5th May 2010, 3:33 PM
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/...he-ps3.ars
This article puts into stark relief all the things Sony's said in the past about the PS3 they've since gone back on. It also points out that Sony was never hazy or listing future conditions about those features or decisions, they were flatly declared.
This doesn't even include Sony's various statements about the PSP. I remember when the UMD was something they were dead set on supporting, and then they went back on that when discussing it's removal from the PSP Go. They even promised a method would be set into place for "upgraders" to get their UMD games put onto the new model as digital downloads without having to buy them again. They went back on that later too. The one consolation over that whole mess is, after a number of complaints, they did decide to continue selling the old model alongside the newer model. That can't be said for any of the PS3 decisions.
Oh, and no I really don't mind that they changed their mind on rumble. It didn't hurt any consumers to add a feature that, if annoying, they could disable. What I minded there was their declaritive statement that led some to buy the older model thinking Sony would never upgrade.
So take that into consideration. I am very wary about future Sony game systems after how they are handling this generation. I just can't trust anything they say about their various features on their word any more. They blew it. Heck, their statement declaring PS2 support will "never" return to the PS3 is already questionable, likely simply stated to prevent customers from "holding out" for a better model. Considering recent patents for PS2 game emulation by Sony, I wouldn't be surprised to see the feature actually return in spite of that statement.
This article puts into stark relief all the things Sony's said in the past about the PS3 they've since gone back on. It also points out that Sony was never hazy or listing future conditions about those features or decisions, they were flatly declared.
This doesn't even include Sony's various statements about the PSP. I remember when the UMD was something they were dead set on supporting, and then they went back on that when discussing it's removal from the PSP Go. They even promised a method would be set into place for "upgraders" to get their UMD games put onto the new model as digital downloads without having to buy them again. They went back on that later too. The one consolation over that whole mess is, after a number of complaints, they did decide to continue selling the old model alongside the newer model. That can't be said for any of the PS3 decisions.
Oh, and no I really don't mind that they changed their mind on rumble. It didn't hurt any consumers to add a feature that, if annoying, they could disable. What I minded there was their declaritive statement that led some to buy the older model thinking Sony would never upgrade.
So take that into consideration. I am very wary about future Sony game systems after how they are handling this generation. I just can't trust anything they say about their various features on their word any more. They blew it. Heck, their statement declaring PS2 support will "never" return to the PS3 is already questionable, likely simply stated to prevent customers from "holding out" for a better model. Considering recent patents for PS2 game emulation by Sony, I wouldn't be surprised to see the feature actually return in spite of that statement.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)