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In this video, we discuss the rise of the Sony PlayStation brand and the possibility that in the era of the PS5, the brand is being damaged.
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[@LadyDecade]

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[@gregc7699]

Are they Playstation games 😂

[@underwearskids1]

But Lady Decade, I can't even play a BluRay on you. How can you possibly hope to compete with Sony?

[@marcosalvarez5712]

I think your nuts and your underestimating the PlayStation 5 Pro

[@volf3r505]

PS2 was compatible with PS1 because it had its hardware inside, same applies for early PS3s. The problem is that Phony gambled on some highly experimental HW for PS2 (and PS3 too) which made backwards compatibility a nightmare. What is the most insulting in this whole story is that Phony got away with what costed Sega their console business literally a decade earlier (the multi-chip Saturn).

[@SonsOfLore]

Well, when you talk about the pride flag and Saudi Arabia, it's not so much as making money, as much as it is loosing money. I don't know much about Saudi, but I do know about the identity politics. I also know that some countries are completely against it. Meaning, if they hadn't removed the flags, it's possible the game could have been banned. There are many games in the US that are banned in other countries, for various reasons. I could very well be wrong, but in a business sense, Sony could have actually lost money. Now I don't know if things are going to get better, or worse. However, if you're in business, the worst thing you can do is alienate your customers. Alienating customers usualy leads to bankruptcy.

[@juggalo4life247]

Sony is playing Russian roulette with itself...

[@Kirby-Krios]

they'll be fine. worry about xbawks ^_^

[@SIPEROTH]

@@Kirby-Krios They won't be. People are slowly having enough with their censoring and silly AAA focus that producers very few games etc. Sony will be in for a nasty surprise coming PS6. Nintendo is within an inch of winning console wars one and for all.

[@De1usionsofGrandeur]

​@@Kirby-Kriosxbox currently has the best gaming services in the world, owns some of the best franchises in the world, and has started generating windows level revenue while also having first party games... sony on the other hand... has no first party games this year, has lost 10 billion in market value and has publicly stated that they simply arnt making enough off of just playstation gamers so either sony drastically changes what're doing or they will fall

[@De1usionsofGrandeur]

​@@SIPEROTHNintendo isnt even part of the war... currently Nintendo rules the handheld space though now they have strong competition for that spot moving forward should be more interesting for them.. they ve mainly gone uncontested in that space for most of the switchs life

[@SIPEROTH]

@@De1usionsofGrandeur Nintendo is part of the war. This silly idea that Nintendo isn't is false. They sell a console and they sell games. Therefore they are a choice for anyone want to buy a console and games over the other two.

[@Sir_Him]

The PS1 was also far easier to program for than the N64, so it was really a no brainer for devs to make games for Sony instead.

[@maroon9273]

Plus, cd media while Nintendo stuck with the limited cartridges.

[@GoofyPoptart]

The graphic's on N64 looked better but the PS was easier to program for so people would rather of worked on it over the more technical console, esoecially back then cause 3D territory was still new easier on PS to tinker with.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

@@maroon9273 I would rather limited cartridges faster loading times rather instant loading times and N64 cartridges got bigger in rom size towards the end of its console life cycle.

[@RippahRooJizah]

@@GoofyPoptart It's not just the fact that carts had less space, but they were also more expensive (There was a period where the N64 versions of games cost more than the PSX versions). And with the extra space afforded with the discs, that means stuff like more CG movies and higher quality music

[@rockfresh5359]

@@RippahRooJizah most people had both a PS1 and the N64 exclusive games meant the most back then

[@Heathenpride83]

Almost the whole gaming industry destroys itself at the moment.

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Coordinated effort to take a dive.

[@maroon9273]

End of home gaming console is nearing. Pc and portable gaming is the future.

[@kevinburke1325]

Hopefully vr will also rise and more stuff will be on vr.​@maroon9273

[@Zenzuu]

@@maroon9273 this has literally being said in every generation. Consoles will always be around whether you like it or not

[@daniellacomb917]

Its just big corporations destroying everything they touch in the name of greed and political brainrot, which is also usually more greed. its just gotten noticably worse in the last 10 years or so

[@bebopganymede]

Still can't get over how nice of a game collection that is.

