Gamer.Blorge writes: I know the title of this article will have some of you spitting feathers already but hear me out. It's important to see both sides of the story and so it's definitely worth exploring if the Xbox 360 is the console that actually needs saving, rather than the PS3 as previously mentioned.
Yesterday, I posted a counter argument to an article on CNN which suggested the Playstation 3 was edging towards the grave. While I agreed Sony definitely needs to pull its thumb out of its arse and both cut the price and start advertising more, I disagreed with the thrust of the article claiming the PS3 is near death.
This set me thinking how it could be argued that all three of the home consoles need saving. You see, although the PS3 is the worst performing sales-wise during 2008, sales aren't everything, especially for a company that is interested in the longterm slow-burn potential of its products.
Could it be argued that the Xbox 360 actually needs saving more than the PS3 does? I hope so because I'm about to try and do exactly that.
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.
XD nice site, very nice.
"I don’t actually believe the Xbox 360 needs saving. Far from it. I actually think all three home consoles are doing well enough to ensure a long and healthy generation. But if other Web sites can make stupid arguments for why certain consoles are in trouble then so can I. Tomorrow, it’s the turn of the Wii. Damn, that’s going to be tough."
This rings of truth, the 360 definitely does NOT need to be saved, Microsoft is moving their consoles just as well as Software as the PS3 and Wii are doing. As long as they are moving period and at a good rate then does it need to be saved? I don't know why, but I like the way the author of the article states that last bit of "But if other Web sites can make stupid arguments for why certain consoles are in trouble then so can I" Then that last part about the way just made me laugh XD.
"I actually think all three home consoles are doing well enough to ensure a long and healthy generation."
that's what i believe as well.
only fanboy extremists want a console to do poorly
Lol, Dannager calm down. This blog wasn't even flaming the 360...
Failed article!!
Sales are everything. Developers see the 360 doing well they will jump at the chance to develop for it. Sony can't carry it's console on it's own and 3rd party have already jumped on the 360 bandwagon. Rockstar, Capcom, and SE already have. Kanomi has stayed with sony, but eventually they will crack under the recession. And they'll start thinking about survival over friendships.
now that first batch of warranties are all going...360 is going to die like pan cakes and soon all the xbots will get own3d...haha