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Pachter thinks Sony has no games

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Sony’s PlayStation platforms are well known for having more in the way of intriguing exclusives than the competition. That’s the perception, thanks to games like The Last of Us, Heavy Rain, inFamous and the like. But is it really true? The games industry analyst gamers love to hate doesn’t think so.

In the latest episode of  Bonus Round (via GameRevolution), Pachter said that PlayStation Now is a ridiculous service, and that Sony doesn’t have the money to go about licencing games – as Netflix does with content – for PlayStation Now.

Host and habitual Doritos muncher Geoff Keighly responded to Pachter’s criticisms saying that Sony has a wealth of first-party stuff they could offer on the service.

"But you know, Sony has a lot of first-party content," Keighley explained, to which Pachter replied: "A lot is a stretch. Thirty. They have thirty games."

Is he right? This exhaustive list of games published by Sony seems to disagree. Yes, I think perhaps Sony’s list of exclusive games this past generation has perhaps been overhyped a bit, but I think Pachter’s forgotten about the huge library and legacy of PlayStation1 and 2 games.

Many are convinced that Sony’s PlayStation Now is the catalyst that kills console gaming, but I’ve got to side with Pachter here. Though the service obviously works, I just don;t see it replacing dedicated gaming systems any time soon. In the not-too-distant future It very likely will be how games are delivered, but it’s just not feasible right now – but PlayStation Later doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.

Last Updated: February 10, 2014

35 Comments

  1. Umar Reborn

    February 10, 2014 at 14:38

    Sony thinks Pachter has no brains

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    • Jaded_Reprobate

      February 10, 2014 at 14:50

      not only Sony thinks those thoughts

      Reply

  2. ToshZA

    February 10, 2014 at 14:38

    Even in a few years, here in sunny SA we’ll still be calling it “Playstation Later”

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    • Umar Reborn

      February 10, 2014 at 14:38

      in SA lingo, Playstation Now Now

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      • ToshZA

        February 10, 2014 at 14:40

        Or you could go all hipster and say Playstation Now2 (squared, no idea how to superscript in disqus)

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        February 10, 2014 at 14:44

        hahaha so very true and well said Umar. as we all now now could be 2mins time to 2 years time in some cases

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        • Umar Reborn

          February 10, 2014 at 14:47

          Yup that is how we do in SA

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        February 10, 2014 at 14:48

        Playstation Africa Time.

        Or P.A.T for short

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        • DrKiller

          February 10, 2014 at 15:16

          If only school PAT included Playstation stuff 😉

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    • DrKiller

      February 10, 2014 at 15:06

      We just need to figure out how to give someone else the sun.. I don’t care about sunny days 😛

      Reply

      • ToshZA

        February 10, 2014 at 15:08

        Haha, and despite my horrible skin, I love the sun.

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        • DrKiller

          February 10, 2014 at 15:17

          Get out!

          There is NOTHING good about the sun.. Its warm, you can’t watch movies properly, food get old quicker, my Coke gets warm when its close to me etc..

          Edit: Oh, and colder countries have faster internet.. I’d rather take faster internet than the sun 🙂

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          • ToshZA

            February 10, 2014 at 15:21

            Dude, there’s nothing better than lazing about in the sun, slight breeze, cocktails to your left. Just close your eyes and relax.

          • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

            February 10, 2014 at 15:22

            Left? My Sherlock Holmes like abilities tell me you are a lefty. If not then there is some reason as to why you favour your left to cradle your drinks. I won’t go in to details about why

          • ToshZA

            February 10, 2014 at 15:26

            I’m ambidextrous. Some things I am left-handed in, like opening bottles. I can also switch batting in Cricket either way, or use a computer either way.

            Keep your sordid mind under wraps 😀

          • DrKiller

            February 10, 2014 at 15:22

            I can think of a million things better 😛

            PS: You are on the wrong forum with an “outside” attitude 😛 haha

          • ToshZA

            February 10, 2014 at 15:24

            I can think of only one: sex.

            Ps, this isn’t a forum, and when a word begins with a vowel you use “an” instead of “a”.

  3. Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

    February 10, 2014 at 14:48

    Ok, can I just ask why PRATcher can’t just say things straight?

    Why does he have to try and be melodramtaic about absolutely everything?

    Yes, the world isn’t ready for games to be serviced and delivered via things like this. It won’t be for a while. But instead of saying “Well you see the service won’t hold up much because most of the world can’t use it to its full extent for reasons X,Y,Z”, he has to spew nonsense about not having enough exclusives which is not only untrue but makes him look and sound like a tool.

    Seriously dude. You wana be a industry expert? Start using logical arguments. Not trying to sound all important only to then get your facts wrong.

    MAN this guy grills my t**s.

    /rant

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    • TiMsTeR1033

      February 10, 2014 at 14:52

      you have ( . ) ( . ) ????

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        February 10, 2014 at 14:55

        No. But if I did they would be grilled…. wait.. that sounds terrible 0.o

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        • TiMsTeR1033

          February 10, 2014 at 14:57

          it does but I understood.

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    • Jaded_Reprobate

      February 10, 2014 at 14:52

      He has very obviously decided that his ass is a hat… and he is wearing that bitch with pride

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    • HvR

      February 10, 2014 at 15:02

      In his defence (slap me I’m defending this prick) he does do proper in depth analysis. For instance he did a big piece on how service like Playstation Now will be the future but will only be feasible in 10+ years due to technological constraints etc.