[@SosumiInc]

Wait. There's a game collection? I never noticed.

[@chrisstyles4630]

It's not hers it more belongs to her husband

[@rmt74358]

I remember a time where the PS3 gave us a whole list of features. - Free online Multiplayer access with PSN - Blu ray player - Multiple options for storage - Memory stick Pro Duo - SD Card - PS2 memory card - Hard drive - USB - Multiple ways to listen to or watch media - Video Files (Movies, TV shows, Music Videos, or any recorded video - Music - CD Audio, MP3, WMA - Pictures in various formats - Custom themes for the console to use that we made ourselves. - Backwards compatibility of PS2 games, and PS1 games on Disc - Linux installtion on otherOS options with playstation. We lost linux and backwards compatibility on PS3 but had everything else. once PS4 came out we lost everything including our right free multiplayer online access. Couple of years later and the price went up higher. And it just went up higher again a year ago. Sony is corrupted with greed.

[@hardkore360]

The PS5 doesn't even have a web browser, yet my Dreamcast still works online and can browse websites with the CD 😂😂😂

[@BTacticsTV]

That $80 a year made me buy a PC.

[@jonscott3928]

Moving to the future is obviously going to cost more money. Just be glad you can buy a console and play games and dont need to spend $2k on a decent gaimng tower.

[@am_pm.17]

While true, the thing is that it isn't just limited to Sony. In general, the vast majority of today's tech are more simplified and lack the customisability and hardware features that we once used to have. So much stuff is all cloud based nowadays.

[@rmt74358]

@@am_pm.17 Very true, but then again Xbox actually chooses to let you keep the games in your library, they actually let you play backwards compatible games, they are allowing a secondary setup to play ROMs and emulation on Xbox. They claim the Dev Mode is not for emulation, but they know it's going on and they are not stopping it. PlayStation is the system that took everything away and demands more money. PC is the only system that does not, and this is why I prefer it. It is my opinion and choice that I believe PC offers more and Console screws you all over. Plus, the topic is limited to Sony, so that's why we are talking about Sony. We are not talking about tech in general.

[@Stock--Rosso]

“Be nice to the people you meet on the way up; they are the same people you meet on the way down.” Wilson Mizner

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

That happened in 2018 because of the censorship

[@bousch8253]

^^ this.. this is exactly when I started noticing a lot of it happening. 2 years later I had completely reverted to PC/Nintendo Switch only gaming. Gave away my Ps4 to a co worker who never had one, and donated all my games to a small local mom and pop video game reseller here in town. Probably over a grand worth of games. Never bought a ps5 and never looked back. Hell the switch is starting to lose its playtime due to the steam deck I also own.

[@hpickettz34]

All games have censorship.

[@cal2127]

​@@hpickettz34 thats why the industry is crashing

[@AlphonsoFrett-xz6pi]

I hate censorship

[@Zenzuu]

@@bousch8253 you're missing out on some great games. I have a gaming PC, Switch, & PS5. That way I get the best of both worlds.

[@endame90]

Next year I'll have Switch 2 and my PC, and that's all I will need.

[@jennahaze6835]

Then you will port begging from your pc for playstation games to be ported to pc

[@azizalfa752]

@@jennahaze6835Nobody Really Nobody Wants PlayStation Titles Anymore I was Big Sony Fan they Killed with Woke everything they had America is full of poison

[@endame90]

@jennahaze6835 I don't play Playstation games anyway, but thats me, right now have my switch and my pc and I have plenty to enjoy playing.

[@kurenainatsume5802]

​@@jennahaze6835after all this bs i dont think any dev brave enough to have sony as publisher anymore...so yeah keep sking that dk sony boi🤣

[@hardkore360]

​@@jennahaze6835Nixxes bro, it exists purely to port PS games to PC. They aren't stopping anytime soon 😂

[@mouradhalbi1554]

It is certain that the choices of the management of Sony will cause a lot of wrong but they are not the only ones to make bad choices even on the sides of Xbox Gaming is the same. The US branch of Sony is completely in opposition to their past value when Sony was directed by the Japanese branch

[@TexasHollowEarth]

Make Sony/Japan great again.

