What happened to the loyalty?
At the end of Microsoft’s E3 press conference it was revealed that Sony had lost yet another exclusive, Final Fantasy XIII. This caused quite a riot among Playstation fans. One comment I’ve seen goes far enough to call Square Enix traitors. A comment like that only shows blatant fanboy-ism and while I find it fine to be a fanboy, you have to look at the facts. Square Enix owes no loyalty to Sony, they are and have always been a third party developer. Microsoft probably coughed up a pretty penny to get such a high profile game onto their console.
Square Enix is a company and like any company they’re out to get the dollars they work for, so why would they not bring Final Fantasy XIII to the Xbox 360 when its only making them extra money. Sony has only themselves to blame for losing exclusives, they’re not shelling out enough cash to keep exclusive titles where as Microsoft saw what they needed and went the extra mile to get it. Sony has to realize that this is not last gen, and no one is riding the PS2 train anymore. Third party developers are out for the money which Microsoft is more than happy to shell out. In turn, this sells 360s and gets Microsoft more money to take more exclusives away from Sony. And with a cheaper product that gives you a better online service and the same quality of games what more could you ask for?
Microsoft at least in the western half of the world is taking the lead. Sony had best start making moves if the PS3 is to get ahead and to get there they are going to have to start shelling out to keep things exclusive. To answer the question that everyone already knew the answer to, the loyalty my friends lies with the almighty dollar.
Third party developers have no malicious intentions when it comes to Sony, its just all about the green.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
For one Sony know’s what they are doing they dont NEED to buy exclusives to win over a person ready for the next gen gaming experience. If they do just alittle research many would know how more valuable the ps3 is to the 360 in comparison. You mention the online is much more robust on the 360 though that’s true Sony has much time to go ahead and make theirs just as good starting with HOME.
As far as price i have to say that much is a lie 299 SEEMS cheaper until you had the 100 dollar adapter that you buy just to go online and the 5 dollars a month you pay for online. Yes they may have more content online but if i’m already paying for internet, i dont wanna pay for online features that i get for free. Loyalty really isn’t the Third Party cup of tea
The only real loyalty is 1st party and that’s all Sony really needs because there soon developers will see how much they can really use the ps3 for there content without too much restrictions the 360 gives them. Well maybe they will we shall see.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
You have a very valid point there.
I’ve noticed lately that Sony is beginning to focus more on their first party titles and using them to highlight their software library. Microsoft can’t do that, because they really don’t have many first party titles save for say Viva Pinata & Banjo Kazooie, since they bought Rare. Aside from those, they have to heavily depend on their third party games to shine, which they do mind you.
But in the end, they have nothing to fall back on.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
Renai_Kakume. Stop whining you scum fanboy.
You do NOT need ‘ the 100 dollar adapter that you buy just to go online ‘. Ever heard of a thing called an RJ45 cable? It’s that thing on the back of your PC that enables you to connect to the internet. The same cable used to connect to the net with the non-wifi PS3’s.
Plug the $3 cable into the 360 and you’re online. So 299 IS cheaper…retard
July 17th, 2008 at 8:18 pm
When I first heard the news I was quite distraught. FFXIII was my reason to buy a PS3 (and the Blu-ray of course)! Although in the end, I realized that this will open up a new market to SquareEnix, which in turn, I believe, will help support future products. I’m glad everyone gets to experience FF
@Renai_Kakume
You are right that Sony is a relatively young console still in contrast with the much more mature Xbox 360. I am sure the PS3’s features and games will grow expentially in the years to come, but I don’t expect it to surpass Microsoft anytime soon.
@Burak47
Most modems these days have built in routers so cross-over cables are probably not what most users need. Furthermore, RJ45 is a type of cable connector, not a cable. Also, a moderately decent Blu-ray player will set you $200 in the hole. If you buy a PS3 you have a gaming console and a Blu-ray player ($400 - $200 = $200). So depending on how you will use your system and considering what you get, the PS3 might be the more economical choice.