Sony employee gets fired for badmouthing the PS3

__Xzyx987X · February 4th, 2006

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14477

More intersting than the fact he got fired for letting out information on how problematic the PS3 dev units are, and information on how Sony is behind schedule on getting the system lauched, is that he mentions how people who have actually been working with the devkits for both the PS3 and 360 are calling the 360 the superior development platform. I think Sony may have some real trouble on it's hands here.

Since Microsoft beat them to launch, a major part of Sony's strategy has to be about pushing the technical superiority of their console. As long as they hype the theoretical specs, it will keep consumers in "wait and see" mode long enough to prevent them from getting a 360 before the PS3 comes out (which is looking to be not very soon.) If word gets out that in terms of real world game performance the PS3 is as only as good, if not worse than the 360, they're looking at a serious loss of market share.

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ready2rumbelX · February 8th, 2006

Perhaps the devkit is more complex to use, but if you keep in mind the hardware difference, it is understandable.

As for the employee, he was asking for it. You don't bad mouth a product of a company you are working for.....really, common sense.

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**Ryos** · February 8th, 2006

Eh, I don't think it really matters all that much. Technically the PS2 was harder to program for and had inferior performance than the GC and Xbox but still had the lead due to games. Ultimately it's not hardware that drives the market but the software.

As for the employee...kind of dumb on both his part and Sony's, but you know what they say about not biting the hand that feeds you.

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D.D. · February 8th, 2006

i believe this is in the wrong section.

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Metalmurphy · February 8th, 2006

Thats old news and i seriously doubt that guy was fired "after" posting that. Also the guy made false coments like "where's the selfshadowing?" wheres the HDR?", (in VF5 and MGS4 for example) and looked like he didnt know what he was talking about. And since the PS3 is set for a spring release i really doubt its that late in devolopment.

Also thats not forget he was a True American and one of the coments a friend of him made was "Congrats you are a true patriot!" Kinda suspicious huh?

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industrian · February 8th, 2006

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Originally Posted by ready2rumbelX

As for the employee, he was asking for it. You don't bad mouth a product of a company you are working for.....really, common sense.

Yeah, no ****.

As for this whole "console war" situation, please tell me I'm the only one not really caring about the propaganda and mud slinging.

Coolsvilleman · February 8th, 2006

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Yeah, no ****.

As for this whole "console war" situation, please tell me I'm the only one not really caring about the propaganda and mud slinging.

your not the only one that dosent care. id play a next gen console but until its under $100-150 dollars I ain't gonna buy one.

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Metalmurphy · February 8th, 2006

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your not the only one that dosent care. id play a next gen console but until its under $100-150 dollars I ain't gonna buy one.

By that time it wont be next-gen

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industrian · February 8th, 2006

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your not the only one that dosent care. id play a next gen console but until its under $100-150 dollars I ain't gonna buy one.

I thought I was cheap. I guess you'll be buying a Revolution then ... in 2008.

__Xzyx987X · February 8th, 2006

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As for this whole "console war" situation, please tell me I'm the only one not really caring about the propaganda and mud slinging.

Sure, just as soon as you tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't want to see Sony have control of over 50% of the video game industy for another generation.

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**Cid Highwind** · February 8th, 2006

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industrian · February 8th, 2006

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Sure, just as soon as you tell me I'm not the only one who doesn't want to see Sony have control of over 50% of the video game industy for another generation.

Don't you mean EA?

Sony will lose their control eventually as we (people around 19-23) grow up and raise kids and don't buy them consoles just because it's got a million games for it.

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I don't care for the hype of anyone here, I'm really looking forward to Nintendo's console, but even then, some things might change my mind.

The Revolution looks interesting, but it was already on my shopping list. As for the PS3, my purchase of that item was predetermined. Anything that has the following words "Metal", "Gear" and "Solid" in it can (pretty much) guarantee my money.

**Ryos** · February 8th, 2006

Wasn't the Revolution supposed to retail for around $150 when it launches?

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Exodus · February 9th, 2006

something low like that, yeah

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__Xzyx987X · February 9th, 2006

I find that a bit unlikely... There's no way they could sell a console for that little unless it's specs were very limited. While I know Nintendo has decided not to go all out on the Revolution's specs, for $150 there's no way they'll be able to deliver a console that can even be competitive. $200 sounds a lot more likely, although I think they may have to sell it for a fairly substantial loss at that price.

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Celine · February 9th, 2006

...back to the topic, if he was under some kind of NDA that would explain him being given the boot.

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Metalmurphy · February 9th, 2006

"Robinson told PS3week that he asked at least two Sony employees to read the blog entry before it was posted, and even showed it to an SOE producer. "We were all in agreement that I was not breaking NDA with what I was saying," he said."

Guess he was then

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Vanit · February 9th, 2006

The guy got over it and admitted it was he who was at fault, so why we are still discussing this is beyond me.

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Badaro · February 9th, 2006

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something low like that, yeah

One of the higher ups at Big N stated that the console will be cheaper than the X360, but no actual values were given.

The $150 value floating around is just speculation.

