PS3: It Only does Disappointment

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Dodece said:
Given the comments thus far. It feels to me like I was the only one that really bothered to read the article. The real issue the author has with the brand and the manufacturer is that his trust has been damaged. Those are his words, and instead of taking issue with every one of his examples as to how. You should have addressed the core of the problem. Namely that Sony hasn't matched the competition, and Sony hasn't lived up to the expectations of many owners, or for that matter their own rhetoric.

Look it doesn't matter if the difference is a mile or two inches. Sony allowed its customers to think that their console in the end would be leaps and bounds ahead of the competition, and not only didn't Sony match those expectations which they actively fostered. They managed to come up certifiably short. In just about every meaningful way Microsoft did outperform Sony. Whether he should have known better isn't even a fair question. A lot of posters on these forums didn't know any better either.

If some of you had taken your blinders off you would have gotten a real appreciation for the story he is trying to tell, and it isn't one about being biased, hateful, or looking for attention. He was a early adopter of the PS3, and gave up on the console out of frustration, because he grew tired of the piss poor library, the technical hurdles he had to jump, and the horrible implementation. In other words he did exactly what a lot of members on these forums actually did. What did you forget about all those PS3 loyalists who broke down and bought a 360, or jumped brands outright. His story was a pretty common one, and even after all that he did something that a lot of the obviously unbiased users on these very forums wouldn't do.

He actually gave Sony and the PS3 another chance. Yeah I know what a total fucking dick. How dare he put all of his preconceptions aside, and give the product another chance. Unfortunately it seems he can't allow himself to overlook the glaring shortcomings that are still there. Even all these years later. You know what it isn't unfortunate. Good for him. There is nothing wrong with having high standards, and if a product isn't meeting those standards. He does have every goddamn right to point that out to the world.

If some of you want to settle for second best. Fine that is your choice, but don't lambaste someone for having some actual high standards. The question isn't what is his problem. The question is what is your problem. Why are you making excuses, or blindly defending bad results. You know there is a better alternative, and bitching about someone being actually bothered to point that out just seems petty.

While I am at it there is something else that needs to be said. It isn't just a matter of poor taste. Not attaching the link to the original source it is immoral and wrong. If you don't want people to take notice of this individual that is your right, but the right response in that event isn't to post their intellectual property. What you are doing is stealing, and I am fairly certain that if someone did that to this sites staff they wouldn't be happy about that kind of insult. I am fairly certain that you wouldn't like someone stealing things from you either.

Follow the golden rule, and put up the link.

Lol, the only response that needs to be given to you or the article is: His PS3 still works perfectly fine, while his 360 died 2 1/2 years after he bought it.  Which brand should he really be disappointed with?