Lik-Sang is no more

Istar · Post by **Istar** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:27 am 0

pyroxian wrote:Fuck 'em - there' no way I'm buying a PSP or PS3 now.

Sony = Cunts.

What he said.

Jamesac · Post by **Jamesac** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:40 am 0

I'm happy with my PSP, although it took the better part of a year to reach that point, and no way am I giving up my PS2 any time soon. But Sony had better have some very good reasons in a couple of years as to why I should get a PS3. Honestly, I doubt it'll be Sony supplying the reasons to want one, but the millions of developers who provide the content. The PS3 being as necessary next gen as the PS2 is this gen is something I'm beginning to doubt.

I love the letter where they try to weasel out of Lik-Sang's death. It's so blatantly self serving, with it's "No really, we're your friends!" attitude that it's black comedy at its finest. What is it about the European branches of gaming companies that makes them utter dicks?

James

betamax · Post by **betamax** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:25 am 0

"Business is business- live with it".

A fine message to not give a shit to.

Stone · Post by **Stone** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:49 am 0

betamax wrote:"Business is business- live with it".

A fine message to not give a shit to.

Yeah, but it's still nasty. There's always been a gentleman's agreement to leave well enough alone when it's not really doing anything; can they honestly say Lik-sang made a huge dent in their sales in Europe?

Stone

Post by **Snakey** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:09 am 0

Flabio wrote:What Sony did to the Dreamcast? As opposed to what Sega did...

No, no, he was right first time.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:18 am 0

Anyone wishing to rid themselves of foul Sony products can send them to me. PSP's, PS2's, games, I'll take them, so you wont have to suffer under the burden anymore. Indeed, if anyone wants to buy a PS3 just to get rid of it to spite Sony, then hey, I'm here for you.

I feel your pain!

betamax · Post by **betamax** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:25 am 0

Anders wrote:Anyone wishing to rid themselves of foul Sony products can send them to me. PSP's, PS2's, games, I'll take them, so you wont have to suffer under the burden anymore. Indeed, if anyone wants to buy a PS3 just to get rid of it to spite Sony, then hey, I'm here for you.

I feel your pain!

No, we were planning to burn them in the village square with all the cartloads of witches we've been hunting recently.

This is healthy outrage at the shitty antics of a large corporate entity. This is brain-damaged fanboyism. Theres a difference, if you look closely. Look closely!

Flabio · Post by **Flabio** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:31 am 0

Snakey wrote:No, no, he was right first time.

I think not marketing properly and assuming that you'll be succesful just because you pretty much always have been is more Sega's fault that Sony's as regards the DC.

Not that Sony learned the lesson of course.

gravy · Post by **gravy** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:34 am 0

Sony released info about the PS2 a year before release specifically to fuck over the Dreamcast.

It'd be a lot quicker to post that if that's whats been alluded to

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:36 am 0

Look closely at your Sony products. Smell them. Do you feel that? That's corruption, darkness in physical form, that's evil. Fuck man, they killed Lik Sang, killed them dead. You don't want that shit around your house.

You can't destroy it. You can't burn it. Do you have any idea what the smoke would do to you? Have you seen those zombie movies? Do you think that shit is made up? Hell no, those poor sods have been touched by Sony!

Me, I'm already lost. More or less one of the living dead, so they can't harm me.

And the PS3, eh? Who does Sony think they are? Plugging a new product like that when we know, WE KNOW, that they don't understand anything about games and consoles. But go on, show them who's boss. Buy one and then give it away. They will never see that coming!

Post by **Snakey** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:01 am 0

gravy wrote:Sony released info about the PS2 a year before release specifically to fuck over the Dreamcast.

It'd be a lot quicker to post that if that's whats been alluded to

Weeks before the Dreamcast was released, in fact. And the info was complete and utter bollocks. I thought that was common knowledge, and I'm sure guythp did too

Mind you, "not marketing properly", "assuming you'd be successful" and "because you always have been" are all also utter bollocks.

betamax · Post by **betamax** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:24 am 0

Anders wrote:Look closely at your Sony products. Smell them. Do you feel that? That's corruption, darkness in physical form, that's evil. Fuck man, they killed Lik Sang, killed them dead. You don't want that shit around your house.

You can't destroy it. You can't burn it. Do you have any idea what the smoke would do to you? Have you seen those zombie movies? Do you think that shit is made up? Hell no, those poor sods have been touched by Sony!

Me, I'm already lost. More or less one of the living dead, so they can't harm me.

And the PS3, eh? Who does Sony think they are? Plugging a new product like that when we know, WE KNOW, that they don't understand anything about games and consoles. But go on, show them who's boss. Buy one and then give it away. They will never see that coming!

I'm still trying to see your point. Does all this waffle make Sony any less ethically suspect*? Does it really make them the poor dozy giant beset by jealous and wrong-headed consumers who just don't understand their aching need to love every one of us through legal action?

*Based on their actions. Saying "ooooh, but XYZ did it too, so hand me the brush and lift the carpet" is just fudging the issue.

grue · Post by **grue** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:26 am 0

Anders wrote:Look closely at your Sony products. Smell them. Do you feel that? That's corruption, darkness in physical form, that's evil. Fuck man, they killed Lik Sang, killed them dead. You don't want that shit around your house.

You can't destroy it. You can't burn it. Do you have any idea what the smoke would do to you? Have you seen those zombie movies? Do you think that shit is made up? Hell no, those poor sods have been touched by Sony!

Me, I'm already lost. More or less one of the living dead, so they can't harm me.

And the PS3, eh? Who does Sony think they are? Plugging a new product like that when we know, WE KNOW, that they don't understand anything about games and consoles. But go on, show them who's boss. Buy one and then give it away. They will never see that coming!

I think I'll do that a comic at some point, excellent stuff!

Post by **Snakey** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:30 am 0

Kemper_Boyd wrote:It still doesn't make Sony even that bad for a technology company

That might not. But that doesn't mean that they aren't. I struggle to think of a company that's worse.

grue · Post by **grue** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 11:31 am 0

Snakey wrote:That might not. But that doesn't mean that they aren't. I struggle to think of a company that's worse.

EA?