Less players in the market + higher bar to get in = more competition.
Capitalism is a very interesting beast. We should use it even more.
Capitalism is a very interesting beast. We should use it even more.
Era moderation is a joke.PS fans in that thread are like cows in a slaughterhouse
If i was an icon era mod i would get a ree account open, head into that ps ot thread and start recruiting users to this siteEra moderation is a joke.
A few good off topic bans should get the PS ot back on track. Era is not pro MS, sure they dont get it right all the time but they aint pro MS by any stretch.
How soon do you guys think it will be before sony starts to announce their new acquisitions? Next week sometime? Monday? I guess a silver lining for them is that while this deal is still tangled up for at least another 3-4 months they have time to wheel and deal. At this point i wouldnt be surprised if budgets are out the window and they start to make some panic moves.
The saddest part of this all is that LuLu's and Bobby's deranged behavior has been rewarded. Rich people really never fail.
Is there a source for this?Chatter is that Microsoft tried to buy in Sega in 2022 by force. This was when they were cocky and saying there a not finished with buying publisher. Sammy Sega defended themselves and Japanese government blocked this hostile takeover attempt by Microsoft. Remember when Sarah Bind and Phil Spencer talked about they have a very big surprise to reveal? This was exactly in the time frame at Tokyo Games Show 2022. After that Sarah Bond and Phil Spencer looked very gloomy after TGS 2022 was over. Their hostile takeover attempt was blocked by the Japanese government.
If they are pro ms today it because most of the ps community is leaving or left. But when i was there ms community were pretty much boolickers.No, they're definitely pro-MS. I don't see how you can conclude otherwise. I'm not saying the majority of the userbase there is, FWIW; however the select choice members who are, are emboldened and supported in their rhetoric by the moderators and admin, and that therein permeates throughout the whole website.
Any particular PS topic always, eventually gets tinged into negativity, usually in relation to Xbox. Why are they still so obsessed with calling the PS5 "ugly" for example after almost three years? You've already expressed your thoughts on that back at launch; nothing's changed since so what's the point in obsessing on that especially if it's just a merry-go-round to clown on the system for any perceivable thing?
Really, how they handle the ABK thread for the acquisition tells a lot, then the other day when the weekly Japan sales came out posters immediately jumped on the theories of PS5 demand "drying up", scalpers, etc. despite all systems were down compared to the previous week (to my knowledge) and Xbox numbers in particular were just abysmal. But you can also pick up on some general anti-PS sentiment in various other threads on the gaming side, if you can stomach to read the drivel long enough.
If they aren't pro-MS, they're at the very least increasingly anti-PS but I guess that is what happens when you create a space that attracts certain persuasions of gamers, when admin and mod staff steer discussions a certain way themselves to form specific narratives, etc.
They might do something of an announcement for their planned big showcase that's supposed to come before E3 (as the rumors go). That would seem like a good time frame to make such announcements.
Especially when they're strongly affiliated in a deal with a $2 trillion conglomerate.
This reads like gamer made up bullshit. No source other than my asshole.Chatter is that Microsoft tried to buy in Sega in 2022 by force. This was when they were cocky and saying there a not finished with buying publisher. Sammy Sega defended themselves and Japanese government blocked this hostile takeover attempt by Microsoft. Remember when Sarah Bind and Phil Spencer talked about they have a very big surprise to reveal? This was exactly in the time frame at Tokyo Games Show 2022. After that Sarah Bond and Phil Spencer looked very gloomy after TGS 2022 was over. Their hostile takeover attempt was blocked by the Japanese government.
The brief look I took in there was just gloating and talking about how they need to get Square and Capcom next so that Playstation can't have those games. It was always fanboyism and spite, not concern for the employees.
If they are pro ms today it because most of the ps community is leaving or left. But when i was there ms community were pretty much boolickers.
I think they will. something extremely dirty and sleazy had to have happened to make the cma do a 180 like that and i wouldnt put it past them to make d*ath threats. Sega seems to be the only pub playing ball with ms at all so i wouldnt be surprised if it were them.
I think a lot of the Playstation fans are going to get banned or chased off that website.If they are pro ms today it because most of the ps community is leaving or left. But when i was there ms community were pretty much boolickers.
They have always been pro MS. It’s just more evident today. Ffs I was banned once for saying Bethesda acquisition didn’t make any difference for me because I don’t like their games.If they are pro ms today it because most of the ps community is leaving or left. But when i was there ms community were pretty much boolickers.
A lot of PlayStation fans are already not on it because they don't want to hear American rhetoric all the timeI think a lot of the Playstation fans are going to get banned or chased off that website.
Yes, i have been there and seen some bad bans, but i saying when i was there that site was no where near pro ms so safe to assume PS folks have bailed on the site over the years.They have always been pro MS. It’s just more evident today. Ffs I was banned once for saying Bethesda acquisition didn’t make any difference for me because I don’t like their games.
One leading antitrust lawyer said: “This is a very unusual development. In CMA-era cases, there has only been one other occurrence of ‘updated’ provisional findings that I’m aware of.” “
This is extremely unusual,” said an ex-CMA lawyer. “Restating your provisional findings is something you would rather die than do.”