Those who set a precedent lead the pack. It's always that way. And a comment I heard often last generation was that Sony's games were just not that great any more, and that the PS2 was mostly only good for (insert third-party developer here; it varies from person to person, though it was usually either Square-Enix or Rockstar I heard cited). Without a first party setting the precedent, it was up to third parties to do so. And Rockstar did with Grand Theft Auto 3. Ever notice how just about every PS2 game resembles it in one way or another, be it because it sports a vast and detailed world, excessive vehicle-oriented gameplay and combat, or because it's a free-roaming sandbox game? That is the mark of a precedent-setting game: one that everybody copies elements of.
Sky Render - Sanity is for the weak.
