COKTOE said:
Well, true or not, and it looks as if it's not verifiable ( the article says "supposedly", and Jim Whims, the man running SCEA at the time said he never agreed to it ), the concept of such an agreement is ludicrous. Business competitors, agreeing to....not compete? Oh, and PLEASE, not at out industry's trade show. LOL! To what end? To stop mean old Sony from "humiliating" Sega and Nintendo again by offering a top shelf product at a great price? I have my doubts as to veracity of this scenario unfolding as the article purports it may have. An interesting historical footnote nonetheless. :) - I have to drop this bit from the article as well: "On day 2, SEGA PR representative Angela Edwards was outside the convention center with a stack of "Now $199" signs when some Sony people happened by. One of them walked up to her and sneered, "You're pathetic."
Haa. Ok that's mean. I'm surprised it didn't mention that the Sony guys pulled up in a convertible, wearing leather jackets, and sporting ducktail haircuts. When I first read it I was cracking up too. Sony straight trolled their competitors that year if true, haha. we |