[@dewrygwyllgi2636]

The reverse of what happened to Sega lol

[@domymbd]

This. The PS headquarter moved to the US so they could compete with Xbox, not for being the PS brand has we all used to know and love.

[@Veganarchy-Zetetic]

N64 cartridges were 4MB to 64MB. CD's are 700MB. Even on 12 cartridges 3 CD's would have been so heavily compressed that the FMV's and graphics in general would have taken a massive hit and looked terrible.

[@darinherrick9224]

Not true. Compression tech could put FFVII on N64. Square turned it down. It’s how you got Resident Evil on N64.

[@Veganarchy-Zetetic]

​@@darinherrick9224 I literally just said it would have been heavily compressed and taken a massive hit in quality. Did you even read my message? Lol Resident Evil 2 on N64 - Bitrate was varied per clip - sequences with lots of motion were encoded with a higher bitrate while low motion scenes could make do with a reduced bitrate. The frame-rate of the videos was halved from 30fps to 15fps - interpolation then is used to make up the difference which improves fluidity. The resolution of the clips was reduced. Every possible nip and tuck were made to find the right balance and deliver acceptable results - and 'acceptable' perfectly sums up the final quality. It's plainly obvious that Nintendo 64's video clips fall short of the original PlayStation version. The brightness is halved, the reliance on motion interpolation reduces fluidity, resolution is lower and compression lossier - all of these things are evident and yet, it works. Bespoke solutions for background and object rendering were also deployed. The overall detail level is slightly reduced compared to PlayStation. The artwork is generally of a lower resolution and the eight by eight compression artefacts visible as a result of its JPEG-like compression are super-obvious, but it works. Additional compression artefacts are visible as a result of the conversion and compression while detail is lost in other scenes due to reduction in asset size. PlayStation simply features more detail all around.

[@Veganarchy-Zetetic]

@@darinherrick9224 Resident evil only had 15 minutes of FMV, FF7 had 53 minutes worth. Just this fact alone would make it impossible to compress onto one cartridge. FF7 was A MUCH larger game all around and would have taken 12 cartridges WITH compression. It would have looked nasty on N64. As far as I am aware there has never been any N64 games on multiple cartridges. It simple would not have been cost effective at all. Cartridges cost WAY more than CD's.

[@jedirun]

seems like Nintendo might be the only one left at the top of the mountain if this keeps up lol history always repeats itself

[@dewrygwyllgi2636]

Nintendo are already doing things to destroy itself

[@am_pm.17]

@@dewrygwyllgi2636 We've heard that story continuously for long but Nintendo simply never dies!

[@allenniumfalcon]

Sony has become too Americanised. Sony should move back to Japan and ditch the blue haired Disney shite.

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

Too late, as Sony is getting thrashed in Japan by Nintendo😂😂

[@allenniumfalcon]

@@Adamtendo_player_1 Ah well. I love Nintendo

[@Frostvul]

That's foolish. The Japan studio never talked to the community. Newly leaks say that Sony will actually discuss their future plans.

[@jstout333]

Never to late to change for consoles. Nintendo has changed many times.​@@Adamtendo_player_1

[@thecrispymaster]

For me as a primarily portable gamer (since I just don't have the time for console or PC gaming as I do it mainly during commutes), the lack of any follow up to the Vita is what's killed interest for me. Hell, they didn't seem that invested in the Vita during its lifecycle which is a shame as IMO it's a really quite incredible handheld. Now that I've jailbroken both my 3ds and Vita and literally have more games on there than I'll ever have time to finish, I just have no reason to pick up a modern console for the foreseeable future. It's a shame that companies seem to have so little interest in portable gaming now, with options being either mobile games blown up to console size or "proper console/pc games" that you can take with you. But neither give the experience of games DESIGNED to be played on a portable system like the Vita or 3ds.

[@GamingDad]

The steam deck is my portable gaming rig of choice. My vita died on me so I can't really say much about that machine.

[@aaronatkinson177]

This whole new generation has been very questionable for sony 😐 🙄

[@lordhorg999]

No it hasnt only terminally online people in youtube or social media think that just in 5 months they have droppe helldivers 2 ff7 rebirth gran blue stellar blade and many other bangers plus vr2 is an amzing way to play but most people on the internet aint real gamers just drama fake outrage junkies.

