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S.T.A.G.E. on 11 August 2012
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Imaginedvl said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Imaginedvl said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
logic56 said:
Sony can't afford to make games

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Yeah....sure, its called heart. Anyway, its better to have a company focused on new and old ip's rather than a company that lives off of old IP's (obviously not bad ones) and another whose first party isnt on par and depends on third party.


And why exactly is this better? you seem to imply that "new" IP = more enjoyable or fun for gamers.

Mario, the Masterchief and those games from EA, Ubisoft and Activision (third party) are not inferior by any means to any "other" first party. To me. But this my own oppinion :)


Im not saying this. Sony has their characters too, but they have the drive to make more because the variety what gives gamers choice. This is where Sony is miles ahead.

Def. not going to arg with you about that fact : Sony is trying hard to please gamers with different type of game.

The part where I disagree is about that being better in general (for the company itself and for the gamers). The opposite may also be true, having Nintendo/Microsft focusing on beloved IPs is actually as good or even better to me. At the end it really depends on us, I prefer MS to work and spend my money on Halo 4, 5 and 6 than creating new IPs. Same for Nintendo with Mario and Co. 

So I would say that it is simply a different strategy and it may please one type of customer and not the other.


I side with the company that makes the most quality titles. Generally thats all based on opinion, but Sony's scores on their first party speak for themselves. Rarely anything lower than a 7 and a lot of their games are starting to have replay value beyond single player mode. In my opinion Microsoft is a great business company, not a great game company. They have changed gaming through OS, yes this is a fact, but other we could say that started with them helping Sega with the Dreamcast. Halo is a great shooter, but its all Microsofts got. So if Microsoft never bought Halo from under Apples nose would you play the game on a mac? Gears is finite and cannot be put on the same pedestal as Mario whom can have infinite games because the focus of the game is simplicity not a drawn out story. For sophisticated stories they must eventually all come to an end unless its tailor made to expand. The Halo world has a set universe and everyone thought it would end at 3, but I am guessing it will get to six. The halo universe will eventually run out of gas as well. Sony knows some of their games will run out of gas so why not make more experiences. When you watch the "Long Live Gaming" sequences you see what Sony is all about. Microsoft has admitted they dont take risks in making new IP's. Smart, but even then the tried 90% of the time they failed. Sony has quite a few games that have come out this gen that will be stuck in the minds of Playstation owners. Microsoft will still have Halo and Nintendo will relive the late 80's and 90's every gen until they create characters for a new generation. Again...all of their top games are top games for a reason, but when its all said and done Sonys always the last company to leave.