VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
No disagreement here at all.
No disagreement here either.
Don't disagree here as well.
This is where I disagree. I think we all should try to understand how things work rather than turn a blind eye to that. So many discussions happen simply because people don't take the time to understand or aren't willing to understand why things work. Ignorance is never good IMO, and it weakens the discourse on the subject. It's also contradictory to not want to understand why things are done, when you elaborated above why it's not so easy for Microsoft to simply offer a PS4 version with the update. By the same token, I should throw out and not consider all the things you said above, which I agree with, as to why it's not so easy for MS to put out an updated version.
Understanding why something happens doesn't mean that a person agrees or supports the action. The only way Sony will change is if there is a benefit to them to change course from their current action. I completely agree that if people want this, they need to stand up, make their voices heard, but there also needs to be action that follows up with that. Simply saying you want something isn't good enough unless it has some sort of effect that is going to make things worse for Sony. The best way to give them a reason to change course, in my opinion, is to start with understanding what is holding them to that stance and then to focus on action where they'll feel it. I already feel like the outrage has died down a lot since last week and Sony is just going to ride the storm.
Dude. All you know is what Sony gave as an excuse. Anything else is just a guess and bringing up guesses as to why it's in Sony's best interest is counterintuitive to actually getting something done about it by A. Raking Sony over the coals for the whole "think of the children" bit and B. Advocating for Cosplay.
If they want to give another reason as to why they don't want it then let them do it. Sony are big boys and can speak for themselves.
Anything else, frankly, is FUD.