Sony should be awarded Publisher of the Year in 09

[Kantor]

makingmusic476 said:

Kantor said:

RolStoppable said:

--OkeyDokey-- said:
Sony's first and second party games have been better than Nintendo's this gen.

Was it any different last gen?

I would say Nintendo's first party last gen about equal to Sony. Ninty wins the gen before that. In the PS1 days, Sony didn't really have a first party.

In the ps1 days Sony formed Polyphony Digital, Team ICO, most of Sony Japan, and Sony Santa Monica/Incognito.  They also formed or purchased 989 studios (can't recall which).  And they bought Psygnosis, now know as Sony Liverpool.  Naughty Dog was purchased right at the transition between generations, in 2000 I believe.  Maybe early 2001. 

Sony had a rather robust first party in the ps1 days, and it was the foundation for what they have now. The issue with Sony's first party is that their games were always lost in a see of third party titles.  It's only this generation that Sony has tried to make a name for themselves, because they desparately need to.  Sony's first party efforts aren't much larger now than they were last gen, excluding PSN stuff, but people in general seem to *think* they're doing more this gen than last.

Certainly, by last gen, Sony's first party was excellent.

But of all the studios you mentioned, only Polyphony, 989 and Psygnosis developed for PS1 while they were a part of Sony.

Looking at the large, popular PS1 games, with the exception of Gran Turismo, they are all third party games. Crash and Spyro. Final Fantasy. Need for Speed. Medal of Honor, MGS.

People think Sony's first party is better this gen than last because of the distinct lack of third party exclusives on any platform, not least the PS3. Again, many of the PS2's blockbuster exclusives were third party games. But by then, the first party had hit its stride, which is why most accept the PS2 to have one of the greatest libraries ever (if not the greatest).