'PlayStation winning is best for industry' - Sony

"That's because, says Tretton, "we have a brand that can play on a worldwide basis, young and old, male and female, where our competition tends to be relegated to either select regions or to select consumer audiences."

not sure what he's trying to say with that statement, but nintendo is also world-wide that appeals to men/women, old/young... same with MS for the most part

Yep, Sony really deserves to win alright. Let's have the company that made the most mistakes this videogame gen come out on top, and have that encourage other companies to make the same mistakes they made, causing an increase in unawesomeness in the videogame industry.Real good if ya' ask me.:roll:

haha. What a JACKass (pun intended)

This is right up there with Turn 10's recent answer to a question that should have never been asked anyway. It's pompous, egotistical, and really.. pathetic.

Maybe Sony is trying to appeal to Turn 10? :P Go figure. leave it to the SCE American branch to shove a little ego pie in our faces. Kaz is probably writing the letter of termination right now, lol.

(not a knock America as a whole, just that Japan SCE division tends to have a TAD more humility IN GENERAL (Excluding Ken Kutaragi))

Oh well. Now Sony and Microsoft/Turn 10 are even :P At least, in my eyes. I just hope Sony rebukes this statement. This is absolutely NOT the direction they should be going. Some people need to learn the statement "no comment" Honestly, I'd rather Jack have just punched the interviewer in the groin. Or himself. either way, do so while keeping his mouth SHUT.

You know...I was considering getting a PS3, but, once again, Sony's arrogance turns me off. They can stuff all their silly charts right up where the sun doesn't shine, because I'm not going to buy their product until they learn some humility and cease being such prima donnas.

is there really any reason they would want to lose?

"PlayStation winning is best for industry"

"It has to read audio CDs, standard DVDs, Blu-ray DVDs, PlayStation 1 games, PlayStation 2 games, and PlayStation 3 games. Six completely different formats that have nothing to do with each other"

No it isn't, because they sell. Nintendo really doesn't take risks, which is why quality games like Fatal Frame IV will never come to the US. If games like Demon's Souls and Valkyria Chronicles were owned by Nintendo they probably wouldn't hit western shores either.hakanakumono

"Mario" is never a risk, it's guaranteed money. Nintendo really doesn't take more risks in this department because nearly all of the games they release are anchored to a familiar character. Sony, unlike Nintendo, is failure comfortable with regularly releasing new IPs.hakanakumono

I guess that could be called a risk, but I would call it "desperation." They didn't really have anyting to lose at that point.

Sony takes risks in the games that it produces and releases (Siren, Rule of Rose, Shadow of the Collossus, etc).hakanakumono

Well, this explains things alot.

[QUOTE="hakanakumono"] [QUOTE="hakanakumono"]"Mario" is never a risk, it's guaranteed money. Nintendo really doesn't take more risks in this department because nearly all of the games they release are anchored to a familiar character. Sony, unlike Nintendo, is failure comfortable with regularly releasing new IPs.Thunderdrone

I guess that could be called a risk, but I would call it "desperation." They didn't really have anyting to lose at that point.

Sony takes risks in the games that it produces and releases (Siren, Rule of Rose, Shadow of the Collossus, etc).hakanakumono

Well, this explains things alot.

the part about nintendo not taking risks made me laugh a little

As much as people will probably ridicule him for these statements, he's probably right. Microsoft is doing damage to the industry by trying to monopolize it. Nintendo is taking gaming in a direction that is much too casual for the taste of people who have grown up with video games. Sony seems to have a pretty altruistic formula that caters to everybody equally.Jared2720

This. Sony is keeping gaming the way it should be.

[QUOTE="Jared2720"]As much as people will probably ridicule him for these statements, he's probably right. Microsoft is doing damage to the industry by trying to monopolize it. Nintendo is taking gaming in a direction that is much too casual for the taste of people who have grown up with video games. Sony seems to have a pretty altruistic formula that caters to everybody equally.Phoenix534

This. Sony is keeping gaming the way it should be.

"Sony seems to have a pretty altruistic formula" wow, simply wow, I seriously hope you don't believe any of this for the sake of your soul.

