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Sepucher
11/22/21 1:59:45 AM
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Most corporations are dubious at best. However, Sony, in comparison to its peers, has a pretty strong track record. Look at their Playstation line: they dethroned the king of the consoles with their first system (Playstation), created the best selling system of all time (Playstation 2), the most powerful console with the most diverse and high-quality library of that generation (Playstation 3), created the most successful console with the strongest library of last generation (Playstation 4), and are in line to continue that winning streak with the current generation.

In every generation, we see powerful, well-made, versatile hardware, with little to no issues (compare that to Nintendo 64, which are notoriously poorly put together and the XBox 360's Red Ring of Death virus). Every Playstation generation as the most diverse library of its generation: Virtually every AAA game, minus exclusives arrives to Sony's console, but as do plenty of smaller-budget games, Japanese-developed games, as well as a bustling indie market. Compare that to Nintendo's poor 3rd party support and Microsoft's limited exclusives.

To me, they're a remnant for when Japanese technology was at the epicenter of the world and the standard for good quality. They make mistakes, sure (the initial price of the PS3, for example), but they've never let me down any generation. I look forward to seeing what they have in stores for us this generation.

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MabusIncarnate
11/22/21 2:00:58 AM
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No, fuck Sony

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pfh1001
11/22/21 2:05:09 AM
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The PS2 had massive failures, pretty much on par with the 360.

And they have a crap record on security.
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Smashingpmkns
11/22/21 2:06:51 AM
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Wasn't PSN down for a whole month in the PS3 gen lol
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Steffenfield
11/22/21 2:08:41 AM
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MabusIncarnate
11/22/21 2:08:41 AM
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I was just joking, I really have nothing against Sony. The above statements are correct though, but you can make a long list for any company.

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_BlueMonk
11/22/21 2:09:55 AM
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pfh1001 posted...
The PS2 had massive failures,
aw yes, the well documented failure of *checks notes*
the best selling console of all time.

sony still recovering from that one.


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Sepucher
11/22/21 2:23:51 AM
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_BlueMonk posted...
aw yes, the well documented failure of *checks notes*
the best selling console of all time.

sony still recovering from that one.

Exactly. They released the greatest console ever made. Everyone had one.

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pfh1001
11/22/21 2:33:39 AM
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_BlueMonk posted...
aw yes, the well documented failure of *checks notes*
the best selling console of all time.


Do any of you Sony shills actually live in reality?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#Disc-read_error_lawsuit

Millions of the fucking things failed. Everyone I know had their PS2 fail, most of them on multiple occasions. I had to send my first 2 PS2's in a total of 4 times.

Look, the system had a great library, but it wasn't perfect by any means.
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SomeLikeItHoth
11/22/21 2:34:49 AM
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Yup! Best company of all time. Sony always wins, baby!

@Scotty_Rogers

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Turbam
11/22/21 2:36:15 AM
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Fuck no

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11/22/21 2:44:02 AM
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bnui_ransder
11/22/21 2:49:08 AM
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I've been a fan for a while but they've really dropped the ball mid life cycle of the ps4

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008Zulu
11/22/21 3:26:01 AM
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I have hated Sony ever since it was discovered they hid computer viruses on their music CDs back in 2005;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootkit_scandal

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_BlueMonk
11/22/21 11:08:19 AM
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pfh1001 posted...
Do any of you Sony shills actually live in reality?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_2#Disc-read_error_lawsuit

Millions of the fucking things failed. Everyone I know had their PS2 fail, most of them on multiple occasions. I had to send my first 2 PS2's in a total of 4 times.

