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A Timeless Tale of a Boy and His Rage-Monster
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 02/10/2026
Way back in 2005, during the heyday of the PlayStation 2, as it carried the banner of the 6th Generation after the Gamecube dropped off and the Xbox failed to start, Sony was beginning to think of itself as a first-party publisher, not just a platform runner who courted third-party exclusivity through favorable partnerships and regulations – which was why the original PlayStation dominated. So after a few moderately successful niche titles like “ICO” and “Ape Escape,” Sony, full of its own hubris, began to set its sights higher, developing an uncontrollable desire to create big-budget games with eye-popping visuals that – they believed – would solidify their consoles as THE place to go for THE best games. That fateful year, Sony brought forth both their most pretentious …
