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Sony Slings Mud at Competitors, But Facts Don't Agree

resumeplay writes: "First, I think it might be prudent to state that I am not a Microsoft or Nintendo fanboy. I'm a PC guy, and I run Windows only because that's what most games require. Bill Gates and Miyamoto, while they seem like cool guys who have certainly made it big by running their respective industry niches (and in the case of Gates, the industry as a whole), enjoy no real positive feelings from me."

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Genesis55193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

Sure they have only taken criticism from every loose cannon with a keyboard for the past 3 years. Now they fire a few shots back and they're the bad guy.

By any chance have you heard of a chap by the name of Aaron Greenberg there Marcus(author of this article). He has made it his lifes work to sling mud at Sony any chance he gets.

smashly5193d ago

It wasn't that they are the bad guy, its just interesting how he contradicts himself.

LordMarius5193d ago

Dont listen to these fools, Sony
You show them who is boss

velcry5193d ago

I know this is a very strange place to rant, but here goes.

In the short span of 2 hours I had major earth-shaking quarrels with my mother and my girlfriend. Completely spent from trying to separate emotions from rationale choices, I retreated to my room and tried to distract myself with random surfing.

And then I saw this article.

I think what I want to say is... everyone, just give it a rest. Stop bickering about the Console Wars, stop taking one interview from Sony/MS/Nintendo and then dissecting it endlessly for weeks.

Stop creating multiple accounts to spam the worst possible fanboy vile just to see what sort of response you can get from others. Stop belittling others when they make their own consumer choices. Respectfully share your views, recognize you can't change the world, then engage in meaningful discourse with those who share similar views.

Most of all, stop getting so worked up over the small things in life that don't matter. Even if you're a hikkikomori but for the fact that your local health system hasn't yet recognized the disorder, there must be at least one or two other real-life people who matter to you.

So go out there, spread some love. If others put up some insanely asinine fanboy comment, just let it slide. Smile, move on.

Geez.

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fear885193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

And just outright says its wrong and dumb. You go into NO DETAIL and just basically give the reader a watered down third person view that is viewed through inverse fanboy goggles.

You yourself make claims that FAIL to be based on the actual interview.

Instead you substitute the quotes to your takeaway fanboy opinion that "Whatever sony says is wrong" Instead of quoted reference to said interview.

The article as a whole is written with no accuracy to the original interview and therefore the article itself is nothing more than an utter load of horse crap laid on top of the keyboard and posted online.

PS. for those who want to compare the facts here is the actual interview:

http://www.industrygamers.c...

we won5193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

http://www.youtube.com/user...
@MariusElijah Sony came out the gate slinging mud: 120FPS-4D-1080p in all games-MSFT reaches for the Moon, while we the Sun- 360 games won't match PS3 launch games during the 360's entire lifetime.

Anon19745193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

Ok, right there you know something is up with this article. It starts talking about PS3 versus 360 sales and then links to VGchartz. VGchartz is still almost 2 million off the official sales data that Sony provided from the end of Dec, almost 2 months ago. Are you really going to them as the authority on game sales when they're still so far out?

And then dig into this article. The author boldly states that "Sony's comments aren't supported by facts."
Ok. Where are these facts? I've read this article twice now and I can't find a single spot where the author points out a single "fact" that this Sony guy was in violation of - let along "facts" plural.

He mentions that it's a fact that a lot of games are multiplatform. I really don't see how that's relevant to the quote regarding Wii developers struggling to find an audience on the Wii. When I read the quote from the Sony exec, no where do I see him denying the existence of multiplatform games. He's talking about conversations he's had with publishers working on the Wii.

Is there a second page to this article where it busts out the "facts"?

EvilBlackCat5193d ago

PS3 vs Xbox360

THE SAME B.S. EVERY DAY IN N4G

JokesOnYou5193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

I always see this as just salesmanship, very rarely do they(micro, sony, nintendo execs) really say anything way out of line just normal pitch lines for their product. I've been listening to Greenberg for a year or so now and if you really listen to his words without bias all he really says in one way or another is that xbox 360 lineup is the best, look at our NPD sales(wont mention Japan) and in the rare case that 360 is not leading in either hardware or huge lead in software sales then he will find something else to brag about that shows how healthy 360 is. Sony is no different they just usually use "only possible on ps3" BS to cater to their fanboys beliefs, to sony's credit though they have been alot more humble in their marketing, steping back from the "work more hours to buy a ps3" or whatever that qoute was, the competitive market has forced them to listen to the consumer more. I always wonder why fanboys on either side take to heart what exec's say, rarely is it offensive or disrespectful to the other brand, quite frankly I'd be more worried if they CAN'T tell me why they at least THINK they are better than the competition. I laugh at fanboys crying over nothing as if they were going to talk about what the competition is doing better.

