Sorry to reply when you're banned. I just want to make the point that a consumer has every right to feel entitled to something, and you didn't explain why you don't think that things should be the way I think...

In fact, I agree that it's fair for Sony to demand and get a better version of Vesperia, so it's actually you who should explain why things should be the way you think.

That's the reason why Sony beated Nintendo and Sega on the PSX/N64/SAT days. They're persuasion masters.

Playstation brand has been losing money over the past few quarters...It is hard to draw a direct comparison to Xbox, since M$ lumps it all under EDD...but we know M$ spent a pretty penny on getting out Zune HD, while zune old was losing money like crazy, and they have been spending alot of money developing the new mobile OS to compete with the iphone...so it's hard to make a direct comparison, for those who want ot.  Nintendo on the other hand...you can...and you can basically slap an ATM tag on the wii.

Lets try another selective quoting to justify 'sony hate'

'Neither MS nor Sony are the villain in this case, the only one that I'm slightly miffed at is Namco who once again show their greed by wanting the best of both world and got it.'

Well THAT didn't sound right aye?

It's as simple as that.

Lets put it this way, Namco had 3 choices on what to do with ToV.

Make it a PS3 exclusive to captalize on its market share - make the least money

Make it a multiplat - more money but probably not by much.

Make it a 360 time exclusive, reap the additional benefit from MS with the expectation of reduce sale, then port it to the PS3 for additional profit a year later, banking on the brand name to achieve good sale. A calculated risk that paid off.

I don't think Namco is greedy as many developers have noted developing games have gotten a lot more expensive while at the same time gamers don't want to pay more for games. They still want to buy a games at 10-20 year prices. 
I can understand why some X360 fans are upset. For all we know Microsoft could be taken the profits from X-Live to bribe Namco for a one year exclusive which turns around have to provide more content for the PS3 version a year later.

I think people are referring to this recent report.  It's what I was remembering when I earlier said Playstation was profitable as of fairly recently.  Someone then countered that but but Sony Networked Products, of which Playstation is a subdivision, wasn't profitable, which is kind of like you saying that the Zune and the rest of EDD is killing 360's numbers.

Kazuo Hirai, president and group chief executive of Sony Computer Entertainment, told The Times at the inaugural Gamescom convention in Cologne: “We felt it was the right time to pass on the benefits of the fact that we’ve been able to reduce the number of components and their sizes. We wanted to pass the cost savings on to our consumers in the new price point.”

Hirai admitted that Sony already loses money on each console it sells. “If you’re just talking about the hardware alone, the quick answer is yes, we do lose money on every one. That makes good headlines, but I don’t actually know that that’s the true nature of the business that we’re all in, whether it’s PlayStation, Xbox or the Wii.

“I think the better indicator is to look at the business as a whole platform, to say are you profitable in terms of the hardware, software and peripherals. And the answer to that question is yes.”

Both Nintendo and Sony face particular problems in cutting hardware prices, as the Japanese yen has appreciated by over twenty percent against the pound in the past two years, which has had a huge impact on their profits and leading Nintendo to unfavourably raise the UK distribution price of Wii without increasing the RRP, cutting many independent retailers out-of-the-picture. Electronic Theatre will keep you updated with the latest developments from all three console manufacturers.

 http://electronictheatre.co.uk/index.php/playstation3/playstation3-news/2765-sony-confirms-playstation-3-official-uk-rrp

I think as a platform, the PS brand had reached some level breakeven in the past couple of qtrs, but when you chop $100 off the price, it's hard to overcome.  Just looking at a 3rd party game, with 5-15% margin for the retail price going to the console owner...you make out much better on 1st party games, but you'd need to sell an additional 4-5 games more for every console sold...or a mix of periphals as well.  We won't have to wait too much longer, as the winter qtr reports will be here by Feb '10.

I feel sorry for the people who bought this game just to be screwed over by Namco. Tecmo is the same kind of company with the Ninja Gaiden series. Hopefully something comes out of the protest against them.

If you buy a console for one game...you're not getting screwed, you made a really terrible decision...$400 or whatever  for a game you love?!?!  That's riddiculous...

Actually, the PS3 was the one who was losing money, PSP and PS2 are profitable, but PS3's losses were bigger than PS2/P's profits which is the reason why playstation has been losing money for last 3 years.