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Theres no arrogance like Sony arrogance.
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SuperSonic1305
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How the fuck did I end up in GameFAQs? Must have taken a wrong turn somewhere...
Why does he flinch? That bugs me so much!
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Man-is-Obsolete
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No.
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
True friends would buy a Vita and subscribe to PS+ out of sheer support RT @Gospel: all it does is promote making fun of Sony. And Sony certainly doesn't need this right now. i mean, did you see the loses they posted just a couple of days ago? Right now we should all be rallying up in support of them like a true friend would do.
let's all join hands in prayer.
let's all join hands in prayer.
Would you really want to shut him up after they gave him so much good advertising post E3-2006?
RIIIIIIIIIDGE RAAAACER. >_>
SniperHunter
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Lighten up bro! Like another user pointed out, Sony's management has changed a lot over the last two years. Hell, Phil Harrison (one of the buffoon quoted in the OP) is now at Microsoft.
Aizu_Itsuko
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No.
And I'm not even going to bother with quotes because Google exists.
All companies make these stupid PR statements all the time. The crazyness depends on the situation and the person who is making them. The problem here is that many people have a serious case of confirmation bias where they can't see the stupidity coming from their company.
And I'm not even going to bother with quotes because Google exists.
All companies make these stupid PR statements all the time. The crazyness depends on the situation and the person who is making them. The problem here is that many people have a serious case of confirmation bias where they can't see the stupidity coming from their company.
We don't want people to have too many power cables!
Wuthering_Heights
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It's true. I'm a little lightheaded from laughing at this thread.
I think I will have a sit down.
This.
A Black Falcon
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This might have been said, but this quote is about the PS2, not the PS3. Note the date. The source article here makes it clear that it's about the PS2. http://www2.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-27-2000/0001150833&EDATE
On another note...
Hah...
I think that this one's the best quote of all of those, just so ridiculously arrogant and absurd...Yes, Sony does have a history of this stuff. It's not exclusive to Sony -- overdone PR hype is certainly a common issue -- but if you look at PS2 hype like that 'playing PS2 is like jacking into the Matrix' one, you'd notice a lot of that stuff was there then too. Of course, then Sony was number one... but still, that's a completely absurd quote.
Of course overdone PR and extreme arrogance are not a Sony-exclusive problems. But Sony does do that kind of thing worse than anyone else, or at least worse than anyone else in the past couple of generations; earlier it'd be much harder to say.
Little Green Yoda
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#gamechanger
butter_stick
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To encourage discussion on an internet discussion board.
Wuthering_Heights
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Yep, no other reasons, of course.
No. The most yeah best NO!
butter_stick
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Well there's the eternal search for e-fame, I guess.
ThusZarathustra
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This thread was worth it just to see people defend Sony with all the vehemence one would expect from stockholm syndrome victims.
Delicious.
Delicious.
Neuromancer
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Oh my god. You really did your homework OP.
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LightofRohan
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Yea, lot's o bullshit. But that's the majority of companies that are trying to make money... I mean, Microsoft did a Cirque du soleil extravaganza to reveal the name of the Kinect.
And can we get a ban on that mofo "Here We Go" Joker gif? Sweet god. It's in every thread I visit.... yes the thread is starting, people will complain/argue. There hasn't been a thread where that hasn't happened, so we don't need to post that in every goddam thread (multiple times even).
Thanks!
And can we get a ban on that mofo "Here We Go" Joker gif? Sweet god. It's in every thread I visit.... yes the thread is starting, people will complain/argue. There hasn't been a thread where that hasn't happened, so we don't need to post that in every goddam thread (multiple times even).
Thanks!
old manatee
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A Gabe Newell quote to balance things out:
SniperHunter
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I like their first party line up a lot, if it wasn't for that I would be a PC gamer exclusively. And what's wrong with PSN? It's perfectly functional just like Steam and at least the online play is free....your statements are very fanboyish...
Dreams-Visions
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Nice OP. Quite the collection.
Monumental
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I'll clarify. There's 2 tides. One is the overall market tide, and one is the hardcore gamer tide.
The overall market shifted to the Wii, but the hardcore market shifted to the 360.
Just look at it now, the overall market is shifting to the 360, but online on msg boards and forums, the generally hardcore tide is slowly shifting back to Sony. The attitude of the execs are a big part in the way the hardcore views the first party companies.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
The 'too cheap' comment sort of makes sense. Yeah, RRP at $599 was insane and a ridiculous price point to the consumer, but since each PS3 supposedly cost Sony about $800 to build, I can sort of see his point, considering the HW they stuffed in the box at the time. Still, it wasn't a particularly smart thing to say.
HyperCubed4
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That's exactly what I hear every time I hear Bobby Kotick speak: noise.
I imagine he sounds like noise in my head -_-
CambriaRising
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The funniest thing about that .gif is that it comes from a bootleg version of the movie.
Just like the Spiderman 3 "sogood" gif.
The bane one is from a Cam as well.
RustyNails
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Exactly. GAF has sunken to new lows.
Haha! Yeah, just one of those things that's hard to control if the effect is real and not CG.
Goldenroad
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The sad thing is they actually believed these things they were saying. You can't knock their ambition, so where did they fail? I don't know if the tech has ever really underperformed (other than a ton of 3rd part games), but it seems like they just did not read the market right. They were very wishful thinkers, but it's like they saw their company from within a bubble, unaffected by their customers or competitors decisions. I hope one of the exec's stumbles upon this thread and is able to review the kind of thinking that needs to stop at Sony.
Discussion about what? We've already discussed Sony's terrible PR countless times.
butter_stick
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Sony flew too close to the sun.
All they wanted was to make incredible video games.
If only Twitter and smartphones were around back then.
Wuthering_Heights
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What do you mean?
This thread was created by one of GAF's most amazing members, for the sole purpose of creating meaningful and intelligent discussion.
You'd never see a thead like this on GameFAQ's.
Come on, man.
I like how each one of your posts is more saltier than the last
DidntKnowJack
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They've definitely said some hilarious and downright stupid things in the past, but they've also provided me with a shit ton of entertainment, so for me it's water under the bridge.
Wuthering_Heights
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bigtroyjon
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Take a second to breath, you might be just a little bit too invested in this.
Yep. I appreciate Mama being passionate about this stuff, but what really is there left to say?
SniperHunter
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I feel his posts are classy. I like his style.
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