This was definitely how I felt, too. I can't look at Returnal and think this is standard AAA blockbuster fare.
There are a some things from the past few months that I'm really upset about: the downsizing of the Japan Studio and the refusal to put classic games on the PS5.
But I felt like I was the only person who read the Bloomberg article and didn't see anything worthy of note. Days Gone 2 not getting greenlit made sense and The Last of Us Remake is probably years away from being released.
PR-wise, Sony has been doing some stupid stuff. Their decision to not put PS1/PS2/PSP/PS Vita TV games on the PS5 makes no sense to me. It would generate some money and at a love of good will for little work.
The focus on blockbusters seems as odds with the reality of the launch and first year line up which has a lot of high quality niche titles and also Destruction All Stars I guess.
The PS5 also seems to be outselling the XSX/S by almost two to one on a weekly basis. VGChartz isn't perfect, but still an alarming ratio.
And Sony is choosing to skip E3 again so they are missing another opportunity to change the narrative.
Hopefully, they can fix some of their stupid PR mistakes soon.
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Re: Soapbox: I Don't Think Sony's Obsession with PS5 Blockbusters Aligns with Reality
This was definitely how I felt, too. I can't look at Returnal and think this is standard AAA blockbuster fare.
There are a some things from the past few months that I'm really upset about: the downsizing of the Japan Studio and the refusal to put classic games on the PS5.
But I felt like I was the only person who read the Bloomberg article and didn't see anything worthy of note. Days Gone 2 not getting greenlit made sense and The Last of Us Remake is probably years away from being released.
Re: Poll: Is PlayStation Losing Ground to Xbox?
It's... weird.
PR-wise, Sony has been doing some stupid stuff. Their decision to not put PS1/PS2/PSP/PS Vita TV games on the PS5 makes no sense to me. It would generate some money and at a love of good will for little work.
The focus on blockbusters seems as odds with the reality of the launch and first year line up which has a lot of high quality niche titles and also Destruction All Stars I guess.
The PS5 also seems to be outselling the XSX/S by almost two to one on a weekly basis. VGChartz isn't perfect, but still an alarming ratio.
And Sony is choosing to skip E3 again so they are missing another opportunity to change the narrative.
Hopefully, they can fix some of their stupid PR mistakes soon.
Re: E3 2021 Confirmed for June, Sony Nowhere to Be Seen
I kind of wish Sony and Nintendo could coordinate to both not attend E3 anymore.
Those are the only conferences people ever actually want to watch.