[IGN] How the PlayStation Changed Everything
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LiquidMetal14
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Ultra nostalgia overload. What a time it was to be there seeing all happen.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Sony don't give a #### about any of that. No proper backwards compatibility, letting old series die while chasing GAAS.
Sony don't care about their legacy, so we shouldn't either.
Last good one was the original PLAYSTATION 3 (Spider-Man font) once they went ps3 (gay font) they lost their way.
Sony don't care about their legacy, so we shouldn't either.
Last good one was the original PLAYSTATION 3 (Spider-Man font) once they went ps3 (gay font) they lost their way.
FoundryMusic
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IGN are suddenly good now.
MarkMe2525
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No video opinion, summary, outline, hot takes, or anything the OP can call their own. Just a video and the supplied video text. Awful OP.
On topic, Playstation really did feel like the future. Some of my most cherished memories where on the PS1.
On topic, Playstation really did feel like the future. Some of my most cherished memories where on the PS1.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Back when Sony was amazing and the console industry wasn't just sequels and remakes.
The hobby was in a much better place back then.
The hobby was in a much better place back then.
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Thick Thighs Save Lives
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SkylineRKR
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Sony wasn't really unexperienced in gaming though, they did publish games already. But its ridiculous how Nintendo still chose to use cartridges, their fear of piracy must've been extreme as business wise its completely stupid. They and Sega basically gave Sony a free pass.
Connificent
Al Pachinko, Konami President
It wasn't a fear of piracy, but a loss of money by not controlling the format. Even when Nintendo went to discs, they used a proprietary format they controlled.
RCU005
Member
In a way, I agree.
Sony became so much different since the PS3 slim. In some aspects for the better and others for the worse.
The success of the PS4 made them worse, IMO. Not necessarily arrogant as they were with the success of the PS2, but as if they are another company. This generation they have been out of touch. Whereas with PS4 and the second half of the PS3 they used to be much more closer to fans and did many things to please them.
Unknown?
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They aren't chasing gas more than any other genre. FUD... Elmer FUD!
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Did you see that ludicrous display last showcase?
The thing about Sony is they always try and walk it in.
Oh that last showcase, where their biggest game was a GAAS Spider-Man, or shall we perhaps just call it GAAS-MAN?
VitoNotVito
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Long live the king.
Tiago Rodrigues
Member
You just had to be there. Going from the 2D era to PS1 and then PS2 eras in 6 years is something we'll never see again. People just have no idea.
Final Fantasy VI and Gran Turismo 3 came out 7 years apart. Let that sink in.
Sony just had such an incredible start on the console business. They knew exactly what they were doing and were doing it right with developers, consumers, multiple decisions with huge publishers like Squaresoft from day one. In a way they made consoles cool to an audience that previously saw videogames as something for kids only.
Final Fantasy VI and Gran Turismo 3 came out 7 years apart. Let that sink in.
Sony just had such an incredible start on the console business. They knew exactly what they were doing and were doing it right with developers, consumers, multiple decisions with huge publishers like Squaresoft from day one. In a way they made consoles cool to an audience that previously saw videogames as something for kids only.
Unknown?
Member
Oh so you got that off of one showcase. Nice! Guess you forgot about all those other types of games in development.
Killjoy-NL
Member
Times change.
You say the last good Playstation was PS3, yet it was Playstation worst gen and PS4 was the second best selling console of all time.
PS5 is following PS4, despite a pandemic and supply constraints and it's crushing Xbox in it's strongest markets.
People should ditch the nostalgia and get with the times.
SkylineRKR
Member
Polyphony released 3 full GT games between 1998 (or dec 1997 in Japan) and 2001.
But what about Square?
FFVII 1997
FFVIII 1999
FFIX 2000
And not only this, but Square also released PE, Xenogears, Chrono Cross, Vagrant story, SaGa Frontier 1 and 2 and more (I know I skip some legendary games now) inbetween these 3. Square's PS1 run is to me the best third party run of all time.
Its just crazy how fast games surfaced back then, though i am aware todays games are far bigger and usually extended with DLC.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
PS1 era was the best time to be a gamer holy shit. Near perfect 3D arcade ports, an absolute explosion of new IPs, tons of experimentation and innovation, and if you were a JRPG fan like me, you could barely even keep up with all the kickass JRPGs that came out at such a rapid pace.
roosnam1980
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SenkiDala
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In fact it depends how you see it, no current games are bigger than FFVII for exemple (or VIII or IX) or even Xenogears. Proof is they need 3 games to keep the scale of FFVII with modern graphics. the world of FFXVI, the places you explore in that game, are barely covering 10% of any FF from the Square PS1 era.
Ivan
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It is unbelievable how everything came together in a perfect way... You see the design, it looked like something from the future in the best possible way, you turn it on and you get the the coolest boot screen ever made. Like it was trying to tell you that it is a serous gaming machine.
I remember how good the controller looked and felt, it was perfect after snes which was perfect too. Other official peripherals - also fantastic. Memory cards were pain in the ass, but they looked awesome too.
But you had to be there as early as late '95. and '96...that's when it felt truly out of this world. 3D games existed on PC for very limited userbase, but this impact was something else. You see that every game is a new concept, basically. Even the shitty games were interesting just to look at.
And in it's early days it was THE gaming system, not even PC could do such things with ease.
We got "serious" looking games for the first time on consoles, from FMVs to menu design, color palette...everything felt much more mature.
I remember how good the controller looked and felt, it was perfect after snes which was perfect too. Other official peripherals - also fantastic. Memory cards were pain in the ass, but they looked awesome too.
