Is the gaming media really biased?

Aaron Greenturd - 364 days 8 hours ago

This article is completely unacceptable. Nobody should be able to sum up my company's pull on the media in 1 single article. I will pay any mod or admin to take this article down ASAP, or you can expect a lawsuit from the most powerful company in the World of America. Just email me at greenturd@microsoft.com and I will cut you a check.

My company has gone to extensive lengths to smear Sony, the PlayStation, and it's first party games. Obviously we have a mole inside our company, who has leaked info to this rogue blogger. I will track down the person responsible for this leak and ban his Xbox Live account for 1 year (and still deduct from his checking account, of course...)

As far as Killzone 2, it will never be able to destroy as many consoles as Halo 3 did back in 07....now that is a GAME!!!

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Shane Kim - 364 days 8 hours ago

Very good post Aron, Shane Kim feels exactley the same way.

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lord_of_balrogs - 364 days 8 hours ago

Lies. Lies. Lies.

As a regular IGN visitor you got it wrong.
IGN AU said Resistance 2 was better than Gears 2.
IGN USA said Resistance 2 was equal to Gears 2.
IGN UK said Gears 2 was better than Resistance 2.

Proof:
Resistance 2: PS3
Scores: 9.3 [AU], 9.5 [US], 8.3 [UK]
Gears of War 2: Xbox 360
Scores: 8.9 [AU], 9.5 [US], 9.2 [UK]

http://au.games.ign.com/art...

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meepmoopmeep - 364 days 8 hours ago

lmao, Aaron

anyway, Killzone 2 will be the most scrutinized game in all of gaming history.
in a sense, Sony and GG are to blame because of the 05 trailer.

but once they reached the near visual quality, it's off to find something else to nag about.

EDIT:
for the record, i didn't write this article.
i was PM'ed and asked to submit it as a favor.

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40cal - 364 days 7 hours ago

LOLLOLOLOLOLOL "The World of America" that is some of the funniest $h!t I have read in along time. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

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lord_of_balrogs - 364 days 7 hours ago

You're not serious are you? MP aside, the SP campaign was a vast improvement over the original Gears. New enemies, more variety and an actual story for one.

The original felt like one endless grindfest to another grindfest. Half the the time I didn't even know the reason I was going some place because you were given objectives over the tac-com and there were literally only like 2 minutes worth of story cutscenes.

The first act of Gears 2 is better than all five acts of Gears 1 combined. Shooting, vehicle, and story cutscenes were all well placed and I actually knew the reason why I was completing an objective instead of just recieving orders like the 1st one and moving to complete it.

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MasFlowKiller - 364 days 6 hours ago

Want to hear Something Funny i tried to post this article on gametrailer and it got close in less then a minute,

no, no i did not use a dumb tittle i wrote, great killzone 2, media analysis as the tiitle, i hope they didnt think this article was about them

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Lifendz - 364 days 6 hours ago

I don't know why but they are. The gaming media types are the most vindictive nerds out there and they seem to have an axe to grind for Sony after releasing PS3 at such a high price. That coupled with the fact that Xbox live was so much better than PS3 in early 07 and up until they revised the store that they don't even acknowledge the fact that PSN is really really good now and...it's still free!

Yeah, they're biased. But hey, with so many games on PS3 now, and with the best of 360 behind it (doesn't mean more good games won't come...but we've seen it's best in Gears 2), the PS3 is primed to take over.

Just needs a price drop to 299.99 and maybe the media can go back to being unbiased.

Now off I go to silogon's site (insert joke here)

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pswi60 - 364 days 6 hours ago

just remember, sony "deserves" it

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harv052 - 364 days 6 hours ago

"The sad reality is that there is a large amount of people, that truly want the PlayStation brand out of the console business"

Then what? Buy shoddy consoles from the competition??

What............ever......... .

