UKIE Calls for Sony and Nintendo to Quit the Console Game

UKIE Calls for Sony and Nintendo to Quit the Console

Making video game consoles has long been a losing venture, but one that made up for hardware manufacturing losses on the software end. First party studios within Nintendo and Sony make exclusive content that can only be experienced on their console, and draws consumers in that enjoy that exclusive privilege. Losses on the front-end of a console life cycle is nothing new, but here on the back-end, the UKIE's Andy Payne believes that now is the right time for Nintendo and Sony to walk away from the console making game, and head to mobile.

"I think it would be a massive relief to both Sony and Nintendo to become content-only. Right now, they might not even know it. You know that thing where you take drugs and you think it's the best thing in the world? Then you get off them and go, 'What was I doing?' To answer your question: Imagine any Mario or Zelda property being on the iPhone or an Android phone. They'd get £10 or £15 for it, because people would want to pay to have it on their phone. They would. And that would be amazing. And Sony's content is amazing. I mean, Uncharted... it's just brilliant! I'm not knocking those guys, because they really do make fantastic games. And when we kind of get that bit over, wouldn't it be refreshing to have Nintendo really making stuff for the iPhone, Android, and all the other stuff that's around," said Payne.

Business model aside, there's a functionality that just isn't possible yet on the small screen. The graphics gap might be getting smaller and smaller between the two platforms, but the delivery of the content and type of entertainment that each delivers is wider than ever. Could you imagine playing Killzone 3 on an iPad? I don't think it would have the same effect.

By Bill Hess on November 26, 2011

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lcard55

Why the f&ck would I wanna play killzone on an ipad?
- John Kirby
  
  You don’t want to play it on an ipad. No one does.
  
  I want to sit on the comfort of my couch, enjoy my 50inch TV, 5.1 surround sound, and my high def console games. I want my force feedback steering wheel, six speed shifter, and pedals with clutch. I don’t want to turn by tilting a ipad, or break by tapping a screen.
  
  Payne is not looking at the gaming experience, just short term profits. He thinks everyone wants to play games like angry birds, which are very profitable, but not every game can be angry birds. Payne forgets that Nintendo sold every Wii from day one at a profit (unlike the 360, and especially the PS3). He also forgets that losses for consoles are offset by peripheral sales and game licensing royalties .
  
  Sony and Nintendo leaving the console market would be the worst thing to happen to consoles right now!!! Fan-boy hate all you want, but competition between the Wii, 360, and PS3 is what has led to better games, better exclusives, dropping console prices, and better features online.
- Cool dude
  
  Sony will only gain profit from the PS3 by next year. They had billions of dollars in debt in the development of the PS3. Too bad Sony is loosing money though.
asdf

that bastard can go fuck himself console gaming will never die -.-
- A113N
  
  Why do Yuppies that know nothing about gaming keep thinking that iphone’s and ipads are going to kill the gaming market?
  
  They got nothing on our beloved PC/Console gaming and they have no idea how we will not give it up. They try taking away my beloved Playstation, Nintendo or PC gaming and I’m going to fk them up, go postal.
armagedon883

I would rather stick wasps up mu asshole than use any apple device
PILLS HERE

Mobile gaming? No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no noooooo!!! No thanks, I’ll stick to PC gaming and console gaming.
Underworld

What a retarded idiot. What else can I say.
Truth

Microsoft should stop cuz they can’t even make a durable console.
- Cool dude
  
  Ive heard that comment many times. I never fails to fail. :P
- Photon_Embargo
  
  Such an original comment.
- A113N
  
  Seeing as Xbox is the only gaming platform pay to play
  
  Xbox has suffered the worst hardware failure in the history of electronics
  
  All of Xbox’s best games are on PC
  
  Xbox’s expensive, proprietary upgrades (Wifi and HDD) oh and by the way M$ license of agreement says you can’t use anything but Xbox hardware, meaning so much for the $40 250gb HDD, your back to paying $90 to $120 for a 250gb-320gb where PS3 gamers get to enjoy 500gb for $50
  
  Xbox’s disk scratching
  
  Scams by M$, like making devs sign that dirty contract, Making Halo 2 for PC Vista only, Stopping support of original Xbox, even dropping it on paying orig. xbox customers (paying for live)
  
  The fact that Xbox didn’t have wifi for 5+ years, making you pay $100 more even though the cheap ass Wii has had it since launch.
  
