Why does Microsoft and Sony get a free pass?

[Somini]

kowenicki said:

Somini said:

kowenicki said:

Somini said:

You might want to take a look at this if you're wondering;

Gameranx: "Sony's President of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida confirmed on Twitter that you can play your PlayStaion 4 without ever connecting to the internet. Thus, the Day One update is not required for the console to function."

https://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/393802492229611520

lol... oh come on.

Come on what?

Look.  This day one download thing isnt an issue, it really isnt. 

But to say that a consumer would be happy with a PS4 that didnt get the day one update is just not honest of you.  Its gimped... unbelievably gimped without the update.  Without the update you have no blu ray play back, no online play, etc etc?  Hell, some of the already featured stuff wont be there even AFTER the update.

The update is required.

I haven't said anything about being happy with your PS4 without the update. It's a simple fact that the console will function without the update and thus the WiiU situation can not be compared to this one at all.

Even if having the update was mandatory, this is Sony and Microsoft we're talking about here and they are nothing like Nintendo where people were downloading for hours and hours.