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Playstation says "thank you"
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Uno Venova
Banned
How much resources did this video take from creating the greatness you're talking about?
That's definitely one difference. I usually get along with everyone, regardless of their age. Most of the time, older people(40+) are better because younger ones tend to only care about their smartphone/facebooks and such.
"But it's hard to establish friendship in a non-permanent setting like that." <---definitely agree with that statement
As I said, I'm already at that "after school" point of life. Been 13 years in school, that should be enough. After that, you either go into training(school+work, what I'm doing now), or you go to a university(can still go there after finishing the training but wouldn't really know what subjects to pick) and study some more, if you are qualified for that. And as for my current school, it's really far away, takes me several hours to get there by train. Work isn't really close by either...not that I want to spend time with them outside of work anyway. In that regard, things won't change for another year until I finish my training. Then I will also probably move to a proper city(we have around 600 people living in this village). I do play online-games, as mentioned. My time with MMOGs may be over(played a lot of them but only ever 1 or 2 months before I grew tired) but I still played World of Tanks from time to time. And while I'm a rather good play(in general), I never bothered with a clan or platoon play. Anyway, the company fucked up around 2 months ago and now I can't play anymore without getting huge lags. So that was that then. I wouldn't mind playing an MMOG again if it's interesting, but I would only consider p2p games, without any micro-transactions. The problem is that my time isn't really there anymore. Work + time to get there and back + buying food and stuff + keeping the house decently(I live alone) doesn't allow for much. So during the week, I'm usually tired and just listen to some rollplaying-videos.
I actually don't have a feeling of disconnect and loneliness. That maybe was the case during the time between school and training but it just went away. Moving away is definitely a requirement but I doubt it's gonna change much since all I will do in a city is go to work and buy things at the supermarket. Best chance for me to get to know people around me is randomly in some national forum but so far, I'm fine with that. I need to eventually take Japanese classes as well but, like you, I need money and also move to a proper place first. All those Japanese games left unplayed, all those good Manga that never get translated. And then this nice chunk of the internet that will be open to exploring. Further, let's not forget the need to visit Japan before their culture deteriorates even further.
Apart from that, I do think you can still make friends. If you are into D&D, there are for sure people around that age that play it. And let's not forget gamers in general. The thing is, you won't get to know them in real life but on the internet.
SteveO1683
Member
The gesture was nice. Will be interesting to see what that 6 million number jumps to in a few days.
Let's be real. They don't want a hidden thank you only seen by people who already own the console. They want to spread that "good will vibe" to others who haven't jumped in yet in addition to thanking their current customers. Or to solidify in people's minds who were possibly going to get a PS4 down the road that this company is committed to giving them the experience they'll want so when they do make the decision, they pick PS4.
BuriedStPatrick
Neo Member
Why don't you thank me by giving me more games to play on my PS4 that I can't already play on my PC, Sony?
Sorry, I had to be that guy.
Sorry, I had to be that guy.
Lmao no fucking way! I bought Knack at launch. It was not their best effort.
Fried Food
Banned
the fan reaction is gross. It's all about dat paper, people.
outunderthestars
Banned
Hang on. Isn't that what they do? Every PS4 comes with $10 of psn credit. The video we are discussing thanks fans and developers for making the launch a success while highlighting the 1000 registered developers, and 100 games coming in 2014. It sounds, to me, like you just described, almost perfectly, their current strategy.
FeiRR
Banned
Maybe in the US. My $600 PS4 came with a PS+ leaflet, that's all.
No, this would be on top of that--no additional purchase necessary. That's what would make it a somewhat meaningful thank you, instead of just a coupon inside the box you paid $400+tax for.
yeah, that would be great if sony did that .....
Oh wait
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/20/playstation-is-giving-out-free-money
Cool.,...
Oh wait
That was from last year. It'd be nice if they thanked PS4 owners by doing that again this year.
Out of what he's blamed Microsoft for? Yeah.
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
And special thanks to those that make the dream come true
lol
Uno Venova
Banned
Would this be an annual thing.
Backfoggen
Banned
Thank me by getting better stuff in the future on your system.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
Nintendo shows it loves us in its games. As long as they do that, they can screw up everything else as far as I'm concerned
Shame they don't show it in their hardware.
Neither did Sony this gen.
They should also throw in a voucher for free ps5. I hope you are not serious with your requests. Yea I bought your system now keep giving me free games and free money is what it sounds like. Technically with ps plus they are kinda giving you that.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
....................... Really?
