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radishhead on 04 September 2012

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6244-Sonys-Begging-For-Piracy

The video basically questions (pretty harshly) a number of decisions that Sony has made regarding the PSVita with the claim that people wouldn't pirate if their service was better.

Watch the video, and discuss if you agree with him

- Does Sony have a problem with customer relations

- Did they handle the PS1 game situation badly, or are gamers feeling too entitled here?

- Is the true way to combat piracy "to provide a better service than the pirates"?

- Should we stop posting things from Jim Sterling?



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Conegamer on 04 September 2012

Yes to everything. I liked the video; a bit harsh but the main point was a good one.

The same is true for all companies. Look at Nintendo, for example. Would there be as many pirates if games were localised, patched or had additional content made by the company (Brawl and Galaxy come to mind)? Doubt it. Same applies here really.



 

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kitler53 on 04 September 2012
radishhead said:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6244-Sonys-Begging-For-Piracy

The video basically questions (pretty harshly) a number of decisions that Sony has made regarding the PSVita with the claim that people wouldn't pirate if their service was better.

Watch the video, and discuss if you agree with him

- Does Sony have a problem with customer relations

yes, marketing in general is a problem for them. somehow even the most incredibly, awesomely, consumer benefiting ideas (like cross-buy) are still critisized.

- Did they handle the PS1 game situation badly, or are gamers feeling too entitled here?

for americans, i'll agree that it's weird that other regions got more games early on.  ..but the fact is that sony never made any promises how how ps1 games would be delivered.  sony america has choosen to pad their weak release schedule by having a drip feed of ps1 games.  best business decision?  i dunno.   but..  vita will still get the games just as promised.  for a feature that (in all honesty) is non-critical and still being delivered ... i'm going to go with gamer entitlement.

- Is the true way to combat piracy "to provide a better service than the pirates"?

good luck with that.  sony/nintendo/ms have to abide by laws that pirates frequenty don't.  true, the wii can be "unlocked" to enable dvd playback but the consortium had their IP infringed upon to do so.  same with nintendo games on the psp.  when the standard for "better service" is free and illegal legitimate companies will never compete.

for things that are not IP infringments (just menu layouts or whatever) remember that sony/nintendo/ms are a multi-national corporations that have QC standards to uphold.  homebrew is often buggy and lacks the multi-national communication channels process that is inheret in a large company.  of course they are going to move slower.

- Should we stop posting things from Jim Sterling?

yes.

in conclusion.  i didn't watch the video.



Slimebeast on 04 September 2012

I can't stand the personality type of people like Jim Sterling. The vulgar attention seeker.



Kasz216 on 04 September 2012

Assuming everything he said in the video is true... I could definitely see why the vita has such poor sales.



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Ajescent on 04 September 2012

No matter what Sony does, they still get flack.

Sony: Hey everyone, we're giving away free games for the vita when you buy ps3 versions!

Critics: Boooo, that's a terrible idea, we want original Vita games.

Sony: Hey everyone, we are making some new IP for Vita.

Critics: Boooo, we want games people have actually heard of!

Sony: Hey everyone, we are making portable versions of really popular franchises.

Crictics: Boooo, why would I buy a Vita version of a game when I have the ps3 one?

Sony: So what the hell do you guys want?!

Critics: Booooo, you're suppose to know what we want!



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Slimebeast on 04 September 2012
radishhead said:

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/6244-Sonys-Begging-For-Piracy

The video basically questions (pretty harshly) a number of decisions that Sony has made regarding the PSVita with the claim that people wouldn't pirate if their service was better.

Watch the video, and discuss if you agree with him

- Does Sony have a problem with customer relations

Yes, but they also have a big resource there in form of a very large, enthusiastic fan base who supports and defends Sony.

- Did they handle the PS1 game situation badly, or are gamers feeling too entitled here?

I am sure they tried their best. Nearly all companies over-promise, not just hardware companies but game developers too.

- Is the true way to combat piracy "to provide a better service than the pirates"?

No. First, because it's an impossible mission. Often you can't provide a better service simply because piracy is already the best service (it's very easy and convenient to torrent music, movies, TV shows, and PC games). Second, because piracy is also a moral and legal issue.

- Should we stop posting things from Jim Sterling?

Yes. He is a brutish loud-mouth that makes me depressed.


Me: bold.



badgenome on 04 September 2012

1. Yes.

2. Yes. No.

3. Yes.

4. Yes!



Panama on 04 September 2012

I strongly disagree with the service argument with regard to piracy. If someone offers a $60 game for free but only if it involves dragging your privates through 10 metres of broken glass, I imagine quite a large portion of pirates would still choose to do this over spending $60 on a new game. While a 'slight' exaggeration, it ultimately boils down to the extent a pirate will go to avoid spending any money. Game publishers and developers like to label it as gamer entitlement, I just see it as common sense. If you have the option of getting something of value for free and face no immediate dire repercussions (besides lacerations to your genitalia), no service in the world by any of these Publishers can match that. Even PSN+ that gives you free games every month doesn't come close as a fee is still required.

Also before someone mentions Steam, the downside of Steam is that it's essentially DRM, there's no sugar-coating it, I make sure to buy all my PC games DRM free if possible.

Also I don't mind Jim Sterling. I particularly like his ironic articles. His mere existence is a mockery of video game journalism and for that I like him.



arcane_chaos on 04 September 2012
Ajescent said:
No matter what Sony does, they still get flack.

Sony: Hey everyone, we're giving away free games for the vita when you buy ps3 versions!

Critics: Boooo, that's a terrible idea, we want original Vita games.

Sony: Hey everyone, we are making some new IP for Vita.

Critics: Boooo, we want games people have actually heard of!

Sony: Hey everyone, we are making portable versions of really popular franchises.

Crictics: Boooo, why would I buy a Vita version of a game when I have the ps3 one?

Sony: So what the hell do you guys want?!

Critics: Booooo, you're suppose to know what we want!

 LOL!!! truer words have never been spoken