Sony considering PlayStation Early Access program

[IkePoR]

mornelithe said:

IkePoR said:

You can ignore them giving you the finger, but they're still giving it to you.

To justify companies disrespecting the consumer by making it the consumers fault is ridiculous.  It's like asking a rape victim "what did you do to get raped?"  Even if everyone is "jumping on a train" it doesn't mean they're protected from criticism.

Cancer exists to self replicate.  Do you tell a doctor "No I don't want chemo, the cancer's just doing it's thing"?  Existing to do something doesn't mean it's cool when you're disrespecting the unknowing consumer and contributing to a not far off crash of the industry.

What ever happened to quality control departments? Why does this fall in the consumers lap?  Why is the customer doing the companies job FOR THEM?

Someone who gives me the finger, without my knowledge, is about as important to me as an anthill in Africa.  It's simply not.

Drawing a parallel to rape here is woefully inappropriate, and stupid.  In every avenue of business, the consumer controls the market and the companies react to align themselves with consumer demands, those companies who do not react quickly enough, find themselves in pretty poor financial states, and have to rethink their strategy.

Let me ask you, do you buy cars, houses, or other electronics with zero research?  Why do the same for games, or consoles, or other hardware, just because the pricing is lower?  The 'Oh poor consumer' line is total bullshit, and a cop out of your responsibilities with your money.  Nobody makes you buy anything, nobody forces you to play anything.  If you buy a shit game, that's your fault.  Not the companies.

Again, you're expecting the consumer to do the companies job for it - quality control.  Do I research my products? Sure.  Do the masses? No.  We all know that masses don't research - including Sony, EA, etc.  It then becomes their fault because they all know the masses don't research and continue to abuse them.  But who cares if "they're too stupid" to research right?  You're making cash NOW, screw the consequences later.

The "lets defend consumer despising practices" line is total bullshit.