  No browser even though this is M$, Bing, internet explorer, Windows but they can’t do it and Nintendo can. Bla ha ha ha
  
  No exlusive content even though Xbots pay Micro$oft $1,500,000,000 every year
  
  Xbox just needs to go the hell away. It basically has no exclusives to give up to multi plat, and they will be better on PC and Playstation anyways.
  
  Give us Gaming PC, Hardcore Nintendo and Playstation
  
  Let’s put Xbox in their place. They can’t push us around, they can’t screw us over, they can’t screw the gaming industry over. Don’t let them do it again. Xbox 360 was supposed to be the end of Xbox but the online market took over with the 1 year headstart. Make the Xbox 720 be their last console, or lets burn that bitch down before it even goes up.
- Cool dude
  
  Yup, the troll has awaken again…
  
  Bro, stop speaking rubbish.
- abc
  
  @truth
  
  this article is supposed to unite all console gaming owners.
  
  you just have to turn it into a console war. youre pathetic.
  
  and allen i think better of you than that. dont put more wood into the fire.
  
  im sick of these f ucking console wars.
efast

Fuck that cuz that would jus leave xbox n it sux
heavenswarrior121

Lol hes clearly retartrd dont worry guys..BIDEO GAME COMSOLES WILL ALWAYS BE MADE!! Sony,nintendo and microsoft isnt stupid, basically the end of making consoles=end of thay company
- That Guy
  
  the end of their company? for nintendo mabye because theyve been losing money for a while. but microsoft easily makes enough from selling windows and their other software and sony is one of the worlds largest tech giants so i dont see either of them going away by not selling consoles.
Br@D

This guy is an IDIOT.
Philbrick

This might be the Most ridiculous comment in the history of gaming.
nick

lol hes a moron.
Dutch

This guy is just a freaking retard, he doesn’t know gaming and should just quit his life, i feel so bad for his parents.

1. If Nintendo and Sony quit, it would just leave Microsoft. There would be no competition so hardly any reason to bring out a next gen console because i mean whats the point of competing with yourself.
2. Its not possible to put games like Uncharted or Zelda on mobiles, well it is possible but it doesn’t have the same appeal.
3. I get the feeling he’s a Microsoft retard.
4. Someone should just shoot him.
Thal

This former coke head needs to STFU…..its like when u stop taking drugs…WTF?!?!?!

It is never good for an industry to have no competition. Sony Nintendo and Microsoft competing lower our cost and makes them put more things in there console to lure us in.

You know why gas is so high??? Cause we can’t run our cars off anything else. Business 101 monopoly is bad Mkay
lol

WOW what a moron nintendo and sony should go moblie? *cough* psp, ds, psvita, 3ds*
therapist

This dude is smoking some good fucking crack or something. I dont fuck with mobile shit..he can go fuck himself and never talk about console’s again.
AM

I really do like iDevices, and I own an iPad 2 it is a great productivity device and certain games work brilliantly on it as well. However, portable game systems like the 3DS and the Vita are designed around giving a video game experience, and they are also less expensive and provide things like video playback and web browsing and photos at a lower price. More importantly, companies like Nintendo and Sony get an important identity from their hardware, as they build their hardware in order to create imaginative software and they create everything they need in order to do that. A hardware department is something that is very valuable and it is something that should not be removed from a company so hastily. A system like the 3DS may have initially experienced slow sales, but it has now been consistantly been preforming up to or above par in terms of both hardware and software, this shows that the market is still there for portable video game devices as long as they provide great content and a great price (all of which the 3DS did not have at launch, but now that it has them it is doing very well). I for one will be very sad if landmark games like Mario, Zelda, Metroid, Uncharted, God of War, and Little Big Planet start to appear on iDevices and Android devices as opposed to the companies own dedicated hardware.
njb

Is this.guy on crackk?

Y would.Sony and nintendo quit the home console market. They are the oldest and.best in the game. Their not.like.SEGA in the 90′s poppin out a new console yearly. The Dreamcast failed because of SEGA messing around and they lost all.their loyalty. The Dreamcast was an amazing piece.of.kit but the sheer mention of the ps2 killed off any chance of the dreamcast.selling. They practically tried to.give dreamcasts.away.

