Sony's arrogance is fukking hilarious

[satam55]

It's crazy how much shyt Sony was talking years ago when it would clearly be more appropriate today.

These quotes are killing me.

"We do not care."
– Kaz Hirai, current President of Computer Entertainment, regarding competition from Microsoft and Nintendo


"The first five million are going to buy it (PS3), whatever it is, even [if] it didn't have games."
- David Reeves, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO

"Microsoft does not concern us. Microsoft is not a technology company."
- Nobuyuki Idei, Sony chief corporate adviser in an interview with BBC NEWS

"Sorry you didn't have the opportunity to buy a PS3 this year, but I'm sure it beats lining up in a queue for hours on end only to be told the store has sold out."
- Michael Ephraim, Managing Director of Sony Australia in an interview with the age.com.au


"I have no concerns about the competition."
- Phil Harrison, president of Sony Worldwide Studios speaking at the Game Developer Conference


"I don’t think we’re arrogant."
– Phil Harrison, regarding consumer perception of Sony

"We're certainly not interested in Gimmicks."
- Kaz Hirai0 E32k6, right before showing off Eye of Judgement.

"Nintendo knows its target audience, because it has really narrowed that down; and it’s pretty much defined by a boy or girl’s ability to admire Pokemon."
- Phil Harrison, president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios

"But I fear that it won't have a lasting impact beyond that of a gimmick."
- Sony executive Phil Harrison cuts to the chase with his incisive analysis of the Nintendo DS in gaming paper MCV.

"Consider the US with its massive land and cheap people. Then you look at the UK - a little island where rent and rates are at an absolute premium, and the cost of people is a lot more."
- Sony's take on the consumers, as told by UK Managing Director Ray Maguire to website gamesindustry.biz


"It’s probably too cheap…"
– Ken Kutaragi, Regarding the $499 to $599 price point


"(the PS3) is not a game machine…"
- Ken Kutaragi, Regarding the machine’s beefy hardware architecture


"The name of the game is not market share, it’s how fast we (Sony) can grow the industry."
– Ken Kutaragi, regarding competition from Microsoft and Nintendo


"…for consumers to think to themselves ‘I will work more hours to buy one’. We want people to feel that they want it, irrespective of anything else."
– Ken Kutaragi, explaining their marketing goals for the PS3

Yeah dog, I always party off these quotes when folks bring em up every once in a while. As arrogant as Microsoft was last year and Nintendo was coming off the SNES & launching the N64, the GOAT arrogance belongs to Sony coming off the PS2 & launching the PS3. IT'S SO GOOD!

Bruh, you didn't post the quote about the Xbox360 just being an Xbox 1.5. I can't believe execs were saying this shyt publicly. GOD, I wish Twitter existed back than!

 

[kevm3]

Sony was extremely arrogant last gen and they got spanked from it with a huge loss of marketshare compared to PS2. They've seemed to wisen up a bit this time around.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

They are trying to see how many would subscribe to their online services for sure.

It's an apple like move...remove options (such as dvd/blu-ray) and other shyt to force the users to your real money makers.

Why was this your "example"? Neither company removed blu ray or dvd (well apple airs don't have dvd drives, but that's about it).

 

[duncanthetall]

Console gaming is dead in Japan because of lack of creativity of titles. Sony turned to M$ and dropping American made titles with guns and shyt. PS4 is a sucess only because Americans bought it.

Or probably because they're more interested in creepy dating sims and Monster Hunter to give a fukk about anything else. Don't blame the market on Japan's shytty tastes

 

[duncanthetall]

And then they turn around and do the same thing on the quad.

I want my media server back and I want to save movies and music on it and I'll be content

Lmao RIGHT? I mean, having a good PC now, the media server issues ain't a big deal, but it was still an inconvenience when I wanted to save movies and shyt on my 4. Sony seems like they knew they had it wrapped up and said fukk it

 

[Wild self]

Or probably because they're more interested in creepy dating sims and Monster Hunter to give a fukk about anything else. Don't blame the market on Japan's shytty tastes

Japanese gaming built the Playstation brand. shyt on them and Sony is another M$, which it is now. All the highest selling titles are either sports (which I don't mind) or first/ third person shooters.

 

[Hater]

That's my GOAT company

 

[duncanthetall]

Japanese gaming built the Playstation brand. shyt on them and Sony is another M$, which it is now. All the highest selling titles are either sports (which I don't mind) or first/ third person shooters.

IDGAF what built it. Gaming, like most other things, is "what have you done for me lately". fukk the japs. Even some of their best like From Software are making WRPGs now because fukk what those people like

 

[Wild self]

IDGAF what built it. Gaming, like most other things, is "what have you done for me lately". fukk the japs. Even some of their best like From Software are making WRPGs now because fukk what those people like

Then don't be surprised when the gaming industry crashes from lack of variety. shyt on the Japanese and still buy their consoles, brehs.

 

[Fatboi1]

Then don't be surprised when the gaming industry crashes from lack of variety. shyt on the Japanese and still buy their consoles, brehs.

Crash?? How can it crash from lack of variety when the PS4 selling like 7 million in 5 months compared to last gen?? Despite it "lacking variety" as you see it, it still sold that much. You seem to ignore everything people showed you when you start claiming gaming is lacking variety though... There's plenty of games from all types of genre's out RIGHT NOW!

 

[Wild self]

Crash?? How can it crash from lack of variety when the PS4 selling like 7 million in 5 months compared to last gen?? Despite it "lacking variety" as you see it, it still sold that much. You seem to ignore everything people showed you when you start claiming gaming is lacking variety though... There's plenty of games from all types of genre's out RIGHT NOW!

You mean those independent games that are hardly promoted? or the PS3 games that get a slight visual upgrade on the PS4?
Sony is lucky that Americans still buys consoles, cause if they really followed Japan, they would be status.

 

[posterchild336]

You mean those independent games that are hardly promoted? or the PS3 games that get a slight visual upgrade on the PS4?
Sony is lucky that Americans still buys consoles, cause if they really followed Japan, they would be status.

I really don't get what you are trying to say here....?

 

[Fatboi1]

You mean those independent games that are hardly promoted?

What does a games marketing efforts have to do with you saying there's a lack of games??

or the PS3 games that get a slight visual upgrade on the PS4?

Like The Last of Us? What else got a "slight" visual upgrade?

Sony is lucky that Americans still buys consoles, cause if they really followed Japan, they would be status.

Again, what does this have to do with there not being a variety?? Are we talking about a lack of variety, or a lack of marketing for the variety of games that DO exist?? I'm not getting what you're trying to say here.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Krazy Ken K Da Gawd.....

Arrogant Sony was hilarious.

But that shyt catches up with you.... .

 

[Wild self]

What does a games marketing efforts have to do with you saying there's a lack of games??
Like The Last of Us? What else got a "slight" visual upgrade?

Again, what does this have to do with there not being a variety?? Are we talking about a lack of variety, or a lack of marketing for the variety of games that DO exist?? I'm not getting what you're trying to say here.

Despite being early int he PS4 lifespan, people are just buying the PS4 in America for future games, but ignore quality games on other consoles that are available now. The competition isn't fukking up, its the trends in the industry that speak about the state of gaming quality. People rather play brainless first person shooters than building skill in other genres. Remember that thread about kids today having no gaming skills or patience to master the controls? That is where I'm getting at. Sony never lost its arrognace,but they can't rely on Japan for PS4 to have success. They can still fool American gamers,though.