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finalsquall on 17 October 2008

Oh well, Few days boyz. More time for other games we need to clock beforehand!



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goddog on 17 October 2008
Onyxmeth said:
goddog said:
Onyxmeth said:

I think the recall was a good decision in regards to squashing this situation fast, but it's going to cost them more money than it's worth. Here's what I think should have been done:

1. Order the patch and make it mandatory. Every LBP player that goes online will be set.

2. Create every new copy of the game correctly without the song or lyrics.

3. Offer a worldwide trade-in through the mail program for anyone that buys an original release but would prefer the fixed version. All shipping costs Sony shells out themselves.

This would have been just as effective and it would have cost them a lot less. This just seems like a panicy decision on their part.

 

no its not its quashing freedom of expression, destruction of a burgeoning art forms freedom. at most this should have been an optional patch. from what has come to light the track was recorded by a devout muslim. this kind of act is something that will keep games from being regarded as the artforms they have rightful become as a medium. apologists are fueling the problem here, i cant wait for the next game to get recalled because it has an offensive cross in it, or maybe they will cancel resident evil 5 since it seems to offend people who knows where such concessions  will lead.

Well you go and explain that to the billion dollar company Sony that they shouldn't make an E rated game less offensive because it'll cause a chain reaction of censorship.

 

ah but we have already seen that tried and fail, this is just another example of the unfortunate path that has already been chosen. big corperations bend to the fear, despite the most likely outcome will result in negligible change in sales. they are thinking with the lawyers, and thats what we expect 

 



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Godot on 17 October 2008

I feel offended by this controversy's existence.



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TWRoO on 17 October 2008
reask said:
If this was years ago we would never have had films like the life of brian as it would have been banned.
Anyway end of rant.

 

 

It nearly was banned.... I have the video of the debate the Pythons had with some priests that I can't recall the name of.



reask on 17 October 2008
TWRoO said:
reask said:
If this was years ago we would never have had films like the life of brian as it would have been banned.
Anyway end of rant.

 

 

It nearly was banned.... I have the video of the debate the Pythons had with some priests that I can't recall the name of.

 

Yeah but it got released thank god oops hope its ok to say that.



 

 

 

 

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Cypher1980 on 17 October 2008

Little Big Planet will be HUGE....LY screwed up at launch

Sorry couldnt resist



krimoz911 on 17 October 2008
MrBubbles said:
LOL MATURE said:
Okay someone explain to me why its offensive?

And would it be offensive to every muslim or just the very strict and devoted ones?

 

it likely wouldnt be offensive to most of them.  some people just look for things to get offended about though.

 

 To answer you and correct the above answer, it IS offensive to all muslims.

 



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MrBubbles on 17 October 2008
krimoz911 said:
MrBubbles said:
LOL MATURE said:
Okay someone explain to me why its offensive?

And would it be offensive to every muslim or just the very strict and devoted ones?

 

it likely wouldnt be offensive to most of them.  some people just look for things to get offended about though.

 

 To answer you and correct the above answer, it IS offensive to all muslims.

 

except the singer was a muslim so that means it ISNT offensive to all muslims.



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krimoz911 on 17 October 2008
MrBubbles said:
krimoz911 said:
MrBubbles said:
LOL MATURE said:
Okay someone explain to me why its offensive?

And would it be offensive to every muslim or just the very strict and devoted ones?

 

it likely wouldnt be offensive to most of them.  some people just look for things to get offended about though.

 

 To answer you and correct the above answer, it IS offensive to all muslims.

 

except the singer was a muslim so that means it ISNT offensive to all muslims.

 

 

I don't how much that guy knows about his own religion, but any muslim knows that there are at least 2 things that are simply untouchable, the quraan and the prophet.(expected someone to state this btw,should have mentioned in the above post,anyway postcount :) ).

edit: this muslim, was he the one to sing it or just put it in the song?



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MrBubbles on 17 October 2008

well...since you are here...

why exactly would it be offensive for someone to sing parts of the quran??



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