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i was hoping he'd endorse intellivision for 2010..... :(

saying nintendo doesn't take chances is ridiculous, is he even aware of all the shovelware out for the wii? releasing.... lets just call them "low quality" games is definitely taking a risk.

hakanakumono

No it isn't, because they sell. Nintendo really doesn't take risks, which is why quality games like Fatal Frame IV will never come to the US. If games like Demon's Souls and Valkyria Chronicles were owned by Nintendo they probably wouldn't hit western shores either.

i would have to disagree, takeing risks is trying something new, that not everybody may like.

in that sense, nintendo has donse far more risky things then sony every will do.

sony has always aimed their games for teens, this hasent changed since the ps1 days.

if takeing risks is trying something and failing at it, sony clearly wins this.

but considering nintendo has always tryed things and changed the face of the industry ever since the nes days, i wouldnt say nintendo isnt risky.

and you cant say "the wii dosent count, since its desperation" that would mean i could use and argument like

"sony isnt risky, they had enough money after the ps2 so releasing a console like the ps3 wasent risky at all. when ya have enough money you dont need to care about the consicvenses."

and thats the truth. the ps3 is the best system, it got free wifi, free internet browser, free to play online, the best games, the best graphics. so when the competition is seeing the ps3 winning, they will have to change their game plan n do what sony is doing to catch up and win too by putting things in their system like free wifi, free internet browser, free blu ray player, free to play online, the best games, the best graphics. a win for the playstation is a win for the entire gaming industry n gamers

and thats the truth. the ps3 is the best system, it got free wifi, free internet browser, free to play online, the best games, the best graphics. so when the competition is seeing the ps3 winning, they will have to change their game plan n do what sony is doing to catch up and win too by putting things in their system like free wifi, free internet browser, free blu ray player, free to play online, the best games, the best graphics. a win for the playstation is a win for the entire gaming industry n gamers

_SWAG_

posts from SWAG are always so entertaining :P

[QUOTE="Jared2720"]As much as people will probably ridicule him for these statements, he's probably right. Microsoft is doing damage to the industry by trying to monopolize it. Nintendo is taking gaming in a direction that is much too casual for the taste of people who have grown up with video games. Sony seems to have a pretty altruistic formula that caters to everybody equally.Phoenix534

This. Sony is keeping gaming the way it should be.

im sure they are.

thats probably why they released such hardcore games as eyetoy play, and now are trying to hang on with nintendos sucsses by releasing a wiimote rip-off,

when sony tryes to gain more money by geting casuals to play more, and fails. i wouldnt call that "sony is keeping gameing the way it should be" ;)

No, the best would be if MS would win since it will give American Based Products a better reputation which would in turn

make American products more saut after around the world and bring forth more jobs to our down the toilet Economy :)

Ken Kutaragi, you'ree doing it right.

having ps as the main brand is like having ferrari as a main car dealer lol no just no if ps was the standard theyd charge 600+ per system

i dont intend to spend another 600 as long as i shall live on a game system with only 2 good titles no thanks nintendo should be the standard period there is no substitutes for success ,,

n64 may not have been the best seller but one things for sure it has the best overall library out of any console of its gen

ps 1 may have had thousands to choose from but not even half those are aaa quality

The Playstation brand is fantastic and all of its systems - with the exception of the PSP that doesn't appeal to me at all - have fantastic games, but these Sony statements are just ridiculous. And ridiculous is the kind word to be used in this situation.

LOL at least he couldnt say "because we are winning its best for the industry":lol: PR :lol:

Well when PS1 and PS2 were winning was it really a bad thing? :?

Well when PS1 and PS2 were winning was it really a bad thing? :?

KrazyKev26

Hell no. It was the best thing for the indus....HOLY CRAP! Revelation!

of all 3 i think sony plays really fair. all companies are money and power hungry but some companies really want to much and cheap as much as they can like nintendo and ms. blueray is useless but at least their console dont breaks 60% or is a gamecube with a new controller.

Oh Sony how you make me laugh.

Releasing a $600 console is best for the industry? Making it difficult for developers to develop games on the PS3 is best for the industry?