Will 2010 Be Sony’s Year?
Take a look at what 2010 has in store.Published 16/12/2009 at 20:30 by Gastos84
2009 was a staggering year for Sony and the PlayStation brand. The PS3 Slim, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, inFamous, Vid Store, Vidzone, Flower and Critter Crunch are just a few of Sony’s ever-increasing amount of positives over the past 12 months and even though it hasn’t been officially released in Europe yet, I can not recommend and praise the God of War Collection highly enough. That’s not to say that the past 365 days haven’t been without fault; let’s not talk about the recent 4 week period whereby trophy syncing acted as smoothly as Mickey Rourke’s face! But will things carry on in this positive fashion in 2010?
Personally, I’m extremely optimistic. Even if Sony didn’t introduce new hardware, or improvements to the PSN, the list of exclusive titles coming to the PS3 next year is nothing short of mouth-watering. God of War 3, Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, MAG, ModNation Racers and GT5 to name some of the confirmed games and there are plenty of rumblings about the back end of 2010 being filled with even more exclusives. Add to all of that the fact that next year will see Sony unleash their motion controlled technology and you have even more possibilities opening up. 2010 could even become the year when Sony begin to see a profit from the PS3 hardware.
But, as reported earlier, their plans aren’t stopping there. The PSN is set to become the focus of many new additions and tweaks and 3D gaming may even appear on our consoles. Sure, there are bound to be more complaints, errors and bugs that will make you want to pick up the black box, tie it to the back of a car and take it for a spin around the local countryside but hey, it wouldn’t be Sony without them.
Even when you look at the non-exclusives such as Dante’s Inferno, Red Dead Redemption, Bioshock 2, Brink, Just Cause 2, Dark Void, Final Fantasy XIII and I Am Alive, you get a sense that 2010 is going to be a really historic year for gaming in general.
In the fairness of impartiality it’s only right to say that Microsoft’s 2010 line-up isn’t exactly looking poor, either. Splinter Cell: Conviction, Mass Effect 2, Halo: Reach and Alan Wake are all looking like top titles and of course, Project Natal is looming. It’s unusual for me to be this optimistic about anything so in order to fuel the grumpy old man that lurks under the surface I will say that there are bound to be a few disappointments, there always is. But even if only half of all of the games listed above turn out to be as exciting as they promise then 2010 is going to be one hell of a year.
We’ll have much more on 2010 here on TSA very soon.
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hol | 16/12/2009 20:35
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Good to hear the PS3 is finally getting into it’s stride! I guess all it really needs now is a £199 price point and some decent advertising from Sony telling people just what the PS3 can do.
Cadabena | 16/12/2009 21:41
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Deja vu…
tom_lord | 17/12/2009 01:59
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They have atleast got the advertising there or there abouts. And at £250 with Blur-ray, Wifi and PSN it kind of works out cheaper than a 360 Elite (depending on your usage)
gordon_strange | 16/12/2009 20:36
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i hope the momentum continues. more and more of my friends are getting ps3,and i see this trend continuing over the next 12 months
Ripperfish | 16/12/2009 20:49
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So many games to buy next year, i’m going to be stony broke, cant wait for nearlly all the titles there.
Danlord | 16/12/2009 20:55
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I’m very pleased Sony is getting this good, positive vibe even for next year. Sony really do deserve it with the Playstation brand. The PS3 is set to dominate 2010 no matter how you look it, be it software sales, hardware sales or services and features PSN brings us. The huge list of exclusive games is more than mouth-watering, it’s wallet-emptying
I can see 3D being really amazing, slow to start off as usual with new technology but when it hits its stride it’ll do so in style. Being that Sony partnered with FIFA to broadcast the World Cup in 3D is a big boost to kick-start the 3D revolution, not to mention that James Cameron’s Avatar is in 3D at IMAX cinemas and no-doubt next year it will be 3D on Blu-ray. 3D, no matter what you want to say is going to kick off.
The motion controller I’m still iffy about, I love the whole controller and the amazing sub-pixel accuracy and everything but I don’t see it taking off as the Wii did. I just see other people seeing it as a wii-clone and not really taking the huge sales but I hope I’m wrong. The controller, especially with real 1:1 reaction has huge potential, Red Steel HD port is highly likely anyways so that would be nice to play. Just going to have to wait and see what E3 brings us, I can be sure that Playstations will absolutely kick butt yet again.
gazzagb | 16/12/2009 21:23
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Great news, im really looking forward to 2010. MAG, ModNation Racers and GT5 are what im really interested in!
funkyellowmonkey(ps3 id) | 16/12/2009 21:34
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It’ll be a BIG year for Kratos!
haz360 | 16/12/2009 21:51
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Really looking forward to the next year of gaming. Everything mentioned here is really exciting, and who knows what surprises are in store??
Burgess_101 | 16/12/2009 21:55
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im looking forward 2 all those things awell including the no more heroes HD is looking good
bunimomike | 16/12/2009 22:17
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Lovely year lined up. On par with 2009 or even better. Not interested in 3D gaming (along with most of the nation) and it’s from a financial perspective. I’m not upgrading my TV for many years to come. 1080p will be fine for a long-while yet and I can’t justify anything else.
Gadbury | 16/12/2009 22:42
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GT5 is the big one for me! Looking forwards to all the others mentioned, too. Red Dead Redemption is looking sweet.
cam the man | 16/12/2009 22:47
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GT5 & Red Dead are at the top of my list.
carlosfilippsen | 16/12/2009 22:48
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2010 could be sony’s best year for the ps3.
cam the man | 16/12/2009 22:48
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Roll on 2010
The only thing with 3D gaming is you’ll proberly need to buy a new tv.
Phil_E | 16/12/2009 23:42
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I’m excited about all of the PS3 exclusives that have been announced so far
Alex_Assassin_08 | 16/12/2009 23:46
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Let’s hope the PSN finally tops XBL next year
rht992 | 17/12/2009 00:09
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I am alive’s still being made? good i want to hear more about that game. the trailer was fantastic