Does Sony Care More About Their Gamer's Then Microsoft and Nintendo...

[Michael-5]

You know the PS1 and PS2 were the cheapest and least powerful consoles during their generations, and depended heavily on third party support. Back during those days Nintendo produced significantly more first party titles, excellent ones too like Zelda and Mario.

Sony only started working harder this gen because their video game market share dropped. PS2 was 75% of the console market, and now PS3 is only about 35%.

Sony wants to sell the most expensive product they can now, this is why Vita was the same price as 3DS when they announced it (I really think Nintendo tricked Sony with this market strategy to put the PSV in an expensive bracket).

I think Nintendo cares the most about their gamers. Have you ever had a Nintendo console or controller break on you? My PS1 AND PS2 are both broken, and I think my 360 had to be replaced (under warranty, but still a hassle) 4 times before they finally sent me an HDMI model. Nintendo might not be localizing a few JRPG's and might not have as many first party studios as Sony, but they are a 2 billion dollar corporation vs. a 30 billion dollar one. Nintendo simply doesn't have as much resources, but they are doing better with what they have.

Nintendo cares the most, it shows with friend codes (a system which actually protects young gamers from cursing adults), console reliability, consistent game quality, competitive prices and even their club Nintendo service (which awards you with free games if you complete a survey for each game you buy).

You can argue that Sony supports their console more, but when was the last time PSP got a good third party exclusive? All Sony does is support consoles more and Nintendo supports the handhelds more. When was the last time you saw a $100 Sony system? PS2's sold for $140 well into this generation, where Nintendo slashed the price of their Gamecube and GBA (which was also a successful console) when they reached their end of life, but I don't feel Sony is doing the same for their PSP, and I don't see PS3 coming down in price that much.