Comments on: Social gaming has “not had much of an impact in Japan,” says Sony http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/ VG247.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37398 Tonka Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:39:59 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37398 I thought people met up and played together with ad-hoc wifi lan proximity whatever it's called. I saw lots of people playing in groups of 2 - a lot (iI guess different games in those cases, cap is 4 isn't it?) this summer in Beijing. Reading the preview of MH3 on EG made me think the situation was similar in Japan. Maybe my mistake was that I didn't equate social to "make a fool out of yourself in front of others". In which case we've just had a social experience in this thread. I thought people met up and played together with ad-hoc wifi lan proximity whatever it’s called.

I saw lots of people playing in groups of 2 – a lot (iI guess different games in those cases, cap is 4 isn’t it?) this summer in Beijing. Reading the preview of MH3 on EG made me think the situation was similar in Japan.

Maybe my mistake was that I didn’t equate social to “make a fool out of yourself in front of others”. In which case we’ve just had a social experience in this thread.

]]> By: G1GAHURTZ http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37392 G1GAHURTZ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:31:25 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37392 Greater than me at what? Greater than me at what?

]]> By: Esha http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37389 Esha Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:27:21 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37389 Having played 2ndG, even online with some Japanese blokes (not as hard as you may think), I'd have to say that it's not really a "social phenomenon", it's as much a social phenomenon as Final Fantasy XI is. If anyone could claim that FF XI is a social game then I'm just going to snicker at them, probably behind their backs, whilst pointing. ;p Really, it's just a bunch of people <i>tolerating</i> each other so that they can grind. And having played too many online games for my own good, I know this to be true of pretty much all Asian gaming experiences. There's a point where things lay an expectancy on being <i>too</i> social that alienates the Asian market, and I don't think that LBP tiptoes past that line, I think it goes <i>flying way past it</i> with aplomb. So for me, this is a bit of a <i>durrr</i> statement from Sony. I'd probably have had a heart attack out of pure shock had the game been successful in Japan. 2ndG... social, I'm going to be chuckling over that all week. Also, Gigs: Sony > You. Now I sit back with popcorn and wait for you to <i>asplode</i>. Having played 2ndG, even online with some Japanese blokes (not as hard as you may think), I’d have to say that it’s not really a “social phenomenon”, it’s as much a social phenomenon as Final Fantasy XI is. If anyone could claim that FF XI is a social game then I’m just going to snicker at them, probably behind their backs, whilst pointing. ;p Really, it’s just a bunch of people tolerating each other so that they can grind.

And having played too many online games for my own good, I know this to be true of pretty much all Asian gaming experiences.

There’s a point where things lay an expectancy on being too social that alienates the Asian market, and I don’t think that LBP tiptoes past that line, I think it goes flying way past it with aplomb.

So for me, this is a bit of a durrr statement from Sony. I’d probably have had a heart attack out of pure shock had the game been successful in Japan.

2ndG… social, I’m going to be chuckling over that all week.

Also, Gigs: Sony > You. Now I sit back with popcorn and wait for you to asplode.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37337 Tonka Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:47:05 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37337 Sorry, I meant to say phallocity Sorry, I meant to say phallocity

]]> By: G1GAHURTZ http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37332 G1GAHURTZ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:32:20 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37332 A fallacity? Is that a city built out of fallas? A fallacity?

Is that a city built out of fallas?

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37331 Tonka Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:24:48 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37331 Truth is a fallacity Truth is a fallacity

]]> By: patlike http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37328 patlike Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:20:32 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37328 This is true. This is true.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37324 Blerk Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:58:07 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37324 He's right, you know. He’s right, you know.

]]> By: Tonka http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37323 Tonka Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:54:53 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37323 MH2 2ndG is a social phenomenon is it not? MH2 2ndG is a social phenomenon is it not?

]]> By: morriss http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37322 morriss Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:52:29 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37322 G1GA: You get what you pay for. G1GA: You get what you pay for.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37321 Blerk Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:48:31 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37321 Obvious damage control before the official Japanese LBP first-week sales appear later today. Early indications were showing it sold 'okay', but was easily being beaten by GTA4. Obvious damage control before the official Japanese LBP first-week sales appear later today. Early indications were showing it sold ‘okay’, but was easily being beaten by GTA4.

]]> By: G1GAHURTZ http://www.vg247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-37319 G1GAHURTZ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:42:14 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/11/05/social-gaming-has-not-had-much-of-an-impact-in-japan-says-sony/#comment-37319 Maybe it's because Sony are so useless at coming up with a decent social network. Maybe it’s because Sony are so useless at coming up with a decent social network.

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