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#1 skulper34
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I think ps3 did great for what it could, we see some games that helped keep it alive. However do you guys remember those hardcore sony fanboys every year even before the console was released saying that when the ps3 is out it will dominate the 360? How about this one "Next year will be Ps3's year" How many years did we hear that? since launch people havent given up hope on theps3and once that year failed they assumed the next would come.

I cant help but see sort of a loss. i dont think ps3 is accually dying to the point where no one else will buy one or anything what im getting to is that they aren't becoming as successful as anyone thought, even the fanboys.

They are losing exlusives left and right, and now? lost a developer. I am sure sony had great ideas and plans! but the economy is something they were not prepaired for. i think if the economy was in a better state than it is now or in the past years it would live longer. The costs to make a game for ps3 is so high, yet little income in return for all their effort. Sony doesnt earn much from each ps3 sold i heard that puts them into a greater loss.

I guess one could argue they arent because of their E3 press conference but come on. do you really think sony would magically get #1 over god of war 3? it will get more people in, sure but lets not exagurate, when was the last time any console sky rocket in sales over 1 game or just a few. do you think sony has something that would put them back into the console war? because as far as i see it, sony is deffinately isn't in on it. E3 we just saw games, thats about it and a wii like controller with more enhanced controlling... and how many games do they have that uses this device? im sure if someone wanted a controller to move around they would go over the wii which has a tons of fun games. What is everyone else's thoughts?

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#2 BigBadLanTerN
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"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.
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#3 Danm_999
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It's not going to take the lead, but at the same time it isn't going to die away either.
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#4 Youngmav05
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.......seriously?

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#5 double_heist
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"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.BigBadLanTerN
They're just blind kids ya know. For them: Present = Future.
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#6 skulper34
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"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.BigBadLanTerN
sorry i dont spend half my day on gamespot. i didnt see any post so... its not my fault
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#7 ImaPirate0202
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[QUOTE="BigBadLanTerN"]"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.skulper34
sorry i dont spend half my day on gamespot. i didnt see any post so... its not my fault

There is a search tool. It is your friend.

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#8 Irick_cb
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OP.

skulper34

Do not go gentle into that good night.

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#9 raynimrod
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lost a developer. skulper34
Which developer did they lose?
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#10 skulper34
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[QUOTE="BigBadLanTerN"]"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.double_heist
They're just blind kids ya know. For them: Present = Future.

lol its funny because the most immature are people like you, your comment wasnt necessary. this is system wars afterall and you all whining how annoying it is. what is this forum for anyway then? second of all, i was stating my opinion. i wanted to know what else you guys thought
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#11 RedMarzBoy
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no. just a bunch of hot air from activision.

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#12 lazeaai
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Ps3 is losing exclusives because its got the exclusives to lose unlike the 360. Also M$ has the money to steal exclusives. And the ps3 is far from dead. I don't know why people are saying this. But then again i don't knwo why people say that the ps3 is more expensive when i already spent more money on my 360 than the ps3 and i got my 360 this march. I had my ps3 since launch. WTF?

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#13 skulper34
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[QUOTE="skulper34"]lost a developer. raynimrod
Which developer did they lose?

activision
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#14 double_heist
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[QUOTE="double_heist"][QUOTE="BigBadLanTerN"]"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.skulper34
They're just blind kids ya know. For them: Present = Future.

lol its funny because the most immature are people like you, your comment wasnt necessary. this is system wars afterall and you all whining how annoying it is. what is this forum for anyway then? second of all, i was stating my opinion. i wanted to know what else you guys thought

Was I pointing at you?
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#15 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"][QUOTE="skulper34"]lost a developer. skulper34
Which developer did they lose?

activision

Activision stated it was unhappy with the PS3's performance, not that it was dropping support.
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#16 PSdual_wielder
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"][QUOTE="skulper34"]lost a developer. skulper34
Which developer did they lose?

activision

they're talking about it, its not lost yet. Emphasis on 'yet'.

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#17 ImaPirate0202
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"][QUOTE="skulper34"]lost a developer. skulper34
Which developer did they lose?

activision

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

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#18 skulper34
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Ps3 is losing exclusives because its got the exclusives to lose unlike the 360. Also M$ has the money to steal exclusives. And the ps3 is far from dead. I don't know why people are saying this. But then again i don't knwo why people say that the ps3 is more expensive when i already spent more money on my 360 than the ps3 and i got my 360 this march. I had my ps3 since launch. WTF?

lazeaai

to be honest its the fact that sony has always been advertising their product as "the most expensive console" so it kinda sticks onto people. i think sony should learn to use their words wisely and how they market themselves. if they used something like "the most future proof" instead of most expensive, i think people would see things differently.