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mabus · February 9th, 2006

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I find that a bit unlikely... There's no way they could sell a console for that little unless it's specs were very limited. While I know Nintendo has decided not to go all out on the Revolution's specs, for $150 there's no way they'll be able to deliver a console that can even be competitive. $200 sounds a lot more likely, although I think they may have to sell it for a fairly substantial loss at that price.

I'm obviously not as knowledged as some of the others here on the specifics on the new systems.

However, I can say as a gamer that the Game Cube sucked. Controller was worthless, and I don't ever recall seeing a game for it that could catch the attention of somebody above 8 years old for longer than 10 minutes.

And yet before that, there was the 64, which I liked better than the Dreamcast or Playstation.

So maybe they're just selling it cheap so they don't get completely squeezed out of the market this time around. Considering how many systems are bought by parents who don't have any idea what system is the best, they may opt to go for the cheaper one of the new generation.

I just hope they don't continue on what seems to be their market share... young kids. Because the 64 was dope.

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__Xzyx987X あの人 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Front of My Computer Posts: 774	Sony employee gets fired for badmouthing the PS3 http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=14477 More intersting than the fact he got fired for letting out information on how problematic the PS3 dev units are, and information on how Sony is behind schedule on getting the system lauched, is that he mentions how people who have actually been working with the devkits for both the PS3 and 360 are calling the 360 the superior development platform. I think Sony may have some real trouble on it's hands here. Since Microsoft beat them to launch, a major part of Sony's strategy has to be about pushing the technical superiority of their console. As long as they hype the theoretical specs, it will keep consumers in "wait and see" mode long enough to prevent them from getting a 360 before the PS3 comes out (which is looking to be not very soon.) If word gets out that in terms of real world game performance the PS3 is as only as good, if not worse than the 360, they're looking at a serious loss of market share. __________________ This week's top 3 songs: Xzyx987X - The man with the name you can't pronounce.

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February 8th, 2006	#2 (permalink)
ready2rumbelX InnarX Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Borderline InSAnE Posts: 2,700	Perhaps the devkit is more complex to use, but if you keep in mind the hardware difference, it is understandable. As for the employee, he was asking for it. You don't bad mouth a product of a company you are working for.....really, common sense. r2rX __________________ ready2rumbelX -Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (@3200Mhz) -Gigabyte 965P-S3 motherboard -2x2GB G.Skill PC-6400 (DDR2 800Mhz) RAM (4-4-4-12) -Seagate 320GB (IDE) and Western Digital 500GB (SATA II) H.D -Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR 5 (790/4400) -Windows 7 Ultimate Build 7057 (x64) -Realtek HD w/ Creative PC Works 5.1 -2 x L.G DVD/CD-RW Combo - GSA-H62N

February 8th, 2006	#3 (permalink)
Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	Eh, I don't think it really matters all that much. Technically the PS2 was harder to program for and had inferior performance than the GC and Xbox but still had the lead due to games. Ultimately it's not hardware that drives the market but the software. As for the employee...kind of dumb on both his part and Sony's, but you know what they say about not biting the hand that feeds you. __________________ Sanity is overrated.

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,915	i believe this is in the wrong section. __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	Thats old news and i seriously doubt that guy was fired "after" posting that. Also the guy made false coments like "where's the selfshadowing?" wheres the HDR?", (in VF5 and MGS4 for example) and looked like he didnt know what he was talking about. And since the PS3 is set for a spring release i really doubt its that late in devolopment. Also thats not forget he was a True American and one of the coments a friend of him made was "Congrats you are a true patriot!" Kinda suspicious huh? __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Ryos Bearsona Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nowhere Posts: 11,307	Wasn't the Revolution supposed to retail for around $150 when it launches? __________________ Sanity is overrated.

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Exodus ...and now they do. Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 16,916	something low like that, yeah __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

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__Xzyx987X あの人 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In Front of My Computer Posts: 774	I find that a bit unlikely... There's no way they could sell a console for that little unless it's specs were very limited. While I know Nintendo has decided not to go all out on the Revolution's specs, for $150 there's no way they'll be able to deliver a console that can even be competitive. $200 sounds a lot more likely, although I think they may have to sell it for a fairly substantial loss at that price. __________________ This week's top 3 songs: Xzyx987X - The man with the name you can't pronounce.

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Celine Narcissist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Stage 5.0 (26 Dimensional Jump) Posts: 722	...back to the topic, if he was under some kind of NDA that would explain him being given the boot. __________________ Chuck Norris was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.

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Metalmurphy Translator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Portugal, Oporto Posts: 5,774	"Robinson told PS3week that he asked at least two Sony employees to read the blog entry before it was posted, and even showed it to an SOE producer. "We were all in agreement that I was not breaking NDA with what I was saying," he said." Guess he was then __________________ -------------------------------- Computer Specs ---------------------------------- Intel Pentium IV Prescott 3.0 HT → 4x 512MB DDR-DIMM → ASUS GF 6800 GT Sound Blaster X-Fi → 2x Maxtor 80 GB (RAID 0) Hitachi 19'' Monitor → Cambridge Soundworks Desktop Theater --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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