Head of Capcom R&D slams Sony's Sixaxis Controller

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Neos said:

ion-storm said:
Well there we go there is no innovation hehe. However according to some around here you only innovate if it becomes popular :P

ya it seems so indeed.

i wonder when the day comes sony admits the only thing they do are copying other people's products, and they're good at it admittely, but still, one very good reason to hate a company, with all my heart.

Seems a bit harsh to hate a company becuase they're good at copying products, which seems to me like you're saying they innovate them. Also I would say people have more reason to hate Nintendo: http://www.gamesradar.com/us/wii/game/features/article.jsp?releaseId=20060308165433320026&articleId=2007040911262588028&sectionId=1003&pageId=2007040915472391063

Although unfortunately it is titled the 7 mistakes of Nintendo, it is a fairly unbiased website and review/has features on every game console company. Here are some key quotes:

 

"If there's one moment in time that forever changed the videogame world, it's the day Nintendo stabbed Sony in the back in front of the whole world."

"Electronics superstar Philips decided to ally itself with Nintendo and bring a CD attachment to the Super NES ... except for the fact that Nintendo had already signed a contract with Sony in 1988 for pretty much the exact same thing."

"Problem was, this contract gave Sony complete control over any CD-based games that touched the system, Mario included. Once Nintendo's president, Hiroshi Yamauchi, realized that he would not have the final say on something with Nintendo's name on it, he demanded a solution that put Nintendo back in the saddle. The result was announcing the new partnership with Phillips during the 1991 CES trade show, despite the fact that Sony had just announced the Nintendo-powered Play Station the night before."

"Second, such blatant disregard for contracts made the company appear like a power-hungry monster, always trying to get its way regardless of who it has to humiliate or crush. Third, how the hell did Yamauchi's signature get on that Sony contract in the first place? Nintendo had made its vast fortune on licensing games, so hearing that it gave Sony the rights to any and all future CD titles was appalling."

 

However, even with this behavior in their past, that doesn't make me hate them outright, or make me consider anything from  Nintendo is definately rubbish, just cos, it's Nintendo.