Six Problems With Today’s Disastrous PlayStation 4 Briefing

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I am sorry but the deflection taking place in this thread is nauseating. Nintendo fucking up with their unveil isn't any kind of license for Sony to fuck up with theirs. That is straight up ignorant, because it is reprehensible period. Fool yourselves all you want, but anybody who isn't blinded by mindless brand loyalty knows what the original author of the article knows. Not showing hardware, not releasing the price, and not pinpointing a release date. Are not only glaring omissions, but the lack of those disclosures undermines the credibility Sony sought.

I would like everyone to be honest with themselves. If you sat through a two hour sales pitch, and the salesman never touched on price, when exactly the product would be available, and they didn't even show you any kind of actual representation. Would you write that person a check to cash. I think most of you would never do such a thing. The fact that Sony obviously expect that is actually quite disappointing. Sony was long on promises, but short on what really matters which is guarantees.

The original author also has a valid point when it comes to backward compatibility. We understand why there would be technical issues with that happening. Given that the architecture of the new console would be radically different from its predecessor, but if Sony is going to try to address that with streaming. Then they absolutely need to address how that system will work, and more importantly demonstrate why latency will not be a issue at least in the developed world.

Lastly the original authors gripe about the style of presentation is basically a universal one when it comes to all the players. That doesn't however mean that it is a unwarranted one. Sony should have made a choice about who their audience was and tailored that experience to that audience. Either be a entertainment event, or a business event. All this trying to do both at the same time waters down the message. Business lingo is basically lost on gamers, and just plain bores them. While I have doubts that businessmen want to watch a lot of game videos with their precious time on their dime no less.

I think Sony missed a opportunity here, and I think it is a opportunity that the other players have missed on countless occasions. Had they treated this event as a straight entertainment venue. They could have created a really memorable experience for gamers.