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Re: Sony Is Absolutely Flying Financially Right Now

hi_drnick

@NEStalgia that's a fairly misleading argument you're making. To say the PlayStation has been positioned as cheap is disingenous and an affront to the world class marketing that took place to secure a brand new console in the hearts and minds of gamers. Yes, it undercut the Saturn but not to the extent you would call it cheap. Was it strong value proposition with a rudimentary CD player inclusive of the price? I'd say yes but it wasn't price that earned it's victory in the 32 but era as the N64 launched at the same (by then, reduced) price point and the price difference between CDs and Cartridges was only keenly felt on the manufacturing side. If you want to argue value I know many consumers favored the life time guarantee of the system and cartridge that Nintendo provided versus the seemingly miserly 12 month warranty given by Sony. I would say value rather than price was more critical to the PS2's success with many making use of the included DVD player but again this shortchanges the subconscious appeal and underlying cool of the marketing and design elements.

And can put to rest this nonsense narrative that the PS3 wasn't successful. It's the 8th selling game system of all time and outsold it's main rival which is deemed a success (and this is taking into consideration handhelds and families of handhelds at that).

Re: Soapbox: Why I'm Less Excited for Deathloop on PS5 Than I Should Be

hi_drnick

Wah wah wah wah wah. I guess the only reason we see so many negative articles these days is that is what drives clicks and ad revenue.

Over 100 comments here and only 17 on the 8/10 review of Procession to Calvary. Maybe you should have given that a 2/10 so people can get all hot and bothered about it even though they have no intent of playing it.

Re: PS4 Exclusive Ghost of Tsushima Could Be Coming to PC as 'Only on PlayStation' Is Removed from Box

hi_drnick

So, I think most people who take the time to comment here are missing one very salient point. We are geeks. That's why we're here. We have a higher level of interest in this hobby than the VAST majority of consumers. You know what the VAST majority of consumers are doing right now? Not worrying about Playstation games coming to PC.

Do you know why? Coz they don't play games on PC and they couldn't care less about exclusivity blah blah blah. So all this mock shock about exclusives is mostly for naught because your average consumer will do their gaming on a console and geeks will spend too much time moaning on comment boards.

Re: The Last of Us 2 Celebrates First Anniversary with New Merch

hi_drnick

@Texan_Survivor you read the whole article? She didn't like her during day one and then gradually warmed to the character which is seemingly what ND intended. Also, I think there are two camps of Abby haters - those who hated what she did and those who hate her for her appearance. I think most level-headed gamers fit into the first camp (though again, there's an arc to follow) and the 2nd is full of toxic types.