The Game Convention in Leipzig, advertised as the biggest gaming event of the year, underwhelmed with its poor showing from the majority of the gaming console world, which proved to be a good thing for Sony.
This would have been the perfect opportunity to grab back the gaming worlds attention with some news on the much maligned Sony Home. The lack of annoucements over the year must be growing more and more irritating to the fans who showed their support in adapting the future proof system, only to find that so far the future is yet to arrive.
A strong, active Sony is good for gaming in general. With Microsoft 'innovating' through very Wii-like ideas the consoles are getting a little samey. We need Sony to step up and bring something new to the table, for all gamers on all platforms. We know they can do it... But when?
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.
Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.
It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst
Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.
S2Killinit
live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating
Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.
Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.
This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality
..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....
...Really???
PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.
Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.
He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.
More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.
Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.
Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.
All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.
they would've won regardless. What was Microsoft going to show or announce, a new multiplatform game? What was nintendo going to do, bring out more plastic junk they'll package with games? A wii-laloop for instance.
Please, if Microsoft isn't shadowing Sony's every move, nintendo is making stupid moves to overshadow them both with worthless add ons no one uses.
I'll take a victory either way. Because they show up and get thumped, or cower out of fear knowing they have already lost Europe and/or have nothing to bring to the fight and thus run and hide.
Saying MS and Nintendo let them win or let them have it are the sure words of a loser.
"A strong, active Sony is good for gaming in general. With Microsoft 'innovating' through very Wii-like ideas the consoles are getting a little samey. We need Sony to step up and bring something new to the table, for all gamers on all platforms. We know they can do it... But when?"
Littlebigplanet?
i was hoping for a Home release date though =[ does Sony still have some announcements? Cuz, Home would be as big as Heavy Rain