Sony copies yet another Xbox 360 Feature

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According to EGM's Dan Hsu the Sony Playstation 3 will be awarding their own version of Xbox 360 Achievements but will be calling them "entitlements."

During this week's EGM Live podcast, Hsu, the editor of EGM, said he had heard that Sony was going to call their achievements by this horrible name that could only come from the brilliant minds at Sony.

Let's start with the fact that this sounds absolutely retarded as a name. Is your screen going to flash "entitlement awarded" or something? That just sounds so robotic and stupid. Also, isn't that grammatically incorrect? Don't you have to be entitled to something?

It's also another example of a blatant ripoff of a very original idea from someone else that Sony is going to steal and try and pass off as another breakthrough for themselves.

It's really sad that a company that was great company has sunken to such depths. Maybe I'm crazy but who knows? I just know that this is a horrible name which better be changed if Sony doesn't want to have even more ****** talked about them then they already are.

God...why is Sony so stuck on stupid? I hope there is enough fanboy backlash to get them to change this like the boomerang controller was changed (at least a name change...achievements can be fun).

 

[TallBill]

Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

 

[NFS4]

Better than "Kudos"

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

I agree they're fun but how does one earn an entitlement?

Are they marketing this to gamers or to welfare queens?

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: TallBill
Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

Generally I'd agree, but "entitlement" doesn't even make sense.

 

[mflacy]

Entitlements, Ha! Does that mean I'm entitled to points just because I'm special with my shiny new PS3? Sounds more like a handout than something to work for.

 

[CarlKillerMiller]

The only thing I'd accept is a digitized Pat Sajak face coming up, his mouth opening impossibly wide and spewing candy while simultaneously screaming "You unlocked a bonus!"

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: mflacy
Entitlements, Ha! Does that mean I'm entitled to points just because I'm special with my shiny new PS3? Sounds more like a handout than something to work for.

Ha, didn't even think about it that way

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: TallBill
Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

Generally I'd agree, but "entitlement" doesn't even make sense.

It does make sence, but it's usually not used in this way. An entitlement is something you are deemed to be deserving of, ie: an award. typically we use the word award. It's usually not associated with award, but rather deserving of it for some other reason... but Sony didn't want it to look like a "complete" rip-off of MS.

 

[Reckoner]

Sony can do whatever the hell they want, and they'll still outsell Wii and 360 eventually.

 

[SpeedZealot369]

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Sony can do whatever the hell they want, and they'll still outsell Wii and 360 eventually.

I donno man, this time around everyone seems to be predicting the opposite outcome...

 

[Reckoner]

Originally posted by: SpeedZealot369

Originally posted by: PaulNEPats
Sony can do whatever the hell they want, and they'll still outsell Wii and 360 eventually.

I donno man, this time around everyone seems to be predicting the opposite outcome...

People love to predict the downfall of the top dog. Sony could take a dump on each unit they manufacture, call it the Sh!tbox 3, and still sell 10 million of them.

 

[SALvation]

Who gives a crap? Unless you own enough MSFT shares for this to directly affect your wallet, I don't see why you care. Some people will buy Sony, some will buy Microsoft, sit down, shut up, and enjoy your console.

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: everman

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: TallBill
Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

Generally I'd agree, but "entitlement" doesn't even make sense.

It does make sence, but it's usually not used in this way. An entitlement is something you are deemed to be deserving of, ie: an award. typically we use the word award. It's usually not associated with award, but rather deserving of it for some other reason... but Sony didn't want it to look like a "complete" rip-off of MS.

Stuff like this is only funnier when taken into context with statements from Sony's Kaz Hirai like this:

I wish that [Microsoft] would come up with some strategies of their own, but they seem to be going down the path of everything we do.

 

[0roo0roo]

lol they gonna give welfare/food stamp points out too?

 

[Queasy]

Originally posted by: SALvation
Who gives a crap? Unless you own enough MSFT shares for this to directly affect your wallet, I don't see why you care. Some people will buy Sony, some will buy Microsoft, sit down, shut up, and enjoy your console.

I don't really care that Sony copied MS's Achievements because they are actually a fun/challenging feature for games. It is just funny for the reason I posted above and because they came up with such a lame name for it.

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: everman

Originally posted by: hjo3

Originally posted by: TallBill
Achievements/Awards are fun. Why does it matter what they are called?

Generally I'd agree, but "entitlement" doesn't even make sense.

It does make sence, but it's usually not used in this way. An entitlement is something you are deemed to be deserving of, ie: an award. typically we use the word award.

Great, a vocabulary lesson from someone who can't even spell "sense"...

I know the word is real (like anyone with at least a 6th grade education), I meant that it's not synonymous with achievement. Good lord.