Archive for the 'Online Games' Category

Analysis of the PS3 Online: Follow-Up

Posted by Raoul on November 17th, 2006

As if to confirm our assessment of the troubled situation with the PS3’s online support, a number of games have seen their release dates pushed back this week. Our sources confirm that the delays for several of the titles are primarily due to the immature state of the online play for these games.
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Analysis of the PS3 Online: The Ugly

Posted by Raoul on November 8th, 2006

This is the final article in a 3-part series on the PS3 online. You can find the other parts here and here. A short follow-up has also been posted.

After exploring the good and bad of Sony’s PlayStation Network, it’s time to explore the ugly side of their online strategy: development support. This particular subject has […]

Analysis of the PS3 Online: The Bad

Posted by Raoul on November 7th, 2006

This is the second article in a 3-part series on the PS3 online. You can find the other parts here and here.
PS3 online: The Bad
Nothing is perfect, and Sony’s PlayStation Network is no exception. Not once did I mention multiplayer games in the previous piece. In fact, if you scour the internet, you’ll find very […]

Analysis of the PS3 Online

Posted by Raoul on November 6th, 2006

This is the first article in a 3-part series on the PS3 online. You can find the other parts here and here.
Until recently, Sony has been remarkably quiet about the online capabilities of their long-awaited console. We are finally seeing the first concrete details of Sony’s online offering for the PS3. Over the next couple […]

No Online Support for Third Party Wii Games until 2007

Posted by Raoul on September 1st, 2006

I’ve been fairly effusive about the Wii’s potential the last few weeks. So it comes as a bit of a shock to learn that none of the third party games for the Wii will have any online support until 2007. This news comes from deep within an IGN preview of the Activision developed Wii game […]