| attaboy said: I see that a lot. Sony and the PS1 are what expanded the gaming industry, made it something that was more than just for kids, released the mature games, etc. I got a PS1 back in 1997 and enjoyed it. It was a great console but really, what did Sony do? Mature games? Nothing new. Mortal Kombat, Chiller, Shadowgate, etc. were available long before Sony entered the market. Great IPs? Final Fantasy, Metal Gear, Mega Man, Street Fighter etc. were already available elsewhere. Sports games? Madden, NHL, WWE, FIFA, MLB, etc. were staples of gaming since the 80's. CD Roms? Tons of consoles already released CD Rom games. Even some of the bigger PS1 titles (Tomb Raider, Resident Evil) were available on Sega Saturn. So, what was it about the PS1 that made the industry explode the way it did? I experienced it and I still don't get it! Did everyone just fuck up so much that Sony won by default? Were Sony such masters of gaming and marketing right out of the gate? Enlighten me. |
It is partially this but there are three big reasons the market expanded outside of children:
1) It looked like a grown-up's console, and was marketed as one. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT!
2) It played CD's. This allowed adults to justify it as more than just a toy.
3) It DID have more adult games. MGS, GT (Shown as more of a simulator than a game), and a few others were not available anywhere else....
