Why all the Sony hate?

[rocketpig]

MikeB said:
Also many online media are run from the US, this may be a reason why the PS3 and Sony is getting more crap than Microsoft and the XBox 360 which is a US company. One thing I am sure about if Sony would have released a PS3 console as unreliable as the XBox 360 the internet would have exploded with outrage.

Actually, they did. It was called the PS2. And believe it or not, Sony got less crap over that than MS has for the RRoD (though they've both received their fair share and for good cause).

I don't hate Sony, I'm just extremely irritated at them. They release a console at twice the price of their last lauch, they don't back it up with games, they take an extremely arrogant attitude with comments like "people will get a second job" or "we'll sell 5 million of these without a single game". In a lot of peoples' eyes, right now they're getting exactly what they deserve. They walked into this generation with a puffed up chest and a cigar in their mouth, boasting how they were the kings of the world. It's refreshing to see a company like that get a swift punch to the gut. They needed it.

And don't even get me started on rootkits, bad MP3 players, exploding batteries, and the other bad press Sony was receiving before the PS3 even released.

But, things seems to be turning around. The games are starting to trickle out, a price drop is happening, and they're working very hard to finish the firmware updates they should have had ready at launch. I've actually started taking more of a positive attitude toward Sony lately, largely due to the words of Phil Harrison. He's the anti-Kuturagi and that's exactly what Sony needs right now. He's down to Earth, humble, and realistic. And most importantly, he cares about making a better system instead of spouting off his mouth constantly.