believe that Sony would want its in house developers to be selling more of the games, rather than 3rd party....prime example, MLB 08.

[GrandTheftZamboni]

What you're saying does make sense. The problem is that in case of high quality 3rd party games, 1st party wouldn't stand out. In case of current multiplats, 1st party exclusives do stand out.

[1ikedamaster]

When I first heard news of Grand Theft Auto going mulitplatform I was shocked, a little mad, and admittedly a bit nervous. ...The most recent was a major shock to the gaming community, with Final Fantasy XIII going to Xbox 360.

1.GTA was only a timed exclusive. All iterations of GTA came out on the original xbox just a bit later.

2.Final Fantasy never started on Playstation to begin with.

Now the tables are turned and Playstation fans don't like it. Tough...

The only thing Sony got going for them now is their brand...Playstation.

3 things Sony did wrong:

1. Assume all people would have HD tv's to even make Bluray necessary over DVD.
2. Assume people wanted to pay extra for stuff they don't necessarily need like built-in WiFi, etc.
3. Keep the PS3 $100 higher than the PS2 was at this same time in it's life cycle.

PS3 should have sold more on it's brand name alone. It didn't and it hasn't. It hasn't even been profitable yet still at a $49 loss on each console.

Sad times for Sony and well-deserved. It controlled and manipulated to reach a really high-point no matter who or what got in it's way. Now reap the rewards of your deeds. From 1st place to 3rd... sad indeed.

On a side note: As much as a videophile I am, I can't help but notice the exact same picture I get when watching HBO boxing in HD that I get on a bluray(not to mention HD-DVD). LOL. As much as bluray was touted to be the definitive high def experience there are hardly any true 1080p films out there and therefore hardly any difference in picture quality. LOL. And now Sony offers near-bluray quality downloadable movies? Of course they do, it's the same stuff I've been watching over my HD cable connection & my Xbox360 for years now.

[air1]

lol...

all these sony fanatics ever knew was the playstation they never had other experiences to know this stuff. be nice, dont hurt there feelings by letting them know that games like gta was never an exclusive or an ip made by sony for that matter.

oh who am i kidding, go ahead break those little fragile hearts..

[Mr Fancy Pants]

Here is were your post was shinning ownage:

"When I first heard news of Grand Theft Auto going mulitplatform I was shocked, a little mad, and admittedly a bit nervous. ...The most recent was a major shock to the gaming community, with Final Fantasy XIII going to Xbox 360.

1.GTA was only a timed exclusive. All iterations of GTA came out on the original xbox just a bit later.

2.Final Fantasy never started on Playstation to begin with.

Now the tables are turned and Playstation fans don't like it. Tough...

The only thing Sony got going for them now is their brand...Playstation.

3 things Sony did wrong:

1. Assume all people would have HD tv's to even make Bluray necessary over DVD.
2. Assume people wanted to pay extra for stuff they don't necessarily need like built-in WiFi, etc.
3. Keep the PS3 $100 higher than the PS2 was at this same time in it's life cycle."

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Here's when it goes downhill and you show your true colors with stupidity; sadly you don't even know what are you talking about. You totally lost track of everything apparently, tottaly uninformed.
You should shut-up, seriously, how can you be laughing at the same time you're stating wrong facts? I would be ashamed of myself...:

"PS3 should have sold more on it's brand name alone. It didn't and it hasn't. It hasn't even been profitable yet still at a $49 loss on each console.

Sad times for Sony and {{{well-deserved}}}. It controlled and manipulated to reach a really high-point no matter who or what got in it's way. Now reap the rewards of your deeds. From 1st place to 3rd... sad indeed.

On a side note: As much as a videophile I am, I can't help but notice the exact same picture I get when watching HBO boxing in HD that I get on a bluray(not to mention HD-DVD). LOL. As much as bluray was touted to be the definitive high def experience {{{there are hardly any true 1080p films out there}}}(OMG, stupidity at its finest) and therefore hardly any difference in picture quality. LOL. And now {{{Sony offers near-bluray quality downloadable movies?}}}(do you even know the difference between physical and digital, man?) Of course they do, it's the same stuff I've been watching over my HD cable connection & {{{my Xbox360 for years now.}}} ( orly? HD on netflix?)"

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Sad... No 1080p blu-ray movies. mmmmmmmmmm Yeah man, you really are a videophile but just in your heart and mind because in realty you know nothing. You should check the fact board again or re do your research. This is what happens when you try to hate on things you know heck about MR. VideoPhile. I can help you to understand things better if you want...

