S.T.A.G.E. said:
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"Xbox 360 fanatics were the ones boasting XBLA because of the fact that the retail games were lacking on the 360."
I didn't know a fact could be something untrue. The 360 was never lacking in quality retail games. Perhaps... this is just an opinion?
"because unlike the 360 since 2008 (the end of the 360's major exclusive run) Sony took over in 2009 and PS3 owners got to enjoy a more than healthy dose of games made by Sony or their partners. It's still going on today and has not stopped."
A lot of saw the PS3's 2009 line up as a healthy dose of mediocrity. The only noteworthy title PS3 had in 2009 was Uncharted 2. Killzone 2 was a let down and that's why Killzone 3 saw a decline in sales. Infamous is another game that saw a decline in sales because the first game wasn't great either.
That same year the 360 had Forza 3, Halo ODST, Halo Wars, and Left 4 Dead 2. Many of us feel those were stronger games. This is subjective.
"XBLA wasn't that great this year though, but yeah if you enjoyed it more power to you. PSN is never flourishing with amazing downloadables because that isnt Sonys focus."
What is Sony's focus? They don't put out many noteworthy games on PSN and many of their retail games aren't doing well. Lets look at 2011. Just about everything Move related flopped, Socom 4 flopped, Motor Storm Apocalypse flopped. A few titles like Killzone 3, Resistance 3, LBP 2, and Infamous 2 did okay or well, but they all saw a decline in sales over previous games. I'd argue because they weren't very good. The only geninely great game I felt that year was Uncharted 3.
Now lets look at Sony for 2012. Once again, everything Move related is a flop. Starhawk is a massive flop. Twisted Metal is a flop. LBPK is gonna see modest sales. Playstation All Stars won't be a big hit either. Uhmmmm... this was a shitty year for PS3 exclusives actually. Kinda explains why they put out so many collections. Even their Vita lineup has been disappointing.
So yeah, Sony's focus... maybe 2013 is their focus?
"They focus on less than a handful of games and they admited its because of the costs. I dont think its a cost issue, but a creativity one, but good luck to them next gen."
Based on how shitty a lot of their software has been doing, safe bet Sony is gonna focus on less games as well. 2012 was a sign of that.
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