Shu Yoshida: "I almost feel like we're in the launch year of the Playstation 3..."

In the September issue of Playstation The Official Magazine, Sony's President of Worldwide Studios made time to answer some questions, from the oft mentioned 10-year cycle, to the importance of Gran Turismo making it's debut on the PSP.

PTOM: as we sit here three years into a 10-year cycle, what's your overall feel of what's been achieved so far, and are we where you envisioned we'd be at this point?

[DragonWarrior_4]

Yeah, I feel the playstation 3 has been in a beta more then anything. They need to seriously work on the networking integration, we need cross game chat.

[Greywulf]

.."in terms of how we can differentiate it from the last generation, we’re still at the starting point and we’re still adding to our install base as and we’re looking to expand our user base. And we just added the motion controller to help broaden our reach.”

[Trollimite]

exactly! whoever disagreed with you is an idiot!

[umair_s51]

What he means is the PS3 has still got to see a ton of more things, were still only scratching the surface here in terms of the true potential of the console.

[lociefer]

a respectful man, not like that other guy that bashes sony / ps3 everytime he gets a chance, wut was his name again ? somethin with green

[theEnemy]

Greenturd ?

;)

[Etseix]

@ the enemy

slapsforehead*

thx for the info ;]

ontopic: so... this means the PS3 is JUST about to start to show all the people of what is able to do? o____o'

no comments.. this.. is.. amazing!

[JL]

I feel this way too, just like Yoshida says here. It's like we're still in the launch/early adopter stage of the PS3. Hell, quite honestly, it pretty much feels that way for all of the "next gen" generation. What with the recession and all it just seems like this gen hasn't really kicked off like it should have. Sort of lagging behind (hence you hear all sides talking about how this generation will last much longer, etc). I expect this generation (and really the PS3) to start snowballing starting this fall and holiday season, and next year as well. I think this holiday and next year (or whenever GT5 hits maybe) is when we'll really start to get out of this "hardcore/early adopter" kind of state.

[Sonyslave3]

lol i thought 2008 was the year of the ps3 that what Jack Tretton said at E3 08.

[Poopface the 2nd]

2007 was the year of the ps3.

[mfwahwah]

You haven't realized it yet? EVERY year is the year of the PS3.

[Poopface the 2nd]

no year will ever be the "year of the PS3" when it keeps failing.

[mfwahwah]

Good thing it's not failing then.

[sak500]

"I almost feel like we're in the launch year of the Playstation 3...""

Translation: Because the current sales figures are ones which we were expecting in the 1st year.

Pretty dismal reply btw since almost 3 years in and they haven't even crossed its teething problems.

[doctorstrange]

basically the PS3 is finally stable, it has a good library, the network is massive, great and filled with services, and developers have got to grips with the machine. Therefore the PS3 has now truly distinguished itself from the last generation, and can now continue to improve itself.

[Unicron]

SALES SALES SALES!

SALES make teh gamez bettar! ZOMG 24 milliun sold am flop!

God, you guys are great for a laugh. Keep it up. I have never seen such a hardcore generation of armchair analysts who care more about sales figures than playing games. So sad.

[thereapersson]

And look! They're doing what they do best -- slamming the disagree button in hopes that our comments will go away!

[rhood022]

Hey! Way to not even read or cite the rest of the quote.

*thumbs up*

[skatezero246]

I can't wait to see how you respond/try to spin the artilces that come after the ps3 slim & price drop happen... you don't have long to wait because it's going to happen before this year is up.

[The_Zeitgeist]

Be a gamer first and a sales whore last!

[onijutsu]

but i don't want to be a sales whore at all...

[shutupandplay]

I agree, for the most part, since launch, the ps3 has sucked fairly consistently.

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

yeah i bet you feel that way you and every fanboy

[Obama]

You suck Ballmer's wang fairly consistently that's for sure.

[DelbertGrady]

Good one!!!

And his nuts too!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHHHAHA HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAH!!!!!!!!!!

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

i don't know why he feels that way PS3 has been doing well for it self outsold Wii in JP for a while has the best fall line up a growing library , some of the best games on any home console and some great online service all those things PS3 didn't have at launch except being more expensive than yeah they are at the same status at launch

[happyface]

meh, this gen is boring already, they should bring on the PS4 and forget about the 3 its already old news

[poopsack]

ur supposed to plug in the console and turn it on silly ol happyface!

[mfwahwah]

Boring already? Dude I still play an N64. Games and systems don't get boring. Your attention span is just short.

[kratos17]

has anyone else noticed that the ps3 gets better with each passing year
whether your talking about exclusives games, multiplat games, or all the features of the network

[poopsack]

This confirms it, almost no one reads beyond the title.

[raztad]

Agree. PS3 pricecut is coming THIS very year, and probably the slim model.

[keysy420]

the ps3 is on top right now

[-MD-]

I bet you honestly believe that too.

