Evil? No.
Arrogant and over-rated? Yes.
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Evil? No.
Arrogant and over-rated? Yes.
Not many traditional action games though. Symphony of the Night? PO'd? Gunners Heaven? That's all I know of, pardon my ignorance of the PSX library. Honestly I never gave the PSX a fair chance, if there's indeed a fair chance worth having with the system.Quote:
Originally posted by xS
The psx had loads of good 2D games. The fighters were pretty bad , though.
I think this is a very accurate thought. A corporation b definition cannot be "evil". There is no question that they are arrogant from the top down and highly overrated, although both of those negative traits pales in comparison to Microsoft's.Quote:
Originally posted by Black Arts Viper
Evil? No.
Arrogant and over-rated? Yes.
If being a well-known company that releases a very succesful game console that attracted several well-kwown 3rd-party developers, then yes, they're evil. Sony is no more evil than Nintendo or Microsoft. Everyone treats Nintendo like their best friend, but everyone keeps forgetting their monopolist tactics during the NES days and their cutthroat policies regarding 3rd-party companies. Of course, nobody can hate the company that brought us Mario and Zelda among other games. Then again, SCEA has rejected several games (mainly from smaller companies) for stupid reasons.
I also found the pre-release hype of the PlayStation2 to be irritatingly pretentious. Every console manufacturer indulges in hyperbole so potential customer will look in their system's direction, but Sony's frivilous claims of the PS2 were outright nauseating. Casual gamers and little kids ate that BS right up and accepted claims like "Yuo can Jack into teh Matrixs!" as fact :rolleyes:
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Originally posted by Johnny Undaunted
Everyone treats Nintendo like their best friend, but everyone keeps forgetting their monopolist tactics during the NES days and their cutthroat policies regarding 3rd-party companies.
I haven't forgetten, just forgiven.Quote:
Then again, SCEA has rejected several games (mainly from smaller companies) for stupid reasons.
This has to be one of the dumbest questions I've ever seen asked.
How exactly is a video game system "evil"? Do you know what that word means?
Osama Bin Laden is evil, Sony is not, they are just trying to make a profit and win the console wars.
JU also brought up a good point on Nintendo.
Isn't Nintendo the same company releasing butchered SNES port after butchered SNES port on the GBA? Aren't they the same company releasing ports of older Mario games on the GBA when they could have easily released them all on one cart, a la Mario All Stars/World?
Nah, it can't be.
Calm down, no one is forcing you to buy these ports. I would like to see some new original Mario game on the GBA, but sooner or later, Nintendo will release every Mario game out there for the GBA and they'll be forced to make something new. Releasing these classics are a good thing because now younger kids don't have to scour Ebay or some shady online game store to buy the classics. The only port I really want is Yoshi's Island which I don't own but I rented and beat when it came out. Nintendo is actually quite smart for making more money on the classics.Quote:
Originally posted by GameFreak
Isn't Nintendo the same company releasing butchered SNES port after butchered SNES port on the GBA? Aren't they the same company releasing ports of older Mario games on the GBA when they could have easily released them all on one cart, a la Mario All Stars/World?
As for Sony, I have to give them credit for overpowering Nintendo, but sooner or later, Sony can lose their top spot being so arrogant. Could it go to Microsoft? I'll be very scared if that does happen. The DOJ will have to step in soon after that. =)
I've had to vend Sony products for months now and it is very evident to me that their products are substandard. Just look at the specs in any manual. You'll see that the harmonic distortion on their receivers are ridiculously high, yet they still charge more than the competition. Ditto for the TV's and speakers and other devices. It's really a joke.