Let me exit this thread because I mean really?
Because a Thank You is free and nothing else is.
water_wendi
Water is not wet!
i dont know. The only time i think someone should be bothered by something like this if it were completely insincere.
Wildstar75
Member
Sony deserves this success. Their ps4 reveal conference was awesome and first. Microsoft was the complete opposite. Biggest train wreck since new coke!
Yea, that would be great if they give someone to ps4 users..
Oh wait
http://ps4daily.com/2013/11/every-ps4-comes-with-free-ps-plus-music-unlimited-and-sen-cash-vouchers/
10$ voucher and
Included free ps+ that gave you resogun free also.
I sympathize with your naive innocence but that's not how the world works.
Neff
Member
Add me to the list of folks not terribly won over by the enforcement of ill-deserved, doe-eyed loyalty via tacky, insincere propaganda either.
Absolutely incredible.
I'll buy a PS4 regardless soon, though.
Absolutely incredible.
Are we back to pretending the PS4 is powerful hardware because it's the most powerful console again?
This.
And also this.
Thanking companies for making a good consumer product is ridiculous. Their job is to make consumer products that entice you buy them. They aren't doing you a favor when they succeed. Thank your buddy for picking you up when you run out of gas or your parents for loaning you cash when you were short on rent money. Don't thank a giant corporation for making a product you bought and enjoyed. That's silly.
I'd love to see some of you cats faced with a consumer satisfaction survey.
Satisfied? Me? Hell no! The company made money out of the transaction! I'm furious!
It's possible to understand that Sony are only in it for the money, and yet be pleased with the way they go about acquiring that money. It's also possible that there are human beings within the company that genuinely enjoy what they are doing, and how they are doing it. It's also possible to pay money for things, and feel like you got more than the relative value of the money that you paid for those things. Madness, I know.
Satisfied? Me? Hell no! The company made money out of the transaction! I'm furious!
It's possible to understand that Sony are only in it for the money, and yet be pleased with the way they go about acquiring that money. It's also possible that there are human beings within the company that genuinely enjoy what they are doing, and how they are doing it. It's also possible to pay money for things, and feel like you got more than the relative value of the money that you paid for those things. Madness, I know.
That is true. I mean all those robots developing games for this giant corporation probably have no feeling of being appreciated for there hard work, because they won't let me borrow money for rent. yea, that's it.
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For the price it is, unless you know of a stronger pc that is cheaper or same price. Im being honest too, I have friends who all left Warframe to play Diablo 3 and they want me to join. All I have is a TV to use as a hookup. I would love a recommendation.
This 'Thank you' wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't so cringe worthy.
All PlayStaiton ads are cringe worthy.
I agree. This one just takes the biscuit though.
I would rather them go back to being dicks. At least they had free online, no microtransactions and good games when they were dicks.
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The price is irrelevant here. Sony, Nintendo and MIcrosoft have collectively screwed gamers when it comes to hardware this gen, but only one of them continues to be celebrated for it.
LegendofDragoonLives
Member
You sound like a child. There was lag for a lot of people. Your entire last statement is such a hilarious hypocrite statement. There wasn't as much for E3 conferences which MS and Sony had.
Clearly, which is why there's a fuckton more going to to PS4 instead of Wii U. It was obviously all the exact same and Nintendo is doing a much better job bringing them in, even though Sony is gaining far more.
Brilliant fucking logic right here.
Let me get this straight. A fact that an indie which came out in one console before the the other console even came out is now selling better doesn't change that fact? I really Nintendo is hiring right now, they need to pay attention to the power of positive spin.
How many indies are actually selling better on the Wii U, since you keep mentioning it as some big difference.
What facts am I obscuring? Please go into detail.
I already went over this. One team has marketed and pulled more indies using their strategy, and that gives me more options to play more quality games on top of ones they signed up exclusively. Nintendo has made the job of making games easier to develop for but still lags behind. You can see that as doing a better job, but to me it's about who is pulling in the the games and Sony is doing it like even funding a game like Rime, which looks to me as the best indie game to come out. You repeating yourself over and over and over again doesn't change the fact that Sony's strategy is pulling far more indies than Nintendo's strategy. I don't play PCs and saying something like if you want a lot more indies, go PC just sounds fucking laughable in terms of derailing the topic.