| MikeRox said: I understand what you're saying, but if something is successful, it's going to be imitated. Sony is not alone in this. Gaming is not alone in this. It's a fact of life and in no way an argument to diminish the quality of something. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I have no devotion to any manufacturer, if Sony clone something and improve on it, that as far as I'm concerned becomes the more preferable option. Same if MS then clone Sony's clone and improve on it again. I'm a whore lol, no brand loyalty at all, I'll just go with the products I prefer. At the moment, Sony are pressing my buttons better than Nintendo or MS, but Wii U is rapidly growing on me at the moment, apart from the pad, seeing Nintendo's stuff in HD is a revelation. |
There is a difference between flat out imitaition and innovating based on a similar idea. A good example of innovation is Rocksmith. They took the basic idea behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band and used it in a great new way to make it a teaching program instead of just a game. On the other hand, the move was basically a carbon copy down to the games they made for it. It may have been a marginal improvement (more accurate with gestures, although the button layout was a bit worse), but it wasn't knew. I already could play ping pong with a wand.
My problem with Sony copying is not as a Nintendo fan, but as a gamer. Think about the money, time, effort, and marketing that went into the Move. What did the Move ultimately contribute to the industry in general or to Sony themselves? Not much. Now, imagine if instead of putting that effort into the Move, Sony had invested it into new IPs, new software, or perhaps even put that money into ensuring a solid first two years of support for the Vita? They could have made something of value to gamers, and they probably would have made themselves some money in the process. Sony certainly CAN create compelling things now and then, and it bugs me that instead of focusing on that, they're burning cash trying to copy Nintendo ideas 3 years too late.
