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2008: The Year of the PlayStation 3

This is an opinion of DailyGame.net, specifically Jonas Allen, who writes:

There's an old saying in politics that "history is written by the winners." In recent console wars, from "Dreamcast vs. PlayStation" to "Xbox vs. PlayStation 2," Sony got cramps in its hands from writing so much. Whether by failed marketing or poor leadership, Sega couldn't overcome the Sony hurdle, and the original Xbox was picking up steam just as Microsoft unveiled the Xbox 360, relegating the Xbox once again to being little more than a Halo adapter for your TV.

With the most-recent console war now in full swing (Xbox 360 vs. PlayStation 3 vs. Wii), it's tempting to think Sony is finally going to be the company written about by someone else (Microsoft and Nintendo). [DailyGame.net] is not making that bet. [DailyGame.net] has taken a long look at the console landscape, and it's clear that this is the year the PS3 takes the reins.

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Anything but Cute5916d ago

more people adapting to HDTV's. PS3's strong lineup of games this year and prices of next gen consoles going down.

Their brand recognition is making a difference in Pal territories and Japan.

I'm starting to see a lot of the parts fall into place.

nicholascage245916d ago

but no fanboyism this time

keep that in mind

Kain815916d ago

I hope PS-home will released soon.
i cant wait for that, i will collect some Trophies hehee

SSCOOLCHEA5915d ago

It was people perception they were losing , in my mind 07 rock for me 10 games , what more can you ask for in one year.. they want sony to sell 40 million in one year, how is that even humanly possible. we know what the hardware is all about , be patience and you will see results...

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deeznuts5915d ago

Uh yeah like MS didn't time on their Xbox Live service? Xbox Live apparently is the standard, which MS set. So you are suggesting Sony match that standard, without wasting their time on it. What planet does this logic derive from?

Oh btw, Sony outsold MS last year, with MS's heavy hitters. Maybe you should dispense advice to MS instead.

mighty_douche5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

Every year from now on is the year of the PS3.

Hell, it outsold the 360 last year! The so called year of the 360.

captainjy5915d ago

Before you keep shooting off your mouth about beating the 360 last year, prove it. Give us hard numbers and not BLOG numbers.

mighty_douche5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

^^
VGCharts, the same charts the xbox fanboys used time and time again, but oh, whats this, as soon as the PS3 is top its not reliable.... i take it you missed the like 200 comment thread..

oh and the disagree hurt my feelings... : (

captainjy5915d ago

It's VGChartz and it's crap. Other Xbox fanboys can use them all they want, this one doesn't for the 360 or the PSFree. Even this so-called article, a blog or opinion says that Phony is #3, still.

mighty_douche5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

so where do you get your figures?

Because from where im sitting it sounds like its your ass...

Whats wrong, mummy wont buy you a PS3... ahhhh Christmas will be here before you know it.

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DarkSniper5915d ago

It's blatantly obvious that Sony has placed themselves in the prime position for PLAYSTATION® 3 to overthrow XBox 360. Microsoft has made countless amount of mistakes from the moment the console was launched. Fortunately for Sony Snipers, their mistakes have come back to haunt them.

No longer is the consumer uninformed. Consumer awareness for PLAYSTATION® 3's superiority has increased tenfold. Expect Dumpster Juice 360 to officially bow out of the console wars in 2009.

$niper

captainjy5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

Countless mistakes and the 360 is still beating the PSFree down. Speaking of mistakes, let's talk about them:

Phony is delayed because of Blu-ray
Phony releases at $599
Phony has no AAA titles
PSN is NOT Live, but hey, you have home and can go Trophy hunting! WhooHooo!!!
GTA no longer a one console exclusive
Many titles delayed because of dev problems on that movie machine

I could go on, but that's enough to blacken any console.

mighty_douche5915d ago (Edited 5915d ago )

"GTA no longer a one console exclusive "

no just the next rockstar games, you know new IP's, thats something a 360 fanboy might not be aware of.

roybatty5915d ago

You are a child. A typical 360 fangirl right to the bone.
'Phony' aaawwwww! Isn't that mature!? Did she think of that one herself?
Oh, and shove your gaming media definition 'AAA' (means nothing) up your dirt pipe.

Loser.

captainjy5915d ago

The next R* games like...???? Yeah, so good that everyone is talking about them. I'll hold you to your name.

heyheyhey5915d ago

captainjy

LA Noire and Red Dead Revolver 2 are R* PS3 exclusives

and believe me- plenty of people are talking about them (gamers that is, not crying fanboys like you)

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Silellak5915d ago

So, the PS3 is going to do well in 2008?

Wow, this is a completely original thought, and certainly hasn't been stated over and over by anyone who has been paying attention to the gaming world for the past year.

whengeeksgobad5915d ago

I've said it before, but just as a recap since the articles are just as repetetive.

what n4g has become:

1)2008 will be sony's year
2)Blu Ray Winner! or ANOTHER HD-DVD FIRE SALE THE END IS NEAR!
3)HD-DVD Still kicking
4)Game X no longer exclusive!
5)Game X still exclusive after all!
6)Is the WII bubble about to bust?
7)Developer X claims ps3 power completely untapped!
9)Microsoft = teh Dumb?
10) silver/black/pink/red/blue console X headed to US??
11)GERSTMAN-GATE and other crap about gamestop that no one cares about.
12) 2008 is MS's year!

At least I'm getting paid to basically surf - otherwise it may be a complete loss.