Besides sony's reasoning being flawed I dont see anything bad about their statements. Theres a big difference between saying "we believe our product is better than the competition, we will win/sale more/be the best because we do this or that better" vs saying "we are the best because our competiton sucks, that sucks, this sucks, yeah we're the best". One thing that really seperates all the companies PR is the general reaction from their respective communities, wii fanboys reaction is almost non existant, 360 fanboy reaction is that of general disbelief, ps3 fanboy reaction is like somebody just insulted their mother, its alot more negativity, personal insults(so many fat jokes about Greenburg and Valve exec) although entertaining to watch really doesnt make their response any more creditable.

JOY

Saaking5193d ago

I don't get the point of the article. What Sony has said is true. ESPECIALLY considering the ONE YEAR HEADSTART that the 360 had (in which it amasses a total of 10 million consoles). The PS3 DOES have the most exclusives. The PS3 DOES have the most groundbreaking games (LBP and UC2 have BOTH swept the AIAS awards), and the PS3 IS more reliable and more packed than the 360. The PS3 HAS been constantly outselling the 360 WW since September.

I mean, when Sony is saying it it is true and makes sense. They don't just run their mouths like MS reps do.

rroded5193d ago

man anyone with an axe ta grind can print one of these anti sony articles n get aporoved on ng4

sic

Venomish5193d ago

stopped at " I am not a Microsoft or Nintendo fanboy"
obviously not professional article. garbage

presto7175193d ago

And b*tch some more while you're at it!!! Its obvious that this guy is not objective. What a dumb article.

Blaster_Master5193d ago

The only fact I know and ever need to know is that the ps3 has the best exclusives period. Until Nintendo or Microsoft comes out with games like Wipeout HD, Motorstorm 2, WKC, Killzone 2, Uncharted 2, resistance, MAG ect ect I suggest both Microsoft and Nintendo take notes. BTW, Nintendo is doing a better job when it comes to first party titles, until then, Microsoft needs to come up with a good reason why I shouldn't sell my 360 after im done playing Mass Effect 2.

BWS19825193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

the "article" is full of horrid prose, run-on sentences and denied fanboyism. So, just no, I read about half of it and stopped because it was so poorly written and reeked of bias. The dude ignorantly just states "and that’s a legitimate paraphrase" and you can just feel the butthurt steaming off the screen as the words scroll on. Then he puts up a pic of a busted PS3 with a troll caption under it. Yeah, no fanboyism there. He has blatant allegiance, and I can't relate to that. Moving on. Fanboy banter, FAIL.

Hey JOY, where's your Evil Dead account, you know, signed "Evil"...then... "JOY" ...yeah, we'd never notice that obscure pattern. The predominance of "LMAO" quips, yeah, totally untraceable. It's sad you can't take a hint when your bubbles drop so low, and you have to start up a new account. Either step out of your troll boots or stop coming around, nobody wants your babble. And "creditable" is not the same as "credible" so learn some writing skills, too.

JD_Shadow5193d ago

You do it AGAIN, and you were doing so well, too.

Thing is, you're doing what everyone in this console war has been doing: generalizing that only PS3 fanboys become extremely bad. Everyone keeps saying "oh, PS3 fanboys are the worst of the bunch" and go into all of these things that they do, put them into a box, say that because a few people have done this, all of the people in their group do the exact same thing, then say there's some conspiracy behind it all. If there was, and there were so many PS3 fanboys IN on it, do you think it would be revealed by now? I mean, hell, not even the real reason behind Bush going into Iraq (read: oil and Haliburton) was held THAT close to the chest. For a group of fanboys who are supposed to be so immature in how they comment on N4G, we sure as hell give them a DAMN good bit credit for hiding such a secret society from the mainstream. By the way, Greenberg was never slammed with a fat joke.

