December 3th was the day Sony hosted their third annual PSX, a conference dedicated to their platform and their games.With it, came an overwhelming ammount of announcements on titles that had already been announced but little known about, and of titles that were completely new and exciting.It was a very well paced show, and most important of all, a very entertaining one.But the most important lesson that came with this show was one that wasnt outright presented, and its also the one reason why Sony is outselling the competition this generation.

Instead of starting the show with numbers and brags about how many units the PS4 sold and how many PS+ subscribers it has, it already started with the thing we came to watch in the first place:a game(and Uncharted 4 DLC at that!).That opening statement pretty much sums up why Sony is being successful so far and one that can be read betwenn the lines throught the whole show:Sony understands what gamers want, that what we mostly want out of our consoles are great gaming experiences.But it also understands that it cant always play it safe.For every Uncharted 4 DLC made, there is a Gravity Rush game around the corner.For every Horizon Zero Dawn, there is a Knack 2(for better or worse).Sony understands that to succeed, it needs big mainstream games, such as Uncharted, The Last Of Us, Marvel vs Capcom Infinite, Destiny, and so on.But it also acknowledges the simple fact that it also needs diversity, and sometimes needs to take a chance with new games,either by developing on its own or promoting third party games and putting it on the spotlight both in genres popular and otherwise, like Gravity Rush 2,The Last Guardian, Danganronpa 3, Ys Origin, and indie games in general.

This allows them to offer variety, to have a bit of everything and to have the potential to appeal to everyone, on top of having a great piece of hardware.The system isnt watered down by the over importance given to other apps such as netflix, PSVue, or trying to replace everything and be the only entertainment product you will ever need, as the XOne was initially marketed as, and it also hasnt any new gimmick that is underused and comes at the cost of having a better machine, as was the case of the Wii U.It is used mostly for one simple thing:gaming.And therein lies its greatest strenght.

Granted, things may change in the future.On Microsoft side, Phil Spencer is making many great decisions, with the XOne S, which is a great product,the bigger focus on games,even though they still lack as much variety as Sony or Nintendo provides, and the upcomming release of the Scorpio, which seems to be a really powerful machine.And on Nintendo side, they also seem to be hitting all the right notes, with their mobile initiative being a success so far, the Switch setting a great first impression with the reveal trailer, Nintendo branching out to movies and theme parks, and the seemingly great first year that the Switch will have, based on the latest rumours.But that dosent change the simple truth:The truth that Sony has simple nailed this generation so far.

Do you agree with me?Or are you just as dissapointed that your hopes were crushed for a new Megaman X game when you realized that the X that was shown at the conference was actually a part of the Marvel vs Capcom game?Share your thoughts!

That was really well written.

"Sony understands what gamers want, that what we mostly want out of our consoles are great gaming experiences.But it also understands that it cant always play it safe.For every Uncharted 4 DLC made, there is a Gravity Rush game around the corner."

Its one of the reason people often give for why they love playstation, "the variety of games".
Case in point, if you enjoy jrpgs, you basically dont have much choice when it comes to home consoles.

The main reason Sony has won this generation is because of clarity. PSX is just a part of it. Nintendo started this gen, look you can play in this tablet but didn't even properly showed the main console (giving the idea that it is home console). They were also not clear about their own console and their target market. Just a vague idea executed poorly (Needs third party but develops weak system with poor OS and network infrastructure). Microsoft was also not clear about their DRM. They refused to talk with press after reveal. They refused to provide information about exclusivity. RYSE, Dead Rising 4 to recent Xbox One games turning to Windows. Lol. They are not clear about how to manage a good PC store and compared to steam and origin windows store is poorly executed idea. PSX is the clarity and confidence Sony possesses this gen. And yes. This is working very good for them.

Games games games games for all.

Its why the kick ass and shame the competition.

I can guarantee it wont, and you just explained exactly why.

after the wiiu i havent a shread of trust towards them.

also this guy makeing a comeback cant have hurt any:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5s5he4-tG4

Thanks!I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to read it!

And yeah, it is a heaven for JRPGs lovers, especially now that it seems that its making a comeback.But its not like Sony needs to make that much of an effort to get those games on its system.Nintendo failed this gen on the home console front, and Microsoft is making zero effort to trying to get those games to at least port for the XBox, not to mention that there is not much of an audience there for those games.So the developers kind of make the games for the PS4 by default.Yes, some of them are starting to come to Steam, but they always come to PS4 dfirst, and almost always first on it.

Maybe that will change with the Switch, but only time will tell!

It still dosent change the fact that the Switch may have a killer first year.Winning the generation and having great games available on other systems dosent cancel each other out.

I mostly agree with you OP.

Yeah, I agree. While it looks like Xbox and Nintendo might be on the right track now, I think it's hard to deny that Sony started off this gen the right way.

Everyone has a different idea about what qualities a home console should encompass but, in my opinion, it should mainly be a box that plays a lot of games. I want a console that exists as a platform for developers, not something they have to conform to. The games themselves are the stars of the show.

As a first party, what I like about Sony is that they make games that I don't like. Now, I know that sounds odd, but my point is that they make all kinds of games. Because of that, they'll make some games I like and some games I don't like. I never know what the future holds and I find that to be awesome. It creates a user base filled with all kinds of tastes and desires. That, to me, is the best kind of platform.

MS most likely no longer cares about JRPGs that aren´t main entries of Final Fantasy games.Last gen they tried to make the 360 the home of JRPGs on home consoles with hopes it could finally perform at least decently in Japan but it made very little impact.