In a statement issued to GamesIndustry.biz, Sony has denied any responsibility for the closure of Lik-Sang - accusing the online retailer of "sour grapes".
The statement begins by observing that Sony Computer Entertainment has successfully sued Pacific Game Technology, which uses Lik-Sang as one of its trading names, for infringing intellectual property rights.
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It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
If sony put half as much money into hiring smart execs instead of stupid lawsuits, they'd be a lot better off.
They always pick on the little guys dont they.
Nice one Sony.What Lik-Sang was doin was illegal,why can't u guys except that.Sony is just protecting it's intellectual property rights.
actually Sony just back-staved one of their distributors. It's not like they were selling fraud consoles or burned games. They were buying from Sony and selling customers. Ofcourse they will denied it. This does not make sony looks good. I'm sure people working at those store will not be buying a PS3.
That's the kind of professionalism and mature talk you'd expect from a multi-billion $$ international corp. exec, isn't it? :D
Sure Sony, just gloss over the fact that you forced a company who has helped you move millions of units of merchandise over the years, out of business.