Sony is good because they are the only company that truly makes game for EVERYONE. The only problem with that is, if you spread yourself to thin you might not appeal to anyone except for hardcore fans and whoever the competitors forgot to cover...

Are people in this thread calling the PS2 the "hardcore" only machine?

You can't be serious, the reason why PS2 was so successful was because of the casual market. Some of you need to learn your history, if you seriously think 120 million + "hardcore" players bought that machine, how does that explain the sales of most of it's successufl games. Last time I checked GOW, MGS, Shadows of Colussus and on an on an on, were maybe million + sellers but not 10 million + sellers, on a system with 120 million so-called "hardcore" install base.

If you're going to throw out definition you should really look up what they mean and use them in the proper context.

And to refute "sony is doing what they've always done" That's true and not true, Sony has always had an expensive machine and more technologicaly advanced machine from the outset. But where Sony is faltering is the exclusive formate (largely becoming a thing of the past), and they haven't adapted to the playing field which has changed.

My 2 cents

I'm out

 How long have you had to wait to do that?

Anyway, Sony is still spending a lot of its money on insomniac, guerilla, nd, sce santa monica, all of whom make mostly hardcore games (the FPS market is becoming more casual) but those games are all aimed at the core gamer, so they are not losing their focus

I think Nintendo would like to have a word with you. Considering they owned the title to your claim when Sony was still pushing Walkmens and trying to tell everyone that Betamax was the wave of the future.

 Far, far too long.

No, they will of course not lose the hard-core gamers.

Yes, they are wasting money because the timing is off. High price PS3 = no casuals to buy casual games.

But then if you have real innovation going, such as in LBPs case, you shouldn't restrict a dev even if the large market isn't there yet. Afrika is a big waste of money though.

@Op
Lol?

@Shamless's Sig

Lol? Your boycotting Ma(e)lstrom? Now that's dumb how do you boycott a force of nature?

 I like it.

Jesus, man.  You think the PS2 was hardcore only?  The PS2 was the prequel Wii's "casual" explosion.  Eyetoys, singstar? C'mon.  Sony has always been the most balanced of the three first party's in terms of software offering.  Nintendo has certain leanings, and so does Microsoft.  Sony is the most spread out between hardcore and "casual." 

Sony just waisting TOO MUCH TIME.
But in any way, everything will be fine.
People will buy MGS4, will buy SC4, will buy WKS, will buy R2, M2, Naruto, VC, Siren, LBP and etc.
There will be a LOT hardcore games since the eond of 2008. And people WON`T care, that today there are not so much exclusive hardcore games.
People will just forgot and ENJOY gaming.