It's easier to see Sony's accomplishments when paying attention. Most people don't even realize all the great stuff the PS3 gave us in half the time.

Hopefully; yes.

The PS3 will get an Aretha Franklin SingStar game. Add another exclusive to the already deadly PS3 2009 lineup. X360 has no chance. LOL

Here we go again.

"noooo gamezz"-done
"online suxxxx"-done
"blu-ray will FAIL"-done
"360 has better graphics!"-done
"no rumble=fail"-done
"but...sales!" http://www.ps3hype.nl/nieuw...

owned

Doubt it . . .

See... I find "articles" like this to be rather absurd. On one hand, you have PS3 fanboys crying for "respect" and lashing out at anything slightly negative said about the PS3. On the other hand, you have Xbox fanboys gloating about anything even slightly in the 360's favor and ignoring their own problems. Then you have the gamers, who just shake their head at the whole situation. This "article" is pretty light on info as it is, which brings me to my point...

I ask that people stop buying into the crap that the media keep shoveling at us. Game media has derailed from talking about games, to playing market analyst. Sony has a big mouth. Nintendo has a big mouth. MS has a big mouth. They are businesses. They are there to make profit, not be nice to us. Companies do stupid things, companies get arrogant, companies rise and fall. But in this day and age, I feel gamers have lost sight of what really matters, the fun! The joy of discussing a game, that awesome moment when you headshotted a friend, or finally took down that super boss.

No, now we have article after article of doom and FUD and counter doom and mudslinging and frankly.... I feel we as gamers just shouldn't care. Sites are padding their editorials to get revenue from advertising hits, and people buy it, because they feel a need to defend their consoles. We need to stop letting the focus shift from games to business politics I feel. I don't care if Sony doesn't get "respect," I don't work there. I can enjoy my PS3 and its games without a problem. A hater will often times always be a hater. And you know what, it's their loss.

Yes, I firmly believe, as a whole, the media IS biased. I think review scores are arcane and arbitrary, nothing new there. But if we keep focusing on THESE issues, instead of focusing on the games themselves, instead of believing our own opinions on a game without any regrets or fear of some site telling us we are "wrong," and the fun of the hobby, then we are doing ourselves a disservice. Sony, MS, and Nintendo should be the ones worrying about respect and sales figures. We should be worrying about them delivering a solid gaming experience for us, nothing more.

when you stop thinking five years and start thinking ten years, everything makes sense. thank god Sony exists because i wouldn't trust the industry in any other companies hands. here's to 100 million PS3 console sales. well done Sony

PS3 has had my respect since announcement. It's fan base is a different story...

I really have little to no respect for Sony thus far. Dude, they sell out! They forgot what bought them here in the first place. The Gamers.

They got greedy and include expensive parts like Blu Ray and Cell so they can use the Trojan Horse tactic. But, by focusing more on winning the Blu Ray/Hd DVD War and put gaming in the back burner when it was released, and pricing it at a premium, how is that giving its gaming fans and gamers what they want?

I owned one but just because I can afford it. But like I said before, I owned like 10X more games on the 360 because it is a true gaming machine with more features and integration connecting with gamers.

No doubt PS3 will continue to be successful but Respect is earned and not by broken promises or fanboys running their mouths. This year will be an important year for Sony and they will have my respect when they lowered the price, put out a better online service, advertise their gaming function and games more, and make us believe that they need the fans and not the fans needing Sony and they can do what the heck they want. Who the heck they think they are? APPLE.

Home is garbage, a huge sausage-fest of talking to guys and getting bombarded by immature ten year olds.

I'd rather just play the games.

However, I am happy that Sony is at least making a profit off Home since it's pretty much an advertisement space. They've reportedly made over a million already, so as long as Sony is making a decent profit off an otherwise useless feature, it's good.

PS3 shines when it comes to games, features, hardware and processor. PS3 is one of my favorite consoles, and I have played games since NES ;)

respect lol? anyone who agrees with me do it.

I got respect the day playstation 3 was announced. If you ever played ps1 and ps2 you would know what im talking about. Good quality, long lasting console, and a great line up.

They sacrificed PS2 backward compatibility so they can save a few bucks. Didn't they made fun of the 360 for lack of Backward Compatibilty when it first came out?

RESPECT just lost a few points.

