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Galaki on 02 January 2013

I can spin this.

Sony is only doing this for the good of their fanbase. It's just like advertising, giving Sony more exposure.
More people know means more customers that will find more people sharing what they like.
It's win-win. Sony should be praised.

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Cub on 02 January 2013

It's not fake guys, we had a thread about in vgc, they tagged smash bros, nothing is wrong with that though, this is THE PROPER way to get views. Fans just blew out of proportion because you know.... that's they roll.

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Player2 on 02 January 2013

Chandler said:

Sony using improper methods to increase views on youtube? I'm Shocked!

Shocked, I say!

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bonkers555 on 02 January 2013

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bonkers555 said:
This is nothing new with Sony. They have been playing dirty tricks with fake reviews in the past and have admitted to it and paying fines in multiple countries.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4741259.stm

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-03-15/entertainment/0203150387_1_ridgefield-press-fake-food-critic

That's the reason I take Sony movies, musics and games reviews with a grain of salt.

can company get sued over this

I think they paid a settlement but not 100% sure.

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DirtyP2002 on 02 January 2013

Okay, Sony did this for movies and they did this for music - what makes you think they did not do this for games?

Imagine not having GamePass on your console...

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Cub on 02 January 2013

DirtyP2002 said:

Okay, Sony did this for movies and they did this for music - what makes you think they did not do this for games?

What makes you think reviewers are not part of the advertising machine? I am sure Sony paid reviewers for marketing reasons... but so did everyone else.

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miz1q2w3e on 02 January 2013

Despicable.

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slowmo on 02 January 2013

To be honest, it makes no difference to me so it's not something I'll complain about.

The only annoyance I generally find is when you have music videos on Youtube that you cannot view in your region yet you can find them in the search. It's just stupid.