nustang70 on 13 February 2007
Darc Requiem said:
Translation. "We have no answer for Halo 3. Killzone 2 doesn't truly exist in the way it was shown previously. We whipped out some CGI far beyond our consoles ability in order to make our competition look weak, only this time it backfired on us. I am quite surprised the game has garnered so much interest. The first title didn't not meet gamers expectations. We'd show you the actual game but we know it doesn't graphically match up to what is hitting the 360 this year. We would build our brand name around a hit franchise if we were able but I our previous efforts be it Crash Bandicoot or Spyro have failed. So per our modus operandi, Sony has relied on third parties to provide varied content on our platforms. Our internal development teams have netted us just two bankable franchises in the last dozen or so years. Hopefully we can ride our brand name out this year as Metal Gear Solid 4, Gran Turismo 5, and Final Fantasy XIII don't arrive until 2008. If not, the third parties we've relied upon will bolt for our competitors." 
i think you are confused. crash and spyro were sucessful on ps1; they didn't start to falter until they went multiplatform under vivendi-universal (and stopped being deveoped by naughty dog and insomniac, respectively). plus, which two bankable franchises are you referring to? i can think of at least five CURRENT ones (not to mention older ones like crash, twisted metal or syphon filter): jak and daxter, ratchet and clank, god of war, SOCOM, and gran turismo. at least try to be objective.
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