mibuokami said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
mibuokami said:
dobby985 said:
VGKing said:
You really think they did this because they are listening to their fans? They did this because Sony had too many advantages.
-No DRM
-Lower Price
-More Power
They eliminated one of those advantages Sony had and no it can actually be a competition. Microsoft doesn't care about you, they care about sales. By now they already have pre-order data and I'm betting they were horrified at how fast the Xbox brand was being destroyed. |
Sony doesnt care about you either. No corporation cares about you.
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THIS 100%
Don't be fool by Sony's 'for the consumer' speech, Sony is for Sony and Microsoft is for Microsoft.
The later issued policy that witness HUGE public outcry and the former took advantage.
The real reason why both companies are now clearly stating #NODRM is consumer activism and the voice of the people being heard! We are but pebbles, but joined together we caused an avalanche that toppled the media, Sony and finally Microsoft.
Vive la Revolution!
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Sony has been saying since Feburary that hey had no plans for DRM in their console at all. They hadn't even thought about it. Because of Microsofts actions people werent buying it and forcing Sony to keep the same answer until it sunk in. At E3 Tretton said the same thing they've always said. Sony is a more consumer friendly company that Microsoft. MS is used to listening to no one but MS and only making deals with heavy hitters and their consumers get what they get. This isn't just an Xbox mentality the same goes for Windows, Zune..you name it.
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Sony is more consumer friendly? The same Sony that introduced the Rootkit? The same Sony that made their answer ambigious with respect to DRM and used game? The $599 blue-ray trojan horse Sony? Google the actual stories of DRM back in FEeb, they had mixed messages too, they got away with it because it was February and everyone understand that policy was still up in the air... Many indsutry veteran had already been speculation even back then the posibility of DRM for next gen.
I was a day one adopter of the PS3 and will get the PS4 over the Xbox this gen as well. I like the type of product (games) Sony gives and their policy IS alligned with consumer interest right now.
But as for trust in a big corporation? I reserve that for Valve, because THEY don't have to answer to shareholders, and fat Gabe is filled with love and processed cheese.
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Sony never gave an ambiguous answer, no one was willing to listen since everyone was up in arms aboutn Microsoft. Microsoft scared the shit out of everyone. I dont trust corporations either, but Sony knows where they stand with consumers now since the PS3 incident. Sony has made their mistakes, but their mistakes dont mess with gamer ownership. Sony's screw up with the price of the PS3 was all Kutaragi's fault trying to put everything he could into the PS3 to make it a beast. It was but it caused Sony to bleed from the ears.
