Sony Sucks

“SONY NOW CHARGES $735.00 JUST TO LOOK AT A HVRA1U IF IT’S NOT WORKING” - SteveToday

There’s no better example of the arrogance of the modern Sony than the launch of the PlayStation 3. It was the last of the current generation of game consoles to market. It cost more than all its competitors. Kaz Hirai, then president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America and now the head of the entire ball of wax worldwide, said infamously, “The next generation doesn’t start until we say it does.”

Source: Gizmodo

Apparently Michael is still upset about the promotion of his “Invincible” album.

Sony has the nerve to offer a $50 "Fresh Start" option, which "scrubs" the machine clean before shipping it your way.  Or here’s an idea, Sony: stop trying to milk profits and start giving consumers laptops that actually work out of the box.

Source: Engadget

“Make everyone in the modern home want to tear their fucking eyeballs out”

“Sony declined to cut prices on their system, while a lack of exclusive game titles and a number of inexpensive Blu-ray players went a long way towards making the PS3 the least attractive option …”

Source: Engadget

In the latest issue of EGM magazine, Final Fantasy creator and Mistwalker founder Hironobu Sakaguchi mentioned that he doesn’t like Ken Kutaragi, the recently retired CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment. When asked by EGM why he had no projects planned for the PS3, Sakaguchi said, "The machine’s architecture is tricky, and I don’t like Ken Kutaragi."

Source: 1UP (Ziff Davis Media, publisher of EGM)

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment subsidiary Columbia Pictures, flicked previously available Netflix titles like Superbad, Bad Boys, and We Own the Night over to "Not available on Xbox” hours before the Xbox 360’s newest dashboard update hit on Nov 18th.

Source: Engadget

The PS3 costs more, has fewer games and doesn’t sell as well. On top of all that - the graphics aren’t quite as good as the Xbox 360: Gamespot

“Pity poor Ken Kuturagi. The creative genius behind Sony’s videogame consoles — the PlayStations 1, 2 and 3 — announced Thursday that he would step down as CEO of the company’s games division, which means his career there will end on a sour note, the sound of defeat.”

“Decades from now, PS3 vs. Wii will be remembered as a cautionary business tale: how pride, politics, and an overabundance of technology can blind you to the simple truth of what consumers want.”

Source: CNN Money.com