How the PlayStation changed video games forever
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Date: 2023-12-10
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I mainly agree with their thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry. In general people (tripleA publishers) aren't pushing the boundaries like they did around the turn of the millennia. It's easier and financially safer to make a game they know will be decent and then just pour money into marketing so it sells. However, a big part of this is due to the accessibility of the technology and the resulting saturation of the industry. The exact same thing can be observed in the music industry. When was the last time we had something as successful as The Beatles or Elvis or ABBA? Now, anyone with a laptop can make music, anyone with a laptop can make games and so there is much more of both mediums available for consumption. The Cream always rises to the top, but it is just a lot harder to see now across the sea of milk.
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I mainly agree with their thoughts on the current state of the gaming industry. In general people (tripleA publishers) aren't pushing the boundaries like they did around the turn of the millennia. It's easier and financially safer to make a game they know will be decent and then just pour money into marketing so it sells. However, a big part of this is due to the accessibility of the technology and the resulting saturation of the industry. The exact same thing can be observed in the music industry. When was the last time we had something as successful as The Beatles or Elvis or ABBA? Now, anyone with a laptop can make music, anyone with a laptop can make games and so there is much more of both mediums available for consumption. The Cream always rises to the top, but it is just a lot harder to see now across the sea of milk.
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-zorys9947
-By chance, I got to work closely with PlayStation. I feel incredibly lucky. It was also incredibly fun. I'd love to work on something with that same level of challenge and innovation again. The fact that we can't make me a bit angry. It's frustrating. I feel ashamed that things remain monotonous. - Somehow these sentences touch me way more than it should. By all means, of course, I'm not a technical genius who can make groundbreaking inventions, and I know way too well my limit. But I still can relate to the frustration and disappointment as a former game developer who worked on mechanical learning stuff. We did so much before, we knew so much before, we were so good before. What happened after all those years why we still here?
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-By chance, I got to work closely with PlayStation. I feel incredibly lucky. It was also incredibly fun. I'd love to work on something with that same level of challenge and innovation again. The fact that we can't make me a bit angry. It's frustrating. I feel ashamed that things remain monotonous. - Somehow these sentences touch me way more than it should. By all means, of course, I'm not a technical genius who can make groundbreaking inventions, and I know way too well my limit. But I still can relate to the frustration and disappointment as a former game developer who worked on mechanical learning stuff. We did so much before, we knew so much before, we were so good before. What happened after all those years why we still here?
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-Huaiwen
Happy 25th Anniversary PlayStation! Been a fan ever since the very first PS1 my dad bought for me when i was a child, to PS2, PS3 and Now the PS4 PRO was truly a damn blessing. I had incredible memories of awesome First party triple A games and 3rd party games. And to think that this would have never happen if Nintendo had gone with the Idea of using CD's instead of cartridges for gaming. The gaming industry really changed because of PlayStation. I am truly happy to be part of the Sony PlayStation Ecosystem. it is one of my best investments I ever made. PlayStation is truly is -The Best Place to Play-.
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Happy 25th Anniversary PlayStation! Been a fan ever since the very first PS1 my dad bought for me when i was a child, to PS2, PS3 and Now the PS4 PRO was truly a damn blessing. I had incredible memories of awesome First party triple A games and 3rd party games. And to think that this would have never happen if Nintendo had gone with the Idea of using CD's instead of cartridges for gaming. The gaming industry really changed because of PlayStation. I am truly happy to be part of the Sony PlayStation Ecosystem. it is one of my best investments I ever made. PlayStation is truly is -The Best Place to Play-.
