Interesting post.
But the Japanese value of loyalty has been under erosion for quite some time. The old idea that if the employee gave everything to the company, the company would always take care of the employee has been put to the test by years of recession. Companies have not been able to afford to take care of all their 'vassals,' and the chains of loyalty have been broken in the name of more practical concerns.
Self-interest has been on the rise in Japan for quite a few decades now, and just as Square was willing to turn its back on Nintendo in the name of self-interest back in 1997, it's willing to do the same to Sony today.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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