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[adamsapple]

Same reason "online" people bitched at Sony for making a mandatory psn account on pc.

But every other company requires one on pc for online play

sigh. I see people are still being willfully ignorant about that drama.

 

[Leonidas]

If Sony closed out the PS3 store with a big sale, like Nintendo and Xbox have done, then I don't think there would be an outrage.

I had a good experience with both Nintendo and MS store closing since I ended up buying a bunch of games that were on sale.

 

[Deerock71]

Its all simple af, no1 gives a damn about x360, wii, wiiu or 3ds games anymore

As if there are any working X360s out there at this point.

 

[Skifi28]

As if there are any working X360s out there at this point.

I have one that's been repaired from RROD, but I'm too afraid to even look at it in case it breaks. I mostly think about it these days.

 

[CoreyFlawless]

Easy. Sony/ps3 is the bigger and more popular one and digital for the most part. Also the fact the 360 have backwards compatibility. As for Nintendo, idk. Believe most ppl buy all these games physical. Hell, I’m sure if u look at the switch ps4/5 and Xbox’s, pretty sure switch have more ppl buying physical on Nintendo. But I could be wrong on the Nintendo part. But ps3, no backwards compatible for it.

 

[Mr Hyde]

There was a report recently from the Insomniac leak where it said 2 million+ users were still on PS3. It's such an awesome console people have a hard time letting go. I still use it fairly regularly, both for movies and games. It's also BC with PS1 and have a good selection of PS one classics. The only ones I I'm still missing is Parasite Eve and Brave Fencer Musashi, but I hope for a re-release on current gen instead. And I still shop around for games on the PS3 store, even though it's a fucking pain in the ass. Luckily, I got most of the games now that I want so if Sony wants to close it then go ahead. But yeah, the PS3 is awesome, I will never abandon it

 

[rkofan87]

Blunt way of saying it but yes, there are lots of games locked to the PS3 that people care about and as there’s no way for Sony to emulate those games on the PS5, they would have been lost.

this.

 

[Heisenberg007]

So the second group saved the PS3 store and let the 360 store die. Sounds like the paid Microsoft mouthpiece did PS3 gamers a solid. They saved the PS3 store!

And the paid Microsoft mouthpiece did Microsoft a solid, instead of protecting the 360 store and doing Xbox 360 users a solid. Right? Hence the paid mouthpiece.

 

[adamsapple]

And the paid Microsoft mouthpiece did Microsoft a solid, instead of protecting the 360 store and doing Xbox 360 users a solid. Right? Hence the paid mouthpiece.

They did MS a solid by not protecting an MS service?

If that "group" actually had any sense to hold MS accountable for anything they might actually do xbox gamers a solid too but that group care more for doing corporate a solid rather than the users. They were too busy trying to paint Playstation in that "anti-consoomer" light back then with silly influencer pieces like this at the very start of the gen:

What's the source of the quote you've posted? Googling isn't turning back any results.

 

[Heisenberg007]

They did MS a solid by not protecting an MS service?

Is it really that hard to understand?

Microsoft wanted to shut down the Xbox 360 store. The shill journalists kept their mouths quiet and didn't complain. When the same group wrote anti-Sony articles when Sony tried shutting down the PS3 store and create so much negative PR that Sony had to reverse its decision.

You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

 

[Three]

They did MS a solid by not protecting an MS service?

What's the source of the quote you've posted? Googling isn't turning back any results.

Jeff Grub, VentureBeat

 

[Heisenberg007]

For the players? Try ‘For the Blockbusters’

This title also reminded me of a certain anti-PlayStation campaign that Sony is only interested in doing big games, and not smaller indies.

It's funny that the discourse now in 2024 is "Where are Sony's big games? They are only releasing smaller games." Also ironic that Astrobot and Lego Horizons, smaller kid-friendly games, are scheduled to be released later this year.

Man, these FUD campaigns were always funny. But they get so much funnier in hindsight.

 

[anthony2690]

I honestly think it comes down too, you can still buy backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles on the Xbox one and series consoles after the Xbox 360 store closure.

 

[Codes 208]

I’m more inclined to ask where was the same level of rage when sony practically doubled psn prices after xbox tried doing that and failed

 

[Drew1440]

Didn't people start mass buying games from the PS3 store which convinced sony to keep it open for a few more years?

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Imagine if Gabe said "I'm purging everything made before 2015 from Steam".

 

[adamsapple]

Jeff Grub, VentureBeat

Three, Neogaf.

A link would be nice, no?

Is it really that hard to understand?

Microsoft wanted to shut down the Xbox 360 store. The shill journalists kept their mouths quiet and didn't complain. When the same group wrote anti-Sony articles when Sony tried shutting down the PS3 store and create so much negative PR that Sony had to reverse its decision.

You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Ok. Good on those shills for being the vocal minority that allowed the store to stay open then.

 

[Three]

Three, Neogaf.

I mean I'm not an influencer like Jeff Grubb from Venturebeat but I'm flattered nonetheless. The guy who hugged his Series X then appears to have had the picture removed from the internet. The piss out your butt dude.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Ok. Good on those shills for being the vocal minority that allowed the store to stay open then.

Too bad they aren't forcing their sponsor, Microsoft, to keep the Xbox 360 store open.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Online stores are important to modern 7th and up consoles, how this came to be was because of SONY and the PSN store, keep your head down and keep collecting PS3 physical copies.

 

[cireza]

Is it really that hard to understand?

Microsoft wanted to shut down the Xbox 360 store. The shill journalists kept their mouths quiet and didn't complain. When the same group wrote anti-Sony articles when Sony tried shutting down the PS3 store and create so much negative PR that Sony had to reverse its decision.

You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

Like clockwork.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Like clockwork.

Like clockwork, indeed.

 

[adamsapple]

Too bad they aren't forcing their sponsor, Microsoft, to keep the Xbox 360 store open.

The heroes we need, not the ones we deserve.