Sony Invites Notch to E3 With a Golden PlayStation

[CyberMachinist]

Well If he can't find any cables, at least he can put it on a pedestal like a golden statue.

Well it seems Sony has the high ground this time, but i wouldn't finalize any bets Juusstt yet, if their reveal at E3 goes bad that might cause some shifting opinions. Of course I don't know how M$ are going to recover after this huge disaster so how this turns out is anyone's guess.

P.S I wonder how much that Golden PSone is worth?

 

[BrotherRool]

Indeed, this might be a basic PR move, but at least it's reassuring that Sony is competent enough to pull off a basic PR move without pissing off everyone, and they are at least vaguely in touch with what their audience would hear about and approve of.

I think most of this press stuff is going to be eventually pretty inconsequential either way to how well the consoles do. Christmas is a long time away and stuff like prices and exclusives are going to be more important to people than whether a press conference had the right focus or not.


But the bit about being in touch with their audience is the one thing that might really mean something and whats so cool about this. Sony actually recognised that the sort of people who make these games will totally geek out about an original edition of an old PS1 game and this is the stuff we love and a pretty cool way to connect.


Plus it shows Sony are learning, they're stepping way away from their 'our advertisements can be nonsense because we're that good' sort of thing they were doing before.

 

[Lenny Magic]

I finding it interesting that Microsoft and Sony seem to have sort of switched strategies. Ie. Microsoft are now trying to push strange tech, and Sony are now trying to make is self as appealing as possible to developers.

I never heard of Dungeon Master 2. Anybody ever played it? What is that about? 0_0

You make a dungeon and are evil, it's pretty fantastic. I adore it.

That sounds a lot like Dungeon Keeper, are you sure are thinking of the right thing?

 

[megadraco]

I checked with two friends today and was left speechless when they both said that they'd rather have an Xbone. One of them's reason? "It has a projector!" Tomorrow I'll make sure to fix them.

 

[megadraco]

Ugh. Sorry for the double post, Argentina's 3G is terrible.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

I finding it interesting that Microsoft and Sony seem to have sort of switched strategies. Ie. Microsoft are now trying to push strange tech, and Sony are now trying to make is self as appealing as possible to developers.

It's strange isn't it? Why would Microsoft swap a winning strategy for a losing one? They are either unfathomably arrogant and think their supporters will buy anything they put out or they are 100% convinced that this is the way of the future and will back it to the hilt. Either way it comes off as a bit mad.

 

[Doom972]

It's good to see a gaming company actually trying to appease gamers instead of just telling us to "deal with it". Encouraging indie developers seems like a very good move on their part.
I do have a feeling that no matter how much hate people have for the Xbone, they'll just shut-up and take it when MS will announce the exclusives.

I never heard of Dungeon Master 2. Anybody ever played it? What is that about? 0_0

OT: Very cool of Sony to do. If you're going to bribe, do it like this!

You make a dungeon and are evil, it's pretty fantastic. I adore it.

I think you are confusing it with Dungeon Keeper. Dungeon Master 1 & 2 are old-school dungeon-crawler RPGs.

 

[Roxas1359]

I checked with two friends today and was left speechless when they both said that they'd rather have an Xbone. One of them's reason? "It has a projector!" Tomorrow I'll make sure to fix them.

They are either in denial about the Xbone, or know literally nothing about it if that is their only reason. Set them straight fellow Kingdom Hearts fan! *salutes*

OT: I'd nerd out so much if I had a golden PSone. Seriously, this may be a PR move, but it's a damn good one that's for sure. If Sony does well at their E3 event then there is huge hopes for their console. The Xbone has a lot of things that it's gonna need to do to be able to recover from the abysmal reveal they had.

 

[RicoADF]

I really am liking Sony and their aggressive move to support the indie scene.

And this shows they have a good sense of humor too, bribing Notch with a Playstation One to move away from the Xbox One, bloody perfect move whoever came up with this I take my hat off to them.

 

[wrightguy0]

recent efforts? Sony has, for the last few years, worked hard on developing it's relationship with indie developers, by treating them as equals in business and as valued clients sony has been able to provide a remarkable selection of high quality indie games.

Sony has had some really good PR in the last few years and i hope they do continue on their current path, focusing on developing great games and making it easier for developers to work with the PS4, i like the developer minded approach they take, because while we the customers are the lifeblood of the industry, it's the developers who play the most important role, and when it's easier and cheaper for them to make good games then we all win (and 3 million sales won't be considered a failure)

 

[Agente L]

Well, good to know Sony decided to fire it's entire marketing group, and then hire competent people. Great idea.

 

[Denamic]

Sony lost my love a few years back with how they acted, especially during the PSN hack crap. But recently, between how awesome + subscription is and things like this, I'm warming up to them again.

 

[badgersprite]

This made me smile.

I wonder how long it took to tunnel down into the earth to mine all that gold?

 

[Sizzle Montyjing]

What's this?
GOOD PR PRACTICES?!
Impossible. Silly Sony did it all wrong, don't they know that the cool kids (Microsoft) would of just letter-bombed him instead?

 

[The Great JT]

Got a few extras, Sony? I'll take one.

 

[Elate]

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My mistake, wishful thinking I suppose. I'd recently been reminded of.. Dungeons.

 

[someonehairy-ish]

I'm really starting to love Sony these days.

Plus if the actual PS4 reveal is as bling as this I'm totally buying one with my student loan next year, debts and living expenses be damned.

 

[megadraco]

I checked with two friends today and was left speechless when they both said that they'd rather have an Xbone. One of them's reason? "It has a projector!" Tomorrow I'll make sure to fix them.

They are either in denial about the Xbone, or know literally nothing about it if that is their only reason. Set them straight fellow Kingdom Hearts fan! *salutes*

OT: I'd nerd out so much if I had a golden PSone. Seriously, this may be a PR move, but it's a damn good one that's for sure. If Sony does well at their E3 event then there is huge hopes for their console. The Xbone has a lot of things that it's gonna need to do to be able to recover from the abysmal reveal they had.

I said one of them had only that reason. That's the one I'd expect to know less about what's going on. The other one is a greater surprise for me, as I tend to find him more in the know about everything that is happening.

 

[The Grim Ace]

Still not impressed with any next gen console but Sony's PR department deserves giant raises. Loving how Sony is handling this. Also, I may have a PSX and I may have a PS2 but I would love a chance to buy a gold PS1 too.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

Does anyone AT ALL see this for the cheap trap that it is?

If that had been me, I would have called Sony out on their cynical attempt at trying to bribe me into submission. Notch, I dearly hope you see through this.