Bryank75
Banned
Recently I have found PlayStation seems to be giving mixed messages about their strategy regarding exclusives, ports, whether PlayStation is an open or closed platform and where they want to go with cloud gaming.
They seem to be chasing Xbox, a platform that is subsidized by the biggest company in the world by market cap and has yet to 'win' a single generation.... even whether they have ever turned a profit is obfuscated.
The management at PlayStation seem to have lost sight of what made them successful: a closed platform where you can get almost all the big multiplatform games, an excellent selection of first party exclusives and great ease of use.
Ryan recently spoke about exclusives going to PC but downplayed the issue;
PSNow and a string of recent ports have blurred the lines, I now see people saying the same thing in all usual places.... youtube, facebook groups, twitter, neogaf. They say that PlayStation is no longer necessary because eventually the games will come to PC..... people can justify it in a few different ways, they can say 'might as well port and make a bit more money on old games' or if they port to PC and see sales of PlayStation consoles go down significantly, they can say 'oh, now we need to port to PC to make up for that shortfall' .
The main issue is that it is a slippery slope and they are sacrificing to long-term health of the platform for a short term pittance.
Not only that but from a fans perspective it is highly disappointing and results in attacks on the PS community by the PC crowd. Disrespectful, condescending and nasty comments are left everywhere by PC gamers that got or are about to get a PS exclusive ported..... they say the usual nonsense like 'thanks for beta testing for us', 'finally playable at 60 fps', 'it was unplayable on console', 'console peasants' etc etc.
Now, it isn't Sony's job to protect their customers, HOWEVER I think they should want their customers to feel good about playing on PlayStation.... why would I stay on PlayStation if I am made to feel lesser for doing so? If it doesn't feel special, unique or exciting, there is no point in sticking around.
Nintendo just sold 13.4 million copies of Animal Crossing in six weeks... that is success. They did this by building up a game brand over many generations and NOT allowing it to be playable anywhere else. It is the same with Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Smash Bros and others.
They have built this trust with their loyal customers by guaranteeing the games will only ever be playable on Switch and you NEVER see PC gamers saying anything like they do to PlayStation gamers because of it.
Even Xbox, at least communicated their strategy clearly to their customers when they decided to go more open platform, Phil is very communicative with the fanbase and I see plenty of interaction. The same cannot be said of PlayStation at the moment, all the faces of 2013, like Jack Tretton, Shuhei, Adam Boyes and others have disappeared replaced by a robotic, disembodied voice and devoid of any connection.
The games are being delivered, Cerny is doing a great job on the hardware so far but I cannot ignore these huge problems with the direction Playstation has taken. It is time to rebuild the walls and treat the core audience with the respect it deserves.... take a page out of Nintendo's book. Protect your IP's and make sure people know that Sony consoles are the only places these games will appear otherwise you might as well sell the division for some magic beans!
They seem to be chasing Xbox, a platform that is subsidized by the biggest company in the world by market cap and has yet to 'win' a single generation.... even whether they have ever turned a profit is obfuscated.
The management at PlayStation seem to have lost sight of what made them successful: a closed platform where you can get almost all the big multiplatform games, an excellent selection of first party exclusives and great ease of use.
Ryan recently spoke about exclusives going to PC but downplayed the issue;
PSNow and a string of recent ports have blurred the lines, I now see people saying the same thing in all usual places.... youtube, facebook groups, twitter, neogaf. They say that PlayStation is no longer necessary because eventually the games will come to PC..... people can justify it in a few different ways, they can say 'might as well port and make a bit more money on old games' or if they port to PC and see sales of PlayStation consoles go down significantly, they can say 'oh, now we need to port to PC to make up for that shortfall' .
The main issue is that it is a slippery slope and they are sacrificing to long-term health of the platform for a short term pittance.
Not only that but from a fans perspective it is highly disappointing and results in attacks on the PS community by the PC crowd. Disrespectful, condescending and nasty comments are left everywhere by PC gamers that got or are about to get a PS exclusive ported..... they say the usual nonsense like 'thanks for beta testing for us', 'finally playable at 60 fps', 'it was unplayable on console', 'console peasants' etc etc.
Now, it isn't Sony's job to protect their customers, HOWEVER I think they should want their customers to feel good about playing on PlayStation.... why would I stay on PlayStation if I am made to feel lesser for doing so? If it doesn't feel special, unique or exciting, there is no point in sticking around.
Nintendo just sold 13.4 million copies of Animal Crossing in six weeks... that is success. They did this by building up a game brand over many generations and NOT allowing it to be playable anywhere else. It is the same with Mario, Zelda, Mario Kart, Smash Bros and others.
They have built this trust with their loyal customers by guaranteeing the games will only ever be playable on Switch and you NEVER see PC gamers saying anything like they do to PlayStation gamers because of it.
Even Xbox, at least communicated their strategy clearly to their customers when they decided to go more open platform, Phil is very communicative with the fanbase and I see plenty of interaction. The same cannot be said of PlayStation at the moment, all the faces of 2013, like Jack Tretton, Shuhei, Adam Boyes and others have disappeared replaced by a robotic, disembodied voice and devoid of any connection.
The games are being delivered, Cerny is doing a great job on the hardware so far but I cannot ignore these huge problems with the direction Playstation has taken. It is time to rebuild the walls and treat the core audience with the respect it deserves.... take a page out of Nintendo's book. Protect your IP's and make sure people know that Sony consoles are the only places these games will appear otherwise you might as well sell the division for some magic beans!