Look, the system had a great library, but it wasn't perfect by any means.
ive never known anyone to have this.

my Ps2 still works

stop blaming others and just realize you dont take care of your stuff

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Zombified_Toast
11/22/21 11:30:38 AM
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_BlueMonk posted...
ive never known anyone to have this.

my Ps2 still works

stop blaming others and just realize you dont take care of your stuff
"Didn't happen to me so it's not real"

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Veggeta_MAX
11/22/21 11:31:06 AM
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Capcom > everything

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JimmyFraska
11/22/21 11:35:16 AM
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Them losing the court case against emulation in the 90s was one of the greatest things that could have ever happened to gaming and software.
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Shotgunnova
11/22/21 11:42:09 AM
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lmao no

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MrKapowski
11/22/21 12:11:40 PM
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How much did this post earn you, TC?

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Scotty_Rogers
11/22/21 3:17:40 PM
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Sony ALWAYS wins, baby!

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MJOLNRVII
11/22/21 3:20:07 PM
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I've had just as many PS2's fuck up on me as the 360, so they're both the shittiest consoles I've ever owned. They're also the one's I spent the most time on in their respective gens though, so that probably didn't help.

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Punished_Blinx
11/22/21 3:23:55 PM
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I think PlayStation could be a lot better if Sony wasn't so greedy and confident in their success. The PS5 has so many missing features compared to Xbox.

I like their televisions but a lot of their other stuff flops.

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FurryPhilosifer
11/22/21 3:26:54 PM
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Didn't they get sued after selling the PS3 as a Linux machine and removing the capability? Also my dad has around 4 or 5 PSPs because they were so prone to problems. Also also I got a Vita TV and I had to reset the thing around three times because it kept corrupting.

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ZevLoveDOOM
11/22/21 3:27:44 PM
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i dont suck up for corporations fam. the fuck would i gain with that anyway? lol
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UnholyMudcrab
11/22/21 3:31:06 PM
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Cocytus
11/22/21 3:36:41 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
No, fuck Sony

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Pitlord_Special
11/22/21 3:42:24 PM
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They make some pretty good stuff but Apple edges them out as my favorite.

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LeoRavus
11/22/21 3:43:27 PM
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I don't have a favorite. If they make something I like, cool. I may buy it. That's about it.

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FL81
11/22/21 4:22:32 PM
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Sepucher posted...
In every generation, we see powerful, well-made, versatile hardware, with little to no issues
it's not often that I buy a piece of Sony hardware that doesn't die within 3 months of purchase

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Punished_Blinx
11/22/21 4:26:40 PM
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The PS3 (and also PS2 to a lesser extent) were also pretty badly designed. They were specifically created to be complex to develop for. This not only fucked up making backwards compatibility an easy process for the future but it opened the door for Xbox to come in and offer an easy alternative to develop for. Which eventually forced Sony to do the same thing.

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Junior_AIN
11/22/21 4:27:42 PM
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I don't have a favorite corporation.

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Cobra1010
11/22/21 4:31:05 PM
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Does Sony think you're their favourite customer? Lol

Unless you're some influencer (fancy name for youtuber) and they start giving you free shit and fly you out to exclusive access expos, shilling for them just makes you look bad.

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skermac
11/22/21 4:35:36 PM
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I dont have a favorite corporation, all corporations are greedy ( which isnt a big problem) and somewhat evil

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Kolibri X
11/22/21 5:02:40 PM
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Pfizer because it keeps me healthy and safe. (Heroes!)

Netflix because it keeps me sane and entertained.

The New York Times because it keeps me informed with accurate and trustworthy news.

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Wii_Shaker
11/22/21 5:03:30 PM
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Junior_AIN posted...
I don't have a favorite corporation.


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_BlueMonk
11/22/21 6:56:10 PM
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Zombified_Toast posted...
"Didn't happen to me so it's not real"
did it happen to you?

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The Wheelman1
11/22/21 9:01:12 PM
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I dont have a favorite company. They all suck

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Sepucher
11/23/21 1:32:21 AM
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The Wheelman1 posted...
I dont have a favorite company. They all suck

But some are clearly lesser of the evils and I'd argue Sony ranks among that group. They're far more creative and consumer friendly than any of their rivals. There's a reason Sony has won a majority of the console wars the last few generations.

