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[CloudShiner]

Can't wait to hear what John 'Three-Chins' Linneman, 'Teeth' Leadbetter and the rest of the clowns at DF make of this. There will be much whining and crying and I will feed on it.

 

[Gambit2483]

Sony is becoming EXTREMELY anti-consumer because

1. They fucked up their entire generation by focusing on GAAS and are now desperate for profits so will do anything they can, even if it means screwing over the entire industry

and

2. They feel as though they have no consequences for their actions now that Xbox is all but dead and they are the only high end console in town. This is why competition is Very Important.

 

[German Shocks]

. This is why competition is Very Important.

The Steam Machine is the PlayStations main competitor now.

As both are now positioned to become all digital powerhouses.

 

[Durin]

I mean if they keep doing stupid bullshit, what is the expectation for the response?

People aren't a hivemind here though, plenty of people along the spectrum of don't care all the way to Sony bootlicker too.

None of these companies were ever your friend, but they're better when they have less control, and taking away physical adds no value to me the consumer...you just leave me with PSN, a worse digital storefront than Steam or GoG.

 

[demigod]

The Steam Machine is the PlayStations main competitor now.

As both are now positioned to become all digital powerhouses.

Just like the Steam Deck is the Switches competition.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Yes

 

[German Shocks]

Just like the Steam Deck is the Switches competition.

If Valve could produce more than 80 Steam Decks at a time, then yes.

With the Steam Machine, Valve is looking to make this a mass market product, over taking Sony and Nintendo within the next 3-5 years.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Companies aren't your friend. Some are lesser evil.

The PS brand has been living off the 2013 Xbox online DRM debacle since then.

Funny thing is MS reversed it so it never even happened. Yet gamer sentiment still lingers to this day as random people will still bring it up once in a while.

Well look at that, Sony is the same boat. But they stretched out the good PR they got above. But now it's time to dip their toes into heavy anti-consumer tactics since they believe Xbox is done. And Nintendo is their own universe. So now is the right time to strike thinking it's still a slam dunk over Xbox. So gamers will just give in as a gimme.

This time Sony did a triple crown of anti-consumer digital schemes in the same week...... deleted movies off people's accounts, shut down PS3/Vita stores, and no more game discs in 2028.

I want to see how ballsy gamers are who hated Xbox 2013 to do the same with PS. Espeecially if they plan to go through with it. At least MS reversed it by launch. So even if Sony reverses it and adds discs and disc drives again, the intent was still there. And publicly stated too 18 months away from it happening.

 

[Ironman_Bad]

I'm waiting to receive my computer after years of not using a PC.

But it's true that the PC community on NeoGAF is like a group of vegans protesting outside a slaughterhouse.

I don't know how many threads about Sony have been started lately, but some people really ought to see a therapist and rethink their obsession with Sony PlayStation.