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-DaoistYeashikAli
In the end I nearly cried, you can see his passion in his eyes. They were right games aren't fun anymore. We don't see experimental games from AAA studios anymore. The graphics progressed but design is still stuck in the 2000s. Games become more streamlined and easy to appeal to more audience rather than gamers who become gamers after playing those games. Every games feel same. During the 5th and 6th gen every company had their own vision. Nowadays, companies still only recycling the design Philosophies of GTA 3, MGS 2 and Halo CE. AAA Games aren't fun anymore. Thank god we have indies and AAs
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In the end I nearly cried, you can see his passion in his eyes. They were right games aren't fun anymore. We don't see experimental games from AAA studios anymore. The graphics progressed but design is still stuck in the 2000s. Games become more streamlined and easy to appeal to more audience rather than gamers who become gamers after playing those games. Every games feel same. During the 5th and 6th gen every company had their own vision. Nowadays, companies still only recycling the design Philosophies of GTA 3, MGS 2 and Halo CE. AAA Games aren't fun anymore. Thank god we have indies and AAs
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-perpetualgrimace
The interesting thing is, sony moving games into 3d, with more and more advanced visuals each generation, is one of the causes for the more monotonous styles of games these days. So much time, effort, and money must now go into creating high definition assets, that publishers are less willing to take a chance on games which feel less safe, since they could fail and cost a lot of money.
Good news is, obviously, indie games blew up. And as of the past few years it really does feel like Japan has caught up and is making interesting big budget console games again.
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The interesting thing is, sony moving games into 3d, with more and more advanced visuals each generation, is one of the causes for the more monotonous styles of games these days. So much time, effort, and money must now go into creating high definition assets, that publishers are less willing to take a chance on games which feel less safe, since they could fail and cost a lot of money.
Good news is, obviously, indie games blew up. And as of the past few years it really does feel like Japan has caught up and is making interesting big budget console games again.
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-BoomiestBomb
That end hits hard. Ken Kutaragi was a huge loss for Sony. His grand vision for CELL was to turn the internet into a computer itself. Even today, the CELL rivals modern CPUs in many respects. The PlayStation 3 was the last chunk of hardware to be truly excited about. When you buy a PS5 now, you're just buying a PC that you can't upgrade for another eight years. With today's technologies, it would be thrilling to see what could be achieved with very forward thinking architecture. Thanks, Ken.
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That end hits hard. Ken Kutaragi was a huge loss for Sony. His grand vision for CELL was to turn the internet into a computer itself. Even today, the CELL rivals modern CPUs in many respects. The PlayStation 3 was the last chunk of hardware to be truly excited about. When you buy a PS5 now, you're just buying a PC that you can't upgrade for another eight years. With today's technologies, it would be thrilling to see what could be achieved with very forward thinking architecture. Thanks, Ken.
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-Starcrash6984
If you're unfamiliar with the -relationship with Nintendo- or -deal with Nintendo- spoken of at the beginning of the episode, it was an agreement between both companies to make a new game console. For some reason, Nintendo made it instead with Philips and it became the ill-fated CD-i. Yes, the platform that had the most god-awful Zelda games was originally intended to be made with Sony. That's why Sony already had a CD shooter game made when the rug was pulled out from under them.
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If you're unfamiliar with the -relationship with Nintendo- or -deal with Nintendo- spoken of at the beginning of the episode, it was an agreement between both companies to make a new game console. For some reason, Nintendo made it instead with Philips and it became the ill-fated CD-i. Yes, the platform that had the most god-awful Zelda games was originally intended to be made with Sony. That's why Sony already had a CD shooter game made when the rug was pulled out from under them.
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-keithkirugumi2677
Playstation Brought gaming to my country Kenya. A poor 3rd world country but still Sony saw a market and took gaming seriously not only here but in Africa as a whole. The only console maker who took Africa seriously. Playstation is the only console that sells in my country and its thanks to Sony. Thqnk you Sony
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Playstation Brought gaming to my country Kenya. A poor 3rd world country but still Sony saw a market and took gaming seriously not only here but in Africa as a whole. The only console maker who took Africa seriously. Playstation is the only console that sells in my country and its thanks to Sony. Thqnk you Sony
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-asadmukri2553
Congratulations! Thank you for keeping me engaged with all the wonderful experiences. You have always kept the players and games at the centre. Cheers to the next decade of awesomeness of new technology, new experiences, and new stories to tell. The rise of PlayStation 5 is imminent.
