As long as freedom of speech is allowed, without offending people too hard, I don't see any harm or any reason to be upset about. Welcome to the world of the Internet, welcome to the world of people, we are people and we like to whine :P

@Dartdevidem, you're whining about people who're whining, in any case, you're not a single hair better :P

I like reading Kotaku because they generally get stories up pretty quick but I just ignore the user comments. They are better than places like Digg but not by much. As usual, you have a good way with words John Lucas.

If you think that's why people are irritated at Sony, you're not paying attention. 

And I hate to become Schoolmarm here but it's spelled "dearth", not "dirth".

I have to ask.... why was 'chine' capitalised in ma-CHINE?

Great little post, though it will have zero effect on the Kotaku fans.

Reminds me of the quartly fiasco we get with Sony fans and sales info.

Vocal emphasis. To accent.

I don't know if you watch pro wrestling but there's an announcer called Jim Ross, Good Ol' J.R., who always says this when this near 7 foot wrestler (from hell) named Kane comes out.

"BAH GAWD! It's the big red ma-CHINE! KANE!"

The "sheen" is supposed to be extra stressed to let you know how important the machine is.

Ask madskillz about it. He'll tell you.

John Lucas 

P.S.: Yeah I know those were wasted words. But I had to get it off of my chest.

Yeah I remember the 1st GTA on PS1. That was FUN! I thought it was an ingenious idea. No surprise it grew to be such a franchise. And you know hardly no one's more of a Nintendo-head than me.

Too much internet not enough real socialization causes those kinds of attitudes, I gather.

John Lucas