shinobi602
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Holy shit, these are hilarious lol.
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Console War III: Sony's first jab at Microsoft: "Jump Out", "Yoga Isn't Gaming"
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Holy shit, these are hilarious lol.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Considering the PS3 mistakes and the failure of the PSVita, any statement (whether it aggressive or arrogant) is rather bold.
Seems there are a lot of people taking it too seriously in general. Aggressive console wars are best console wars. PS3 and 360 ended up neck-in-neck sales wise at the 'end' of this gen, hopefully they each do something to distinguish themselves next-gen.
And they need to be bold. So I don't see the problem.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I believe it was collected by 1UP or some other website. Can't recall.
EDIT: One's here: http://next-generationsystems.blogspot.ca/2007/06/sonys-greatest-quotes.html
Would've been more impressive if he typed it up himself...
What does that have to do with anything?
Quick someone post MS surface sales in this next gen console thread for...some reason.
Impeccable
Member
If they "lose" with the PS4 they are in deep.
I'd be aggressive and make all the "right" moves as well.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Jump out doesn't really make much sense.
I know, it's such a juvenile come back.
They should focus on actually marketing their games instead of attacking the leader.
But jump out is a reference to Microsoft and not Nintendo.
And it was that same boldness/aggressiveness that Sony did with the PS2 that had them totally dominate the Dreamcast, Xbox and Gamecube in a sales landslide.
I completely agree.
Bitter or being funny?
Opus Angelorum
Member
Just reminding Sony about their forgotten son.
Trying to be funny, and still bitter paying £425 for the PS3
True, but that didn't work for the PS3.
MoGamesXNA
Unconfirmed Member
It's all in good fun and I must admit to liking the friendly competition and marketing smack talk. I've always been platform agnostic so I've never taken it too seriously.
Brad Grenz
Member
Frankly, it's nice that Sony has a swagger back. They have every reason to be confident going into next gen. They're well positioned in Japan and Europe. They won't be facing a pricing or time to market deficit. They will probably still have the most powerful system. They are riding a wave of good will from gamer thanks to PS+ and late gen titles like Last of Us and Beyond. Plus they've got Next Gen projects from Naughty Dog, Guerilla, Media Molecule, Sucker Punch, Evolution and Santa Monica in their back pocket. Nintendo has faceplanted, and Microsoft seems distracted trying to make Xbox Live exclusive television programming and transmedia experiences. Plus if you look at the turnaround in Sony's Mobile and Camera divisions, it's clear Kaz has basically been kicking ass since taking over.
Just reminding Sony about their forgotten son.
Trying to be funny, and still bitter paying £425 for the PS3
True, but that didn't work for the PS3.
Well, at least quite a few of the people who made those outlandish statements are either completely gone from the company (Phil Harrison, David Reeves, Nobuyuki Idei) or have a very limited presence there now (Crazy Ken; I'm not sure if he has 100% left Sony yet).
Cornbread78
Member
- Yeah, tell that to Bill Russel, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Kobe Bryant, Tom Brady, Muhammad Ali.... They beg to differ....
- Remember, Sony is all about the GAMES and the Hardcore Gamer GAMER.... They said so last year...
- historical facts are not condusive to good Fanboy wars...
Arrogant, not with those comments... trying to build hype, yup, that's about right here.... America loves this competitive crap, it's the same things with all sports. Why not mirror that marketing?
Opus Angelorum
Member
Have you been into a Media Create thread recently? Nintendo own Japan. Europe is by far Sony's most secured continent next generation.
Well Phil Harrison is at Microsoft now, anything is possible.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
If Sony really does intend to deliver on the promise of a games-focused console, then bringing attention to the failings of the competition in that area is a good strategy, at least at first.
The worry, that others have already expressed, is that Sony will also put too much emphasis on Wonderbook/Fitness/entertainment hub functionality. They should include and tout those features eventually, but right now the people foaming at the mouth for new hardware probably want to see some impressive core games, perhaps enhanced with peripheral features of the console like sharing and whatever social hooks Sony has come up with.
The worry, that others have already expressed, is that Sony will also put too much emphasis on Wonderbook/Fitness/entertainment hub functionality. They should include and tout those features eventually, but right now the people foaming at the mouth for new hardware probably want to see some impressive core games, perhaps enhanced with peripheral features of the console like sharing and whatever social hooks Sony has come up with.
Opus Angelorum
Member
Agree.
Sony need to get back to basics (like the PS2). A pure gaming machine with additional functionality.
Have they stopped losing money yet?
edit: Nevermind I looked it up.
Annual profit (last year) -$5.8B
Net profit margin -7.03%
lmao man GAF is on a roll.
