Mmmkay said:
If you don't believe it to be true then you're just generating noise for the sake of it.
Generating noise? No. Actually seeing the relevance and importance of such a decision and interested in the effect it would have on the industry? Yes.
If she had flatly denied the claim, then there would be no room for discussion. But she didn't. Therefore, it doesn't matter whether or not we believe it to be true. The fact that she hasn't flatly denied the possibilty means that the issue is up for debate at Sony, and therefore, has reasonable grounds for discussion.
Perhaps you should document Jennie's previous press statements to see if it is a trend for her to explicitly deny allegations and rumours
And perhaps I have no need to take such measures or go to such lengths, because we already have two reactions from Sony. The first where they firmly deny any intention to add a means of linking a particular game to a particular console. And the second, where they don't deny that they are 1) Thinking about it 2) Have discussed it 3) Might implement it in the future. The only denial they've put forward is that they haven't communicated any such decision to retailers.
The difference between their reactions to the two different rumors is rather striking. If you fail to understand that, I'm sorry.
The allegation in the article was that Sony was communicating [this information] with retailers. This she flatly denied. If these discussions did not occur, then in what way does the rumour exist? There is nothing left to substantiate it.
No, it wasn't. The allegations in the article was
threefold. First, it was that Sony was contemplating such a move. Second, that Sony had actually decided to implement this tactic and third that Sony had communicated to retailers the first and second allegations.
The
only thing the Sony response denied was the third allegation. Not the first, not the second.
Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that they are contemplating such an action. The probability of whether or not they decide that is an intelligent business decision is currently unknown. However, that in itself, provides all the justification necessary to have a discussion about whether or not they are likely to do this, and what impact it might have.
Like Scooby, I feel this is extremely unlikely, because I think implementing such a tactic would result in a net loss to Sony, and I personally don't believe that For-Profit Corporations have a habit of doing things are counter-productive.
But, by not issuing an explicit denial of this rumor (like they did when presented with the first), they most certainly left the window open for discussion.
If you don't like it, don't participate in the discussion.
However, saying that there's no basis for the discussion is absurd.
