*GameFaqs Poll* Most hated Videogame company Right now.

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Arcturus said:

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HappySqurriel said:

 

Back in the day Nintendo sued Lik-Sang because they were selling products to copy/pirate GBA games.

Anyways, the Sony hatred can be explained in one sentence "They charged $600 for a gaming system" which most people think is an insane price.

To me, that is a poor reason to hate a company. If you think their product is too expensive, then just don't buy it.

I don't think it's just the $600 price tag. It also has to do with the fact that the previous version was half the price. Consumers don't like going to the gas station one day and the next day it's double the price.

I know it's a new model, but the PS1 and the PS2 both started at $300. People come into the store thinking the new model will start as the same price as the previous models and are shocked that it has doubled.

 

 I understand that the $600 price tag on the PS3 creates a shock for some people, and they may chose not to buy it because of the price. I just don't see why it creates hate.

With your gas station example, if the gas station that I typically go to doubles the price the next day then I'd simple go to the next one down the street and say to myself "Oh well, thier loss".

I don't understand it either. But consumers are quick to turn on brands that think they have been stabbed in the back by them. Like I said earlier (above), GameFAQs.com is visited by a lot of PS2 owners. I'm sure these same people were hoping to purchase the PS3 but are deterred simply because of price. Now they have to turn somewhere else to get their fix and hence the feelig of malcontent.