| TRios_Zen said: I find it interesting that it seems like mostly the PS3 owning guys are upset by this... IMO, you have to look no further than the Wii to see how wrong the hardcore audience has been in the past... Additionally, it's not like he said, "hardcore players are stupid!". I mean honestly, is this that big of a deal? |
Just because you buy a product does not mean that you should feel any sort of brand attachment to it. Fans of certain companies tend to get an affinity with a brand eventhough they are not getting paid for it and have no financial stake in the success or failure of a brand. The emotional attachment is what makes someone a fan and you need to look no further than Elvis Presley to see how strong emotional connections will create fans.
As I said earlier, it is a loser strategy to cater to a small niche because in the process you will alienate a larger potential customer base. This is comparable to musicians who are overtly political such as Ani DiFranco and other musicians who are subtly political such as Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi. Ani DiFranco will never sell as many records as Springsteen or Bon Jovi because her political views are constantly being pushed in songs and in concert to the point where she gets caricatured as that radical alternative musician who can't separate music from politics.
It is in the best interest of any company, no matter their product to not push a certain view to the extent it caters to a certain segment of the market. You need the whole market to be successful.
