AnthonyW86 said:
He explained it poorly but he is right. It's not that gaming couldn't be enjoyed by adults but the overall image of gaming was that it was for kids. Sony's Playstation changed that image. |
However, that isn't correct either. Saying the Playstation itself changed that image or that Sony was the reason that the image changed is incorrect. Sony didn't make those games, Sony didn't make some "inherently more adult" console. So no, that's wrong too.
edit: In fact, I believe the "kiddy" image that Nintendo has stems from their squeaky clean family friendly attitude rather than actually being for kids. For real, Metroid was made before Sony entered the gaming market. Do you think that game was made with little kids in mind? It was fucking modeled after the Aliens movies. It's also a Nintendo game. It may not have been the most popular game, but that's definitely something that was viewed as more adult.
There was also Mortal Kombat before PS. And I do NOT think that the PS suddenly made older people play games. I still believe it took time before the transition was made. I don't think Sony was responsible for that change. I think it became easier to go after adults as hardware improvements were made since games weren't as limited as they used to be. I also checked your profile and you seem like you do gaming anywhere except Nintendo (though that is only by looking at your profile, can't say if it truly reflects your gaming habits).
