I think there are a number of users on these forums that need to grow up a little and realize something. There are going to be some fights you can win, but there are also going to be some fights that you can't win. We are on the doorstep of another generation, and a lot of you need to learn something about picking your fights, and not getting stuck in no win situations. Listen Sony fans it wasn't the original poster that was hurting you. It was reality that wasn't going to let you spin your way out of this.
There just wasn't a trade up here. Every argument that could be made already had a built in counter argument that made the situation look ten times worse. You basically did a good job of destroying your brand. While if you just held your tongue the damage might have been contained. If you actually hadn't responded, or just been honest about the situation. Where would the argument have gone. Right off the front page.
By the way attacking the original poster won't get you anywhere, because I can about guarantee you that is what he wanted in the first place. It makes you look bad, it makes him look good, and it actually hurts your case. When you are resorting to personal attacks it is a sure sign that you don't have any good arguments to make. This isn't just hypothetical. It is just a instinctive understanding. Have you ever seen two people arguing, and the other starts to spit curse words at the other person. Have you ever once thought that guy was the smarter of the two. I think I can rest my case on that one.
The most damning thing is there doesn't seem to be a lot of thought put into the consequences of arguments. Is it really that smart to say Prologue wasn't a real game. What does that make Sony look like as a company. What kind of company sells half finished products at retail prices. A greedy company perhaps, or is it a company with a total disdain for the intelligence of their customers. Is it smart to ignore standards about exclusivity. You gotta know that Microsoft fans are going to mine this thread. Anytime in the future you say PC means it isn't exclusive. Someone is going to throw this thread right in your face. Your basically laying the foundations for you to be utterly discredited in the future. There are things you said in this thread that are going to haunt you, and you still didn't win.
The original poster basically owned a lot of you guys from the word go. He let you lower your bar all the way to the ground, and he let you discredit all your most treasured arguments. He even let you self deport yourselves into the penalty box. Don't get me wrong I am sure he is just thrilled with the damage he did himself, but I am sure he is probably prouder of the fact that he got you to do the real damage.
Forums are about debate, and some of you need to bring your game up a few notches. Otherwise in a few months when the next generation shows up, and we get inundated with new members. You are going to get just plain eaten alive.
