Sony Showered with awards at CES

According to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony seems to have been honored with numerous awards at the Consumer Electronics Show this year. Not only was the SIXAXIS awarded by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Sony itself received the "Technology and Engineering Emmy Award" as SCEA CEO Jack Tretton stepped up with the familiar Sony ramblings we've all come to love and expect...

[calderra]

"The overwhelming consumer demand..."
Anyone feel like going into all the PS3s collecting dust in their area?

And note that the main award was for SONY, not the PS3. "Sony itself received the "Technology and Engineering Emmy Award". Exploding batteries, spyware hidden on music CDs, a lost lawsuit against Immersion... yup, that deserves a Tech Emmy. EDIT: How could I forgot to mention having such massive money issues that the company had to take out a loan to make its newest big product? There's a real reason to give an award.

This isn't even Sony-bashing, really. It's bashing these awards. Why would you give this award to a company that's going through all of these issues? There have to be better choices out there- at least some company whose products aren't exploding.

Ah-well. When you live in a world where the Spike TV gaming awards are considered a serious affair... bleh. I think I'm going to boycott awards shows this year.

[Juevani]

dude if you dont like the news beat it, no one wants to hear the bs you make up..

[Scythesean]

get lost

[InMyOpinion]

Hes commenting on the article, that's open to anyone. I think it's interesting that the "Technology and Engineering Emmy Award", "CES Best of Innovations Award" for 2007 and "Digital Innovation Award" did'nt go to Nintendo since they have Wii written all over them. Probably cause the awards have nothing to do with gaming. Giving the Sixaxis controller an award is just silly. It's design is 7-8 years old and it's worse than it's predecessor (Ps2) since it has'nt even got rumble.

[Xtrm L1481L1TY]

Nice PWN!!!

[shikwan]

Heaviest Console EVER
Worst Next-Gen Launch EVER
Stupidest use For A Blu Ray
Most Deceptive Company
Best Reason to PAY for Online service

[kewlkat007]

Blah Blah blah...Who post this kind of stuff?

[Scrumptious]

give Sony a golden shower myself.

[Barnes]

What a bunch of little and jelous xbugs haha

[eclipsegryph]

As a company, SONY is really attempting to move forward, but they've got themselves stuck in a rut right now. Why they would be awarded this sort of recognition due to items that #1 posted, and more, is beyond me.

[Barnes]

You are surely as dumb as he is. Sony didn't get the awards for their batteries and they don't manufacture only these batteries ;-)
I can't help it, but you xbugs are always good for a great laugh haha

[Shadow Flare]

can i say, i've played Lair and that is the best fureakin game graphically ive ever seen on a console. And the version i played was only 30% complete. So i believe them when they say, what you see now is just a taster. And like theyve said on the IGN podcasts, we're only really seeing the tip of the ice berg of what the cell can do

i wouldnt expect an xbox fanboy LOSER to understand this but a little bit of faith goes a long way. I had faith in the psone and ps2 and they owned all. I have faith in the ps3

[shysun]

Wii fans mad!!lol to funny.Why would a 250$ lastgen console win a Tech Award,tell me that?lol

[eclipsegryph]

Not that I really understand the need for the childish comments (I guess I haven't been on this site long enough?), but I can assure you that I hold no loyalty to Microsoft. I'm simply stating that SONY, as a company, has hit a rut, or so it seems to me. Now I'm certainly no expert on electronics, and can safely assume that I know just as much about what has been going with SONY's technological advances as the next regular Joe Gamer, and from what I know about where SONY has been in the past, and where they are currently, they don't seem to be in such a good position, and certainly in no position to win an advancement of technology award.

Shysun, as to why you mentioned Wii fans disapointed that their favored console did not win this award... Well, why did you? I see no mention of Nintendo anywhere in these comments.

[DJ]

Though I am surprised that the Sixaxis controller beat out the Wii for recognition. BTW, dumbest comment of the day goes to Shikwan: " Stupidest use For A Blu Ray "

[AudioRage]

they also make good expensive frisbies

[likeaboss302]

My dogs will only catch Blu-ray discs. They are very picky.

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Rumble is NOT necessary in the least bit. If Sony puts it back in the controllers...YAY for them! I honestly don't notice it though...and i doubt you guys do either.

Sony NEVER put spyware on their cd's. BMG did that under Sony's name. Microsoft spent more time in court this year than Sony, Toshiba, Nintendo, Apple, and Disney COMBINED! Yeah...the wiimote's innovative, but wait...where have i seen this before? PLUG 'n PLAY TV!!! Wow...nintendo...what an accomplishment...

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

Dude...yeah...the PS3's heavy...but at least we're not carrying around the console, the battery pack, AND the hd-dvd add-on!!! <NOW THAT'S RIDICULOUS!

Yeah...they had a bad launch...but since when has a launch mattered? Gamecube had the best launch of last generation! Now...how many people fell in love with their gamecube?

Deceptive? Every company lies! I hate to inform you, but Nintendo said two years ago that their next console would play dvd's and would launch with a new Mario. Wait...i know ur kind...ur an xbox fan! You like Halo! You play the most overhyped games ever created! On that note...i have some heartbreaking news. Microsoft isn't exactly the truthful whore you've been hoping for. They lie like frickin CRAZY!!! They get sued for EVERYTHING!!!

Honestly...and i have to trust my instincts here...you can't be more than 12 years old. "best reason to PAY for an online service"

Wow guys...they're just TRYING to kill themselves aren't they?

[MySwordIsHeavenly]

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