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#19 skulper34
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[QUOTE="skulper34"][QUOTE="raynimrod"] Which developer did they lose?ImaPirate0202

activision

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such
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#20 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

[QUOTE="skulper34"] activisionskulper34

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

Dissatisfied is the word your looking for. And while they may be dissatisfied with the PS3, Sony hasn't lost Activision till they've lost them.
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#21 ImaPirate0202
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

[QUOTE="skulper34"] activisionskulper34

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

No, they didn't.

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#22 Irick_cb
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

[QUOTE="skulper34"] activisionskulper34

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

When the hell was Activision part of Sony?

When did we even _want_ Activision to be part of Sony?

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#23 raynimrod
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"][QUOTE="skulper34"]lost a developer. skulper34
Which developer did they lose?

activision



No, you're wrong. Activision hasn't dropped support for Sony at all, it has just been mentioned.

Activision can't afford to drop Sony, because if they did they'd be far worse off than they are now.

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#24 lazeaai
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[QUOTE="lazeaai"]

Ps3 is losing exclusives because its got the exclusives to lose unlike the 360. Also M$ has the money to steal exclusives. And the ps3 is far from dead. I don't know why people are saying this. But then again i don't knwo why people say that the ps3 is more expensive when i already spent more money on my 360 than the ps3 and i got my 360 this march. I had my ps3 since launch. WTF?

skulper34

to be honest its the fact that sony has always been advertising their product as "the most expensive console" so it kinda sticks onto people. i think sony should learn to use their words wisely and how they market themselves. if they used something like "the most future proof" instead of most expensive, i think people would see things differently.

Sony definitely sucked at advertising when the ps3 started out.
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#25 skulper34
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[QUOTE="skulper34"][QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!Danm_999

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

Dissatisfied is the word your looking for. And while they may be dissatisfied with the PS3, Sony hasn't lost Activision till they've lost them.

Its certainly something they are discussing at the moment. I do hope activision does see good in sony and continues with them. we all could argue over what console is best, but you know sony has its history and so does nintendo. microsoft is showing some great stuff. however without competition we wouldnt have the same things we do today. its competition that gives us the great games and great new technology in consoles

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#26 Warriorboy1990
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

[QUOTE="skulper34"] activisionskulper34

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

You fail mate! Sony has not lost Activision....they said they were "threatening" of stop making games on the PS3/PSP.
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#27 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="skulper34"]

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and suchskulper34

Dissatisfied is the word your looking for. And while they may be dissatisfied with the PS3, Sony hasn't lost Activision till they've lost them.

Its certainly something they are discussing at the moment. I do hope activision does see good in sony and continues with them. we all could argue over what console is best, but you know sony has its history and so does nintendo. microsoft is showing some great stuff. however without competition we wouldnt have the same things we do today. its competition that gives us the great games and great new technology in consoles

So you see the difference between considering ending association, and ending association?
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#28 Irick_cb
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[QUOTE="skulper34"]

[QUOTE="Danm_999"] Dissatisfied is the word your looking for. And while they may be dissatisfied with the PS3, Sony hasn't lost Activision till they've lost them.Danm_999

Its certainly something they are discussing at the moment. I do hope activision does see good in sony and continues with them. we all could argue over what console is best, but you know sony has its history and so does nintendo. microsoft is showing some great stuff. however without competition we wouldnt have the same things we do today. its competition that gives us the great games and great new technology in consoles

So you see the difference between considering ending association, and ending association?

Position in the 4th dimention?

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#29 Danm_999
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[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="skulper34"] Its certainly something they are discussing at the moment. I do hope activision does see good in sony and continues with them. we all could argue over what console is best, but you know sony has its history and so does nintendo. microsoft is showing some great stuff. however without competition we wouldnt have the same things we do today. its competition that gives us the great games and great new technology in consoles

Irick_cb

So you see the difference between considering ending association, and ending association?

Position in the 4th dimention?

