Comments on: Sony gets in bed with its enemies http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/ But what will you do when you catch one!? Thu, 24 May 2012 22:50:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ysharros http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/#comment-117858 Ysharros Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:46:34 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1856#comment-117858 Hah, you're more sensitive than *I* am and that's saying something. Just because I mentioned Sony-hate in a comment doesn't mean I meant you. ;) What I meant to convey was that there's a lot of Sony-hate around. I was part of the SWG-NGE fiasco, so I know first-hand about SOE-hate. (Heck, ask Angela -- there was a fair amount of SOE hate spewed when they opened the first whatchamacallit (RMT) EQ2 server -- Exchange? Something like that.) I was also being a little pre-emptively defensive, since any kind of praise gets labelled fanboi and any kind of critique gets labelled hate, these days; we do like our neat little boxes (all made out of ticky-tacky). And yes, these corporations are far too large to be considered as single coherent ethical entities these days, especially when predicting behaviour. They're more like tenticular monstrosities. Hah, you’re more sensitive than *I* am and that’s saying something. Just because I mentioned Sony-hate in a comment doesn’t mean I meant you. ;) What I meant to convey was that there’s a lot of Sony-hate around. I was part of the SWG-NGE fiasco, so I know first-hand about SOE-hate. (Heck, ask Angela — there was a fair amount of SOE hate spewed when they opened the first whatchamacallit (RMT) EQ2 server — Exchange? Something like that.) I was also being a little pre-emptively defensive, since any kind of praise gets labelled fanboi and any kind of critique gets labelled hate, these days; we do like our neat little boxes (all made out of ticky-tacky).

And yes, these corporations are far too large to be considered as single coherent ethical entities these days, especially when predicting behaviour. They’re more like tenticular monstrosities.

]]> By: Pete http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/#comment-117837 Pete Fri, 27 Feb 2009 01:17:51 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1856#comment-117837 I've moved beyond treating these huge corporations as unified entities. I found this particular behavior absurdly ironic (I love Thallian's "situational ethics" phrase) but in general I really enjoy Sony's hardware (own a PS3, PSP, and a Sony receiver) and games (EQ2). I don't like, one bit, Sony music's 'rootkit' fiasco even though I was never bitten by it. I'm actually a little annoyed with myself for coming across, apparently, as a Sony hater. A further irony is that I've gotten into huge flamewars on my other site defending Sony. :) I’ve moved beyond treating these huge corporations as unified entities. I found this particular behavior absurdly ironic (I love Thallian’s “situational ethics” phrase) but in general I really enjoy Sony’s hardware (own a PS3, PSP, and a Sony receiver) and games (EQ2). I don’t like, one bit, Sony music’s ‘rootkit’ fiasco even though I was never bitten by it.

I’m actually a little annoyed with myself for coming across, apparently, as a Sony hater. A further irony is that I’ve gotten into huge flamewars on my other site defending Sony. :)

]]> By: DM Osbon http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/#comment-117832 DM Osbon Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:39:32 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1856#comment-117832 I fear Sony more than I do Microsoft, these days. I fear Sony more than I do Microsoft, these days.

]]> By: Thallian http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/#comment-117830 Thallian Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:20:41 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1856#comment-117830 Situational ethics are the order of the day for most big companies (and banks lately). Even though it makes me sick to think about it, its the way things are so there isn't much point in crying about it. I'm glad Xbox seems to allow homebrew stuff. WiiWare certainly doesn't entirely allow it, you have to have an actual office for at latt 6 months for them to accept a game from you, which is ridiculous. Two guys renting an office doesn't make a game any better, it just makes it more expensive for them to make it. Anyways, I'm with you on this one. Situational ethics are the order of the day for most big companies (and banks lately). Even though it makes me sick to think about it, its the way things are so there isn’t much point in crying about it. I’m glad Xbox seems to allow homebrew stuff. WiiWare certainly doesn’t entirely allow it, you have to have an actual office for at latt 6 months for them to accept a game from you, which is ridiculous. Two guys renting an office doesn’t make a game any better, it just makes it more expensive for them to make it. Anyways, I’m with you on this one.

]]> By: Ysharros http://dragonchasers.com/2009/02/26/sony-gets-in-bed-with-its-enemies/#comment-117824 Ysharros Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:59:37 +0000 http://dragonchasers.com/?p=1856#comment-117824 That's Sony in a nutshell, that last sentence. ;) I'm not an SOE hater (or Sony hater) in particular, but if it waddles & quacks... That’s Sony in a nutshell, that last sentence. ;)

I’m not an SOE hater (or Sony hater) in particular, but if it waddles & quacks…

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