Over the past few months I have watched with interest the delays regarding PS3 games, from which I can only draw one conclusion.

First however, let me give you a little information on my background as it has a bearing on the opinion I’ve formed. For a fair number of years I worked at a company that developed remote comms software for hand-held devices [PDA’s, barcode scanners etc., and at that time we were among the top three players in the world.

Now, without boring you with details, you ideally strive to write the best software for the best platform[s] out there. The reality however is somewhat different. What often happens, not surprisingly, is you end up developing on the platform with the best manufacturer support. This support can take many forms, software development tools, training, free hardware etc. However, as we all know, the best kind of “development tools” are the ones you can bank.

As a PS3 [as well as 360] owner I have become increasingly alarmed at these game delays, or more accurately, the actual length of these delays. If it were months instead of the usual few weeks, I would be more inclined to believe the delays were simply developmental issues on what is, after all, a new platform, but it simply doesn’t ring true. To hold up a game for three of four weeks [coincidently, just long enough for consumer demand to wane] from a development perspective makes no sense, hell, it used to take us that long to decide whose turn is was to make the coffee, never mind fix anything.

If I were Sony I would be extremely concerned in both the short and long term. To my knowledge no market, and ultimately consumer, has ever benefited from Microsoft’s entry in to it, as Apple, IBM, Netscape, Novell et al can testify. Microsoft do not compete. They Imitate, Assimilate and Eradicate, they certainly do not Tolerate.

Some people reading this may think I’m some kind of Sony fanboy but they would be wrong. I have no allegiance to them or any other company, why should I? Indeed, if Sony had Microsoft’s effectively limitless coffers, I’m sure they would behave in a remarkably similar fashion. But they haven’t. The reality is they face the most ruthless company in the world, who do not lose.

Ultimately it is not just Sony who will lose, but every gamer.

I read the other day a Microsoft spokesman saying there was “enough room for everyone” in the console market.

I’m sure Julius Caesar heard something similar from Brutus just before he hit the deck….

Street fighter 4 coming and ps3 getting lost plannet.

proof at the below link

http://www.gamesradar.com/gb/ps3/game/news/article.jsp?articleId=2007101714511031010&sectionId=1006&releaseId=20060314115917309058

Folklore 2 (addictively good fun)

Viewtiful Joe: Resident Evil edition?

btw where is our SD vs Raw 2008 Demo

I agree with you. Delays remain exclusive to the DelayStation brand from Sony.