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Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:11 pm
by NickSCFC
Great article on how PlayStation became a symbol of youth culture in the mid 90s.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2 ... th-culture“Having been part of the late 80s rave and underground-clubbing scene, I recognised how it was influencing the youth market. In the early 90s, club culture started to become more mass market, but the impetus was still coming from the underground, from key individuals and tribes.
“What it showed me was that you had to identify and build relationships with those opinion-formers – the DJs, the music industry, the fashion industry, the underground media.”
By 1997, there were 52 clubs in the UK alone with dedicated PlayStation rooms. Sony’s other regional offices caught on, and the company was soon sponsoring extreme-sports events and music festivals around the world, including Big Love, Tribal Gathering and later, Lollapalooza.
Famously, the company produced a cardboard flyer for the 1996 Glastonbury festival featuring a PlayStation logo and the words “More powerful than God”. The card was serrated into small sections, ‘coincidentally’ perfect to provide filters – or “roaches” – for joints. It was the phrase that ended up causing more controversy, however.
I'm too young to remember 'PlayStation rooms' in nightclubs though.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:13 pm
by gamerforever
Same here.
There wouldn't be an xbox without sonys revolution!
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:15 pm
by NickSCFC
On the other hand, there may not be a PSN without XBL, we could've been left with PS2's chaotic infrastructure.
A couple more adverts from PlayStation's YouTube channel...
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:24 pm
by gamerforever
[iup=3639990]NickSCFC[/iup] wrote:On the other hand, there may not be a PSN without XBL, we could've been left with PS2's chaotic infrastructure.
You mean without the dreamcast!
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:33 am
by NickSCFC
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 11:44 am
by Herdanos
Spyro is winning the poll?
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've live
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 12:00 pm
by Victor Mildew
Only because knack isn't an option
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:18 pm
by NickSCFC
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2015 6:56 pm
by Preezy
Ahh sweet nostalgia
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 6:36 pm
by NickSCFC
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 7:28 pm
by jawafour
I don't think I could go back to playing the Wipeout series on PS1; the control mechanisms and technical limitations would be just a wee bit too frustrating.
Even so, I'd love to get back into Wipeout on the PS3 - that version still looks and plays wonderfully well. It seems odd (bar Psygnosis no longer existing) that we haven't seen a new version for PS4.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 9:41 pm
by NickSCFC
I'd love to have WipEout HD on PS4 as a cross-buy, it was the first game I ever saw in 1080p and it still looks lush.
Found an old Toys R Us catalogue scan from launch
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 9:50 pm
by jawafour
NickSCFC wrote:Found an old Toys R Us catalogue scan from launch
...
Amazing stuff
. Saturn £388
... and SNES and Mega Drive games half the price of the console
.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Tue May 12, 2015 10:26 pm
by Victor Mildew
God I miss thumbing through the old Argos etc catalogues, lusting after games, waiting for your birthday and Christmas hoping you'll get one of them if you hint strongly enough.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 10:14 am
by Moggy
jawafour wrote:NickSCFC wrote:Found an old Toys R Us catalogue scan from launch
...
Amazing stuff
. Saturn £388
... and SNES and Mega Drive games half the price of the console
.
Megadrive Mortal Kombat 3 is £48.99!
Games really are cheap now.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 10:35 am
by NickSCFC
Moggy wrote:jawafour wrote:NickSCFC wrote:Found an old Toys R Us catalogue scan from launch
...
Amazing stuff
. Saturn £388
... and SNES and Mega Drive games half the price of the console
.
Megadrive Mortal Kombat 3 is £48.99!
Games really are cheap now.
I really don't get why people are suddenly complaining about the price of games?
Wasn't Street Fighter II £79.99 when it came out on the SNES?
When you factor in inflation and development costs the complaints are simply ridiculous.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 10:37 am
by Moggy
NickSCFC wrote:Moggy wrote:jawafour wrote:NickSCFC wrote:Found an old Toys R Us catalogue scan from launch
...
Amazing stuff
. Saturn £388
... and SNES and Mega Drive games half the price of the console
.
Megadrive Mortal Kombat 3 is £48.99!
Games really are cheap now.
I really don't get why people are suddenly complaining about the price of games?
Wasn't Street Fighter II £79.99 when it came out on the SNES?
When you factor in inflation and development costs the complaints are simply ridiculous.
We are complaining about the price of games 20 years ago. The pricing is so stupid that I am refusing to build a time machine to go back and buy them.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 11:29 am
by Photek
Looking at that poll of playstation game series just reminds me how awesome the N64 was in comparison.
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 11:32 am
by Fuzzy Dunlop
Hi Photek
Re: 20 years of PlayStation - "At least I can say, I've lived"
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 11:35 am
by Photek
Fuzzy Dunlop wrote:Hi Photek
I had a Playstation and Playstation 2.