[@Scott-bh2qb]

@@lordhorg999”many others” doesn’t mention any more

[@ozzy6994]

Both Sony and Microsoft have disappointed me this generation. Well actually Microsoft disappointed last generation too…

[@jimmymac2292]

Give development cycles, I'm hoping Microsoft will turn it around in the latter half of this decade. They have alot of titles coming in the next few years

[@3y270]

Well, Not microsoft, COD confirm coming to GAME PASS and tons of AAA games coming this year.

[@GamingDad]

@3y270 the pulled an EA though by killing a couple of studios, the worst being arkane, Microsoft demanded that they'd make a live service game while they were masters at single player story telling.

[@Guy_of_king]

Microsoft is in better position for now even though they quit hit a few potholes damaged

[@DarthTinderalla-qm9zw]

Game pass $180 annual cost purchased a whole lot more games on steam that I actually want to play. Actually I spend closer to $100 on steam and my backlog still keeps growing. I'm pretty sure I have enough games to last me and the kids until steam launches their next gen of VR. And there's been enough indies to keep us away from AAA for the last few years.

[@Ghennesph]

I always wondered how it was possible Sony had a positive reputation to begin with.

[@dapperfan44]

People can be good in the beginning, that is possible.

[@gloomyvale3671]

1 reason and 1 reason only shareholders, the reason steam is able to stay consumer friendly is because it’s a private company not beholding to investors who don’t care anything for gamers only wanting their investments back with interest.

[@saurelius5217]

The stock market was a mistake.

[@di380]

I loved ROM cartridges, because you could address data directly with the CPU without having it to load it into RAM and at the time with systems with less 512kb RAM that was a huge deal. I think the worst offense from Sony was during covid lockout they did absolutely nothing to protect their consumer base when there was a shortage of PS5s and people desperate enough (fan boys) were paying thousands of dollars to get their precious PS5

[@TexasHollowEarth]

.... and Ebay facilitated it.

[@B33FY2011]

I luckily got 2 at launch, but there was no chance I was overpaying for it

[@mutalix]

Eh how is that Sonys fault? While not on the level of PlayStation due to reseller greed the same thing happened when switch launched and pretty much any high demand item. This is mainly due to reseller greed, and especially the use of bots to electronically snag items faster than a human consumer could ever do on their own.

[@SynecViren]

Giants always fall.

[@justin188541]

Another Patriots fan...

[@thoughtengine]

Did you mention how Sony can also virtually reach into your house and take back what you have purchased, without warning or reason, be it games or media, due to their odd definition of "purchase"? Check out page 21 of the EULA.

[@nikitos3558]

Microsoft, Nintendo and Valve, Ubisoft, EA can do the same on PC

[@danzingcat5949]

I understand that people don't want to talk about politics but Sony practices seem imposed. How do you go from PS1 and PS4 wining strategies to the current ones with anti-consumer and censorship

[@greenkoopa]

The Koopa brand is still going strong, maybe they should've licensed Kart Fighters or Krack the Hack js 🤷‍♂️🐢🐢

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Choose your fave: *_"Do not S**T where you EAT."_* *_"F**k around and find out."_* *_"Get Woke, Go Broke."_*

[@Pegfoxx]

Get woke Go broke is my fave.

[@RogerCasella]

#3

[@ozzy6994]

@@Pegfoxxlol yeah Bud light found out real quick about that one

[@hybrid9mm]

FAaFO is a favourite These spring to mind also “Don’t bite the hand that feeds” “don’t cut off your n0se to spite your face”

[@througtonsheirs_doctorwhol5914]

"Reatards do as reatard does"

[@SiliconSlyWolf]

Not only did Sony do it again, they double did it again, by just flat out denying sales of Helldivers 2 and Ghost of Tsushima anywhere you can't make a PSN account, which is especially egregious for Ghost of Tsushima when you consider it's primarily a single player game.

[@dapperfan44]

The alternative is they need to sell Ghosts of Tsushima at a lower price to compensate for the lack of internet play, which they probably won't do.

[@DSJOO7.]