Those that are aimed at Newell are thought of as being deserved (though even then, many PS3 fanboys go there anymore. I just do because I'm a narcissistic SOB like that) because of the venomous, unfounded slams on the PS3. Think of it as an eye for an eye.

And no, not all PS3 fanboys subscribe to that kind of behavior, and no, the behavior is not exclusive to them. I can name at least one incident in which the shoe was on the other foot, but I won't mention it out of respect for the person that was offended by it. I've been called a PS3 fanboy since I GOT here. Everyone keeps saying that PS3 fanboys bubble each other up. If I'm one of them, then where the hell are mine? Someone forgot to invite me to this little party that went on here. I feel left out. I mean, yeah, I piss people off here because I'm blunt on here (at least I'll tell you if I think you're wrong instead of hitting disagree and running or anything like that), but, according to some, I'm a PS3 fanboy. I shouldn't have to worry about losing bubbles, should I?

To me, I think Rob Foor changed the whole completion about the fanboy stuff, and I think "NASI(A)M" (whichever team he plays for this week) opened the flood gates (along with Foor, who I wish would just admit his crimes already) to generalizing PS3 gamers like this in such a way that is insulting. Why do we have to hate the PS3 to be called gamers, and why is liking a PS3 game or the system the same as being a fanboy or a part of a secret society?

And why do articles like this one never get written about anything Greenberg says? He can say all he wants and get away with it, but the PS3 PR can't get away without making ONE comment like that?

DaTruth5193d ago

There is only one reason why fanboys of a certain console would bother you so much... Because you are a fanboy of the other console!

You guys need to start facing the reality that the only reason it hurts so much, is that you are a fanboy and can't stand hearing bad things about something you love(like mother jokes).

I get slightly annoyed when 360 fanboys commandeer the thread with some fanboy drivel and on occasion(most occasions), I'll shoot back. But some of you here just rant on and on about fanboys of the other console and hardly discuss games anymore!

TotalPS3Fanboy5192d ago (Edited 5192d ago )

Wah wah wah. Sony say mean things to my loyal companies and hurt my feelings.

Seriously,
is that really news?

I want my news to be about gaming. Not hurt feelings.

Mr_Bun5192d ago (Edited 5192d ago )

If what Rob Dyer said was so bad, why did it take the author 4 paragraphs before Rob's comments are posted?

Every time someone starts their blog with "I'm not a fanboy..." You know damn well they are!

N4BmpS5192d ago

Okay first I wanna Say Yaaaaaaaay it's Sunday, maybe more news will come regarding big blockbuster games this week. Anyway on the topic of...this guy, Marcus Clem? I think that's his name, he seems to have a problem with the said "crap" Sony's VP of PR, Rob Dyer has been throwing around. I just want to say and maybe he forgot to mention this, the fact that Dyer said any and all of this us because it's his job to get people talking, sort of like how Greenberg makes backhanded complements regarding almost anything Sony does. I don't think this ultimately helps Sony as a company but it's dog eat dog, if they want to pitch their system in that manner then they're going to do it. The author is simply expressing a lopsided opinion, to make this a more down the middle article he should have spoken on what Sony and what MS said, weighed in between what's crap and what's not. Just a thought.

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Biggest5192d ago

It seems as if everyone is missing the sarcasm in this post. lol

smashly5193d ago

The console war is just a big joke anyway, they are all winner IMO.

Ziriux5193d ago

You're very much right. While the Wii doesn't sell much software, hard ware keeps it in business. The 360 software sells in great quantity keep it on float. While Sony has a great quality in most of their titles. Only different between the three is the type of gamer they bring in. 360 known more for FPS titles, PS3 for RPG's and Wii for family party games.

mau645193d ago

agree completely, I have all three and love them all, although my Wii doesn't get much play time, this year could change with all the great games coming out for it.

pippoppow5193d ago

PS3= known for diverse exclusives (quantity and quality) not mainly just RPGs.

360= FPS and multiplats

Wii= family party games, rehashes and shovelware

stoppre5193d ago

Yeah...out of the lineups thus far revealed. Microsoft has a pretty big lineup with fable III, halo reach, splinter cell, natal, alan wake...yeah...its packed. And the wii has Super Mario Galaxy and probably zelda...thats all they need!

brandynevils5193d ago

Yeah, Microsoft has a good year ahead of them.

