Sony bigwigs bigup PS3 for 2009 News
PSP PlayStation 3 News by Ellie Gibson
Sony's top executives have been speaking to PlayStation.com about what they're looking forward to in 2009.
"The most important thing for us as a company in the very short term is for us to start making money," said SCEE boss David Reeves, who gets the big bucks for that kind of sharp economic thinking.
"This is a pledge that was made last March and is something that we are still very much on target to achieve. Once we have achieved this, I think it will be a very exciting time for PlayStation. Once we have alleviated that specific pressure, we can move forward at a rate of knots."
According to Reeves 2009 will be "a very exciting year for PS3", what with the likes of Heavy Rain and Killzone 2 coming out. Then there's the music and video download service arriving at the end of the year, plus "some great games coming out" for PSP. In short, "2009 will be a prime example of PlayStation at its very best."
Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida agrees, unsurprisingly. He reckons this will be "the year of big exclusive PS3 titles", citing EyePet and MAG as examples. And Heavy Rain and Killzone 2. There are "some more big titles that we have not even announced yet", too.
"On PSP, we have new titles and innovations that will connect and expand the PlayStation experiences," added Yoshida.
The artist formerly known as Sony Worldwide Studios boss, Phil Harrison, also chipped in. He's most looking forward to "large scale MMOs coming to PlayStation 3", complete with "innovative business and service models". But what about Heavy Rain and Killzone 2, Phil?
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seasidebaz
06/01/09 @ 09:27
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Wow, HOME has leaked into the comments thread! Must be a sign!
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PearOfAnguish
06/01/09 @ 09:44
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So their business plan is to...make money? Round of applause, chaps.
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Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida agrees, unsurprisingly. He reckons this will be "the year of big exclusive PS3 titles", citing EyePet and MAG as examples.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.......... Shuhei ought to KNOW what 'big exclusive PS3 titles' are (after all, the dev team behind one of them embarrassed him royally last year) and Eyepet & MAG aren't anywhere close. |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 10:17
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Ah I see, so when Sony said '2008 is the year of the PS3' they actually meant 2009. So when they say 2009 they mean 2010?
Please Sony, for the love of cheese, just speak the truth. I think you'll find if you stop lying constantly to your target audience you might shed some of your enormous burden of shame and maybe, just maybe, gain a tiny little bit of respect from the gaming community. In the meantime.... /point /laugh |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 10:24
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@mcbi4kh2
When it becomes a worthwhile platform I'll put my full support behind it. |
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When it becomes a worthwhile platform I'll put my full support behind it
bet they cant wait, farticus endorses ps3... sony can't keep up with demand... 'We tried so hard to impress some sad fanboy on EG, now we can move forward' Says sony exec... Fart puts arm around ps3, sipping galss of milk staring at sunset.... |
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Thunderbolt!
06/01/09 @ 10:49
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But theres the much rumoured PS3 price-cut around March.
It has to go below £199 to reach the sweet spot for the mass-market regardless of how many features it has. |
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seasidebaz
06/01/09 @ 10:55
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I'm most looking forward to the MMO's. If they can do the Korean model of microtransactions instead of subs then I'm in.
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i think a price cut is imperative this year, whether through an internal redesign or a complete make over. i see making money as their priority but i believe they are working on making a price war happen this year. if it doesn't happen i'll be surprised because it'll be indicative of their current ambitions.
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 11:10
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@vorlon_man
"I doubt they'll gouge it's guts out and put an XBOX 360 in there just for you Farty." Why would I want that? I dont care what's inside as long as the price and software catalogue is good. "Meanwhile us who have not got blinkered, biased, fanboy perspectives, are playing LBP, Wipeout HD, RFOM 2, Uncharted, and soon Killzone 2 etc, alongside Gears 2, Halo 3, Fable, and so on." I've also been playing those titles. I've not been enjoying them though because I just didnt think they were good games. There ARE games I like on the PS3, just not enough for me to justify a purchase. "Stop pretending to have umbrage with Sony when in fact you just wont touch the PS3 even if it was 50p with 50 AAA games." Stop with the amateur psychology. It's rubbish. |
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vorlon, so definitely this year. lets discuss when then. i reckon in the lead up to christmas, but rumours persist it'll be march.
widge, i don't think the two consoles are so similar that owning both wouldn't hold some advantages if you were that way inclined. 360 certainly caters to a more hardcore palette. |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 11:30
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@vorlon-man
Believe what you like, it has no effect on anything. What DOES have a real-world effect is people who see through the vaporware, 'social networking applications' and semi-interactive movies that Sony throw at the gaming masses and choose to purchase a console with a decent games library. That's the 360, in case you were wondering. The console that's outselling the PS3 and widening the gap. The console with the good games on it. |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 11:32
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@Rash'
Wrong, try again. I play a game before I comment, as I have stated before. |
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who see through the vaporware,
An app in a public beta is vaporware? semi-interactive movies that Sony throw at the gaming masses You mean MGS4 that was made by Konami? Happens to be one of the highest rated games this gen, of any platform. purchase a console with a decent games library. Both 360 and PS3 have a decent games library. Do we need a list wars? |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 11:51
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@vorlon-man
"Farty, you're a stereotypical, biased fanboy who dislikes the console he didnt choose, and wont admit to this fact :-)" I do dislike the console I didnt choose, and I do frequently admit to this. There's a very good reason I dont like the PS3 though. It doesnt have very good games compared to the more affordable, better connected console with the larger, more diverse games catalogue. That's simple pragmatism. When the PS3 gets a decent exclusive games catalogue and matches the 360 for value then I'll buy one, but frankly all there has been on the PS3 is abyssal first-party exclusives, 2nd-rate 360 game knockoffs, games which arent really games (yes Home and MGS, I'm watching - not playing - you) and a whole bunch of substandard ports. "It's yes, it's not a beleif, it's a fact." Carry on believeing, it's heartwarming. Kinda like the kid in a wheelchair who closes his eyes and imagines he can soar with the eagles... |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 12:03
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"farty, nobody believes you'll buy a ps3. that suspense is sadly in your own head."
It's good that I don't need, or indeed give a shit about, your or anyone else's belief when I go to a store and fork out for electronics. I'll buy one when they are value for money with enough exclusive games I like. The count so far is 3 and no, I'm not listing them. Lists are for Apologie and other assorted retards. |
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farticusmaximus
06/01/09 @ 12:37
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"/awaits usual rhetoric."
Keep waiting. You are completely wrong, but you and I will not agree so I see no point in continuing this conversation.
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