A year ago everyone had there doubts on Sony's newest Console. Now it looks like Sony means bussiness.
2007 was a year of getting used to the water for the Playstation 3. They were lacking AAA titles, PSNetwork depth, and much more features the other two consoles where already showing. Sony needed to turn the volume up to 11 on its new console and quickly turn things around. With many lost exclusives, and very little stolen exclusives 2007 was looking very grim for the PS3.
2008 has roled around and it looks as if Sony is operating like a well oiled machine. They kicked off the start of the year with some good multiplat titles, then it continued to grow from there. Recently tons of new stuff has appeared out of the blue which is sure to kick things into overdrive.
1. PSN Movie Downloads
2. Update 2.4
a. In game Messeging
b. In game Music
c. Trophies
d. Ect...
3. More AAA exclusives
4. Return of the lost RPGs
5. Home
I dont know if sony can continue to turn things around, and drive then further and further. I guess all anyone can do is sit, relax, and wait till the goods start to come. Ill see you on!
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A trailblazer for online gaming, some players are still holding a candle for Dreamcast.
such a shame, its my fav console by far. it was way better than ps1, problem was ps2 was due to come out, a year or so later, and many just waited for that, especially after the flop that was the Saturn,. (even though it way okay, it didn't sell well,).
ps1 did sell well, a lot of those fans waited for ps2. thus, the downfall of Dreamcast,,
I bought a DreamPi to play both Dreamcast and Saturn online! So far I'm only played with two people online with Saturn, and I need to spend more time with the Dreamcast community in order to play with them. I miss ChuChu Rocket online, good times!
P2P there's even Sega genisis games that still connect online based on this.
Hosted servers wasn't really something I saw regularly on non oc platforms until the 360 era.
Despite everything that's wrong with the Playstation Network, one has to admire how Sony are reacting to consumer's needs. When you think about it, what people are asking, nay demanding, is an online experience, free of charge, of the same calibre as Xbox Live, which has been a primary initiative for Microsoft since Xbox's inception, for Playstion, for which until now online has never been a primary focus.
Microsoft has had 5 years to perfect their service and they charge for it. Sony are catching up at a phenominal rate, keeping the PSN free and still they recieve flack.
Can't wait for 2.4, and can't wait for E3.
true true i admire your thinking. but the ps3 is a very new console different from the other 2 the programs are a long time in development. like home has been 3 years in development. xbox live has been polished very well since the first system. as a ps3 owner i hope 1 day the ps3 network surpasses the xbox. but truefully there is more than enough space in the industry for all 3. just asked nintendo.
Developmental Priorities for the PS3 have been a bit different from what the american audience has desired in the past as the firmware is developed in Japan and so the developers there have used Japanese development priorities. Online is really a nogo/slowgo in Japan so to see that the firmware is reflecting the US preference is actually a major fundamental change in thinking in SCEJ to that of SCEI. Ken started a realignment about online practices before he left and Kaz's continuance of this policy has helped immensely in the new direction of the firmware. Honestly Ken did not expect the outcry about lesser network services so when it hit they had to restart their developmental process on that.
Nintendo is also experiencing this realignment of developmental priorities so eventually expect them to start really picking up the networking slack.
2 more days for 2.4
Sony focussed on the hardware and got us a good one
MS focussed on software and got us a good one
Sony improving on the software front MS offering warranty on hardware front.