this thread wont end well.

Those two things are not the same, bad attempt at making a fuss.

Definitely not the same, and do we really need a second thread for this... when the other one was ok.

One is making a statement on a value perspective.

The other is finding a shitty loophole to a contract (the type of contract this company has practiced for years) then whining saying "we wanna advertise, but we can't"

Not. The. Same.

Ms did something stupid and took shit for it like they have been doing so all this gen, nothing new there.  Sony was just blatant about their opinion, for better or for worse they did really nothing wrong.  Some just cant handle brutal honesty, well not some but most these days can't.

The contract states that only Sony can advertise for the game. Maybe "loophole" is the wrong word, but you know what I mean.

I made my point in the other thread, but basically Sony made a comment that they didnt think it was good value for customers. EA knew that the answer was no, they have an agreement with MS. EA will go where the money is, they wont be upset by this..

The second option you are trying to compare it to is totally different, this is a money deal where someone has come in and disrupted that deal. Sony have exclusive marketting for the game, they paid EA for it, EA were very happy to accept the money, these deals are done because it brings in money, EA would be very unhappy about this because it could set a dangerous precedent. Why get cash out of MS/Sony if they will just advertise it anyway.

If you cannot see the difference between the two stances, I cannot help you... but it's got nothing to do with Sony being liked and MS not, its about integrity.

I second this. The bolded is especially true since EA Access isn't really doing so well right now after a very underwhelming launch. I felt that Sony's criticisms of the service was a "put up or shut up" type of statement. Unfortunately, EA failed to "put up". I don't really understand why this thread is even made in the first place.

i do agree with ya, i think microsoft had a valid point to do this, sony made enough smart remarks at e3 last year

As others posted this is not the same thing by any stretch. Microsoft is taking a pot shot specifically at Activision and Sony over their deal to have Sony exclusively market a product. The other is Sony informing the media as to why they didn't believe a business opportunity was fruitful on their system.

I found the perfume to be funny, but Microsoft has had exclusive advertising on Activision's other heavy hitter franchise for years. They deserve the criticism over being pissy.