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Sepucher
11/24/21 12:19:44 PM
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Punished_Blinx posted...
The PS3 (and also PS2 to a lesser extent) were also pretty badly designed. They were specifically created to be complex to develop for. This not only fucked up making backwards compatibility an easy process for the future but it opened the door for Xbox to come in and offer an easy alternative to develop for. Which eventually forced Sony to do the same thing.

The PS2 was 100% compatilbe with the PS1 as was the PS3. I don't know whwt you're talking about.

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MrKapowski
11/24/21 12:49:09 PM
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Sepucher posted...
But some are clearly lesser of the evils and I'd argue Sony ranks among that group. They're far more creative and consumer friendly than any of their rivals. There's a reason Sony has won a majority of the console wars the last few generations.

This is some next level corporate shilling

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Nazanir
11/24/21 12:53:30 PM
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Maybe you should look a little further and don't just see them as a hardware provider:

Rootkit 2002
http://www.pigdog.org/auto/software_jihad/link/2581.html
Rootkit 2005
Found on 22 mill. Sony audio CDs. Sony BMG president: Most people, I think, don't even know what a Rootkit is, so why should they care about it?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/markrussinovich/archive/2005/10/31/sony-rootkits-and-digital-rights-management-gone-too-far.aspx
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989260
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/11/sony_secretly_i_1.html
https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/sonybmg-and-first4internet-release-mysterious-software-update/
http://ctv.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051114.wmath1114/tech/Technology/Technology/&id=RTGAM_20051114_wmath1114
DRM for games, that "disappeared" after the Xbox reveal
http://www.joystiq.com/2005/11/08/playstation-3-wont-play-used-games/
http://www.ibtimes.com/sony-files-patent-curb-access-used-video-games-1005876
http://ps4daily.com/2013/06/sony-changed-playstation-4-drm-policy-after-xbox-one-outrage/
Lik-Sang
Sony shut down Hong Kong retailer Lik-Sang for selling memory cards and PSP consoles to Europe before the official release.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lik_Sang
Fake blog alliwantforxmasisapsp.com
Sony admitted to this, but only when they were caught red handed.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/170345/fake_psp_blog_backfires_sony/
http://consumerist.com/2006/12/13/sonys-psp-blog-flog-revealed/
OtherOS removal
Sony certainly don't want consumers to have choices
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/28/ps3-firmware-v3-21-update/
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/05/how-removing-ps3-linux-hurts-the-air-force/
Folding@home removal
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/ps3-stanford-folding-at-home-FAH-Folding-home,18609.html
B/C removal
See the pattern yet?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/09/02/ps3_will_play_ps2_psone/
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2008-40gb-ps3-phased-out-new-80gb-bc-less/1100-6194006/
http://www.ps3news.com/playstation-3-psn-news/sony-refuses-to-replace-backwards-compatible-ps3-consoles/
Demanding IP addresses from all people who visited geohot's website
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2012/05/07/120507fa_fact_kushner?currentPage=all
http://geohotgotsued.blogspot.dk/2011/02/grafchokolo.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/04/11/settlement-in-george-hotz-case/
PSN hack 2011
The infamous hack, that Sony was completely silent about for a week. Leaving the hackers plenty of time to have fun with all the stolen cc info
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/04/sony-responds-to-congress-all-77-million-psn-accounts-compromis/
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/psn-servers-were-unpatched-and-had-no-firewall-installed-secu/
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/sony-psn-to-return-in-full-by-end-of-the-week-960620
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/sony-finally-agrees-to-stump-up-fine-for-great-psn-hack-of-2011-1166009
Removing apps from Vita
Instead of actually supporting their own product and customers who bought it
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/sony-is-now-actually-removing-features-from-playstation-vita/
Rejecting EA Access
Great value for the consumers
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2014/07/30/sony-ea-access-doesn_2700_t-represent-good-value-to-the-playstation-gamer.aspx
Hiking prices for PSN
Again, no benefit for the consumer
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2016/08/29/playstation-plus-price-increase-should-you-be-worried/#/slide/1


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