[DeejayTai]

not ALL GTAs were on xbox, remember GTA 1 and 2? Were you just born?

[WickedSick]

@1ikedamaster you wrote all that yet you failed so hard...

[cmrbe]

it will be really hard for 3rd parties to justify 3rd party exclsuives.This is why Sony invested more this gen in their first parties compare to previous years.

Sony knew that dev cost as will skyrocket and that MS will be a tougher competition this gen meaning that the initial phase of the console war will be hard to get a clear winner for 3rd parties to focus on for 3rd parties exclusives.

Sony basically didn't even try to keep 3rd parties exclsuives from last gen except for MGS. Sony knew it was not worth it and counter productive to outbid MS for 3rd party support. Why should it really matter anyways?. Its not like it won't come out on the PS3 right?. Besides. Sony knows that the real exclsuives are the ones they can call their own.

What i am saying is that Sony had most of these new IP's planed way before 3rd parties started taking their games multi-plat.

[zainkool]

I agree with the article. The first party showed what the ps3 can do after many 3rd parties were looking the other war and now 3rd parties are now coming back.

[air1]

so what is it sony fans? micro bought these 3rd parties, or did the 3rd parties go to micro cause it costs much more to stsy exclusive this gen? make up your mind..

it's a catch 22 when it comes to sales and quality. lets just say kz2 sells 2million, thats good but when you see games like gears 2 sell double that amount how do you think the devs take it?

need an example? heavenly sword is a great game, real good quality but why do you think that its been said their might not be a sequel? cause it didnt sell well. so yea sales dont mean its the best in quality but those sales determine its future. so please dont try to downplay sales, it's just as important if anything it's a little more important.

you sony fanatics need to get over it the 360 is 200 dollars and has great exclusives too if you ppl are these hardcore gamer that you say you are you would of had missed out on games like fable 2 gears 2 l4d mass effect halo 3 etc...

i know the argument thats going to come but i can play some of those on the pc. i will put money down that 90% of you do not game on a pc all of you spend all your time on n4g and n4g rarely covers pc stuff even news for that matter. i thought this was news for gamers not articles like this for gamers..

[umair_s51]

Fable 2, Gears 2 and Halo 3 may be great titles (others are playable on PC), but the PlayStation brand has got their own great exclusives: Killzone 2, Little Big Planet and MGS4 just to name a few. Its tit for tat you see, 360 has a great FPS, 3rd person shooter and RPG, well so does the PS3.
What is more important is that we talk about games that have yet to hit the shelves, Gran Turismo 5, God of War 3, Uncharted 2 and FF13 Versus etc, are exclusive to the ps3 whilst what do we have for the 360? I say a Halo title, Alan Wake title ,Mass effects 2 (exclusivity yet to be confirmed), Forza 3 (Should be announced soon)and Dead or Alive 6 (maybe?) etc. I am not very confident about the future of 360, but no offense Halo 3 and Gears series are both excellent games.

[dash--]

The PS3 getting backed into a corner only made its teeth come out. Never doubted the system.

[Gr81]

It put PS3 in 3rd place. And Forced Sony to rely on first party games for survival..Sound familiar? Yes Nintendo faced a similar predicament with the N64. Difference being however, that Nintendo's first party titles were second to none.

[Rainstorm81]

No the difference is that nintendo wasnt getting alot of the third party titles that Sony is getting now. Sony didnt lose their third party games they just have to share them with Microsoft.

[Trebius]

Only because losing all those exclusives most definitely made PS3's 1st party devs step up their game. I'm glad that they were able to bounce back after losing all those games as exclusives, now after this year devs will definitely think twice before jumping ship on the PS3...

the 360 still has about the same install base as the PS3, so there'll definitely still be more multiplats coming their way...but their exclusives (Halo/Gears) can only be spread so thin...they need new titles, and fast.

PS3 will keep pumping out great game after great game, while 360 will continue to sell sequels and spinoffs of their only 2 hard hitting titles.

[Ldubbz]

You guys are funny...patting Sony on the back? For what? Their first party exclusives have all been financial letdowns for the most part, especially when compared to the 360. Really, which one has been truly successful? Resistance has done decent numbers, but compared to any other big shooter they're inconsequential.

Include 3rd party and you get...MGS4. And thats it. And even that game didnt sell as well as they would have liked.

Disagree all you want, but the facts are there. And in video games, sales DOES equal quality. Games ARE NOT movies; they are interactive, not passive. Meaning you have to actually invest time in them. Does that mean Nintendogs is the best game ever? No, but for what it does its apparently a quality title.

