Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: "George Bain" Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Portable Playstation at E3 Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:45:48 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 31 Message-ID: <8ebq3s$h221@chuka.playstation.co.uk> References: <38FF30DE.7BAA6F31@easynet.co.uk> <39007ee6.812409@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <8dq5um$3js2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dqo5v$6dl1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8ds0hj$6m1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dsut8$18r1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dtddj$2c21@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8dueih$qft1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8e1k15$4ac2@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <8e1l4r$4ac3@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <39056278.5BFE59E7@easynet.co.uk> <390595c3.5927859@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <3905A899.E03BDC45@easynet.co.uk> <8e7mk2$8lg1@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <39081EC2.4864E336@easynet.co.uk> <8ebodi$em51@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: scee-gw.scee.sony.co.uk X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 someone please start a new subject....this thread is getting long :( "Matt Verran" wrote in message news:8ebodi$em51@chuka.playstation.co.uk... > > > If the Playstation is the ZX Spectrum of the late 90s/early 00s then maybe > the > > current video game boom is heading for another crash. > > I think we are more likely heading to a stagnation of the market, > development studios are starting to write games for the lowest common > denominator in order to make the most cash. Everything will become more and > more publisher led until the general public realises that everything they > buy is a clone or rehash. Of course the way is then open for original > developers to swoop in and make a killing, bringing about a renaisance of > the original game. > > I think SONY have been on the ball regarding original games by introducing > the new price structure, 'emotion' engine marketing and publishing original > games from new developers. They realise the general gamer will *someday* > twig on what games are good and which are pants, rather than just buy the > same game again with a new year suffix. > > cheers//matt > >