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Does Sony Listen To The Gamers?

PSXE writes: This isn't a rhetorical question; we're just interested to see what people think. Everyone always complains that big, mega-global corporations never listen to John Q. Taxpayer, but gamers have always been quite vocal in their requests and complaints (thank the Internet for that). The question is, do you believe Sony listens to their targeted audience?

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cryymoar5534d ago

They didn't just stop at the PS2, right?

nix5534d ago

we are still gamers because of Sony, i guess. otherwise, i would have stopped playing Mario long time back.

el_bandito5534d ago

I glance on my PS3. Below it the PS1, PS2 and piles of games---no need to answer the question.

rockleex5534d ago

Anyways, if only there were some other ways to get Sony's attention other than posting on the PS Blog.

Oh wait! Home just held an event like that a few days ago! ^_^

I still want my XMB version of Home though, for accessibility reasons. I feel that's what most gamers would be interested in. But no need to throw away the virtual Home, its great! ^_^

SaiyanFury5534d ago (Edited 5534d ago )

Does Sony listen to gamers? Interesting question. Well let's look at a few points. First, yes they lost a slew of third party exclusivity, either because developers wanted to recoup costs by developing cross-platform or because they were bribed by an anonymous source to come over to different platform. Because of this, however, Sony pulled up it's pants and decided to focus internally rather than soliciting externally for development. Sony broke out the whip on it's own internal development houses and started cracking to bring out some fresh exclusives. And what do we have now? About a dozen or more NEW games and IPs coming this year alone. So the 360 has some of the previously exclusive games we used to have? Let them play those games, they're great too. BUT, we have games of amazing calibre like Uncharted 2 and so many more that you'll never play if you've only a 360. As well, Sony frequently updates the PS3's firmware with better functionality like in-game XMB and messaging. The frequent updates are ongoing and will always be with Sony's commitment to the gaming community.

Secong point: Hardware. The PS3 has Blu-ray, THE HD format of this modern age, built in Wi-Fi, interchangeable HDD, and built in Bluetooth support. Leave us not forget the ever-evolving and FREE PlayStation Network, for which you never need to spend a cent to play online. On top of the wonderful package afforded to you by the PS3, they even went so far as to settle their differences with Immersion, the company that rightfully owned the rights to the rumble technology. When this happened Sony actually started working WITH Immersion to bring us the high quality DualShock 3. Sure, it may have come late to the game, but it's here now and now we can enjoy rumble with SIXAXIS functionality. Now a lot of people will argue that the PS3 is more a multimedia machine than a gaming device. That's a half truth. What Sony designed the PS3 to be, is the centre of your home theatre; something you could watch movies on, listen to music, view your photos et cetera. Included with all that amazing functionality, is the ability to play the amazing games that come along with owning the system. I paid 600 dollars in December of 2006 for my PS3 and not once do I ever feel I was cheated for an inferior product.

Sure Sony's a corporation lusting for your dollars, in that all corporations are the same. The difference between Sony and Microsoft, is that Sony wants to give you bang for the buck and a reason to invest your money. Not to low ball you with "accessories" like the 360's 100 dollar Wi-Fi adapter and ridiculously overpriced proprietary HDDs. And leave us not speak about reliability issues between the two. That's an argument for another time.

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-EvoAnubis-5534d ago

Sony has made listening to its fanbase an art form. From FW updates that were feature-for-feature things that were requested by us, to totally changing the look of the PlayStation Store based on our feedback, to every single post on the PlayStation.Blog bringing us closer to those that are making our games, to giving us the games that we want to play, Sony has been listening to and acting upon what we say more than ANY company I have ever seen before.

What a silly question.

FPShooter5534d ago (Edited 5534d ago )

I think you can tell they listen by the updates. if you visit the PS blog then you can see they always ask for feedback from the gamers.

It's been more home updates then I can remember, not to mention the firmware updates.

I think its safe to say that sony does listen to the gamers and fans.

SL1M DADDY5534d ago

The PSblog is a true testament to how Sony is trying hard to listen tot he gamers this gen. Never have they been this close to the front lines of gaming and with that you can see just how the many different changes that have taken place since the launch of the PS3 reflect an ear for the people.

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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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Vader8210h 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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XiNatsuDragnel3d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

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

ApocalypseShadow2d 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.

Zachmo1821d 23h ago

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

Rynxie1d 13h ago

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

ApocalypseShadow1d 13h ago (Edited 1d 12h 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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Hereandthere1d 4h 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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Notellin1d 10h 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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Hereandthere1d 4h 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.

ApocalypseShadow14h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

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

Hereandthere1d 4h 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.

ApocalypseShadow14h 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.

OtterX2d 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.

Cockney9h 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.

RNTody2d ago (Edited 2d 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?

Inverno2d 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.

Sheppard7t31d 23h ago

How did Sony kill the series?

Inverno1d 23h 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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fsfsxii1d 10h 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.

Inverno1d 8h 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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