Sony does what Nintendon't!!

[Zappykins]

BuckStud said:

Viktor said:
Back in the day when I asked a "Media Markt" employee about the newly available Dreamcast he told me to just ignore it and bluntly told me to wait for the PS2. At some point there were also some other marketing people that actively tried to persue people to buy the PS2. So it wouldn´t surprise me this new rumor to be true.

I had a friend that was the store manager of an Electronics Boutique in the 90's.  He told me that Sony (or their marketing firm) hired secret shoppers to go into video game stores and ask about a competing system.  If the sales associate would try to steer the customer towards Sony's system instead, they could win prizes...even trips.  The whole secret shopper thing was well know (again, I'm sure by Sony) so whenever people would go into the store to ask about a competing console, the sales associate would try to steer the customer towards Sony, because you just never know who that customer might be.  Pretty slimy when you think about it.

I have had every system that Sony has released....along with everyone any of the others have released.  At this point in time, I have zero plans on picking up a PS4 and won't be getting a Xbox One anytime soon either.

I've caught HP doing something similar with printers.  Only it was paid people to steer them away from other printers, and to theirs. 

But it just seems unsportsmanlike like to me.  And I think sours the whole reputation.