Why all the Sony hate?

[ElRhodeo]

Quickdraw McGraw said:

ElRhodeo said:

 

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Hardware: Did they progress the market? I tell you what I think: Video game consoles are low tech. Any system. No need to brag about "the great Kutaragi" or "the great N64". The trick is keeping it cheap. Now, I'm not a tech-head, but from what I've heard, PS1 and N64 were pretty much a draw. And PS2 is said to be the weakest of all last gen systems. Correct me if I'm wrong. Still, I'd like to stress that it doesn't matter. It's about the games.

When I mentioned Sony progressing the hardware market, I didn't necessarily mean with the best technology or features (Although that is the route the PS3 is taking). I agree with you 100% in that it's always about the games.

But by saying Sony has contributed nothing to the video game industry in it's ten-year run is way off. Whether it be popularizing disk-based gaming, multi-media features, or opening up the casual and European markets, there is a lot Sony has to be given credit far, no matter your opinion on their new system. Note that I'm not discounting Nintendo or Microsoft (Ok, maybe Microsoft, ; ) ), just trying to convey my point.

I'm from Europe, and I've played tons of video games before Sony's arrival :)

Disk-based gaming: Not something to be proud of, really. There's good reasons why Nintendo hesitated so long, and I'm pretty sure their nextgen handheld won't be disk based as well. Think loading times, scratch issues, no savegames, power consumption.

Multimedia features: Maybe. But when you look at their Blu-Ray strategy, it leaves a strange aftertaste in your mouth: Maybe gamers are just the key to making Sony the exclusive owner of the next dominating video format? If they succeed, Sony will make Billions on licenses alone.