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GameAnalyser on 13 February 2012
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Jexy said:
Rpruett said:
Again,

The reason Sony consoles have always done well is variety in games. Games sell consoles right? Well having multitudes of games is how Sony has sold consoles. If you want the big flashy numbers that is great but ultimately that isn't what made Microsoft successful. Halo was on the first Xbox after all and that didn't stop it from being an ultimately abortion of a console.

It was a tremendous amount of third party support that Sony lost that shifted the paradigm in the favor of Microsoft. Which gave Microsoft and their weak lineup am multitude of variety in their titles.

Sony needs to continue making a wide range of titles but specifically focus their marketing efforts on the cream of the crop and let word of mouth effect their weaker titles. Killzone was an awesome game and I loved the multi-player but in retrospect they should have made it easier for the general public.

That isn't the sole reason they have done well.  Even tebow sees that.  I mean, Nintendo sold more and had the fewest games.  Microsoft sold just as much with fewer.  Sony has sold consoles because of technology I think.  The PS1 changed things completely.  The PS2 was a DVD player for millions.  The PS3 was a cheap blu-ray option for years.  I wouldn't even say games is the number one reason people buy a PS3.  Every single one of my friends who own a PS3 bought one because of the blu-ray player. 

With the majority of games being 3rd party now, and Sony having games of a similar genre competing against eachother, they only hurt themselves.  Clearly no one is buying a PS3 because they have exclusives that barely crack 1 mill.  Otherwise they would sell more!  Most of the people playing on a PS3 are playing multiplats anyway.  And others bought a PS3 because of their BIG name titles like Gran Turismo and Metal Gear.  And those were already well established.  Their only big success just for a PS3 is Uncharted.  I'm not sure how many people would buy a PS3 JUST for Uncharted though, but it is probably worth it to some consumers what with the great reviews.

You're right, they should focus their marketing on the cream of the crop, but they also need to cut the cord on the ones that don't sell well with or without marketing that they take a loss on.  Forget it with the sequels.  And keep in mind, they don't have money to spend.  Which means cuts have to come from somewhere, or they will just cut gaming out altogether. 

Yeah, well said. I bought PS3 just for MGS4, then came Uncharted 2,3 which kept me pretty much interested in the console and still the same for upcoming title the LAst of Us. I'm one of those who wish to buy a console which delivers quality stuff like Uncharted 3, Metal Gear, Gran Turismo and sadly couldn't find those for 360 and which kept me away.