I still remember the Christmas. I got my PlayStation going to the Sony centre. It come with Tekken one and extreme sports and a memory card. Then I went out and got a copy of die hard trilogy good memories

[@tde439]

Not on the same trajectory… try lowering the friggin price

[@Pegfoxx]

I was a Playstation fan girl from the beginning. Then I went back to PC gaming on Steam & bought a Steam Deck. And OMG the games on the Steam Deck which is a hand held system looks just as good as a PS5, & like you said the sale on Steam store as amazing I got Dead Island 2 which is a new game for just over $20 instead of $60. I sold my Playstation 5 and have never looked back, because this girl is now a PC fan girl lol.

[@ozzy6994]

What’s the battery life on the Steam deck? Is it worth bring it for long business flights over a Switch?

[@007GoldenLion]

Steam deck is actually bellow a PS4 lol.

[@oriongear2499]

@@007GoldenLion No it isn't.

[@cal2127]

​@@007GoldenLion it is but on a small screen it really doesnt matter.

[@007GoldenLion]

@@cal2127 but in a big ones yes. If you preffer portable gaming then steam deck is a great choice

[@spragzpc1]

love these talks 💯..keep the videos coming

[@bebopganymede]

Love that street fighter alpha 3 music in the beginning.

[@youtubeviewer8063]

You've been on a roll, digging the content.

[@juggalo4life247]

Im lucky enough to have experienced video games from the beginning. Many established companies have came and went.it doesn't matter how big a company is.the bigger they are,the harder they fall.

[@mattBLACKpunk]

Even worse than turning down cross platform they even shut down games that implemented it themselves (fortnite I think). That was some serious next level bs

[@weekruined]

I remember when the ps1 came out and with the whole adult thing magazines had a lot more nasty male oriented stuff in them. Big posters and all that

[@LagrangePoint0]

**tsk** noice

[@reinatycoon3644]

LOL That was funny, "Lady Decade does what Sony don't!"

[@Geek306]

Man it seems like PlayStation and Xbox can never catch a break from controversies

[@FamousWolfe]

Yeah but it's their own doing so you can't really feel bad for them. They need to learn the hard lessons and really feel it in their profits before they'll knock off all the anti consumer BS.

[@Aries73]

Instead of making quality games, they've been caught up in pandering to techies with hardware that have microscopic libraries.

[@launchpadmcquack4043]

What's the song at the end credits? :D

[@Tararatana]

Sounds like a remix from Nier Automata ... Grandma Destruction, ma be?

[@nekomorph17]

It's the Star Descent theme from Stellar Blade

[@megasean3000]

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

[@diamondstock7778]

I’ve been a PSN fanboy but then I got an Xbox and noticed it’s SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER. XBOX series X is so much more powerful and has ray tracing. And looks like a legit console. Has backwards compatibility. Better UI. Game pass gives access to many new and older games. Microsoft is being very careful about whom they make exclusive to their systems. Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls and so on. I just feel like they are being more attentive to what is going on. XBOX SERIES X LOOKS SOOO MUCH BETTER GRAPHICALLY. Runs smoother. It’s like night and day.

[@koobsmooth]

These are the types of videos I love from you. Thank you!

[@retrogamer64007]

Retro games looking like gold mines now. Modern anything sucks. Movies, games, books and society.

[@justin188541]

Lady Decade Does What X - Box and Sony Don't 😂

[@fan1701]

This comment is for algorithm purposes. Great video, I don't really have much to add as you have it well covered.

[@c0d3warrior]

This reply is just for algorithm purposes, too.

[@deathmauler181]

2:42 that's parasite eve!

[@Gu1lty075]

That SFA3 music in the background ❤

[@HasaniTempest]

Off topic but I love that purple gameboy advance in that back

[@Mcfigg]

Sold my PS5 no more Sony consoles for me….

[@ravendarklawgaming197]

Same.

[@spoonie821]

OMG!!!! You are the ONLY ONE who spot on. The only thing I would have added is how ALL 3 console corporate manufacturers get when all 3 of them see success but become consumer friendly when they aren't popular anymore. SUBBED!!!!

[@thepeternetwork]

Only Playstation I bought was the first one so I could play Pac-Man World, which was an exclusive at the time... I think. Either way, I never needed any more iterations of the console.