Silellak5915d ago

But this one has a shocking twist -

Did you know the PS1 and PS2 were both incredibly successful but the success of the PS3 has been in doubt and 2008/2009 will determine its fate?!

The author of this article is clearly conscious AND able to state the completely obvious!

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8 Years Later, It's About Time Sony Revives The Rest Of Ratchet And Clank

Hanzala from eXputer: "On this joyous 8th anniversary of the Ratchet and Clank reboot, it's about time Sony considers reviving the originals to complete the saga."

shinoff218317h ago(Edited 17h ago)

It's not the ideal situation but Sony does offer them on ps plus. I to would just like a big ass compilation on doscto though

purple1017h ago

Insomniac roadmap leaked a while ago and they are making another, they’re doing the best they can and these games, especially the last two, are master pieces

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LittleBigPlanet 3 Servers Are Officially Shut Down 'Indefinitely,' Sony Confirms

Sony has confirmed that LittleBigPlanet 3 servers on PlayStation 4 will remain offline “indefinitely” following troubles with the service from earlier this year.

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rlow115h ago

Sad day, hopefully they’ll allow a third party server solution. Goes to show game preservation is an uphill battle.

blackblades8h ago

Sad day oh wait everyone that whining about it didn't play it or haven't played it in years and never was going back to it. Funny how people start to care when this happens but when it was actually up those same people didn't even pay attention to it.

rlow13h ago(Edited 3h ago)

First, you don’t know who has or hasn’t played it. So that’s your assumption. Secondly, even if people haven’t played it in awhile, it’s still nostalgia. Those memories of sharing your creation and having fun playing other peoples creations. Third, no game out there is really like this or as iconic. Today if they made this they would nickel and dime the whole way through and it would launch broken.

Cacabunga2h ago

Reason why i really dislike online games.. they become unplayable over time.. LBP story mode is actually only a tutorial

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just_looken11h ago

What needs to be highlighted by this is that the series has had 4 main games then that go kart spin off yet sony let them all die.

There is 0 games like this on ps5 and to my knowledge 0 first party main kids games no tech demo crap

Sony purchased Media Molecule studio the ip then tossed it away letting it rot for over 7 years yet the community carried on until now were we have lost 16 years on all games of content along with no replacement.

Everyone goes on about ea killing studios but sony has killed way way more but its fine its sony they can do no wrong.

Before the sony blidboys track me down again go fire up your holy boxes all the dlc they tossed out all the trophies and all the user content needs a server side handshake that no longer works. Yes offline single player version 1.0 works but that is it.

Media Molecule was not cut i know but they only made LBP and dreams it was reported they just missed the chopping block
https://gamerant.com/little...

Do not forget the dreams game was tossed out 2020 but 3 years later support was pulled
https://www.digitaltrends.c...

All in all this is another failure at sony on a long long list in the past 10 years

Inverno9h ago

It's kind of hard to disagree when SONY has a history of abandoning many of their IPs. They killed Mod Nation and turnt it into LBP Karting because of brand recognition but left it to die too. They made their own Smash Bros only to rush the studio, and turn the game into an advert for recent release at the time and still let it die. They shut down PS Home for more or less the same reason, they left it to rott till it became too broken and exploited to bother fixing.

just_looken7h ago

This right here

Playstation home is what facebook is trying to make now but in vr that metaverse deal

Imagine if sony kept up ps home development

The death of playstation forums was also a huge loss

u-bEttA-rUn8h ago

Their games were unable to attract the masses every game that came out the attachment grew smaller and smaller they advertise LBP for years the industry changed and then came fortnight... You want Sony to continue to support them which cost them money that they're not getting back from the studio.

DOMination-5h ago

Honestly, I think a well-designed LBP-style game would do better than ever in the current state of the industry.

People have short attention spans. Having something that is pick up, play a few levels and put down again is the experience the "masses" are after.

Keep it as a 2D platformer only with well-designed base levels, make it easy to build new levels and more importantly easy to access new content - personally I always found the way Forze Horizon 4&5 provide daily, weekly and monthly challenges via new content that they've built or handpicked from the community is a system that works great - and then stick it on mobile and PC with Steam Deck support.

Make it F2P with a one-off fee for the level editor (to stop people spamming crap onto the store) and have MTX for more characters, outfits etc. and there you have a live service game that Sony should be all over.

Do the same with a new Karting game and a 2D fighting/Smash Bros style engine and you have three bangers right there.

(I appreciate the N4G community will hate the idea of LBP being a live service game with MTX and I get that but I think if there's one game this model could work well for, it's this.. just imo)

anast3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Astro's is similar.

Not enough people cared to play it, so they cut it.

Sony has never been a kid friendly console. This should be obvious. People go to Nintendo for this stuff.

StoneTitan3h ago

Its on media molecule though. They did not want to continue LBP. Sony accepted that.
Sumo continued it. With a solala lbp3 and a great sackboy though.
Its not sonys fault. They dont want to force a studio to create a new LBP game.
But I would love a revival.

romulus231h ago

For some people Sony can do no right either. You can play Sackboy A Big Adventure on PS5. So there is "a game like this" on PS5.

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Tacoboto10h ago

I feel bad for Media Molecule. For the ideas they have it seems they need a publisher that supports games like this and Dreams especially for as many players as possible.

DOMination-6h ago

Sony in the Andrew House era did support them massively though. They let them do their thing with LBP and spent millions marketing it. I remember one E3 they even used LBP to cover the boring parts of the presentation where they talk about sales figures etc.

And then they allowed MM to announce their game on the PS4 console announcement/showcase event and waited the entire generation for them to release it.

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