I will.admit the 360 has sold more than the ps3. But its due to popularity and younger audience. But thats it. Sony and nintendo should.always be in the hardware market. Nintendo make the best family.handhelds and the best family consoles. Without the playstation i couldnt imagine.the industry as it.is.today.
njb

Sony already do.that with their Xperia smartphones.

I have the Xperia play. Wow its amazing. Nothing like.playing some tekken, resi final.fantasy or crash on the way to.work.

Every day more games get optimised for the play and most end.up.being free. The Xperia play is the emulator dream phone. PS1 and anything before can be emulated perfectly.
njb

Heavens warrior.Gaming isnt.the only income for.sony. Do.some.research, its coomon knowledge. Music, film and game industry. Plus they manufacture tv’s, walkmans, sound systems, cameras. Basically anything entertainment wise they are involved. Basically, the entertainment business wouldnt be what it is today without sony. Credit for nintendo, home or.handeld consoles woudnt be the same without them. And we woildnt have mario.

A world without mario is just sad. Lol
Bacon

They didn’t want Microsoft to do the same because they don’t have anything to offer, halo and gears are milked so much they are getting so repetitive and boring
- Cool dude
  
  Yeah sure, judge the game that sells more than what Sony has to offer.
- abc
  
  @Cool Dude
  
  bacon has a point
- Cool dude
  
  I respect you ABC but not Bacon.
  
  Anyway… @Bacon Milking??? What do you mean?? Halo and Gears of War releases free DLCs… And just as much paid DLCs as other games.
  
  If you want a TRUE example of milking…
  
  Check ratchet and Clank franchise.
AKA Zzz

Sounds about right.
- abc
  
  coming from someone who supports activish!t and digital download.
  
  youre credibility is already shattered.
reality

All those problems with the Xbox and it still sells more, butthurt PS3 fanboys, so sad, spending all your time copy/pasting worthless opinions, converting no one, you really should be playing Uncharted or DCUO, since those are the only worthwhile exclusive games. Such a shame.
njb

So cooldude. U admit ur 360 is badly.designed, has problems that everyone.knows about and has deliberate design faults. Who is the blind troll? Anyone who buys a product multiple times even.though.it.breaks is just obssesed or stupid.

I cant understand y ppl still buy a 360 after more than 3 previous 360′s that all had rlod. I know someone who has had 7 360′s..he is just dumb. All so he could play COD. Thats it.
- Cool dude
  
  People didnt buy “3 Xboxs”. These Xbox 360 has 3 year warranties. They have bad re liabilities but they did not buy more units because of the extended warranty. Yes, I do recognize the RROD problems. But they are the PAST. And what I really acknowledge now is the current models (Xbox 360 Slim).
  
  This other person must be hacking multiple Xbox 360s. Or this person could be fixing Xbox 360s. Old models can be easily fixed manually. I know it does sound stupid.
  
  Im sorry, im not a blind troll, I never denied RROD, but its just been so long since that problem has been solved.
- A113n
  
  Bull $hit cool dude. I told you I didn’t want to hear about the 3 year warranty ever again.
  
  XBOX DOES NOT HAVE A 3 YEAR WARRANTY, and they haven’t for over a year.
  
  They took that away as soon as possible and they only implemented the 3 year after a lawsuit and after they were made fun of by just about everyone on the planet.
  
  Plus who knows how many people are out there like my friend that got pissed on by M$ who after 5 RROD xbox’s was told to fk off.
  
  And even at the 10% estimated failure rate it’s still more than 3 times the industry standard. Xbox sucks.
- Cool dude
  
  Erm I thought it was 7 RRODs…. get it right bro.. youre lying again.
  
  Ok, I thought you also said it was a “Thing of the past”… well what happened to that??
  
  Yeah… I thought so…
- A113N
  
  No god damn it. Someone else keeps saying that. It’s freaking 5 and screw you if you think I”m lying. There are thousands others with the same story so WTFE, blind loyalist.
  
  And you brought up 3 year warranty so that’s that. A thing of the past. You can no longer use that, they quitely pushed it under the rug but xbots STILL act like it’s something they still honor.
  
