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Sarcastic Gamer makes its case against EA, Sony, CNet, and fanboys

With four simple questions, the author searches for answers to several questions that are on the minds of many gamers these days. From the Xbox Live meltdown to Payola in Gaming, this exhaustive query uncovers many more questions than answers. A big helping of food for thought.

From the article: "These mega-publishers continue to sail their yachts further and further into uncharted waters, testing just how far gamers will let them go. I just hope they've piled a lot of supplies on their little SS Minnow, because I have a feeling it won't be long before they find themselves swallowed up by a hate-hurricane. When you piss of a gamer, they don't just stop buying your games. They also tell a hundred friends, who also tell a hundred friends."

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Published: 656 days 16 hours ago | Article | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Gaming | Industry News

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LGFreedom - 656 days 17 hours ago

1 - Good stuff

I don't agree with all of it, but dang, he hit it on the head on 3 out of the 4. Definitely worth a read.

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ruibing - 656 days 16 hours ago

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Wait a tick. So what is its case against Sony? It's a long rant that Sony doesn't listen to bloggers. I've remembered posting questions on the official PS3 blog before along with a bunch of people and actually had it answered indirectly. It wasn't much but it feels nice to have developers and managers at Sony and its affiliates actually making posts and checking back, but that's not really my point.

Sony does listen to PS3 owners, though maybe not to bloggers, who are nothing more than end users with big mouths. They understand the lack of achievements, the cumbersome of the current PS store, and the desire for in-game XMB and custom soundtracks. They've already delivered on the desire for more PSP/PS3 cooperative features, Divx, and more.

Of all the things to rant against Sony, this is just ridiculous. If you are going to pick a fight, at least pick a good one.

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IDemonstalkerXI - 656 days 16 hours ago

2.1 - Indeed

Funny they think sony is going to respond if they rant on some random blog. Try posting your question on Sony's blog ...where there are employee's there to answer your "?".

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felman87 - 656 days 15 hours ago

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he's talking about Sony PR firms not responding to emails.

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Lord Anubis - 656 days 14 hours ago

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he is wrong about the PR department at least at my time in Killzoneunit.com I had a few discussions with Dave Karraker and landed an exclusive q&A user submitted question which he agreed to for killzoneunit.com

The only thing you need to contact sony is a a password.

Presscenter.playstation.com
(before i forget you need a unique email to reach sony. yahoo,google e-mails wont do you anygood. I guess they have filters?)

the part about XBL problems is sincerely stupid. Just blaming sony fans wont do anything to improve their case. That's like blaming the jews for the extinction of the dinosaurs.

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Lord Anubis - 656 days 14 hours ago

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destroyah - 656 days 16 hours ago

3 - Sony doesn't respond to bloggers and that's a bad thing?

Don't be mad that Sony doesn't have time to read your crap. No one cares.

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BrianC6234 - 656 days 15 hours ago

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When the dufus got to the part about Xbox Live and then talked about PS3 fanboys I stopped reading. He's just an Xbot I guess. And thinks it's fine if he pays for a service he can't use. That's okay with me if he wants to waste his money. I didn't waste my time reading any further though.

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SWORDF1SH - 656 days 7 hours ago

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i agree destroyah. the only reason MS is in a rush to help bloggers is because 99% of the sh*t sony get comes from bloggers. the bloggers do the dirty work for MS. this guy also talks out of his arse. he is a big fanboy and trys to hide it with the insult-compliment approach. first he slags off the PS3 with childish remarks that im not sure he knows to much about and then goes "but they got good games coming". why would sony want to help bloggers like him if the turn out sh*t like this. i think the reason why he doesnt like sony are more of a personal thing and stuff the gamers dont care about.

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Fighter - 656 days 15 hours ago

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Sony does respond to bloggers on the Playstation blog. They appear in red comment boxes so you can distinguish between the Sony reps and regular gamers. They have given relevant responses and even heard some good ideas from gamers that they may take into consideration.

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LGFreedom - 656 days 14 hours ago

4.1 - Wow, Sony responds to people on the Sony blog! BREAKING NEWS!

Actually, Sarcasticgamer.com is part of a conglomerate of websites and for Sony to ignore the entire Gamercast Network, speaks volumes about their crappy community relations.

Every single person that doesn't like this article is from a Sony related site....

Go figure.

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ElfShotTheFood - 656 days 15 hours ago

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There should be a mandatory intelligence test required to get a blog, or at least some sort of monthly fee to keep the loud-mouthed teenage "journalists" out.