[@deathmauler181]

What an absolute breeze to watch. An amazingly made video. Cannot praise this enough. Ma'am big props

[@wrmusic8736]

Actually N64 cartridge's max size is 64 MB, so that would take 30 cartridges to fit FF7 - if FMVs were to be kept. A gameplay portion of the whole FF7 three disc set would fit a single cartridge no problem. In fact when porting some games to N64 - devs resorted to in-engine cutscenes to make up for the lack of space for FMVs.

[@seriousblurs7996]

That capacity was only available 2 years after FF7 was released though. So even if they would have been sure of that possibility at development time, it just wouldn't have been an option. The end product would also have cost 3 times the disc version.

[@wrmusic8736]

@@seriousblurs7996 N64 developers were ridiculously masterful at what they did with the hardware. Would find a solution. Of course Nintendo choosing the cartridge format was extremely backwards of them, but I guess it's became a staple of theirs since N64. Like following up cartridges with miniDVD - what were they thinking?

[@seriousblurs7996]

​@@wrmusic8736 Well, sure. But that is the case for most anything with limited resources. In the end though, there is only so much you can realistically do with what is given. A full Doom like on less than 100kb does exist. But aside from the novelty of it, it's just not worth the effort for most developers to go to such lengths. Dark Souls discs may be an extreme example, but there is likely tons (or kb) of pointless development garbage even on N64 carts. Oh I know what they were thinking. "Surely no one will buy those expensive mini DVD-Rs to pirate!" ;) I also think that originally those little discs were supposed to go in a caddy, sort of the next gen 64DD. But they skipped it to make them even cheaper. The hatch for the cube is an oddly bulky design, and the disc bay could otherwise be quite spacious.

[@kamenriderovant9676]

Nintendo: Those who own a PS also owns a Nintendo. Sony: We are censoring these parts of the game. Nintendo: We aren't censoring those parts of the game.

[@paulhowell]

I still haven't got a ps5 yet, was waiting for gta6, but that's not coming out until the end of next year.

[@thiagodossantos5741]

Reminds me the Sony with the PS3 YLOD, first years of "new" Playstation and reputation melting, but by different reasons...

[@stevedinisio8982]

Nintendo made a mighty comeback! I love them all. Glad we have access to so many great games. And love your content!

[@terronricketts5867]

I’m new here, can someone please tell me the title of the outro music.

[@Matt-yp6ez]

As far as the switch goes, stick drift is very anti consumer.

[@GattlingCombo]

I haven't played Stellar Blade but the censorship stuff with that game doesn't bother me that much. The details aren't that huge to me. And I actually liked the WiiU 🤣. It gets so much flack but the games were so pretty and the exclusive controls some of the games had like splatoon and and rayman origins were amazing. But yeah Sony. A lot of their consoles were released on the backs of other companies failures. As well as creating the anti 2-D graphics movement which ruined a lot of gaming opportunity.

[@jennahaze6835]

Fools dont realize you can play Stellar Blade uncensored dont update it or play with your ps5 disconnected from the internet 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@8bitAnthony]

The whole cross play thing with PlayStation really sucks.

[@FelipeEscobar86]

saw this coming so went to PC gaming and haven’t looked back.

[@PinkyMcBrain-ps6lm]

...so maybe Sega will make a console comeback! It seems like the market might be opening up for new competition!

[@seriousblurs7996]

I'd settle for Atari or Philips at this point..

[@KROMERES]

That's a banging looking PS5 in the thumbnail. Wish they could be sold like that kinda like an electronic fireplace

[@etrotm1226]

After hearing Lady Decade talk about Sony back in the 90s being the cool kids of gaming, I was thinking that's probably what they still think they're doing. They think the current audience they have are these self righteous, virtue signaling, puritanical, and just socially and politically charge people looking to spread their ideas of what it means to be "progressive", when it's not true that the majority is like that. Then hearing how predatory Sony is when it comes to subjects like inclusivity and caring about certain issues and vice versa, made me think otherwise. All I can say is Sony is just nothing more than a has been. I hate to say that cuz I consumed Sony's products and quite frankly I loved their consoles. I love PS4 and 5 but then seeing them censor my games just really make me feel begrudging especially since I dont have a beast PC.