But you had to be there as early as late '95. and '96...that's when it felt truly out of this world. 3D games existed on PC for very limited userbase, but this impact was something else. You see that every game is a new concept, basically. Even the shitty games were interesting just to look at.
And in it's early days it was THE gaming system, not even PC could do such things with ease.
We got "serious" looking games for the first time on consoles, from FMVs to menu design, color palette...everything felt much more mature.
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SkylineRKR
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True but each FFVII chapter will be a 40 hour game ofcourse. In case of Part 1 this was debatable, I think its being stretched out too much, but Part 2 should cover the world travel part and hopefully feels less padded out.
They can easily downgrade the scale and visuals and release FF at higher pace, but they choose not to. Unfortunate, I think, because i'd rather have something that looks less flashy but at least has more game in it. I wouldn't mind it if FFXVI looked graphically like FFXIV with the trade off that its more engaging in terms of RPG mechanics, and sequels could be released at higher pace. After all, FFXIV sees feature complete expansions with full stories every 2 years.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
It was pretty damn good. That Wipeout/Loaded demo disc that came with it?
Wipeout, what a game that was! Nothing has really come close to that 1st game, the pumping weird japanese sounding techno (even though most was from english producers..), the futuristic feel of something.. futuristic, man, good times! Back when MTV was awsome and you'd be up at 2am and hear that one of the tracks was on MTV fresh or some such, it was all great..
When I think back to those days of gaming in comparison to now you really do get a feeling of just how stagnated it's all become. There is practically nothing thats pushing any boundaries nowdays, even from Sony who blew us away back then.
Playstation 1, cracking console. I still play most of those games even today
Dis
Member
Nooo they killed it in PS4 gen.
None of that chastity shit Microsoft tried on us. Incredible shows, affordable console, incredible games. Remember that E3 2015 prior to Shinji Hashimoto FF7 PSXpierence troll? That was WILD.
Yes we dont have PS3 BC. But we have PS4 BC on PS5.
RoboFu
One of the green rats
What people don't realize because both the PS2 and PS3 were polar opposites is how easy it was to develop for the PSX. That is one big reason it got so many big games so fast at the begining. Compared to everything else at the time is was a breeze to get a demo up and running.
add that to a pretty brilliant designed set of cpu and gpu to run the thing. Basically it was all up to marketing at that point as the hardware couldn't have been a better mix of low cost but with high performance and features.
add that to a pretty brilliant designed set of cpu and gpu to run the thing. Basically it was all up to marketing at that point as the hardware couldn't have been a better mix of low cost but with high performance and features.
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
The console that killed the "games are for kids" myth. Arguably the most important console of all time.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Their biggest game is an Ubisoft template. Spider-Man is an ubisoft game just like Ghost Of Tsushima. How about Ubi-Man?
edit: forgot Horizon is another ubi game.
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Unknown?
Member
Maybe but Sega certainly made lots of ground in that area to pave the way.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
Is this like some kind of internet meme I'm not familiar with?
You mean the ps1 and 2, ps2 competition was pc, it's mentioned on the Xbox commentary video in the last year, their exclusives were convenient for casuals in a good way, cause pc games are usually more complex, second and third party games were second to none, they're better at telling stories where pc games usually compromised in few screen shots with text, the experience was definitely shocking and unusual, you saw metal gear solid, this game as well as other ps games are unique and it has every cause that changed the industry.
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YeulEmeralda
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Hudo
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And in every Xbox-related threads you have people shitting on Xbox. Etc. It's just par for the course on the internet. Console warrrrrrrzzzz will always be there, unfortunately.
Esca
Member
I remember getting a job when I turned 15 to start saving money to pre order the PS1 and games for launch. It was amazing, game prices were great switching to cd. I can't even remember how many games I bought on it. All my money went to games and ways to enhance the experience. What a time
aclar00
Member
Didnt tons of games have sequels?
Capcom had a shit ton during the PS1 and PS2 eras....Resident Evil, Onimusha, Dino Crises, Various Street Fighters and im sure more.
There were like 3 Twisted Metals on PS1 alone, 2 Xtreme games, Multiple Final Fantasies, 3 Crash Bandicoots , like 4 Tomb Raiders...
Banjo64
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kvltus lvlzvs
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Remember when we thought the future was gonna be cool?
Morrie’s wig shop
Banned
Who here was there at the launch?
Because boy, that was a magical time.
Reading about the Super Nintendo CD and Sony collaboration in 10th grade (1993) to owning a PlayStation at launch after graduation (1995) happened at such a break neck sped, that I can't even explain it.
Because boy, that was a magical time.
Reading about the Super Nintendo CD and Sony collaboration in 10th grade (1993) to owning a PlayStation at launch after graduation (1995) happened at such a break neck sped, that I can't even explain it.
JackMcGunns
Member
I brought home a Japanese import 6 months before the US launch with Ridge Racer and Toshinden. Everyone in my family were in awe with Toshinden, running on a Sony 35" CRT, it looked glorious!
Got this controller along with Ridge Racer, worked incredibly good:
Got this controller along with Ridge Racer, worked incredibly good:
Unknown Soldier
Member
They were good when they were the only "mainstream" gaming outlet to review Hogwarts Legacy and even give it a good score
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
I remember it being released and really wanting one after seeing it at my aunties house. I got one a few months later, I always remember this game "pandemonium" she played and it was so bizarre. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemonium!_(video_game)
It was a fantastic machine and I can remember my hometown the piracy was rife after a short while with the pen trick, but it wasn't until I seen GTA3 on PS2 that I was astonished, looking back now it's so quaint really, but it was groundbreaking at the time. Simpler times.
Unknown?
Member
Under their tenure they closed down studios and pretty sure didn't acquire any new ones though.