(I wrote this all last night before the site was like "lolno")

wait, really?  when I saw that 'announcement' (that Sony was focusing on games and not services), my first thought was "Thank fucking god, a company that GETS it!" doubly so after I heard Microsoft was all "oh, we wanna focus on services"...like netflix and shit.  

I don't get it...yeah, Sony Goofs from time to time, and they're certainly not a shinung example of business ethics, but on the game side, they GET it.  they apparently suck at TV's and stuff, b ut when it comes to games, no other company compares in business goals and respect in my eyes,  No other company agrees with me on the main issues.  Every time I See Sony's stuff, I think "Man, that's the kind of behaviour I Want to see".  I mean, I can't even think of all the times I saw some innovation or business decision that I thought was perfect. 

Giving Media Molecule free creative reign over LittleBigPlanet and marketing the hell out of it? THAT'S awesome
Encouraging games like Heavy Rain on PS3 is something awesome
the PS Suite so that any indie developer can publish stuff on Sony's platforms is a dream
Cross system compatibility (even if it's so far been horribly underutilized) 

Plenty of developers have said time and time again that Sony gives them encouragement and creative freedom, which is why the PS3 has some of the most experimental, unique gameplay experiences this generation.  HEavy Rain, Journey, etc.  This is why I think I like the PS3 best, it has the most variety and easily the most unique games. Most popular games on 360 are so safe...so boring; everything on the Wii (save a few gems) is stale, even if its's good. Don't get me wrong, some of the best games this gen have been Wii games, but it's still just wave after wave of mario, metroid, zelda, kirby, donkey kong, etc.  what system this generation has the most new IP's?  

Xbox 360 - Viva Pinata, Gears of War no idea if Mass Effect counts
Wii - No More HEroes, uh....help me out here
PS3 - Resistance, inFamous, Heavy Rain, LittlebigPlanet, Uncharted, Heavenly sword, ModNation Racers, MAG, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Demon's Souls, MotorStorm, etc 

And those are just the game series's I own.  I don't get it, Sony Brings the games, and people still hate them for it.  hell, 2009 came along and people were STILL claiming PS3 had no games.  

I'm aware I sound like a super fanboy (and my half-sleep induced lack of ability to properly elaborate isn't helping), but I've noticed people just LOVE to hate sony this entire generation.  Hell, even LAST generation, I always got people claiming the original Xbox was better just becuase it sold more (it didn't)...I swear to god people can be retarded. 

My point is that I See this same thing happening on the Vita.  3DS has a Zelda remake, a Starfox remake, a Resident Evil Sequel, a Kid Icarus game, a Mario sequel, and a Mariokart sequel...and granted all of those games are good, but that's a year's worth of buildup, and so far we only have sequels and remakes.  Vita on the other hand already has (admittedly) a bunch of sequels like Uncharted, Wipeout, Lumines and others, as well as ports of Disgaea, Mortal Kombat, Rayman, Marvel vs Capcom, Street Fighter X Tekken, and a load of stufff in the near future like Ragnarok Odyssey, Ciel no Surge, Soul Sacrifice, PErsona 4, Gravity Rush, Assassin's Creed, Call of Duty, and even a rumor of Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale...and who knows how many announcements at E3.  

Of those games, what console had the most new stuff?  yeah, both have remakes, ports, and sequels, but only the Vita actually has anything NEW.  

For the record, I love both handhelds, but only one has gotten me excited in the last couple months.  Ever since the Vita game out, only like 2 games on the 3DS have interested me, and the only games I'm excited for in the future are smash Brothers, Paper Mario, Kingdom Hearts, and New Super Mario Brothers 2...all sequels.  

Gah, I'm ranting. 

PS3 has the best overall game list this generation, Vita is already shaping up to be a real winner and it's only been three months (holy hell..only 3 months and already this much quality?!...3DS took twice that long just to get ONE good game).  Microsoft has stalled and I have no idea how they intend to go forward if they've done nothing but kinect and Netflix for the past three years (though Halo 4 will certainly be a top seller), WiiU looks...well, we'll see, and PS3 still has a couple years left in it. 

I'm still rambling.  Good night. 

Rayman Origins rules.  I'm going for platinum baby! 

It appears Sony was right a few years back when they said Microsoft had punched itself out of the fight, at least from a gamer's perspective. Unfortunately, MS seems to have the right idea in that exclusives only really matter from a business perspective in the first 2-3 years of a console's life. Since they've already established themselves, the popularity of their brand is enough to see them through the remainder of the generation because most people will buy Xboxes to play with their friends who have Xboxes. Presumably they are focusing on Xbox Live services this year because those things will carry forward to the Nextbox, while the 360 has to coast on multiplatform support because all of Microsoft's development resources are going to next gen projects. I just really, really hope that Sony launching before with MS with a reasonable price tag and (hopefully) continued free online shifts things next generation, because there's no doubting that Sony has the best culture of creativity of the three platform holders.

But yeah, if I hadn't already abandoned the good ship Microsoft a few years ago to come back to the warm bosom of Mother Sony, I'd be pretty pissed at the utter lack of effort. At least it always makes for a morbidly fascinating E3 show. HEY GUISE ITS CALL OF DUTY!!! WOOO!!! OK NOW LETS LOOK AT THE DASHBOARD FOR THE NEXT HOUR.

Ragnarok Odyssey might be coming over.

it is

Up for preorder on amazon.com, August 21: http://www.amazon.com/Ragnarok-Odyssey-playstation-vita/dp/B0080CE31C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337013081&sr=8-1

I don't get why they won't bring it to europe, yet.

I know exactly how you feel Runa...but f*$& em! We get great games with great variety and that's all that matters

oh and

SH book of Delays and everything that is not SH has been pushed to October.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/14/silent-hill-book-of-memories-pushed-to-october.aspx

Well I for one want this game :P. But right now with Mortal kombat and soon Resistance and Gravity Daze I would not have bought it now anyway so an October release should be good.

Oh and Doctor Who Ethernity clock will be released on 13th June for PSvita. Nothing have been said if it will be a " Buy 1 version get both versions "

http://www.pushsquare.com/news/2012/05/doctor_who_the_eternity_clock_turns_back_time_on_23rd_may

Just completed Disgaea 3 ... now for the real game to begin :D

ya know I'm surprised no one has mentioned an Elder Scrolls game fr vita :D That's gonna drive quite a few people nuts if it ever happens

Don't count on it. There was one announced for PSP that never came to anything.