Vita's demise is like PC/Windows --people are moving to different things . As for PS3, it became successful and went on to beat x360 in ww sales and is currently the top selling console ww on a monthly basis. Also SONY has the strongest lineup of first party titles and chances of a delayed /bad launch is very minimal, with the console market only growing bigger in terms of ww sales
With Europe and Asia in the bag, and their main competitor in those markets Wii U failing to gain steam,any reason why they shouldnt be a little arrogant?
TRD Mr Blonde
Member
MS vs. Sony.....Round 3......FIGHT!
That's mainly from the TV division.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
Member
This.
Sony fucking up rallied MS and the 360 to arms. Now they're getting lazy. Sony's own fuck up and MS' complacency has got the fire to Sony's heels. Nintendo's mismanagement spawned the Wii, and when they dump Iwata (and if they make it through this gen) we'll see them try something new.
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I was giving Kaz some shit lately but there's a thread here on how he's really turning the company around.
So I shut the hell up.
shinobi602
Member
Console War III.
eBay Huckster
Member
To be fair, even the Vita has more games than the damned thing.
Do you really expect anything different from the gaming side?
This would be the best case scenerio. Not sure any console can ever be PS2-levels of ahead of the competition again, but who knows.
Arrogance is not an attractive feature; Confidence would be better.
PuppetMaster
Member
Best part is half of those quotes are from a guy currently at MS
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
That and the list is from 2007. It needs to be updated. I guess copy/pasting has its limits.
I'm so excited!
Chittagong
Gold Member
Fuck yeah. I love console wars. It kinda got boring as PS3 and 360 ended up in a tie, and Wii first won and then lost.
hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
That would be my preferred scenario as a consumer. The question is whether there are enough people like us to make a platform like that financially viable. The games market has expanded and grown in many directions since the PS2 was king and I don't think the core base has necessarily grown proportionally with all the other segments.
Yoga isn't gaming.. yeah playstation.. why did I get bothered with wonderbook, move shit on the ps3 and eyetoy crap on the ps2 don't pretend that you didn't do the same shit only because you have bow 2 good exclusives this year ( last of us and beyond)
I love my ps3 but they should look at their own moves.. I mean will microsoft tease them with " we release games we announce" and do a jab on Versus and last guardian?
I'm still hyped for the next console but I hate fanboyism and console wars shit.
Both are good
I love my ps3 but they should look at their own moves.. I mean will microsoft tease them with " we release games we announce" and do a jab on Versus and last guardian?
I'm still hyped for the next console but I hate fanboyism and console wars shit.
Both are good
Nestunt
Member
Having witnessed gaming forums in my country ending because of console wars
I wish I had this video to all fanboys back then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpiWZDW62zM
I wish I had this video to all fanboys back then
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpiWZDW62zM
A couple short lines should not make people this upset. Competition is good for everyone.
Then they are going out of business, because core market alone isn't big enough to sustain next-gen or even current console model.
This simply isn't true, as is indicated by past console winners and the biggest selling games in any of the generations. Don't let the Wii's runaway temporary success fool you in to thinking otherwise.
Everdred
Member
Daaaaamn, I usually side with Xbox (even though I own a PS3) but that Yoga comment makes me believe that Sony is going to be all about gaming and I WANT THAT. I will fully support Sony and go PS4 only if they run with that. I'll even give up my Halo addiction. I don't like the direction Microsoft has been going, I thought they were best on the original Xbox.
Yes. PS2 still made mad bank and it didn't have any sort of way to pull in soccer moms and old people like Wii did. Don't think the PS3 and 360's main reason for each hitting their sales numbers is that significantly impacted by MOVE or Kinect. Especially not MOVE.
Doug Heffernan
Member
Sure, if they want to keep losing money...
The industry has changed, you gotta learn to accept it.
Wow, isn't it amazing? Both consoles haven't even launched and people are already so biased, one would think everybody would just get the console that fits best when actually launched instead of already chosing the site without any info and then maybe having to defend that choice when reality hits and they don't want to back out.
Anyways, I'm always in for a good laugh and personally will just get the consoles that interests me the most.
Anyways, I'm always in for a good laugh and personally will just get the consoles that interests me the most.
You can't compare past console winners to predict the future since the market has changed so much with higher costs.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-01-07-pcs-will-replace-consoles-says-ben-cousins
Read especially the last bolded part.
Losing money in non-gaming divisions last I heard.
Plus, once again, did MOVE actually do so well that it helped the PS3 catch up to the 360 even with being a year behind? I kind of doubt it. If Kinect didn't push 360 into a Wii-like lead, maybe casual gamers don't matter that much. The Wii-U has already gone with a different approach, so Nintendo doesn't care about them either apparently.
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