13th August 2003, 6:46 PM
With the PSX it most certainly did. Compared to the N64 and Saturn the PSX was a developer's dream come true, being as how it was so easy to develop for. But Sony's strength doesn't lie in hardware, it lies in marketing and public relations. The PlayStation might have had more help because of Nintendo and Sega's mistake, but the reason why Sony did so well (and still does so well) is because they brought gaming into the mainstream, they got more casual gamers into gaming than anyone had done before by making video games seem cool. Before that gaming was always just a nerdy passtime that kids like me would play when we got home from school, but Sony was able to take gaming and turn it into something cool, something very acceptable to the mass market. The reason why Nintendo is struggling behind Sony and MS is because in most people's eyes, the Gamecube is just a toy for little kids. It's unfortunate but true, and Nintendo really needs to change that image with the N5 if they plan on living through another generation of consoles.