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Worst Things About PlayStation

by melodicvirus

This list compiles all of PlayStation's blunders, whether they be minor or major incidents - everything will be found here. Don't take absolutely everything listed here too seriously (for the most part). This list is personal preference, and you don't necessarily need to agree with me.

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PlayStation 3

PlayStation 3

Overpriced at launch, and it took a while to get out of the front door compared to Microsoft's counterpart: the Xbox 360. Despite my thoughts about the PS3 being a great console, it was an undeniably hard sell for many people up until 2012.

Jim Ryan

Jim Ryan

I might be alone on this one, but this guy is a complete idiot with no idea what to do with the PlayStation brand - see backwards compatibility below.

PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network

The major incident in 2011 when Sony's PSN servers were hacked affected everyone who had a console, at least Sony had a good response to the hacking incident.

Backwards Compatibility

Backwards Compatibility

Or, generally speaking, lack thereof. Sony has never seen the potential of backwards compatibility like Microsoft has - and that's clear with current CEO Jim Ryan who somehow thinks that people don't want to play old games anymore!

Dead Multiplayer

Dead Multiplayer

Way too many PlayStation games suffer this fate to be healthy. This completely devastated the LittleBigPlanet community forever. Especially egregious is that Sony shut down the servers for LBP without no clear warning beforehand.

LittleBigPlanet

LittleBigPlanet

Sony, listen: Shutting down servers for a game that lived on servers kind of kills what made the game fun to play in the first place. Just take my advice.

PlayStation 5

PlayStation 5

It's like history is repeating itself with the launch of the PlayStation 5. Overpriced, underdeveloped and sold out like crazy. Let's just hope that people are able to get one.

PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus

Don't follow Microsoft's shitty decisions, Sony. Let me make it clear below: PEOPLE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY ONLINE

PlayStation Vita

PlayStation Vita

An underrated platform that went under the radar after Sony released the PS4.

PlayStation Portable

PlayStation Portable

Main models utilize a weird disc format that was easily pirated. Although the PSP was an underrated system, the PSP Go was a digital-only model that was way too expensive for what it offered.

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