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Congratulations! Thank you for keeping me engaged with all the wonderful experiences. You have always kept the players and games at the centre. Cheers to the next decade of awesomeness of new technology, new experiences, and new stories to tell. The rise of PlayStation 5 is imminent.
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-CrazzedKor
Ken Katuragi, anyone else and playstation probably would flop. If you're going to try compete with the likes of Nintendo, need a guy at the helm whose aggressive like that. Mad respect for him, just too bad cell didn't work out, his whole career would be unbelievable if it did.
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Ken Katuragi, anyone else and playstation probably would flop. If you're going to try compete with the likes of Nintendo, need a guy at the helm whose aggressive like that. Mad respect for him, just too bad cell didn't work out, his whole career would be unbelievable if it did.
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-kieran. grant_
It's insane to hear them reminiscing about what they could've accomplished with two more MB of ram. Technology has progressed ludicrously far since then, with 8, 000x more ram in the latest console and a whole suite of technological improvements besides that to boot.
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It's insane to hear them reminiscing about what they could've accomplished with two more MB of ram. Technology has progressed ludicrously far since then, with 8, 000x more ram in the latest console and a whole suite of technological improvements besides that to boot.
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-stevel9627
If it wasn't for Sony; video games would be stuck in the realms of being seen as a kids toy and would never be mainstream as it is now. Nintendo lovers would like that of course but some of us are mature adults now and have moved on from Mario and Pokemon type games
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If it wasn't for Sony; video games would be stuck in the realms of being seen as a kids toy and would never be mainstream as it is now. Nintendo lovers would like that of course but some of us are mature adults now and have moved on from Mario and Pokemon type games
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-G4meofjones
My gosh, these guys were working with 8MB of memory, being told it would have 4MB and ending up with only 2MB!
2MB of memory was all it took to help create some of the most impactful media in my life with Final Fantasy IX (my first FF) and Metal Gear Solid.
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My gosh, these guys were working with 8MB of memory, being told it would have 4MB and ending up with only 2MB!
2MB of memory was all it took to help create some of the most impactful media in my life with Final Fantasy IX (my first FF) and Metal Gear Solid.
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-tjeerdtrekkie1030
Amazing video! Great game journalism!
Also nice to hear the opinions and assessments about the whole partnership fiasco back in the day from people who were actually there and dealing with it rather then to hear it from outside sources.
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Amazing video! Great game journalism!
Also nice to hear the opinions and assessments about the whole partnership fiasco back in the day from people who were actually there and dealing with it rather then to hear it from outside sources.
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-CR0SSJ
Holy f. the PS3 was already thought even b4 the development of PS1? And rip the idea of 1-3 being all compatible with each other: ( But Kutaragi also already thought MS was their competitor is amazing. Probably in a different way but still.
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Holy f. the PS3 was already thought even b4 the development of PS1? And rip the idea of 1-3 being all compatible with each other: ( But Kutaragi also already thought MS was their competitor is amazing. Probably in a different way but still.
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-rajasnagpurkar
Solid ending, made me feel the aggressive passion behind their development goals. This changed my perspective and really made me feel like a partnership with Nintendo would not have alloted them as much success as they have now
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Solid ending, made me feel the aggressive passion behind their development goals. This changed my perspective and really made me feel like a partnership with Nintendo would not have alloted them as much success as they have now
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-mamocito
This has got to be one of the best videos on the history of Playstation; a casual talk between former partners from back then while in the middle of food and drinks is a brilliant idea. Wish i the video was 90 minutes long. Cheers
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This has got to be one of the best videos on the history of Playstation; a casual talk between former partners from back then while in the middle of food and drinks is a brilliant idea. Wish i the video was 90 minutes long. Cheers
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-Rob02150
The passion those men have for their product is beautiful. I can't imagine how exciting it must have been to have worked on the system that changed it all.