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blindfromthesun - 363 days 22 hours ago

A good article, speculative, but flawed. Why does everyone assume there is an extreme level of media bias against the PS3? You can give examples all day however that is biased in itself. That is not to say it doesn't exist, however its not pandemic. A better article might get into WHO individually is a fanboy on sites such as ign, 1up, gamespot, etc, etc. It is a goal in journalism to be objective. Reviews also "try" to adhere to this principle. Notice how reviews never have a "fun factor" (gamepro excluded) as a component of the score? If they did they would be too subjective and alienate everyone who might not think certain aspects of the game are as fun. If your a huge fan of any one series its not a good idea to review particular games you might attach bias to. With that said, being a hater should prevent you from reviewing games for the same reason. My favorite game of the year has been Metal Gear Solid 4. I am new to the series but quickly played the first three in order to catch up with the story. If I wrote a review it would be hard for me to review it objectively based on my bias of the game being "more than fun." Then again I'm not a professional journalist.

With that said, I don't think Killzone 2 being exclusive to PS3 will effect its review scores. The quality of the game will speak for itself. It is jumping the gun to say the Eurogamer and Edge will give it 80ish scores. They have been consistent for sure however I feel like this game is different. Ultimately, 1 or 2 reviews should never be your reason for getting a game or not. People need consider the aggregate number of reviews. Metacritic was created for a reason. Any game that doesn't have a disproportionate (negative) bell curve is good in my book. I think people are getting way too worked up about small things. Enjoy the game or not, but don't frown everytime someone doesn't agree with your opinion. Reviews should never be taken to heart.

Edit: I purchased Killzone 1 from eBay to catch up on the story. Good decision? I'm very hyped to say the least.

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prowiew - 363 days 19 hours ago

I dont think all gaming media is bias. How come every gaming and non gaming website is bias? It is something that I simply dont understand and beleive.

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Mozilla89 - 363 days 12 hours ago

You lean towards PS3 or 360 at least a little bid. I have a feeling this game is gonna get blasted by quite a few reviewers for being really scripted even though COD does it all the time. I didn't think the gamesradar preview was bad though.

Except the part about said the levels are linear but they still got lost lol.

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- The Corrupt - - 364 days 10 hours ago

OMFG! POWDERED TOAST MAN! NOWAI!

*ahem*

Yeah, the article is pretty spot on. People are pissy about the high console costs and many of the huge fanbase of the PS2 have moved over to the 360 - either out of impatience for a next gen console, or for the cheaper alternative - and they're basically venting their frustrations on Sony's less-than-stellar run this generation...

The only thing I don't agree with is that last bit - the market was fine before the Playstation arrived. It will be fine long after the Playstation dies.

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meepmoopmeep - 364 days 8 hours ago

this milkshake brought Corrupt to the yard?
lol

yeah, i agree, the industry will be fine.
sony is fine.

they've taken this crap for a 3rd generation now.

it's always been cool to hate Sony.
and it's the same haters with foot-in-mouth disease that continue this crap
because Sony made them feel stupid
by succeeding the last 2 gens

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AclayPS3 - 364 days 8 hours ago

"The only thing I don't agree with is that last bit - the market was fine before the Playstation arrived. It will be fine long after the Playstation dies."

The Playstation brand will NEVER die and I agree with Toastman 100%. Bubbles up.

When Sony came out with the PS1, they really defined gaming and took it to the next level and made it cool for an adult to be a gamer because back then, Video games were still considered something like a childs toy.

I can't even imagine how the gaming market would be now if there was no Playstation brand... I mean, No God of War, No Shadow of the Colossus, No ICO, No Crash Bandicoot, No Spyro the Dragon, No Twisted Metal, No Gran Turismo etc.... and in my opinion, without the Playstation brand, their wouldn't be as much innovation in the gaming industry.

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rucky - 364 days 6 hours ago

"The only thing I don't agree with is that last bit - the market was fine before the Playstation arrived. It will be fine long after the Playstation dies."

