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Biggest shitstorm of the generation?
- Thread starter Mama Robotnik
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Oh yeah, that was pretty crazy, but technically it's a next-gen shitstorm.
Pank_froyd
Neo Member
Duke Nukem Forever
Hero_of_the_Day
Member
Didn't even think of this. Definitely up there for the generation. Every message board was exploding, every site reporting on it, and the developers actually putting out/altering game content to try and put out the fire. Pretty insane that it reached that level.
Chezzymann
Member
These are pretty spot on. Surprised you're the first to mention the $600 price point. I think that's the biggest of all the consoles by far.
ME3 ending is pretty close though.
still stings.
SuperSonic1305
Member
RROD
Evolution_1ne
Banned
yeah, PSN hack was resolved and they hyperbole destroyed, FF13 turned out to be a shit game so the fans ended up justified in the end, but RROD is by far the worst, the fact that MS did so knowingly and willingly sold a defective product is much much worse. I'd take a month of no online and a shit game over a bricked console any day
Ein Bear
Member
For 'should have', I really think Bethesda's PS3 releases should have gathered far more attention than they did.
There was a minor amount of complaining over Skyrim, but the PS3 version of that still won multiple GOTY awards without so much of a mention of how the game was absolutely broken, and Fallout 3 and New Vegas were both just as bad and seemed to get off scot free.
There was a minor amount of complaining over Skyrim, but the PS3 version of that still won multiple GOTY awards without so much of a mention of how the game was absolutely broken, and Fallout 3 and New Vegas were both just as bad and seemed to get off scot free.
prag16
Banned
I didn't even own or cared about the PS3 at the time of the PSN outage, wasn't on gaf but word travelled out fast and it was generally known that PSN was hacked. When that kind of mindset gets into ignorant consumers heads they don't care about giving the system a second chance. It gave fanboys excuses to avoid a PS3 and gave the 360 heavy leverage (and for good reason).
Hell, I still run into people who think that Live is worth paying for because it doesn't get hacked. Totally don't remember the incident with Xbox and Fifa. Not to the same level though. An outage for 23 days with poor PR was unacceptable.
I think that RROD is worse as I expect my consoles to survive for more than 3 years but I wasn't here for the PSN outages so I would be kind of biased. If PSN was gone for 23 days now, yikes. There would be meltdowns.
Definitely the biggest fallout from the generation.
Mass Effect 3, FFXIII, Bayonetta 2 and all this tiny stuff was like just the hardcore gaming forums and communities that it reached. It didn't concern most casuals. I don't even care for either FFXIII or Bayonetta 2.
PSN Outage was way worse since it affected 77 million users between PS3 and PSP.
I still think the aftermath was beautiful though. That E3 at 2011 for Sony convinced me to get a PS3, even after all the fallout. I think I must have been the only insane one, haha but don't regret it since then. I think it would have been worse if I got one before the outage and had to deal with no online.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Either the RROD stuff or the PSN thing.
granabanana
Banned
Hah yeah. Tell that to the haters who sent death threats to kamiya.
PastorOfMuppets
Banned
Mass Effect 3 ending without a doubt. It was picked up by mainstream media outlets like CNN and Forbes and random outlets that you wouldn't ever think of like the California Literary Review(?).
The game itself cannot ever be discussed without mentioning the ending.
The game itself cannot ever be discussed without mentioning the ending.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
The comments on this are the most depressing thing ever.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
$599?
PSN outage was the biggest shit storm.
Red ring should have been and it wasn't. Grossly overlooked.
Sweet Aunt Nancys Panties
Banned
Not the same level because it's not the same thing. Phishing isn't hacking. The 23 day outage wasn't the worst part for me. It was the 7 days that they waited to inform everyone that is the real crime. But thanks to them, I've removed my CC from every single service. Now I just use pre-paid cards.
walking fiend
Member
Wii still being the best selling console
Pank_froyd
Neo Member
This guy reminds me of a mix between SammyClassicSonicFan and Nick Kroll's character from 'The League.'
