Sony Sucks

PS3 unable to hold its own against Wii, Xbox 360 this holiday season

randrewcocks — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:17:28 +0000

“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

Sony PS3 architecture sucks

randrewcocks — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:23:22 +0000

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 blocks NetFlix movie streaming on Xbox360

randrewcocks — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:54:40 +0000

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

Xbox 360 Versus PlayStation 3 Graphics Comparison: Round 3

randrewcocks — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:31:52 +0000

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

Where Sony went wrong

randrewcocks — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:23:30 +0000

“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

Shopping the Playstation’s online store is fun and convenient

randrewcocks — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:08:55 +0000

Penny Arcade’s take on the Sony online store. Guess what? It sucks.

“How to Kill a Brand” by Doc Adams

randrewcocks — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:59:40 +0000

You can get the MP3 of the song by Doc Adams here on Xbox Live Community Radio

Sony Review Policy Sucks

randrewcocks — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 03:06:19 +0000

“Whenever I ask Sony’s PR folks for an evaluation loaner, the answer is inevitably “We only have a few units. I’ll put you on the list for one of them.” Except for the T350P, I’ve never seen a review unit: not for the UX180P or the UX280P or even the tiny Sony Mylo Internet communications device not mentioned above.”

“Clearly a company of Sony’s size could find the bucks somewhere in its deep pockets to make maybe 5 or 10 or even 1,000 review units available to product evaluators. This makes me wonder what Sony is so afraid of.”

“I don’t think the issue is money. It’s a desire to shroud new products in a fog of mystery, a fear of honest reviews and a certain disdain for most of the product evaluation press. That’s all too bad.”

Source: THG>DenGuru> What’s Sony Afraid Of?

PS3 vs Wii commercial

randrewcocks — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:26:56 +0000

PS3: But if you’re just looking to have a good time good luck figuring out which buttons of mine to push … and by the way, my vibrating features have been disabled.

Wii: All you have to do is just touch me and you’ll have the time of your life.

PS3 backwards compatibility sucks

randrewcocks — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:01:45 +0000

When played on the PS3, your PS1 and PS2 games will actually look DRAMATICALLY WORSE than on their original systems. Watch the video for a comparison.

The PS3 resizes the graphic output of PS1/PS2 games at a low resolution with no filtering, causing artifacts and amplifying jagged edges.