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Re: Jim Ryan Denies Sony Is Misleading Regulators Over Xbox's Activision Blizzard Deal

SMJ

I own consoles from all 3 platform holders so think of myself as platform agnostic. However, there's just something about Jim Ryan's pathetic, hypocritical, whining that makes me like PlayStation less as a brand. Nintendo isn't the biggest gaming brand in the world. Xbox isn't the biggest gaming brand in the world. It's PlayStation. Yet he acts like he's president of a tiny start-up being bullied in the playground by the older kids.

I've also said this before but, Sony bought EVERY single studio that makes their wonderful first party games. Just because Microsoft has the wallet to do so on a bigger scale, in one hit, doesn't mean it's not the same thing.

Re: Talking Point: Which Is The Most Underrated Xbox Console To Date?

SMJ

The Original Xbox for me. I worked in retail at the time and it really annoyed me how many customers would completely ignore the system in favour of the PS2. It didn't matter how impressive the first party games were or how much better multiplatform games looked and played, they just blindly wanted a PlayStation. To be fair, it was a masterclass in marketing from Sony, which is why the Dreamcast, despite having an amazing catalogue of exclusives, sadly never stood a chance either.

Thankfully things have changed since then.

Re: Multiple Xbox 360 Games Suffer Stealth Server Shutdowns

SMJ

This really isn't important. Does anyone actually care about getting 100% achievements for games? Surely that's not the reason to play a particular game. Ubisoft should not be expected to pay to run servers for the few people who still play their legacy games.