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LGFreedom - 656 days 14 hours ago

5.1 - You always talk smack

You leave these types of messages on every article.

YOU ARE A TROLL.

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Suki03 - 656 days 15 hours ago

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This article has a lot of good ideas about what big companies are doing to the fans and fans let them do it and go as far as defending them for their actions.

On the other hand I suspect that part of this rant is surging from the fact that big corporations "treat bloggers (sarcasticgamer) as second class citizens", and this article is trying to show how much power/influence they have on the gamers.

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bizi6498 - 656 days 15 hours ago

7 - so basically, the dude

is whining because he didn't get toys from sony, while m$ hired an army of sycophants to schmooze with him and his buddies? and he calls himself an 'independent journalist'?

are you fackin kidding me??

this kinda buffoon embodies perfectly what's wrong with the media in general: he's addicted to the schmooze and he'll polish the dik of whoever brings him the biggest toys.

The facade says "sarcastic gamer",
the inside says "corporate cok sucker"

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And we still wonder how m$ is getting away with that kinda failure rate? that's the answer! because to hold big corporations accountable, we need a free and independent media, and it is clearly not the case.

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sheng long - 656 days 14 hours ago

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so he's a little butthurt Sony won't respond to his Emails while Microsoft does. While he does make a little bit of sense, it's pretty obvious to figure out he's Pro microsoft/anti sony. making his arguments biased and no more valid than THE MARTS, POG, and the rest of the gang.
bashing Home before it's released seems kind of fanboyish to me.

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LGFreedom - 656 days 14 hours ago

9.1 - I wonder why he's Pro MS?

At least Microsoft attempts to get in touch with bloggers.

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08_CiViC_Si - 656 days 14 hours ago

10 - "You should pray that Sony gets a tenth of a clue and comes up with something that at least deserves to live in the same zipcode as XBL. Enjoy your trophy case, and your avatar. You and the other dozen online PS3 players will probably impress the hell out of each other as you simultaneously try to convince yourselves that you aren’t playing a console version of Second Life."

Funny stuff. Realtalk.

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RiseOfMonster - 656 days 14 hours ago

10.1 - I don't understand what the article is saying with that part.

Live wasn't working right so this fella just starts attacking PSN and Home?

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sheng long - 656 days 14 hours ago

10.2 -

here's some more funny, realtalk for you:
Everytime you drive your car you probably think you're driving a sports car, but at the end of the day it's just another civic. I must've seen 6 of them on my way home from work. Uh, let me guess, you must have an intake, exhaust that probably give you an additional 3HP.
Vipers, Porsches, Corvettes watch out, Civic SI coming through!

was that real enough for you? or do you think it's ignorant, biased talk?

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bizi6498 - 656 days 14 hours ago

10.3 - sheng long,

he pasted the quote in the title to make it appear... bold.
he's probably pimped his civic with a custom exhaust pipe to make it sound... bigger.

he's used to compensating for obvious short-comings :)

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08_CiViC_Si - 656 days 3 hours ago

10.4 - lolz!

I post a quote and angry fembots attack my avatar.

Yea. It's a Civic Si. Do you have the money for a high-end Vette, or Euro?

I don't. I'm in college, getting an education. But that doesn't stop me from loving my car.

Should I attack your avatar? Do you have sexual relations with Sheng Long? Why else would your avatar have him looking like he's constipated? Bloody lips? Did you abuse his face again with your pint-sized pee pee?

BTW, 8th gen Civic Si's have a lot of power, for a 4-banging rice machine. They don't put a 6-spd tranny in it for looks jackass. What kind of other car offers sporty daily driving, along with excellent fuel economy?

Does the Viper do that with it's massive V10 engine? Maybe the Vette will suck down a little less fuel.

If I really wanted something that'd zoom, I'd take my Civic to the dealership, sell the b!tch, and go buy something used that would dog the f!ck out of just about anything for 5G's cheaper than a new Si. '93 300ZX TT comes to mind. You know nothing you turd. Grow a pair of balls.

Funny how no one agreed with your angry shortcomings.

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sheng long - 655 days 22 hours ago

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Attack my Avatar if you want, this is a gaming website after all isn't it? not a car website. By the way, like i told you in the PM i sent you. Ditch that turd you're driving now, how does it feel to get smoked by a Neon?

p.s. Sheng Long is not a character dummy, might want to do some research before you flame away.

Vrooom Vrooom Vroooom, oh wait, civic sounds more like tzzzzz tzzzzzz tzzzzz.

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