Just to add to Aclay's comment. If you studied your gaming history you would know how Sony changed the whole game industry. Let me give you one quick course.

Playstation was the first CD-based console to defeat both Nintendo and Sega which was almost impossible back in the days. They basically made disc based consoles the standard that you see today.

Sony released the Playstation 2 and almost singlehandedly popularize DVDs(sounds familiar?) If it weren't for Sony you would still be playing CDs on your precious 360.

The point is, all Sony is trying to do is to keep moving forward. They have some flaws too but do not discount what Sony did and what they're trying to provide to us gamers.

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The Lazy One - 363 days 13 hours ago

Nintendo has done a lot more for moving gaming forward than the playstation brand.

Sony was the guy in the back of the group of pioneer settlers heading west on their way to cali who ran out in front and said "hey guys...follow me to california." Nintendo were they guys who looked around and found the gold in the mountains.

The industry was already heading towards larger storage mediums regardless of what Sony did. The original playstation was created because nintendo wanted a system with a larger storage solution. Nintendo, on the other hand, introduced the D-Pad, analogue sticks, triggers, motion tracking, touch screens, etc. to the home console market.

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Boty - 363 days 9 hours ago

Sorry I haven't been on PSN lately. Been working.

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mint royale - 364 days 8 hours ago

Why all the hate. Constructive critisim yes - a few articles on the ps3's struggling sales would do not the millions of overreacting articles. All the hate for any of the consoles is completely undeserved. Gamers should be happy there are 3 good companies in the industry increasing competition and keeping prices down. I don't buy into the MS bribed them claims there is absolutely no evidence but recently sony has been getting an unjust ride from the media. Stop!

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interrergator - 364 days 8 hours ago

agreed

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HDgamer - 364 days 8 hours ago

Fanboys never play games and can't stop the hate. They are poor enough as it is.

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ChanDangle - 364 days 8 hours ago

Up with Hope! Down with Dope!!

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rockleex - 364 days ago

This is the first unbiased non-bashing post I've ever seen from you. ^_^

There's no need to hate on any console anyways. If you can't have certain features/services/games on your system, then just go buy the other systems that have it.

If you don't have the money, then go play it at your friends' houses.

But then again, bitter people such as fanboys probably don't have that many friends in real life... -_-"

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meepmoopmeep - 364 days 8 hours ago

yeah i agree, but i wouldn't say ALL.
i'd say most.

we're human afterall.

favoritism and pride, FTW?

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agent_plang - 364 days 8 hours ago

Yep.

Even scientists are biased in their expected outcomes as they set out to prove or disprove theories, forcing the scientific community as a whole to rely on the principals of 'scientific method' to arrive at a somewhat guaranteed 'truth' eventually.

To expect any type of media outlet to be free from bias when such a thing can't be found anywhere else in society is ludicrous.

Everybody writes with influence drawn from personal feelings, preferences, and the pursuit of agendas related to their passion, be it to a small, average, or completely over the top degree.

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BlackCountryBob - 364 days ago

Tis true that everyone has some bias of some sort and it is impossible to ignore your own opinions and feelings completely. However it is a big leap to go from personal opinions to saying the entire worlds press is taking part in an organised campaign of bias/discrimination against Sony products.

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agent_plang - 363 days 22 hours ago

Do you know anyone that believes there's a conspiracy? I've never seen that claim in so many words, at least by anyone being serious about it.

The "conspiracy" you're referring to is an invention by people who make fun of those that claim there's a large buildup of (not necessarily connected) specific anti PS3 bias.

You can say "All websites hate the PS3 and write biased articles against it" without insinuating that an organized conspiracy is to blame. It could be coincidental, or more realistically, the product of Sony's past and present position, disappointment, sensationalism, and general pettiness.

I don't personally believe that all gaming news has an anti PS3 bias, but I do think it's obvious and can easily be shown that some large outlets do. Some outlets are anti 360 as well, although it never seems to be as prominent.