[Obama]

on top in terms of games he meant to say, which is true.

[Droid Smasha]

I do too. it was worthless when I bought it at launch and its still the same now

[Saaking]

Don't be sad cause you can't afford it. Maybe if you ask mommy she'll give you some money.

[Saaking]

Alright can someone answer this question:
If a console sells 100 million do you enjoy it more than a console that sells 20 million? I enjoyed the Xbox and gamecube even though PS2 destroyed them combined 3 times over. Sure sales are important, but Sony WILL release a PS4. Nintendo and MS released a new console even though their last ones failed hard. So tell me do YOU enjoy a console more if it sells more than another console? What do you get out of it? If you disagree at least post a reply as to why you disagreed.

[militant07]

sell more = more games = more support for 3rd parties = more money to upgrade the console software..etc

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

"sell more = more games = more support for 3rd parties = more money to upgrade the console software..etc"

Yeah. Sure. But. Does more sales make the games better? No.

[mfwahwah]

@8.1

Oh... kind of like the Wii right?

[Saaking]

So bots, as I asked before name one 360 exclusive or multiplat that looks better than Killzone 2 or Uncharted 2. Disagree if you want but be brave enough to post a reply. Come on, answer the question. (Don't go offtopic about Gameplay matter most, NO answer the question I asked).

[DelbertGrady]

lol! Only poor bots care about gameplay.

[Man_of_the_year]

Well since you are mentioning games that are not out yet, i will say BRINK. It is a multiplat game and there has been talk that it is graphically on par or better than KZ2. And KZ2 i think still looks better than Uncharted 2.

I think Forza3 looks fantastic. Since you are using FPS and a TPS/action game (2 different genre's) then i feel that i can mentin Forza 3. If we are going to only focus on games that are out right now, i will say nothing looks as good as KZ2 but some games do look great on the 360. Since you said "(Don't go offtopic about Gameplay matter most, NO answer the question I asked)." then i guess you are aware then that graphics is not what makes a quality game. I have played Deadspace and Resident Evil 5 by far more often then i have played KZ2.

[Tripl3seis]

Well I feel the same way as him the ps3 still has alot of pontential. And things 2 do before this gen is over

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I think he really feels that this is the launch year of PS3 because the price cut and new model are really coming, he just can't say so. Much like PSP is getting rejuvenated, and almost resurrected if you want to be that dramatic, this could very well be a turning point in the "console war." I very much would like to see it happen too.

[Ravage27]

i really think this gen started on Feb 09, so in a way i too feel like i'm in the launch year of the PS3 :)

[NaiNaiNai]

In otherwords.

"JUST WAIT"

like weve been hearing since it came out. at this rate it will have reached its full potential by the time the 1080 comes out.

/no sarcasm

[OmarJA]

Sad...

[TotalPS3Fanboy]

Agreed.

Sony's motto is: Wait until it's ready, then release it.
Microsoft's motto is: Let's just rush and release it, like the shoddy 360s.

[cooldude123]

and what you have is an ever growing snow ball that will climax sometime this year. A the end, you'll have your PS3 slim, a price cut, sales that'll blow past the ceiling and you, will stop crying... or maybe you won't.

[cooldude123]

i could just sense that the tide's about to turn come fall, things are about to take off...

[cooldude123]

i see nothing sad here... what are you talking about?

[JL]

I think Omar was saying "sad..." in reference to NaiNai's trolling there.

[niceboy]

i see you're all excited eh? I can't blame you, it should be a good fall for all three consoles though...

[Shuhei Yoshida]

HA HA HA! I am a handsome man, wouldn't you say?

Undoubtly, this is another year where the PlayStation 3 has the best software. No doubt, like 2008 and 2007, PlayStation 3 will dominate the XBox 360 in sales.

HA HA HA HA HA!

[danthaman15]

Can't tell if this is a /sarcasm, user, but if you aren't: http://www.examiner.com/exa...

[-Mezzo-]

I agree with it for the most part.

[JohnnyAkiba]

My only lived for 2years and 1 month... Now I have to pay 230€ for a new one....

[skatezero246]

I feel sorry for you man, must have been one of the unlucky ones who got a ps3 that fit into the 1-2% that fail

[Meryl]

^^ you must be unlucky not many ps3's fail

[cooldude123]

ya they don't fail often.

[cooldude123]

they don't fail that often

[iceman06]

The comments made about the PS3 DO have precedent in both the original Playstation and the PS2!!! IF you recall, the better looking games started hitting these consoles when they were supposed to be on the way out. Playstations have been notorious for developers, especially 3rd parties, taking a while to get a grips with how to milk the architecture for what it is capable of doing. With new middleware and engines springing up from all over the development community, the best of the PS3 is yet to come. That, in itself, is a crazy thought when you have the likes of Uncharted 2 and KZ2 already.

[skatezero246]

after Shu Yoshida saying that, I think he may be hinting at something the ps3 slim perhaps?