If you take it to mean time :P
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#30 skulper34
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[QUOTE="Danm_999"][QUOTE="skulper34"]

Dissatisfied is the word your looking for. And while they may be dissatisfied with the PS3, Sony hasn't lost Activision till they've lost them.Danm_999
Its certainly something they are discussing at the moment. I do hope activision does see good in sony and continues with them. we all could argue over what console is best, but you know sony has its history and so does nintendo. microsoft is showing some great stuff. however without competition we wouldnt have the same things we do today. its competition that gives us the great games and great new technology in consoles

So you see the difference between considering ending association, and ending association?

to me it counts as a loss. its just the fact that wether or not it could come back to get them if they leave or if they should stick around longer and be patient. too tired to explain why it is like a loss to me. im tired i cant think half the time lol good night all going to bed
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#31 Irick_cb
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[QUOTE="Irick_cb"]

[QUOTE="Danm_999"] So you see the difference between considering ending association, and ending association?Danm_999

Position in the 4th dimention?

If you take it to mean time :P

Time is relitive.

Position in the 4th dimention is objective data.

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#32 shawn7324
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"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.BigBadLanTerN
It really is.
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#33 djsifer01
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The PS3 is fine and keeps getting better games. Its really going to take off the end of the year.
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#34 X360PS3AMD05
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PS3 has cancer?
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#35 Irick_cb
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PS3 has cancer?X360PS3AMD05

Oh my god...

I..

I didn't know...

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#36 double_heist
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[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]PS3 has cancer?Irick_cb

Oh my god...

I..

I didn't know...

It has swine flu too.
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#37 Jono789
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[QUOTE="ImaPirate0202"]

[QUOTE="skulper34"] activisionskulper34

Hooray for not knowing what you're talking about!

when your insatified with a company, would you even consider yourself a part of that company? they didnt lose them yet but technically they did. i just hope they dont start making poor ps3 games. like not optimized for ps3 and such

Noooooo thehey didnt (speaking like Dr Cox somebody please find it funny... im emotionally needy) Activision just said they mahy need to in the future, barbie i mean come on you cant take anything activision say like word of God its not that i dont like activision i just dont believe much they say..... Like hugh Jackmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan.

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#38 Irick_cb
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[QUOTE="Irick_cb"]

[QUOTE="X360PS3AMD05"]PS3 has cancer?double_heist

Oh my god...

I..

I didn't know...

It has swine flu too.

Why god?

It was so innocent, so full of life...

Alas, Poor Ynos... i knew him X360PS3AMD05.

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the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.
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#40 Irick_cb
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the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.InSonyWeTrust

I apploud bouth your use of logic and the english language.

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#41 Danm_999
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the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.InSonyWeTrust
PC gaming is dying so hard its revenue increased dramatically last year.
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#42 Jono789
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[QUOTE="InSonyWeTrust"]the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.Irick_cb

I apploud bouth your use of logic and the english language.

Hes in the trey brotherhood dont listen *cookie for ignorance*
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#43 Irick_cb
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[QUOTE="Irick_cb"]

[QUOTE="InSonyWeTrust"]the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.Jono789

I apploud bouth your use of logic and the english language.

Hes in the trey brotherhood dont listen *cookie for ignorance*

You give me lots of cookies.

This is a good thing.

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#44 Jono789
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[QUOTE="Irick_cb"]

[QUOTE="Jono789"][QUOTE="Irick_cb"]

I apploud bouth your use of logic and the english language.

Hes in the trey brotherhood dont listen *cookie for ignorance*

You give me lots of cookies.

This is a good thing.

Good i thought it was getting old...........I almost killed myself.
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#45 jwsoul
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"The whole "lets post a bunch of threads saying PS3 is done for" thing is getting really annoying.BigBadLanTerN
Uh yeah it is, honestly i thinky Sony game devision is done for not just the PS3. Time will tell tho!
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#46 fixer293
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then let them die, to decrease the surplus population.....My bad I thought I was rehearsing for a christmas carol.

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#47 skrat_01
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All consoles are technically dying slowly. You know.... that happens with set life cycles.
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#48 X360PS3AMD05
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[QUOTE="skrat_01"]All consoles are technically dying slowly. You know.... that happens with set life cycles.

Pretty much, and we are all as well. :(
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#49 shoemen22
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To put it simply i see nothing wrong with the ps3 its still got a growing user base and just check out the games like uncharted 2 i see nothing wrong with it and the only one game which i might be intrested in playing is forza 3 but then we have GT and need for speed shift is also coming to ps3
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#50 shawn7324
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the only thing dying is PC gaming and xbox 360 coz of the RROD.InSonyWeTrust
A new day with same old people in System Wars. People like yourself whom take the time to make new accounts here at Gamespot & attempt to make a game system look bad. We all feel sorry for you & provide whatever assistance you may need to find your way out of that sad pathetic world you have found yourself lost in.