[@adlorin]

@etrotm1226 Sony catered to gamers, especially competitive gamers; Microsoft catered to non-gamers who wanted to play games casually - two very different demographics.

[@etrotm1226]

@@adlorin .... I don't see how that relates to what I said, but okay.

[@RawPower867]

Sony aren't so cool anymore. They're seen as over-bearing and prudish the same way Nintendo was back in the 90s. History doesn't always repeat itself, but it does tend to rhyme.

[@uxm4life94]

Much like comics- they completely abandoned the fans who got them there in pursuit of the mythical "new audience".

[@Darth001]

Lady D how about we go back to a time where when we bought a game we got the full game with no day 1 patches with no dlc. But if we did get dlc it was a proper massive expansion pack like morrowind for instance Only and everything new was included.

[@ORLY911]

many years in and still only like 5 exclusive games that arent remasters or ps4 ports

[@danijelujcic8644]

Sucks that there are many classics that will never be available on GOG, but those that are, could very well last me a lifetime. Still have a Steam account, though. And my next PC will most likely be a maxed-out Steam Deck 2.

[@adamb416]

More REAL TALK!!! ❤❤❤

[@ninjadog9346]

Sony has become creepy and anti- humanity. It isn’t surprising that humans may cease doing business with such people. The same is going to happen to all other industries doing the same. Enough!

[@dantron69k]

One of my favorite videos you’ve done. Great points!

[@biohazarduncovered]

Wish I could have raved out while playing some wipeout in Bagleys or wherever they had the PS1 cabinets

[@user-tv5hl8zu9s]

I LOVE watching your VIDEOS you are a beautiful kind person 😇

[@saurelius5217]

I remember going on a college trip to Fireaxis Games which his owned by Take Two. This was around 2011. The guy there that we talked to said how great it would be if there was only one console to program for. I asked him "Why not just makes games for the PC?" He just looked at me weird. Well look where we are now! That guy was an idiot.

[@MiguelDeMarchena]

177+3 countries can not make psn accounts, although today they removed the restriction to 5 countries territories of the united states

[@seekingsolutions7078]

Great analysis

[@darcsendeleon5621]

after the Stellar Blade the Buckle I stop playing for the PSN and I used to do it at a monthly basis so I was a little more expensive for me and now I'm happy to be free from the Sony grip

[@TedShatner10]

What's that mid 90s PS1 game where the stage actors are getting burned alive?

[@kordelas2514]

Parasite Eve

[@reinatycoon3644]

Thankfully the 'edgy' culture and attitude culture did not poison and permeate in the magical lovely Square games like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy and such. It was kinda in FFVII but not too much and was nigh no existent in FFVIII and FFIX. I'd be ashamed if Square made a GTA or Mortal Kombat(ugh I cannot stand these two franchised ugh) esque story based rpg.

[@user-tf6om6pq7r]

They're destroying themselves

[@Leonarddejudah]

They got too greedy completely abandoning the average everyday gamer and destroyed themselves… tsk tsk I kinda enjoyed the ride but realizing how they played all of us I feel Nothing💯0…..

[@4kgamingtrailers994]

Ps would do the same but because ms when first and they saw the backslas the canceled it

[@JohnnyProctor9]

Perhaps Sony is the new Nintendo of America? If so, Microsoft's XBox division is the new Atari or NEC...if you ask me, Sony's consumer unfriendliness began when they got rid of the PS2 backwards compatibility on the PS3. That's when I stopped buying their consoles...Switch overtaking the PS2's sales record is inevitable at this point by the way.

[@RawPower867]

Remember they also charged $600 for PS3. Then they reduced the price by removing backwards compatibility.

[@paultaylor9334]

There was so much competition and then as Nintendo thought we dont need the Sony partnership and it was their wake up call as Nintendo just fell off with Sega rising and even the 3do , but price wise and games being made at that time put Playstation right on top. Even when microsoft moved in and ruined everything and drove up prices and helped killing off everyone but Nintendo and Sony which just got better and better. But now its Nintendo bringing it back bc Microsoft and Playstation are woke and liberal activists. So Nintendo has took this last generation and this one easy. And you think Sony would know what it needs but are pulling the same thing Nintendo did when they fell.

