Sony Blackballs Kotaku

[Sauza12]

You know, I really didn't care more about any of the companies involved in the next gen war in the begining.  I always took the stance that I'm going to buy them all anyways, and I'll get plenty of enjoyment out of all of them.  It seems like Sony is going out of it's way to make people hate them.

Maybe it is some sort of anti-Sony movement behind all of this, but it seems like all I hear about Sony and the PS3 is bad news.  Sony sues Lik-Sang into oblivion.  PS3's wide variety of reported malfunctions.  This Kotaku thing.  On top of that, things like this http://kotaku.com/gaming/...ixed-by-may-eh-240245.php lead me to believe that Sony is under the impression that every single gamer is dead from the neck up.  To a certain extent, they have earned the right to have a bit of swager.  I mean hell, they realeased 2 of the biggest, if not THE biggest, consoles of all time.  But they are rapidly eroding any consumer support with these bone headed moves.

But back on topic, I think Sony is absolutley in the wrong here.  Video game journalists release these kinds of rumors every single day.  Hell, EGM has an entire article dedicated to rumors like these.  For Sony to decide that they don't want that to happen anymore and throw thier weight around like this is just plain insulting.  I think Crecente did the proper thing.  Liek Tan said, it's not even like this is something new.  From what I've read, it's the same thing that both of the other systems already have.

Please, I want to buy a PS3.  Don't make it so that I feel like a traitor or mindless sheep when I do get one.

[Tondog]

And you ignore negative PS3 news because you're a Sony fanboy trying to justify them.

If I'm such a Sony fanboy, then why do I have a Nintendo Wii sitting right next to my PS2? Why do I have a DS instead of a PSP. Sony fanboy? Me? Not really.

So you go right ahead and bend over for Sony...and then suck it off when they're  finished...and then pay them 600 dollars for letting them do it to you.

I'm only sticking up for them because they seem to get a lot of misdirected hatred towards them. And yes, I do agree that 600 might be a bit much for the PS3 at this point. In the future it might be worth that price, but not really as of right now.

I certainly don't mean to be this insulting...it's nothing personal to you, Tondog. I'm just sick of the blind eye that gets turned to Sony's inherent flaws by their fanboy support base.

You can say the same exact thing about any console manufacturer. Be it Nintendo and their limited hardware specs, lack of online play, and lack of games or Microsoft and their failure rate of the 360. Every manufacturer has fanboys that ignore the flaws.

I can't talk for Ton but I for one haven't abandoned Sony because they have delivered for my video game wants and needs in the past and I see no reason to abandon them. This Sony hate which has gripped the internet is downright weird.

That my stance here as well. I don't see any need to leave Sony because they have always provided most of my video gaming needs, and for the rest I have Nintendo. Microsoft would be a contender to take over for Sony if they got a wider lineup of games on their 360.

I wonder if Sony would of tried to pull the same shit to a major US news paper or gaming magazine. Or if they would of done the same shit to that huge Japanese gaming mag. I can't think of how to spell it. I know it starts with an "F".

Famitsu?

PS3's wide variety of reported malfunctions

Like what? My roomate's PS3 has never had a problem.

[shaggy]

What a bunch of bullshit.  If Sony didn't want anyone to know they shouldn't have said anything or they should have all parties told to sign a legal document saying they can't release information until they give the word.  Kudos to Kotaku for showing some muscle and not being bullied by Sony.

[TraderJake]

I know it starts with an "F".

Famitsu. You know, that highly respected Japanese Gaming Magazine.

[Tynstar]

Famitsu is it.

I know it starts with an "F".

Famitsu. You know, that highly respected Japanese Gaming Magazine.

That's it.

[Sauza12]

Quote from: Sauza12
PS3's wide variety of reported malfunctions

Like what? My roomate's PS3 has never had a problem.

 
Just doing a quick search, I found these:

http://www.cheapassgamer....oblem-fix-new-problem.php
http://kotaku.com/gaming/...ating-problems-204897.php
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/745/745439p1.html

Of course, these aren't problems with every single unit and I'm sure that the majority of PS3's will run fine.  Hell outside of overheating, the problems aren't even that big of a deal.  It's just that that is one more example of Sony screwing things up which can really cause problems with consumer support.  Of course I admit that the PS3 problems are nothing compared to the 360's problems.