playstation studios levels up stacking the field for game dominance

Piling Higher and Deeper" should be PlayStation Studios' new creed, given their latest venture. In a pursuit that would impress even the most audacious of Jacobean builders, PlayStation Studios has accumulated enough video games to make a teenager consider venturing outside, for fear of developing a very specific variety of square-eyes syndrome.

With their game-stack reaching stratospherical heights, they have unwittingly underscored the enduring struggle of a modern tech firm: how does one support such an imposing gamer landscape without their infrastructure collapsing like a cheap deck chair at a beleaguered seaside resort?

It's a technological Jenga where the gravity of failure is exacerbated by the alarming speed at which gamers can pivot to social media and transform into armchair critics. We're talking Julian of Norwich levels of devotion.

Embracing an 'everything but the kitchen sink' strategy, PlayStation Studios has clearly hit the petrol station sweets aisle running. The result is an assortment of games that would be the envy of a 5-year-old's Christmas list, but the accompanying logistical nightmare would faze even the likes of The Doctor.

The truth is as stark as soggy fish and chips: the ever-present shot at glory for PlayStation Studios will only maintain its vigour if they can balance their ambitious game aqueous solution with the cold, hard reality of technological support and infrastructure.

Make no mistake: there's a tightrope being walked here tighter than an introverted IT manager's budget, yet the determination is impressive. It's the technological equivalent of repeatedly yelling "to infinity and beyond" and expecting to indeed go beyond.

Here at our tech critique site, of course, we view this dramatic tech theatre with a sense of excitement, resilience, perhaps a soupçon of schadenfreude sprinkled with a dry chuckle. After all, if we can't poke fun at the occasional digital tumble, how else do we endure the challenges of that savage mistress known as technology?" Read more here.