      The media likes to quote his ridiculous Twitter one liners and I think he probably post those one liners to stay relevant in gaming news.

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      • TiMsTeR1033

        February 10, 2014 at 15:03

        *SLAP*

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      • Sir Rants A Lot Llew. Jelly!!!

        February 10, 2014 at 15:21

        *SLAP*

        However what you said makes sense

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  4. Jonah Cash

    February 10, 2014 at 14:51

    Went through the list and found Syphon Filter…. Wow I liked that game!!!

    Reply

    • TiMsTeR1033

      February 10, 2014 at 14:53

      It was a cool game.

      Reply

  5. TiMsTeR1033

    February 10, 2014 at 14:51

    lol

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  6. FoxOneZA

    February 10, 2014 at 15:01

    In fairness, we’ve seen PS games being licensed to 3rd party mobile devices outside the PS universe and look at how that backfired.

    Saying Sony has no games is a bit far fetched though. See what spending all your life studying until you are old gets you? O_O

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    • ToshZA

      February 10, 2014 at 15:11

      Loads of useless knowledge that has no perspective in relation to the real world? O_o

      Reply

  7. Brian Murphy

    February 10, 2014 at 18:19

    I don’t understand how people are so narrow-minded and obtuse. Playstation Now is obviously designed with NOT core gamer’s in mind, IE not people who rush out to get a console. It’s for the folks who have a TV, a tablet, a notebook or a smartphone to be able to have an economical way to pick and choose what to play from the massive library that Sony has at hand.

    The desire for a standalone console, is still there, but so is the desire to just play games w/o having to buy a console. That may not speak to most of us (certainly doesn’t speak to me), but it does speak to a very large segment of the population, if price attractively and if it’s plausible given network/bandwidth constraints of some people.

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    • ToshZA

      February 10, 2014 at 18:33

      Well nobody is arguing against its positives, but we’re a South African community mostly here, so our bandwidth connections are really well under par compared to even a good few countries in Africa. Its not even almost viable for us.

      But you do have a point, the casuals who don’t want a console would definitely get value out of this kind of service.

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      • Brian Murphy

        February 10, 2014 at 18:42

        Hah, no I wasn’t referring to you guys, I was referring to Pachter, he keeps piling on Playstation Now like your average PS3/PS4 owner is going to rush out and purchase the service. ‘fraid not. I think the only reason it’s on console to begin with is as a stress test/beta period for their servers, and that’s where it ends.

        I have a BC PS3, and I gotta tell you, the only game I go back to with any regularity is Capcom vs SNK 2 Mark of the Millenium. But, I also have a PS2, so with BC or not, it doesn’t matter, I’m playing the game when I want to.

        My point is, most of us will play old games from time to time on hardware we already own, and have owned for ages. So this service just isn’t FOR us, besides, there’s no world that we’re going to live in for the next 10 years AT LEAST, where streaming a game is going to work out better than playing the game you physically own. There’s always going to be that hiccup in connectivity, controller lag, etc… whatever the issue may be, right now, it’s just better to use the hardware we have.

        But, that doesn’t speak to all gamer’s, nor does it speak to all consumers. Again, we forget that as ‘gamer’s’ go, the old hardware owning, early adopter types are few and far between when stacked up against ‘all folks who pick up a game from time to time’. These guys would benefit from a service that only requires a TV, a tablet, a notebook, or a smartphone w/ a subscription service. That’s a huge amount of people, and if Sony prices it right, they have an absolutely staggering library to offer these people.

        But yeah, all of that aside, I didn’t really mean SA’ers, I know they have bandwidth problems, I mainly meant Pachter’s repeated doomsaying regarding the issue.

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        • ToshZA

          February 10, 2014 at 19:23

          Ok, I agree 100% with everything you’ve said. Unfortunately though, we have a nation that elects a government through majority vote, a government that cares more about personal gain the the enrichment of our nation. It’s a sad state at the moment, one many South Africans would love to find a solution to. Our government promises internet infrastructure, but they don’t deliver. They mysteriously “misappropriate funds”. Quote on quote. 🙁

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          • Brian Murphy

            February 10, 2014 at 19:32

            The key to any politician, is to show them a way to increase their revenue stream/power/influence. You just have to find a way to show them that getting everyone reliable broadband connections can/will increase their bottom dollar. Plus, if 99% of their constituency wants a thing, they’re more likely to vote/propose something than if it’s 60% and the 40% is hideously loud in their objection.

            Politician’s also love sure things, if their voters are fully behind something, they can be ‘pro-active’, or ‘pioneering’ or any other political buzzword you want to throw in there. It adds to their resume, for future political aspirations.

            And, obviously, voter’s need to hold these guys accountable, and that’s another thing the populace can get behind. The internet adds transparency to any Government, because they can’t stop the flow of information. They just can’t. For every smart person in Gov’t, there’s 10 more on the outside hosting their own server, dumping information out that the Government simply can’t easily put a stop to. So, it’s much, much easier to educate a populace to the disgraceful actions of these dickweeds lol.

            As for ways to excite the populace on it, the sheer amount of things on the internet capable of answering quality of life questions (home improvement, culinary tactics, survival guides, automotive guides, farming/irrigation methods, literally anything you can observe or interact with on this planet you can probably find 10 guides on it). There’s so much benefit, and the only sacrifice the Government has to make is that it will make their populace smarter in the long run, which is kryptonite for the shady/corrupt types, but makes good politician’s lives a hell of allot easier.

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