Runa216 said:
https://psnprofiles.com/Runa216/ I also just went back and played some PS3 games a month or so ago (just before this little thing went down). I don't doubt that some people are going to continue to buy and play PS3/Vita games, but relative to the backlash it just seems quite silly to me. People get so angry about losing the stores, but I guarantee like 99.8% of all the people who whined about it either haven't spent a dime on the Ps3 or Vita stores in the last year, and likely haven't spent more than 10 minutes on the consoles. There ARE always exceptions (I'm one of them, I actually DO intend to pick up a handful of PS1 Classics on Ps3/vita before the store finally DOES close down, thus turning my Ps3/Vita into its own PSClassic), but just like so many things in the games industry and the medium as a whole, gamers are entitled shits who demand the world but don't deserve it. The ironic thing is that, as I said, I am one of the ones who actually CAN, DOES, and WILL continue to utilize these storefronts. I'm one of the few who still plays Ps3 and vita games from time to time. my wiiU gets more action than my Xbox One. My SNES gets more action than my Wii. I like old consoles, I just acknowledge that I am in the minority here and while it's nice to see support continuing for these consoles, I'm not selfish enough to believe that me and the 15 other people worldwide who do this are worth Sony's continued investment. I am actually quite relieved that the storefronts are remaining up and this IS a good thing...but it is disappointing that I'm part of a community that acts so selfish and entitled regardless of the logic or reason behind it. If sony did shut down the Ps3 store and the Vita Store, then I'd understand. It made perfect, logical sense from every angle. Sucks for me, but that's how time works. Old technology gets left in the past. That's just how shit works. I know games are 'art' or whatever, and I also do agree with that...but it's also an industry, a business, and as such it's prone to the same flow of time as every other form of business or technology. Nobody's makin' VHS tapes anymore, because DVDs and Blu-Rays are objectively better. And nobody's complaining. There is no one-size-fits-all solution for this. Every medium has its own pros and cons. Gaming is an interactive medium and thus has its own set of challenges associated with the preservation of the medium. My whole thing here is just how baffling it is that people are bitching so loudly about something that we all know almost none of you are going to use. Some, sure, but let's be honest an overwhelming majority of people who raised this fuss will never touch their PS3 or Vita again. |
There was a time when I was really anti-digital. If I couldn't find a physical copy, I was pretty pissed. Then during the PSP era, I went pretty much full digital on that console and that console only. Somewhere during the first year of the 8th gen (PS4 and XBO, not Wii U), I had a change of heart. Full digital aside from my copy of BotW that has never left my Switch since the day I bought it.
But anyway, here's my point. I wasn't one of those guys that complained about Sony shutting down their stores, at all. Even when I lost all of my digital PSP comics because they quit supporting that part of the market. Even when Sony wouldn't let my re-download movies I had purchased on PS3 (oddly enough, I could stream them on PS4 and recently, I was able to download them again on my PS3!).
I'm very pro digital. I decided long ago that I'm happy just playing the game and not owning it. I've even warmed up to streaming games. And when something goes away-- be it online multiplayer, DLC, or the entire game--I just go with the flow. My digital copy of Shadow of the Colossus for PS3 is gone and I can't even re-download it! It's not even on the store.
I am happy that the option is still there. I said time and again that 7th gen games still look and play great. I probably play more 360 games on my Xbox One than Xbox One games. And when I'm not playing actual 7th gen games, I'm playing their remasters.
But yeah, I'm in the minority. I know it.
