Troll_Whisperer said:
CGI-Quality said:
Troll_Whisperer said:
This is the one success for Sony this gen. They are building a great catalog of first party studios.
I think the next step would be strengthening their image as a games publisher. Everyone knows Nintendo, but not everyone who buys Sony games know they are Sony games. People don't immediately identify Sony with quality. I didn't before I started frequenting gaming sites.
If I was them I would release them under a single brand (say Sony Games) and I would put it were it's very visible on the cover and onscreen before the game starts. |
I disagree heavily with that. In fact, that's been Sony's strong suit; they ARE associated with quality. A better look at it would be to say not everyone affiliates some of the PS3's quality exclusives with SCE, and only because they don't make it as apparent as Nintendo does with their in-house studios.
Nevertheless, Sony has always bought 2-3 devs close to the end of any generation. This is following that pattern.
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People who frequent gaming forums like us do associate Sony with quality gaming. But if you ask my uncle or my cousin they don't. They do know Nintendo, though. I have the feeling that this is true for many people, they don't say 'hey, it's a Sony game!'
I think they should make their brand better known.
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I tend to think it's more to do with the evolution of Mascots , with Nintendo you have Mario ,Link, Pokemon who are now like Mickey mouse in his heyday synonymous with the brand and pop culture icons, thus Nintendo First Party shines like a beacon has they have these ready identifiable characters .
The closest Sony has come is Crash and they didn't own it so it never shone a light on their first party like Nintendo's.
