NY Times: Sony in "the fight of its life"

[hanselthecaretaker]

How the Tech Parade Passed Sony By

Damn. I knew things were bad in Japan but it's amazing how much the odds seem stacked against them recovering even from a global perspective. It will be interesting to see what happens. If they ever close shop and therefore bow out of the gaming industry, I wouldn't doubt Apple would be quick to take their place. Barring Nintendo (because Nintendo is...well...Nintendo), I think we would see a bit of role reversal on the side of Microsoft. Apple would be like what the Xbox was, and Microsoft would end up on the defensive, like Sony was, but probably a lot quicker seeing as how PS2 dominated their first round in. I think Microsoft would adjust their strategy to be more value-added and less restrictive to gain leverage in what would be a fiercely competitive space.

I also think a lot of Sony's in-house developers would have their pick of who to make games for, and chances are most of them would go to one or the other, seeing as how they most-all are part of a tight knit development culture. That in turn would be a major advantage for whoever gets them, as it would primarily determine which box all the millions of Playstation fans will get.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. Next gen hasn't even started yet, and both Sony and Microsoft are yet to even reveal the specs of their next consoles.

 

[PICK3]

fuck Japan

 

[CoBra666]

i hope sony doesnt bow out. ive always ben a sony fan... might just be because im too stubborn to get accustom to using a different shape controller, but whatevs. i wish there was a new FF7 spin off. that game was probably the other reason i always loved PS. crisis core was killer, i bought advent children, i even bought dierge of cerberus.. i think thats the correct title (with vincent valentine) none of the rest could ever live up

i teared up when Aeris died.. although as a kid i also cried when the terminator died..

 

[EnderJE]

i teared up when aeris died.. Although as a kid i also cried when the terminator died..

what a pussy

 

[CoBra666]

sounds about right

 

[-SD-]

i teared up when Aeris died.. although as a kid i also cried when the terminator died..

Fucking poosie

 

[CoBra666]

Fucking poosie

My pussyness has already been addressed

 

[nydj66]

i hope sony doesnt bow out. ive always ben a sony fan... might just be because im too stubborn to get accustom to using a different shape controller, but whatevs. i wish there was a new FF7 spin off. that game was probably the other reason i always loved PS. crisis core was killer, i bought advent children, i even bought dierge of cerberus.. i think thats the correct title (with vincent valentine) none of the rest could ever live up

i teared up when Aeris died.. although as a kid i also cried when the terminator died..

You must mean T2 when Arnold voluntarily lowered himself into the molten metal tank.

Nobody cried in Terminator when Linda Hamilton said, "You're terminated, fucker."

 

[machine23]

i teared up when Aeris died.. although as a kid i also cried when the terminator died..

Sweet ass mutha fucka... Pussy

 

[CoBra666]

You must mean T2 when Arnold voluntarily lowered himself into the molten metal tank.

Nobody cried in Terminator when Linda Hamilton said, "You're terminated, fucker."

That's the one, but I was like 5 years old or so. I vaguely remember, but my mom always makes fun of me