Solid Samus
Banned
#1 - PSN outage n hax
#2 - FFXIII on 360
#3 - Mass Effect 3 ending
#4 - One third of 360s RROD
#5 - Twilight Princess 8.8, the day I revoked my Nintendo fanboyship
#2 - FFXIII on 360
#3 - Mass Effect 3 ending
#4 - One third of 360s RROD
#5 - Twilight Princess 8.8, the day I revoked my Nintendo fanboyship
For launching at a lower price point with some neat games from strong franchises, and a gimmick that was strategically promoted and tried to do something differently (or base an entire console on something new and unique), I'm not surprised it ended up selling 99 millions units and became a craze.
My mom even bought one, and she has no interest in video games in general.
The bigger surprise was PS3 matching 360 LTD sales, despite launching a year after at a higher pricepoint, little to no games at launch and $599 at launch, and losing most if not all third party exclusives. Negative PR all around, corporate arrogance, Crazy Ken and his stupid ****ing quotes, PSN outage, oh man what a disaster.
Yet they managed to turn that around, build SCEW, and emerge in a stronger position coming out.
The_Hitcher89
Member
The Infinity Ward/Activision story is pretty huge and interesting for the corporate sabotage aspect
AppleBlade
Member
To me RROD was much worse than the PSN hack. I mean RROD went on for years before they really fixed it. That's pretty insane.
My PS1, PS2, and PS3 all had their lasers fail within 5 years of purchase. I bet the failure rate on first-generation PS1 lasers is at least as high as RROD. How is that for short memory?
This shit right here was probably the biggest for me. People just don't do their research anymore.
The PSN outage was probably the biggest this gen though. But it didn't really affect me too much.
Samurai_Heart
Member
PSN hack and RROD most definitely are the ones
I'd say it's a tie between the PSN hack and RROD. You can't really compare the two, but they each suck in their own right. I'd go insane if I wanted to play something but had the damn RROD on my 360, likewise I'd be livid if my CC info was stolen and used. Both just really annoying inconveniences that you shouldn't necessarily have to deal with if things were done right from the beginning.
Moosehole
Member
Replacing your brake pads and buying a new car are not the same thing.
Things not based around an individual game - PSN hack or RROD.
Things based around a game - Mass Effect 3/Sim City tied - based solely on the level of shitstorm, at least Mass Effect 3 functioned as a game.
Honorable mentions for various DLC/Online pass related ones. Dead Space 3,Arkham City Catwoman etc.
Things based around a game - Mass Effect 3/Sim City tied - based solely on the level of shitstorm, at least Mass Effect 3 functioned as a game.
Honorable mentions for various DLC/Online pass related ones. Dead Space 3,Arkham City Catwoman etc.
(1) What was the biggest shitstorm of the generation?
$599? Sony was getting torn apart left and right and were pretty much a laughing stock at the start of the gen. Their sales were weak for quite a while and they haven't dominated to the extent they did with PS2. They made a lot of mistakes but $599 seemed to be the one that made a lot of people turn their back on them.
(2) What should have been the biggest shitstorm of the generation?
RROD. Those things were just dying left and right. They were coming back from repair centers just as shitty as they went in and dying after a week or two. Someone should have been fired or stepped down for this. Just "y'know, things break" the single most disgusting line I've ever heard from a company in regards to their product being broken.
$599? Sony was getting torn apart left and right and were pretty much a laughing stock at the start of the gen. Their sales were weak for quite a while and they haven't dominated to the extent they did with PS2. They made a lot of mistakes but $599 seemed to be the one that made a lot of people turn their back on them.
(2) What should have been the biggest shitstorm of the generation?
RROD. Those things were just dying left and right. They were coming back from repair centers just as shitty as they went in and dying after a week or two. Someone should have been fired or stepped down for this. Just "y'know, things break" the single most disgusting line I've ever heard from a company in regards to their product being broken.
BobTheFork
Member
Ball Physics in Pinball Arcade.
Don't fucking deny it.
Second place is the camera in Pinball Arcade.
Seriously, how can anyone play this?
Don't fucking deny it.
Second place is the camera in Pinball Arcade.
Seriously, how can anyone play this?
Gonna go with this.
This.
These people had are accounts. Are credit cards. Are money.
Worst stuff this generation.
GregLombardi
Member
I'm pretty sure it was Sony losing 50% of its market share split among the Wii & 360.
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