Gballzack said:
1. So its okay for Sony to tell everyone what they can or can't watch because it personally doesn't bother you. Wonderful logic. 2. But how far should piracy protection go? Do you think the root kits on CDs were ethical? What of Sony's abandoned plans of making it so the PS3 game discs couldn't be played on any other PS3 but the one it was registered to was ethical? 3. But the question is, do we absolutely really need something better than DVD-9 right now when less than 10% of the market has a HD TV? And if its only problems are that its not as good as Blu-Ray, I don't see a need to replace it. 4. A hopeless fanboy? Yes, because I'm the one who tried to supplementing their own personal opinion as justification for a corporation playing the role of Big Brother. Listen. You just simply make one excuse after another to defend Sony's ethics despite damning evidence to the contrary. That is fanboyism. Sure Nintendo wants money, but how are the screwing over the consumer? The Wii's graphics? That's a matter of taste, not a sin against man, I can live with them and obviously the majority of gamers can too. The Wii's disc format? Again I fail to see how this is a sin against the consumer. The Wii not supporting HD? Since HD has so little market penetration, why should they make their system more expensive for something most people won't have until the next Nintendo console comes out? Nintendo isn't the same company that said no blood on the SNES or launched the N64, hell its not even the same Company that launched the Game cube. They completely reformated the Company, its leading members and staff during the Gamecube's run to adress their repeated failure and as a result went from the worst selling Nintendo console ever (Gamecube) to the best selling (Wii). What is screwing over the consumer though is Sony forcing an unproven propriotary disc format on the consumer as a trojan vehicle in their gaming console, putting maliscious root kits in CDs and telling the consumer what they can or can't watch through big brother media censorship. Any argument you can make against Nintendo is purely opinionative, irrelevant or without factual basis. And no, not providing the consumer with the top of the line technology isn't un-ethical nor does it make them a bad company, it makes them a smart company, unlike Sony. All you see is what's more technologically advanced and you make any justification after the fact you need to in order to defend it. Simple as that. and your reply proves it. |
1. Yes, because porn is hardly important. It's all over the internet for free and cheaper and more varied than any "movie." Sony is not going to care about anything else being on blu-ray. Despite Sony's good intentions, porn is still on blu-ray anyway. Moot point, really. Again, you ignore that Nintendo is hurting gamers with friend codes for the same reason Sony is not helping porn.
2. Piracy protection will go as far as it wants in order to assure the movie companies they are trying. No issue here, especially as far as Sony's morals. Get over the rootkit thing, it does not define Sony. You say Nintendo has transformed since their mistakes, and yet Sony can't admend mistakes? Non-issue. All companies do some things wrong. Nintendo takes measures to prevent piracy as well. I'm not sure many attempts to prevent piracy can be looked at as unethical unless it hurts a consumer in some other way. Even then, it's understandable. Piracy is wrong, not trying to stop it.
3. No, you do not need blu-ray. You do not need HD. You don't need videogames to progress at all. But it's sure nice when they are able to, isn't it? Well, I think so.
4. Yes, you are a hopeless fanboy, at least so far. You are the most negative person on these forums right now. All you do is attack Sony as if they killed your family. I'm really sorry if they did. You should get the police to look into it. "Any argument you can make against Nintendo is purely opinionative, irrelevant or without factual basis." That's such a ridiculous statement. Are you trying to tell me that Nintendo has done nothing to upset videogame players? Really? I would have my Wii by now if that were true. I hope you don't also think Microsoft hasn't done anything unethical. I really dislike a lot of the things Microsoft does but if they gave me a better reaso nto buy a 360 I'd get one. Would you? Are you that against a company, at least Sony, that you will never reconsider anything? Because, honestly, you seem the most set in your beliefs than just about anyone that has ever posted here. I really hope that you don't continue to waste your intelligence on hating so much. Please don't.
No, I am going to buy a Wii, but there are just as many problems with the Wii right now as there are with the PS3. I think the 360 has slightly more problems, but that's my opinion. I try not to let my opinions completely blind me of the truth, though. I wish you'd try harder.