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EastCoastSB - 364 days 7 hours ago

It's become quite sad that people will hate/whine/complain about video games, just because it's on another system. They used to be about having fun and escaping from reality every once and a while.

Now it's turned into who sells more games.

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meepmoopmeep - 364 days 8 hours ago

Double Standards FTW?

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lord_of_balrogs - 364 days 8 hours ago

Funny, considering you promote your hate of MS every single day. Hyppocrite much?

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ultimolu - 363 days 21 hours ago

And you do the same with Sony.

I don't *love* any company. I only hate Microsoft's shameful tactics but their software is fine with me for the time being.

Oh noes, stop teh hate on Microsoft! :|

That's not what I meant where Microsoft is concerned. That was meant to imply that the hatred for Sony needs to stop.

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meepmoopmeep - 364 days 8 hours ago

"The glass doesn't break realistically"

"There's too much variety"

those are quoted as negatives and downed 2 game's scores.

both exclusives, btw.

the thing is, if one game is scrutinized for something
then others should be as well.

there shouldn't be any double standards when reviewing
any game regardless of platform.

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Unicron - 364 days 7 hours ago

I think its silly to make such a good point Xi, which I disagree with however, and then say "the Wii is in a league of its own." It's almost contradictory. It's that very mentality that I think sinks credibility with review sites, and also negates ANY need or purpose for scores, since so much about that statement is heavily subjective.

I for one, could say "With so many sales and potential gamers, the Wii should be held to HIGHER standards than the PS3 and 360 in order to appease consumers." If every reviewer from the same site comes from a different train of thought, as you and I just showed, then what's the point in listing scores or taking reviews as anything above ONE person's opinion?

That's more food for thought for the thread, not a direct response to you however. You're definitely a great poster, I just disagree with you here.

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Xi - 364 days 4 hours ago

that comment is designed such that there really are no expectations "gamers" have for it. We know it's pretty much a game-cube, we know it's designed for casuals, and we know it's never going to stand up to the quality of games being produced for pc/ps3/360.

I mean, is it fair to give a game like super mario galaxy a 10 in graphics when we have games that look like crysis, mgs4, gears2, and up and coming killzone, alan wake, heavy rain? No, not by any means, because it's not adequately comparable.

That same sense is how I justify the "bias" for the ps3. It's like a child whose parents always have higher expectations, one day it will be benefitial then if we just keep giving everything on the ps3 10 out of 10.

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Foliage - 364 days 3 hours ago

I can't blame you for being biased against Microsoft. Anyone with half a brain cell should be.

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Zool 08 - 364 days 2 hours ago

Imagine the gaming world belonging to Microsoft, now that would be a scary thought. If you thought that Sonys arrogance was bad, it'll look humble compared to M$ arrogance. Dont say I did'nt warn you.

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Shane Kim - 363 days 22 hours ago

Zool 08

Hahaaha yeah. With CEO's like Aron Greenturd and Shane Dim that would be a scary thought. Luckily I'll abandon gaming way before that happen.

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Rs - 364 days 1 hour ago

You got nothing better to say? Thought so, not even the xbots could deny about the facts that is being summarize is this article.

Poor Jenzo want a PS3 but his mummie&dada give this kid a big "NO" as they bought him the cheapest console.

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Jenzo - 364 days ago

LBP really came under extreme scrutiny from the gaming media with it's 95 avg. over at Metacritic.

Not to mention MGS4 with it's multiple GOTY awards and it's obviously biased 94 avg.

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Shane Kim - 363 days 22 hours ago

Jenzo you don't get it. LBP was a truly innovative game, it had no competition or anything + it was one hell of a game. That's why it got high ratings. MGS4 isn't even a Sony game in first place, second its a MGS game. They are bound to be high rated since kojima NEVER fails. Now since KZ2 is not on the xbox and because it's a FPS game WITHOUT the name "Halo" written all over it, every reviewer will probably compare this game to Halo and come down hard on it.

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