Congratulations on the 25 years Sony. You did good.
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The passion those men have for their product is beautiful. I can't imagine how exciting it must have been to have worked on the system that changed it all.
Congratulations on the 25 years Sony. You did good.
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-thedamnyankee1
Don't loose the unused stuff from this project. These kinds of interviews will be invaluable to historians in the future, even if they where not quite right for this top shelf documentary.
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Don't loose the unused stuff from this project. These kinds of interviews will be invaluable to historians in the future, even if they where not quite right for this top shelf documentary.
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-princegroove
This captures the very essence of PlayStation; it-s something the LBOX simply doesn-t inspire, and cannot replicate.
Excellent filmmaking, by the way. Cheers!
- Playstaaaaation!
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This captures the very essence of PlayStation; it-s something the LBOX simply doesn-t inspire, and cannot replicate.
Excellent filmmaking, by the way. Cheers!
- Playstaaaaation!
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-Jaylestial
This was so fabulous to see. It really means a lot to have such an amazing inside look and conversation about how this system truly shaped my childhood. Thanks for the stellar content.
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This was so fabulous to see. It really means a lot to have such an amazing inside look and conversation about how this system truly shaped my childhood. Thanks for the stellar content.
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-treyconover4107
Good video but for real could you all make the font larger in the future? It made watching a lot more distracting and I don't think it'd even be possible for people on the phone.
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Good video but for real could you all make the font larger in the future? It made watching a lot more distracting and I don't think it'd even be possible for people on the phone.
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-overkill1473
Translation, Kazuyuki Hashimoto: -We chose the big money over true passion. And while on topic, the above docu is a carbon copy of the recent Archipel Dreamcast docu.
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Translation, Kazuyuki Hashimoto: -We chose the big money over true passion. And while on topic, the above docu is a carbon copy of the recent Archipel Dreamcast docu.
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-Kevin_40
2023. i got ps1 launch day usa 9/9/95 i was 13 years old. Still to this day I love PlayStation. :) Part of my life. I will be 100 years old playing PlayStation.
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2023. i got ps1 launch day usa 9/9/95 i was 13 years old. Still to this day I love PlayStation. :) Part of my life. I will be 100 years old playing PlayStation.
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-eduardopena5726
This is just perfect. Archipel does an amazing job at capturing the essence of the interviews. You should definitely do more collaborations with them.
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This is just perfect. Archipel does an amazing job at capturing the essence of the interviews. You should definitely do more collaborations with them.
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-kieran. grant_
It's kinda cool seeing them talk about how games aren't changing that much, when we just barely got the biggest game changer in years with the PS5.
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It's kinda cool seeing them talk about how games aren't changing that much, when we just barely got the biggest game changer in years with the PS5.
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-thevoidlord1796
Polygon-s video team is wild because it both creates stuff like Overboard and Unravelled alongside this, and both categories are masterpieces.
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Polygon-s video team is wild because it both creates stuff like Overboard and Unravelled alongside this, and both categories are masterpieces.
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-HeyItsLollie
I knew the editing style felt familiar, awesome to see Polygon and Archipel team up like this. Hope to see more efforts like this in the future!
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I knew the editing style felt familiar, awesome to see Polygon and Archipel team up like this. Hope to see more efforts like this in the future!
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-jackferry226
I can't believe in that whole (amazing) documentary about the making of the PlayStation, we never even saw a PlayStation or a single game.
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I can't believe in that whole (amazing) documentary about the making of the PlayStation, we never even saw a PlayStation or a single game.
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-cad-wm9uj
Harada's Bar interview with Sakurai led to the interview with Ken Kutaragi led to this video. So full of insights and wisdoms.
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Harada's Bar interview with Sakurai led to the interview with Ken Kutaragi led to this video. So full of insights and wisdoms.
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