Take a look at the first year N/A support for each console from major third party publishers. If the game is in blue, that means it was also developed by the publisher. The data was collected using Metacritic. Correct me if anything is incorrect.
Capcom
PS2
Street Fighter EX3-October 2000(Launch window)
Onimusha: Warlords-March 2001
Resident Evil CODE: Veonica X-August 2001
Devil May Cry-October 2001
PS3
Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix(PSN)-August 2007
In one year after the launch of each console, Capcom was showing true support of the PS2. The only thing Capcom had done for the PS3 in 12 months was release a downloadable port of an 11 year old puzzle game with updated visuals. Capcom's support cut to 1/4.
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Konami
PS2
ESPN International Track & Field-October 2000(Launch window)
Silent Scope-October 2000(launch window)
ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding-October 2000(Launch window)
International Superstar Soccer-October 2000(Launch window)
Gradius III & IV-November 2000
ESPN NBA 2Nite-February 2001
Shadow Of Destiny-March 2001
Ring of Red-March 2001
ESPN National Hockey Night-March 2001
Zone of the Enders-March 2001
ESPN MLS Extra Time-April 2001
Ephemeral Fantasia-July 2001
ESPN X Games Snowboarding-August 2001
Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette-September 2001
Silent Hill 2-September 2001
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex-October 2001
PS3
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night(PSN)-July 2007
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008-October 2007
That's right. It gets worse too. Metal Gear Solid 2 was released one month from the cut off line for PS2 in November. Where is the support? Now I'm not saying that the games Konami came out with for PS2 were all amazing, but at least they were bringing games out. It couldn't have taken more than a week to port Castlevania to the PSN. Pro Evolution Soccer was full of bugs and glitches.
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Just to let everyone know, I did not cherrypick these two publishers. They were chosen for the respect in the industry they have, and because their top hits(Metal Gear Solid & Resident Evil) are two of the most hyped games the PS3 has coming in the future. If everyone likes this analysis, I can do more, two at a time. I'm also thinking of doing Wii and 360 ones. Let me know, and let me know what you all think about the support levels. Is it about it being harder to make games for this generation of consoles? Are these third parties shrinking in manpower? Is this about the development problems with the PS3?
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