[@severinevans346]

I have a PC and a Nintendo Switch. That's all I really need right now. PlayStation is bringing their games to PC. Xbox is too day 1 also so don't have to wait there either. I have plenty of games to play in the meanwhile while I wait for new things. Elden Ring DLC coming out soon. Things are looking up for me really at the moment.

[@badfoot]

What killed it for me was when DLC/patching started. Prefer the hard copy/finished game and no need for Internet connection to play it. Sony should look at the demise of the sega consoles due to the differences they had from their Japan & USA divisions. You have to remember success of the ps2 & 3 was also attributed to capability of playing dvd & bluray films. Also ps1 & 2 were indie-friendly with the dev kit consoles they produced, therefore more games.

[@JOHNN01.82]

A good example of sony not caring about the customers when they released the ps1 classic mini with literally only 20 games and a old non analogue controller that is wired selling at retail price of £100 , thank god people found a way to exploit the hardware and install 180 games and multiple emulators and make possible to use a wireless controller, Sony could have done all this themselves but didn't care about customers

[@slurmsmckenzie.]

To add to the cool factor of the ps1, remember in The fast and the furious letty playing grand turismo on a ps1 in that house party

[@ryanellison1652]

My opinions about gaming now is challenging can’t people really not have internet access and connection in environments where they are live at or possibly in positions where they’re located also.

[@badfoot]

I live in Internet blackspot. I can use mobile data but it's too temperamental to play live console/pc games. I tried satalite Internet but it's expensive, low data cap & latency is a problem. Last console I owned was ps3, I sold it a month after I got fed up of all the constant big updates needed.

[@LegitJDG534]

I remember a family friendly pubs with multiple PlayStations around, the games just being edgy ignores this aspect. This as in the UK.

[@mikelitteris69]

Love the shows Lady Decade but why no intro? You need a cool 10 to 15 second intro.

[@007GoldenLion]

😂 No, why would Playstation Owners care about account creation on PC 😂 their actuall issue is that PS5 is too expensive in Europe(about US$170 more than the ps4 in 2017 adjusted for inflation theres a reason its the only region where it is behind the ps4) and overprogresive directors in their US studios.

[@CursedWheelieBin]

Overprogressive? There’s nothing progressive about any of this crap. It’s all a lie to pander to the blue haired weirdos and corporate circle-jerkers out there who advocate for this crap cos it makes them look/seem oh so virtuous 🙄.

[@WillieTroxler]

These are the types of videos I truly love from you. Thanks so much! 😊🙏

[@kennylynch8575]

yes soon they will B knocked out of the console wars if they keep this BS up

[@onlypvpcaterina-6669]

Yes sony is destroying itself, Same with xbox, Ea and ubisoft. This seems to be a growing trend in the gaming industry, Welcome to 2024 , I mean check out ubisofts new creed title " Afro Samurai " 😆

[@mightymulatto3000]

I called myself bringing my PS4 games to my nephew's since the PS5 was supposedly backwards compatible only to find his console was "digital only". I felt nauseated. To boot he was playing something called Roblox which could probably be rendered on a Sega Saturn.

[@LadyDecade]

He'd probably enjoy the Saturn. My children love playing the N64, my eldest likes Banjo Kazooie xx

[@HH-hd7nd]

2:57 Those types of games have been on computers for many years by that time. C64, Amiga, Atari ST and then PCs have always been the big boys.

[@OkIsAPerfectResponse]

As long as people are opening wallets it will never truly crash. There have been reports suggesting people are spending less on video games including me but I don’t think it will get to a point of a crash.

[@WaynesWorldUnlimited]

I’ve worked in the gaming industry. It’s gonna be slowly shrinking over the next couple of years… it’s pretty much in the works to collapse and get rid of it.. so in the future you’ll just have a small device like a phone with a small selection of games on but overall what you see today will not be around in another 50 years

[@Zenzuu]

A lot of questionable decisions regarding the PS5 generation, cross-play, backwards compatibility and such is due to the leadership of Jim Ryan. Now that he's no longer in the role and with new leaderships taking over, hopefully it'll steer the Playstation brand towards a better path.

[@thanius]

You nail the podcast format, please continue this way