Sales are what separates the ramblings of fanboys that are pumping up their own purchase from reality.

[Rainstorm81]

LBP over 2 mil
Uncharted 2.5 mil
Motorstorm 3.8 mil
Gran Turisimo 5 Prologue almost 3 mil
even Heavenly Sword sold 1.4 mil

I think you get the idea or maybe those numbers arent considered successful?

[WickedSick]

After all the Flops you still think that your claim is rather valid for some pathetic reason?

"And in video games, sales DOES equal quality. Games ARE NOT movies; they are interactive, not passive. Meaning you have to actually invest time in them"

Halo Wars FLOP
SO4 FLOP
GayTA DLC FLOP

Way to sound meaningful after all this flops turning up.

Let me guess next your gonna say that it is all about SALES that define quality. Ratings prove no sh!t, where investment of time and money give no sh!t. Its all about SALES, when there are all this stupid xbots out there simplistically buying even the floppiest game as long as it's exclusive!

[N2NOther]

Did you seriously call the Lost and Damned a flop? It came out exactly 5 days ago...Do you know how many it's sold? I know I don't...So I'm not really sure how you can call things like Lost and Damned and Halo Wars, which isn't even out yet, a "flop".

If I misread what you said, I'm sorry, but if I didn't then...wow, just.....wow.

[Ldubbz]

I think you should change your name to WickedStupid, because that whole comment was just....stupid. None of those games are 'flops' critically.

@ Rainstorm

Lets see...two of those games racked up most of their numbers thru bundles (Uncharted and Motorstorm), and everyone knows that LBP has done decent, but definitely underperformed, especially in NA. Heavenly Sword 1.4 and it released how long ago? Most of those sales probably happened once it was discounted, also the same with Uncharted and Motorstorm, and LBP to an extent.

Thems the facts.

[jBat17]

.. the others can be played and plays better on a PC

[NaiNaiNai]

yep just like all ps3 game can be ported to a PC and run better. even killzone would run better on a quad core rig.
-nai-

[WickedSick]

Too bad we don't see KillZone2 or any other PlayStation3 exclusives getting ported to the PC. Reason is rather simple, because those are called "EXCLUSIVE" unlike gears,flopble&gaylo, those POS arn't exclusive.

"killzone would run better on a quad core"
Prove?

[I_Luv_2_Game]

as important as 3rd party games are for both consoles eventually Sony's 1st party titles are going to be more important than getting 3rd party exclusives..

[pshizle]

still in last and has not made jack

[Graphics Whore]

Doesn't need to do anything but keep pumping out games that I love playing.

[HDgamer]

DMC3 was multiplatform, it went to the pc.

[Aceluffy]

Let's face it, by the end of 2009, all these debates about which console or which game is the best is going to end bad for the console that has less good games to offer, regardless of fanboyism.
One thing for sure, in term of console capability, of course everybody knows that PS3 is more superior, hell it's like debating which one is stronger, a body builder, or a skinny high school kid.

[N2NOther]

While I think it's silly to get "worried" about an exclusive going multi-platform, I do agree that Sony is really shining this time out. Though as far as I know Quantic Dream hasn't been purchased by Sony but rather the game is exclusive through a deal not unlike MGS 4 and Konami.

I'm excited for more PS3 titles this year than 360. That is, of course, until they confirm than Alan Wake and Splinter Cell Conviction are coming out this year, then it's a tie.

[MaxGamer]

On topic. It sure damn right made them stronger. That is why I made the choice to go with exclusives instead of a half arse multi-plat game.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Exclusive games going multiplatform is good for their industry IMO - more choices for the consumer regardless of their console. Plus, it means more money for the developers so they can make more great games.

I think of it as a natural progression anymore. As the game improves and more work can be done to port the experience to other consoles, why not?

But multi-platform games aren't really where one particular console shines - one console will always be favored and hold another back. First party is it - regardless of console.

[L-a-i-n]

Well written article I will give you that. I could not agree more. You can not depend on 3rd party devs anymore. You must focus on 1st/2nd party devs to make sure your systems shines. I believe Sony and Nintendo have done that. I can even see Sony in the future expanding the 1st party teams. I would if I were them the track record of all the Sony owned devs is just outstanding nobody can argue with that. They have made some of the most memorable games of all time. This in no way is saying that 3rd party devs are bad you just can not depend on them to stay with your systems.

[AngryTypingGuy]

If you replace the "ne" in "shine" with a "t", then the title of the article would be much more accurate.