| pokoko said: Even then, some of things people label as 'copying' really aren't. What Sony is doing with the Vita and the PS4 was likely planned even before the Vita was released, so it's unlikely that it copied Nintendo's gamepad. Given the timing, it's also highly unlikely that Sony copied Microsoft's Smartglass idea, as it's doubtful they'd have anything in a polished enough state to tout. It's not like it's even that crazy of a concept, as people have been working on getting devices to communicate for years. The PS4 wasn't thrown together last week, I'm pretty sure. |
You'll have to pry the "Sony copied X" meme from my cold, dead hands, but yeah, people in a given industry all tend to do the same thing around the same time without overtly copying. Odds are that a given idea is being worked on by lots and lots of companies before it ever comes to market. And even if they are copying, it just seems a stupid thing to complain about unless they're copying poorly or something. I mean, Sony made a handheld which is (a) perfect for this functionality and (b) struggling mightily for commercial success and a reason to exist. However dumb it looks for them to "copy" this feature, think about how much dumber it would look if they didn't.