I liked the arrogant Sony..
"599 US dollars." and all that. It was like some sort of gentlemens club.. "no poor ppl allowed"

Yes, and so they should

not only has the PS3 improved VASTLY since its launch in 06 thanks to many FW updates improving it in every way possible

it is starting to sell more and more on parr with its rivals and this year boasts many amazing exlusives.

Maybe this site will gain some respect when they get writers who use proper grammar ...

The PS3 has earned my respect as well as the PSP.

Dammit to hell, Patapon is addicting. ;;

Nope, Never

this guy is really stupid pointing at the high price tag, what the fvck did you expect when it had bluray included which were priced more than the ps3 at the time?

Sony were anything but arrogant, im sorry but if time was turned back to the launch day i would still go and buy my ps3 again, during the last two years i have had some amazing gaming experiences, and if that doesn't get sony some respect i dont know what will

adding bluray was nothing short of genius, it is now the standard format, just like it was on the ps2 when they included a dvd player, just cos you didnt know you wanted bluray doesnt mean you didnt need it afterwards, if anyone is being arrogant its microsoft, if they had their way they would charge for everything (they still are).

2008 was year ps3 took over ?
2009 year ps3 get respect ?
2010 year that ps3 ?

No.

not getting my respect until some games that dont focus solely on graphics

i would like to play killzone if the story was as good as rpg (but its not)
i would like to play killzone if the voice acting was good (but its not)

STOP PS3 GRAPHIC WHORES!!!
buy a 360 lol

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sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me...

lol

Sony are delivering on the games (Microsoft too), so they already have my respect. It's Nintendo who don't.

is a virtue that is lacking in the media. they dont respect the truth, disrespect the customer, the game developers, the console manufacturer, the publishers, everybody is a target for the biased, corrupted, nauseating media. This so called journalist are lucky anyone can post crap in the web, because they would be out of jobs with their poor and miserable articles.

to the media FU(K YOU

What happened to 2008? oh thats right it was another year of false hope.

2009 the year of.... uh I mean 2010 the year of.... scratch that it's 2011 the yea.... crap it's 2012 the.... uh damn you Xbox you keep takng it from us.

and at double the price, go figure, has my respect.

I do agree with the people who know the quality of what each Playstation has brought them, SINCE the N64 days. "Sometimes small steps, create longer journeys." I am in no way a fanboy, just a fan of the games, 2 years out & people spout Diarrhea A, when someone is spouting UTI B, go to the clinic. Do any of US know the exact process a game goes through, let alone one that goes down, as a classic, I highly doubt it. I know I played the $hit outta my PS3 last year. I seriously think the problem is, people look at a larger library & automatically assume my machine has better games, or the idoit who accepts one genre type, and only sees these games made there. I think Kutaragi, may have been off his rocker, but hey as continuing brand in tradition, and finally seeing full form of the ultimate games/media hud, Kudos. Blu-Ray movies cool, but to get a damn game on one disc after all these years after "Please put in Disc 3 & 4 awesome." I play whatever I think looks cool on said system.

Games are also being ruined by multiplat releases, yeah I know times are hard, people need to eat, and these studios suffer. When the WHOLE economy stabilizes, games should go back to exclusives, for the fact is, between the PS3/360 they have to define themselves, not by said shooter, or better port z. This is no console war it's who has more gigs, the next bundle, $hit if that where the case companies like Capcom, would of never ditched thier core fans, and procrastinated so long for a spiritual successor for SF, instead all the lame games w/guns that failed. True gamers are no different from the next, we now have entered the "Biggie vs Tupac realm." I for one know if it was on another system your @$$ found a way to buy, or play it. Online is like adding cheese to your burger, but who cares, when you just sold me B.S. for $65 a pop, just for a deathmatch THANKS/sarcasm, where's the rest of my experience. Oh just 4 th record the Neo Geo is the most expensive console ever. Long Live SNK Playmore.

do even play games seriously, my name doesn't DK ride I know my games like the back of my hand do you, you fail. I for one can honestly say F Sony, I just want good games since I do play all three systems, can u, do u work 4 MS, no. What's also sad is if I was anyones Fa gboy I would of buried that hatched at jump, their is a far line of pedigree between me, & you good sir, you get two thumbs down. Oh go back & check my posts, I deal w/your type daily, have been for years, I had a manager named Jason BTW, talk about a 360 MTV Fanboy. Before you comment next time see where someone is coming from, since I was obviously solely talking about what I've experienced thus far on the Sony side of things, Simp. I do luv Earth Defense Force 2017, down with the fakers, up with all true gamers.

Peace

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.