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pezus said:

It was silly because PS4 isn't out yet...

And calling the WiiU a failure is just as silly because it hasn't even been out for a year. So they're both just as silly, one makes it just much more obvious.

And the fact that you don't get it proves OP.



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Mods are huge Sony fanboys, that's why! And every one of them. I also believe that Sony agents pay them money for their work! Just like Sony is moneyhatting the gaming media and indies, by lending them PS4 devkits for free.
PS. double standards.



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

eFKac said:
Mods are huge Sony fanboys, that's why! And every one of them. I also believe that Sony agents pay them money for their work! Just like Sony is moneyhatting the gaming media and indies, by lending them PS4 devkits for free.
PS. double standards.

Mods aren't Sony fanboys, I disagree. They are simply at the mercy of the droves.



The Wii U is out and has sold poorly. That thread made perfect sense.

The PS4 is not out. Your thread made no sense.

And now you're posting a thread in the forums to complain about a thread being locked, and this thread is going to be locked as well.



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I think the topic of "concept vs. execution", even if it was poorly thought out in the OP of the first thread, is an interesting one. Because problems with execution is something you can overcome with time & effort; whereas problems with concept is something that can never get better.

So in the context of Wii-U, which is struggling worldwide at the moment, you can examine whether this is simply a poor time for the console that will indeed get better when the oft-quoted games come in terms of execution. Once Nintendo start doing better with the console; the console will start doing better itself. Then you can look at the actual concept of the console itself - is a tablet controller which isn't an actual tablet appealing? Etc.

But for PS4, we've only got one area to examine - concept. We know what Sony's idea for the PS4 is; from hardware to initial games. We have no idea what their execution is so far. There's nothing to go on for a good few months until the console is out there and we can see how it plays out.

That is, in my opinion, why your thread got locked, because it simply posed a question which could not be discussed properly. Whereas the Wii-U thread, although perhaps not worded to your liking by proclaiming "failure" so soon, at least opened avenues for discussion of comparing the two elements of a console.

(I know I'm well after the lock here, but I'd already typed all this so it might as well not go to waste!)



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happydolphin said:
zexen_lowe said:

I'm not a mod anymore and I didn't either report nor lock your thread, but yes, that's the answer, when I was we used to lock most copycat threads, if they don't get locked now it's because either the mods don't see it or it they are sufficiently distinct. Your thread was the EXACT same except changing the thread title because you got riled up with the other thread. I don't see why it's wrong for it be locked

That's not the answer either. Kantor explained that the concept was silly, and he was right. That's why he locked it, because it was so silly it made no sense and had no place in the hot topics.

No, there have been many pure rip-off threads that were made that were very visible and not locked.

"(Insert console diss here) AND WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT IT!!!"