Ziriux5193d ago

Fable nor Halo don't have the same impacted as they did once. halo reach has a positive though, it is the last game and many will want it just to have it. As far as Fable goes Fable III is more of II and more of Peter giving you a ear full of trying to make things sound better than they are.

hazardman5193d ago

I don't know what you said that you got disagrees..face it 2010 is Microsoft's year..Sony is gonna need more than just GOW3. Not bashing PS3 I own one, but just be realistic 2010 is XBOX360 Yr.

RememberThe3575193d ago

So you forgot about GT5? Or Heavy Rain? Or Modnation Racers? or Agent? With rumors of Killzone, Resistance, Syphon Filter, Motorstorm, and others Sony seems like it's going to be fine this year. We really don't even know what they have in store for later this year.

tinybigman5193d ago

and i gotta say out of the 3 i have more to get on the PS3 then the other 2. i just finished Heavy Rain last night (outstanding game).

if it wasnt for ME2 and Splinter Cell i probably wouldnt play my 360 at all this year. even though Halo Reach is looking pretty good im not at all interesting in it, and M$ first party games do not excite me much as they dont have variety; its either Halo, Forza, or Fable.

i wished M$ would push for new creative IPs instead of releasing these same 3 games year after year.

Sony has never disappointed me so ill continue to give them my support. Nintendo will always have my support for their 1st party. i would support/respect Microsoft more if they created more studios and put some variety in their 1st party lineup.

hazardman5193d ago

I know there is more than GOW3..Did Sony confirm that Killzone 3 and Resistance 3 were coming this yr. There is only 3 games I'm interested in this yr. for PS3 GOW3,MLB10 and GT5..if Killzone 3 and Resistance 3 come out then yeah I would maybe change my stance, but at the moment this yr. is Xbox360..Thank You..Sonybot

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Ziriux5193d ago

I dont' know why everyone messes with Sony, their a great console manufacturer that's never let me down nor millions of their other owners.

stoppre5193d ago

man all sony does is let me down....Gran turismo 5...enough said!!!

mau645193d ago

but you got other great games like Heavy Rain and God of War which will keep people happy, plus we aren't even sure about this holiday season yet and E3 is coming right up.

stoppre5193d ago

they do tend to drag their feet on some updates though. Things like Home, dedicated friends list, mic support, and even trophy support have taken way too long to be implemented properly.

Silly gameAr5193d ago (Edited 5193d ago )

Dude. You should just stick with your 360. You sound pretty nit picky when it comes to the PS3. Not happy with the PS3, just stick with XBox.

As for the mud slinging. It's about time. I think Sony should be more vocal when the competition pretty much bring Sony up every chance they get.

Edit:"It is also funny to hear them talk about the competition and try in every way to skew the numbers in their direction"

Do me a favor man. Find me 3 articles of the number skewing that Sony is doing. I would like to see some of the scandalous ways they try to mislead us. While you're at it, look up a few 360 articles about their numbers.

Oh boy. I can't wait. That evil Sony is making the industry look bad. I hope Microsoft can restore our faith in gaming.:/

stoppre5193d ago

i have no problem with sony talking a little trash...all the companies do it. It's just part of big business. It is also funny to hear them talk about the competition and try in every way to skew the numbers in their direction

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 22h ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga16h ago(Edited 16h ago)

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow1d 11h ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo18215h ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie5h ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

PonyRider29m ago

Being downvoted for speaking facts is crazy. They want to spin whatever fits their narrative of evil corporation.

Notellin2h ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

PonyRider29m ago

The Blue camp really do be doing mental gymnastics.

OtterX18h ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

RNTody18h ago(Edited 18h ago)

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno17h ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno15h ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

PonyRider29m ago

Lack of investment and killing off the servers ring a bell?

fsfsxii2h ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno40m ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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Rocksmith+ Comes To PS And Steam In June

This looks like a great way to play.
Rocksmith+, the award winning music-learning app that teaches you guitar and piano with thousands of hit songs, is coming to PlayStation and Steam on June 6, and is available to wishlist now on both platforms.