Without Playstation, would the industry be in another crisis?

[bouzane]

Materia-Blade said:

bouzane said:

What are you talking about, please be more specific? I take it from this vague comment that you mean developers should just deliver a finished product and move onto the next instead of supporting a game for years with patches and DLC (excuse me if I misinterpreted your comment, again, it's vague)? If this is what you are implying then you are wrong. The approach that third parties have taken toward PC, Xbox and Playstation development has certainly enriched the experiences that they provide and I am grateful for it. I can not imagine games like Deus Ex Human Revolution if they released on WiiU at the same time as the other versions but without the option to patch in additional content.

No, that's not what I meant, although I agree with that. To put it simple, third parties are the ones dependant of home consoles. sony and ms made them think it's the other way around. Now 3rd parties might even charge money from first parties before making their games, instead of making their games to get money, causing the current gaming market to be in a bribe war. and that's without entering the details of game content.

That's an awfully strange scenario to imagine. I can not really see it happening with the market being dominated by Sony and Valve as they can afford to refuse any such demands. Although, with the way Ubisoft and EA have been pushing their own subscription services they would certainly attempt it.