Do you think the next SIE CEO will do anything to counter the internet narrative?

[On Demand]

Excuse you? I dont need to excuse anything, you heard what I said and it's the truth. Everyone isn't going to vibe with everyone's views. Ppl have opinions! And thts OK. A few feel Sony are making bad moves and others feel it's bs and thts what forums and discussions are for. Everyone will not feel the way you feel

Act like a resetera mod wtf is tht lol smh. Some of you kill me so dramatic.

Opinions are fine.

It’s the over exaggeration of whatever is going with Sony. Which is nothing at all. If not…..not even that serious.

The way people complain about everything little thing with PlayStation on here you would believe Sony and MS are the same company with the same market presence.

 

[On Demand]

If you don’t think they’ve made any poor moves then this is a worthless exchange.

It’s a done deal then. Argument finished.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Opinions are fine.

It’s the over exaggeration of whatever is going with Sony. Which is nothing at all. If not…..not even that serious.

The way people complain about everything little thing with PlayStation on here you would believe Sony and MS are the same company with the same market presence.

I agree with you there. There are a few exaggerators and one or two who put a negative spin on anything Sony and I'm sure they feel the same about Xbox news when ppl dog on xbox. I didnt have an issue with your take on that just tht you said "this forum is going down" or something to that effect just off a few dissenting opinions.

 

[On Demand]

I agree with you there. There are a few exaggerators and one or two who put a negative spin on anything Sony and I'm sure they feel the same about Xbox news when ppl dog on xbox. I didnt have an issue with your take on that just tht you said "this forum is going down" or something to that effect just off a few dissenting opinions.

It honestly feels that way to me sometimes. I believe some PS fans react too much to anything MS does and compare it to Sony. Which honestly is not too surprising I guess with the way they have an army of shills and astroturfers online letting the everybody know how amazing MS is.

But we know what they say is not true so who really cares. These people still feel hurt from 2013 and are on a revenge plot.

 

[Gamernyc78]

It honestly feels that way to me sometimes. I believe some PS fans react too much to anything MS does and compare it to Sony. Which honestly is not too surprising I guess with the way they have an army of shills and astroturfers online letting the everybody know how amazing MS is.

But we know what they say is not true so who really cares. These people still feel hurt from 2013 and are on a revenge plot.

Trust me I understand what you mean.

 

[Danja]

Well I doubt much will change fundamentally but it would be nice for them to hire at least a community manager for each region and have them work in Univision.

But something needs to be done though. They are too slow to act on some PR stuff that should be shut down immediately.

I also don't want them become like Xbox guys trying to be our best friends as that's just weird af.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Well I doubt much will change fundamentally but it would be nice for them to hire at least a community manager for each region and have them work in Univision.

But something needs to be done though. They are too slow to act on some PR stuff that should be shut down immediately.

I also don't want them become like Xbox guys trying to be our best friends as that's just weird af.

Your best friend...



They are insane!

 

[Danja]

Your best friend...

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They are insane!

Jesus... Thankfully he has me blocked so I can't see stuff like this . To think this a grown ass man victimizing a trillion dollar corp as If it has feelings... And these are the people Phil Spencer and Sarah follows... Let's just hope the next CEO doesn't have a Twitter like Jim.

 

[Danja]

It's the way he absolves Xbox of sabotaging their own brand but blaming forums, media and fanboys...

 

[Gamernyc78]

It's the way he absolves Xbox of sabotaging their own brand but blaming forums, media and fanboys...

I loved Kaz parody account whoever it was, I'm mad they retired it.

 

[JAHGamer]

I'm not talking about hiring astroturfers. I'm talking about getting a marketing team consistently doing the rounds on the interview circuit providing outlets like IGN or WaPo or Gamespot with B-roll or marketing materials and screenshots and developing a relationship where these outlets can't side with Lbox astroturfing campaigns without risking losing the scoop to a competing outlet.

This right here.

We don't need an army of astroturfers. We don't need bots.

We just need a PS3 era marketing team. A team that'll engage with the community in a non-toxic manner and dispel issues or worries.

Example. There was a big uproar when it was discovered that the PS4s CMOS battery would die and render the console unable to play your owned games, both digital and disc. Sony fixed this. How was it discovered? people just accidentally did. That was a perfect opportunity to come out and say they listened and fixed the issue. It's free PR. They did nothing.

That's what needs to change. A team that will engage with the media when needed instead of letting issues fester and get blown out of proportion.

They also need to communicate their intentions more.

ok this stuff makes more sense....great ideas. I remember during the PS3 era, it felt like there was news every other week directly from Sony.

 

[JAHGamer]

I'm not talking about the ColtEastwoods, I'm talking about the Gene Parks and Paul Tassis of the world

Nah, I can't stand either of these pricks. Always complaining about console wars while fueling it 24/7, and they've both started engagement farming like crazy for those Twitter blue checks, its pathetic. Gaming "journalism" has turned into such a joke, I think it'd be better if they just communicated directly to the community without any middleman.

 

[FatKaz]

I'm not talking about hiring astroturfers. I'm talking about getting a marketing team consistently doing the rounds on the interview circuit providing outlets like IGN or WaPo or Gamespot with B-roll or marketing materials and screenshots and developing a relationship where these outlets can't side with Lbox astroturfing campaigns without risking losing the scoop to a competing outlet.

So what would they be constantly talking about?

Obvious answer is games. What if those games aren't ready to be talked about? Which is probably the case right now.

So essentially they'd be doing useless interviews just like Xbox execs.

 

[FatKaz]

Example. There was a big uproar when it was discovered that the PS4s CMOS battery would die and render the console unable to play your owned games, both digital and disc. Sony fixed this. How was it discovered? people just accidentally did. That was a perfect opportunity to come out and say they listened and fixed the issue. It's free PR. They did nothing.

Why would they address an issue no customer is facing? Companies usually fix these critical bugs and move on, they don't shout about it unless customer are effected.

Nobody in the real world gave a shit about that either, cause again no one was effected.

 

[anonpuffs]

So what would they be constantly talking about?

Obvious answer is games. What if those games aren't ready to be talked about? Which is probably the case right now.

So essentially they'd be doing useless interviews just like Xbox execs.

No? They can do stuff like the "making of" / behind the scenes stuff that they usually do for major releases. Also they aren't even talking about the stuff that IS ready to be shown off.

 

[FatKaz]

No? They can do stuff like the "making of" / behind the scenes stuff that they usually do for major releases.

Well they occasionally do that and sure they can do that more before a release, but that certainly isn't enough material to be in the news cycle consistantly which is what your asking for.

This is exactly the Xbox failed strategy with Phil Spencers useless interview every few weeks.

Also they aren't even talking about the stuff that IS ready to be shown off.

What stuff is ready to be shown? None of us know what is ready to be shown.