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“Congrats
on your launch, Sony. From #xbox.” Much respect to Microsoft for such a kind,
sportsman-like gesture towards their hardened competition. However, is
Microsoft’s gesture genuine? Or was it squandered with sarcasm as an attempt to
lash out at Sony over their early lead?
On Nov 15th, as I’m
sure you’re all well aware, was the day that officially marks the start of
next-gen, with the release of Sony’s fourth installment of their Play Station
gaming console. As I was browsing the inter-webs, logged in to social media, I
saw an interesting image that congratulated Sony on their November 15th
launch, under Microsoft’s Facebook fan page. This was to my absolute surprise,
as I did not expect Microsoft to so readily congratulate a serious competitor.
Their motives are indeed questionable; as a statement such as this can be
either have a positive or negative intent.
No
launch of a game or a console ever goes entirely 100% as anticipated. However,
Microsoft’s remark towards Sony could be taken as a direct jab to Sony, as the
launch of their console, as well as their low average scores for their
exclusives titles (opinions may vary) have impeded the momentum that they
attained from E3 and onward. Sony has reported that a fair number of their
consoles, approximately .04% of their manufactured PS4s have been considered
“defective,” as disk drive issues, and the lack of a signal have been plaguing
gamers who have received early copies of Sony’s next-gen platform. The PSN has
also reportedly crashed due to an increase in strain, as a high volume of many
new and returning subscribers flooded the servers after 12 A.M. this morning.
Perhaps these happenings are the result of karma for being unprepared?
Sony isn’t innocent in all of this. They are
also guilty of competitive jabs, as their viral video on “How to Share Your
Used Games” was a direct insult to Microsoft’s enacted restrictive policies on
used games, which were very much short lived and revoked almost immediately
after the backlash they received from gamers. The video consisted of Sony
representatives passing a copy of a PS4 exclusive title from one hand to the
other, and ending with smugness all around, and an awkward, “Thanks.”
What do you think? Do
you believe that Microsoft is being sincere, genuine, and honest? Or is the
possibility of underlying, snide sarcasm distasteful? Let me know!
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