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S.T.A.G.E. on 09 July 2009
wholikeswood said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
wholikeswood said:

Next time you're going to be weeks late to the punch, STAGE, at least don't give your OP such a distasteful anti-Sony spin.

Activision are obviously bluffing, and Sony are well within the rights of etiquette to resist being strong-armed.


If I am anti-Sony then Kotaku.com are anti-Sony as well as they share a common concern for the situation. You don't have concern, you have blind faith.

When you open a thread by saying a company [Sony] must "think real highly of themselves", you're accusing them of arrogance - an entirely unfair and illegitimate observation in this situation with Activision.


Sony has walked side by side with arrogance this whole gen. To deny it after seeing their performance and arguments is blind.



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wholikeswood on 09 July 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:
wholikeswood said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
wholikeswood said:

Next time you're going to be weeks late to the punch, STAGE, at least don't give your OP such a distasteful anti-Sony spin.

Activision are obviously bluffing, and Sony are well within the rights of etiquette to resist being strong-armed.


If I am anti-Sony then Kotaku.com are anti-Sony as well as they share a common concern for the situation. You don't have concern, you have blind faith.

When you open a thread by saying a company [Sony] must "think real highly of themselves", you're accusing them of arrogance - an entirely unfair and illegitimate observation in this situation with Activision.


Sony has walked side by side with arrogance this whole gen. To deny it after seeing their performance and arguments is blind.

And to assert it with no grounds is inflammatory.



tedsteriscool on 10 July 2009

Old news, but Activision shouldn't have any influence over Sony anyway. And why would they tell Sony to cut the price when they know they're unable to without losing a lot more money?



S.T.A.G.E. on 13 July 2009
wholikeswood said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
wholikeswood said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
wholikeswood said:

Next time you're going to be weeks late to the punch, STAGE, at least don't give your OP such a distasteful anti-Sony spin.

Activision are obviously bluffing, and Sony are well within the rights of etiquette to resist being strong-armed.


If I am anti-Sony then Kotaku.com are anti-Sony as well as they share a common concern for the situation. You don't have concern, you have blind faith.

When you open a thread by saying a company [Sony] must "think real highly of themselves", you're accusing them of arrogance - an entirely unfair and illegitimate observation in this situation with Activision.


Sony has walked side by side with arrogance this whole gen. To deny it after seeing their performance and arguments is blind.

And to assert it with no grounds is inflammatory.

No grounds?

http://www.ucaecho.net/stories/index.php?id=465

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3152023

Sony's arrogance lost a whole lot of third party games. They sat their believing devs would be loyal to them while they do nothing for devs.

 



kber81 on 13 July 2009
S.T.A.G.E. said:

There is your timeframe. Next year is not that far. Even if you think it is an empty threat, this has got to have you thinking.

Sony will cut the price before next year anyway, so yes this is an empty threat. We've heard it before. Also it is better for Activision to support both Sony and Microsoft because competition drives market. Believe me they wouldn't be all that happy with one console maker being dominant.



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wiifan75 on 13 July 2009

Awesome find on those links, STAGE. They are arrogant. No question about that. One thing I've always loved about Nintendo is that they have always focused on games. I lost my will to replace my PS2 with PS360 because of the high price at launch and that they want to push "media hub" crap. I've got a DVD player. I'm not interested in BD costs. I don't want my music on a console or downloaded videos. I just want to play games. HD gaming is cool but seeing the realistic inside of a characters sweat pores is not important to play a game. Just make a console that's capable of playing games and will be affordable. I think that's what is important. Until then I'm happy gaming on the $250 Wii and the PS2 that's still plugged in.



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Legend11 on 13 July 2009
tedsteriscool said:
Old news, but Activision shouldn't have any influence over Sony anyway. And why would they tell Sony to cut the price when they know they're unable to without losing a lot more money?

 

Well Sony didn't seem to be too concerned with third-parties losing money when they were creating the PS3.  They chose to use an architecture that required developers to spend extra development time and money getting a grip on the technology.  And if you listen to Sony PR they apparently did it on purpose to make developers have a harder time with the system.  So why should third-parties treat Sony with kid gloves?