What happened was that small time Japanese developers mostly switched to making phone games.
They switched to phone games because the PS3 was such a pain to develop for, while there would always have been a phone market I think both the console and phone markets could have co-existed had the PS3 been an easier platform to develop for.
The PS3's development process and phones were entirely separate events.
I agree, which is why the console ecosystem could have survived had the PS3 been a more welcoming platform.
Well the problem with Retro gaming is investors got involved and fucked the whole eco system up.
You don't really have any room to say that though. What's the point of owning so many games if you spend more time shitposting on a kiwi bird forum (and elsewhere on the Internet) than actually play them? Not to mention your knowledge and experience in japanese videogames is abysmal as it's been demonstrated many times before, and you can't into moonrunes (which would have been fine if you weren't larping as an all-knowing smartass).
This is some serious cope my dude.
You have yet to prove wrong anything I said in the above post
Like what? sharing data that gives achievement dates and hours played. That's all stuff if you put it out there other people can track. Kiwifarms isn't really a site where you do stuff like that.
Because it didn't dominate the competition. Even considering it beat 360 in the end, Wii shat on them both. It was the only generation Sony lost. Well, unless you count Switch vs PS5, then they're gonna lose again.
When you really get right down to it, the PS2 was the pinnacle for Sony. Ever since then, its just been a slow, inexorable march downward for them. The PS4 sold better not because it was an amazing leap forward, nor because it had a good game library, but because both Nintendo and Microsoft just so happened to shit the bed at the same time, which is being proven now with the Switch invariably outperforming it in all areas and metrics.
I could see an argument for either PS1 or PS2 as the pinnacle. I prefer PS2 because the games have mostly aged better, but for its time the PS1 was a juggernaut. Tough call.
The problem is that the Switch is mainly seen as a companion console to a good PC. The Switch being the companion console has not translated to good sales for either the PS5 or the new Xbox. It seems that, for a lot a people it is their main console, just not their only gaming device.
The wii still out sold it
Wait we were taking photos of expensive games?! My copy of Half-Life on PS2 was £1.50 lmao
It's the boxes. Old Pokemon complete in a great condition box with all the crap that came with it is worth something because those cardboard boxes were put into the hands of children. In my opinion that's why Gameboy games are worth more than most perfect condition classic PC CRPGs bought exclusively by sperg lords, or the console japanese editions that are always in great condition.
No one here wants to destroy you, people only wants to help you get better. No one cared or even checked if I left exif data in my Tales image.
I am certain this guy is some dumb kid that has never even been near a PS2. If that isn't a kid, then he's a manchild that needs to roll around in grass.