• 18Sep 07

  State of the PS3: Sony a distant third... at least for the moment.

  A few months ago, I had finally got my hands on a PS3 (thanks to my gf btw). My only concern now is that even though we waited this long to finally purchase one (at a lower price of $549.99 + tax), the games available for the PS3 are mostly "dumbed-down" versions of X-box 360 games. One of the major reasons why I wanted a PS3 was because it's suppose to be "more" powerful than the X-box 360. I guess alot of game developers at the moment are not really taking advantage of the PS3's architecture and this is really quite frustrating.
  
  On another note, Sony's recently released first party games have had bad reviews. Lair for example was a big let-down. I was hoping to buy this game the moment it came out but decided not to after reading how horribly it played. Heavenly Sword on the other hand (which I recently purchased) only received luke-warm reviews. These games were suppose to be Sony's blockbuster titles for its summer-fall line-up. Alot of gamers were expecting both Lair and HS to bolster Sony's dominance over its competition but instead it just showed how much Sony has lost its touch. Look at the 360 for example, titles such as GOW, Bioshock, Mass Effect, and the up-coming Halo 3 ( which Im waiting to pick-up) just goes to show how MS is now dominant force in the North American gaming market. I really feel bad for Sony because I am a big fan of their products. I just hope that the PS3 will be able to withstand the wake that the 360 is making. I am not even going to discuss about the Wii even though it is outselling both platforms. I do own one as well but I think of my Wii as more of a niche gaming console for the "kid" in us. I am just hoping that I will be able to start playing some real triple A material for my PS3 sooner rather than later. At its current state most of my gaming time in my PS3 are spent playing PS2 games (FFXII-- finally making some time for you). I am awaiting the day were highly anticipated games such as Killzone 2, MGS, Ratchet and Clank, and Drakes Fortunewill actually prove to me that Sony is still a premier gaming console because at its current state, Sony just plain SUCKS.

  • Posted Sep 18, 2007 5:14 pm GMT
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