  But they don’t. They screwed you over on that just like RROD, just like pay to play, just like overpriced hardware. Then of course they screwed others on Halo 2 & original Xbox no longer supported or serviced.
unknownRiot

Well I say Xbox should stop making consoles and concentrate on phones I would love to play gears of war and halo on the phone the only good exclusive games Xbox has. Lol they still are horrible games Xbox has nothing exclusive that is actually fun. Look at Sony and Nintendo caring for people of all ages Sony with LBP a game for all ages. Nintendo with a lager variety. Look at Xbox awww boring nothing special about it other than messing up your mind and leaving you cash less.
unknownRiot

One more thing I have to say If you all were true gamers and love real competition like me. PS3 has a great exclusive game called metal gear solid 4 Guns of the patriots. This game having Metal Gear Online being the best mutilplayer shooter ever. If people new more about this game, the PS3 will be the leading console in the fact this game is competitive. Many quit after the 1st day of playing and cry back to easy games like COD.
greenthumb66

What a load of bollocks.
njb

@unknownriot.

Couldnt agree more. Mgs4 is the best game this decade. Mgo was amazing. 3 years i played it for. Its still going now. At least 1 million hardcore loyal players. I wouldnt mind gettin.back into mgo but i suck.now. Stealth team.deathmatch was sick and.playin.as.raiden.an.vamp was jokes. My fave was playin tdm but someone is snake and.another person is the little.metal gear. Trying to get dogtags in the middle of a tdm was hard. Little.robot was.jokes. Stealth and u could.zap peeps

The level of skill was worldclass. Was even.fun when.u get killed, cqc choked. Or stabbed.

@cooldude, majority of ppl cant be bothered with warranty, hassle.of.contacting.ms. Most ppl just brought.another 360 the same day.
reality

Allen will you ever shut the fuck up? No one gives two shits what you think. You’re right, the slim 360s have 1yr warranties, can you guess why? No you probably can’t, its because RROD only effects the older models. Only dumbshits avoided cashing in on the RROD warranty, there was no hassle, they literally said wait a week for the box, send it in immediately, want a few weeks for the replacement to arrive, click, call done. As you PS3 fanboys proved, you can go a month without playing. Enough with this stupid shit, no one cares what you think happened, your friend is retarded, get over it. Vote with your wallet and shut your stupid ass up.
- Donky Dic
  
  I think what Allen meant is that attack of the fanboy recently reported that xbox’s still have a 10% failure rate and that is still 3 times higher than industry standard for electronics.
  
  Also that the 3 year warranty you and other xbots have been boasting about hasn’t been around for over a year. Xbox quietly pushed that out the door.
abc

i have to agree that mgo is the best online shooter ever! best community, best interface, high learning curve. mgo is very underrated. but it sh!ts on all shooters out there especially cod.
Brevs

LOL.
Brevs

HAHAHAH Bacon, your stupidity and ignorance makes me laugh until my eyes are filled with tears. Your like a broken record.

You say the same exact things everytime. ohh erm 10% failure rate erm no exclusives, pay to play, disk scratching, herp no internet browser.

10% failure rate isnt even a proven or accurate statistic.

Most games that are xbox exclusives that have been later ported to pc are the games that are distributed by microsoft. So obviously microsoft is going to put a very popular xbox game onto the pc to make it even more popular.

$5 a month to be SECURE is perfectly fine by me. Because lets not forget the meltdown sony had with their security not to long ago. On related note, xbox doesn’t have an internet browser because of security reasons. I mean, isnt that what a computer is for?

Only the older versions of the xbox disk scratch AFTER they have aged. They definitly do not disk scratch now and they do not scratch because the developers make them do that.

No built if wifi for 5+ years GASP! I cant afford something like that. Suck it up, you will be ok if you dish out an extra $100 or just by an ethernet cable, its recommended anyways.

RROD and RDOD is almost non existant now. Obviously there is going to be that one faulty console out of the bunch from Sony and Microsoft. If the ps3 is so amazing and indestructible then why do you care about warranty anyways?

I hope you notice that all of your statements about the problems with xbox are from the past. The past is nothing now. Today means everything. Today, Xbox is selling more consoles that Sony. Even though sony has been selling well. More games are being bought for the xbox than the ps3. Which means there are more active xbox users than there are ps3. And I dont recall ever seeing a commercial about a game that says “buy for ps3 now”, unless its a ps3 only game.

PS3 users always want there things for free. And of course, sony gives it to them in hope of selling more than the xbox. Free doesn’t help the company, it only hurts it. If more people would buy PSN Plus, I guarantee it would help Sony earn more money. More money = better quality on an already great console. :).