LG Suit Forces Seizure of Thousands of PS3s

[The Rascal King]

LG should have just sued the poop out of Sony instead seizing sales. That way LG can leech off Sony's income. LG isn't being evil enough in this situation.

 

[SelectivelyEvil13]

*Looks at last LG appliance/electronics purchases*

LG, please SHUT UP.

Sorry, but I don't think LG can do anything to compensate for the noise trauma caused by their vapid "eco-friendly alert system" that is an obnoxious siren if you leave your fridge open for more than LG's designated period. And all of my cellular LG experiences have been frustration-laden to say the least. So again, shut up LG, just shut up.

I never would be bothering with Blu-Ray if it weren't for my PS3, and I guarantee that an LG logo would do nothing to persuade me of Blu's worthiness.

 

[RA92]

If you call yourself a gamer, even if you don't identify with the Playstation brand, tell LG to keep their noses out. This three way fight we got going between Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony? Its very, very good, and we, the consumers, benefit the most from it.

Actually, not owning a console, it would benefit me tremendously if the PS3 tanked. Microsoft would stop trying to compete with them by sabotaging our platform. Devs would also stop shitting around with us if they lose the sales from an entire platform and suddenly PC sales make a large part of their revenues. Also, Atlus might start releasing titles for the PC.

So yeah

 

[5t3v0]

*Insert PC elitist comment here*

But seriously, while I do laugh at sony for this, the prospect of destroying consoles (though it seems unlikely) is very daunting to me for some reason...

 

[supersilva]

Rofl LG is praying right now, why? If LG lose this case against sony which they will, more than likley, Sony are going to counter sue again for loss of the sales over that 10 day period and LG will basically end up behind again. Its also funny reading all the anti sony comments and wanting the ps3 to tank out. Loseing a competitor is nothing good for ANY industry. The less companys you have the less quality the product is, and also the games. People in small towns or country area's know that for things like cable internet etc If they just have 1 choice that company charges what they want, when you have 3+ companys prices go down or you get More for the same cost.

 

[zmanu]

I can't help but wonder if GeoHot is enjoying this news considering that Sony did the same thing to a bunch of his stuff.

He is. Live by lawsuits, die by lawsuits. My LG TV and PS3 still talk to each other, though Good thing the PS3 is in a borg communication inhibition field, considering it sends the TV model to Sony normally.

 

[Simalacrum]

Well, Sony must really be regretting bothering to try and sue LG for a few smart phones now... XD

 

[gorfias]

Funny fact; the reason BluRay has won out? The pornography industy picked it.

Ninjad?

You certain? I thought the porn industry picked HD DVD, but lost anyway. 6 years ago, no one was really going to pay $1K for something that DVD upscaled to 1080i could do almost as well for $50.

I think the PS3 won the war for their format.

Now Bluray players and media are becoming affordable. Sigh. Now 3d. Then, I've heard rather than 1080p standard, we can look forward to 4K.

OT: When vendors are hurt, consumers follow. Even if you don't own Sony products, watch for Xbox to decide they can hose you whenever they like as at this time, there is no viable HD alternative.

This is bad for gamers.

Rofl LG is praying right now, why? If LG lose this case against sony which they will, more than likley, Sony are going to counter sue again for loss of the sales over that 10 day period and LG will basically end up behind again. Its also funny reading all the anti sony comments and wanting the ps3 to tank out. Loseing a competitor is nothing good for ANY industry. The less companys you have the less quality the product is, and also the games. People in small towns or country area's know that for things like cable internet etc If they just have 1 choice that company charges what they want, when you have 3+ companys prices go down or you get More for the same cost.

Excellent analysis. Hear hear.

 

[RA92]

If you call yourself a gamer, even if you don't identify with the Playstation brand, tell LG to keep their noses out. This three way fight we got going between Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony? Its very, very good, and we, the consumers, benefit the most from it.

Actually, not owning a console, it would benefit me tremendously if the PS3 tanked. Microsoft would stop trying to compete with them by sabotaging our platform. Devs would also stop shitting around with us if they lose the sales from an entire platform and suddenly PC sales make a large part of their revenues. Also, Atlus might start releasing titles for the PC.

So yeah

What? Did you just blame low PC game sales on the PS3? Bravo! Sony haters just got another excuse.

Aren't you quick to jump to conclusions? Where exactly have I been showing any 'Sony hatred'? Have I been cheering LG at any point?

What I pointed out was that if the PS3 tanked (highly unlikely), PC sales would make a larger percentage of developers' revenues - while their net revenue will decrease. Previously console-only titles would have to be ported to the PC to make up for the lost revenues (looking at you Assault Horizon and Catherine). And if you look at my post, you'll see Microsoft-hatred, not Sony-hatred - I don't like how MS is paying devs to to keep titles XBox-exclusives just to compete with Sony.

And low PC sales? That has nothing to do with anything. Look at Dice - how did they treat us for propping up their main franchise and for being the largest <url=http://www.mygaming.co.za/news/news/5549-Battlefield-Bad-Company-sales-strong.html>portion of the BFBC2's sales? By keepin BF1943 a console exclusive, obviously. Or BioShock 2's DLC shenanigan - releasing a PC version a year later than the console version, and not even making sure it actually worked. Or Bulletstorm's demo coming after the game was released.

It's a fact. If the XBox or PS3 is gone, it would bring nothing but benevolence to PC gamers. But hell, I didn't even say I wanted them to tank in my original post. Infact, I actually <url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.266471-Poll-PC-gamers-what-could-be-your-console-of-choice?page=1>want a PS3. What I simply stated in my original post was the hard truth.

 

[RA92]

Oh, its all good dude. I misunderstood, I didn't mean to jump to conclusions. Its just that the way it read to me, it sounded like a new excuse to hate on the PS3. I'm glad you clarified your point for me, it does make sense. I am not a PC gamer and own both consoles, so I benefit most from their competition.

Nah, it's all fine. I do understand that some people tend to be pointlessly antagonistic - it's silly to lay the blame on consoles when it's clearly the publishers and devs shafting the PC. I don't expect the entire console market to make itself, I dunno... disappear to solve this issue - I expect the developers to start giving a damn about our platform again. I guess I didn't get my point across clearly on my first post. And yes, while the console wars don't have any effect on the PC, I guess it does create healthy competition amongst the consoles manufacturers themselves.