Sony Responds To Kotick's Boycotting Threats

Yesterday, Activision CEO, Bobby Kotick, threatened to stop supporting Sony's consoles if it didn't stimulate Playstation 3 sales by cutting its price.

Today, Sony issued an official response.

"PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3, and we are seeing positive growth with more than 350 titles slated to hit across all our platforms, including many anticipated games from our publishing partners," PlayStation spokesman Patrick Seybold said. "We enjoy healthy business relationships with and greatly value our publishing partners and are working closely with them to deliver the best entertainment experience."

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that was so empty. More empty than my christmas tree on christmas. What is sony thinking anyways. Like come out and say "were working with activision to come to a plausible solution" not "our consoles going so fast after e3 we wouldnt worry"

what did you expect him to say?

"aw, forget activision, what you bought your ps3 just to play guitar hero and call of duty and singstar? pffffft, play some real games, we don't need their shovelware titles anyways"

That was hardly a response. I have a feeling though that Sony may just drop the price in the fall.

Come on sony what kind of a response was that?

The best response would've been no response at all.
Still, that generic nonsense was essentially the same thing.

The best response would've been no response at all.
Still, that generic nonsense was essentially the same thing.

aflakian

No the best response would be "Here's an idea Activision, all your employees lie on the floor, and all our employees teabag you."

I would have LOVED for Sony to say something along the lines "Well Actifail can go **** themselves." =D Obviously not having activision is bad, but I would have lol'd so hard :P

So late-summer/early-fall price cut confirmed? They're clearly taking Activision seriously (otherwise they would have told them to **** off), but they didn't say they were working with Activision to find a solution (which would imply a price-cut is on the way, something Sony would want to keep under wraps until the last moment).

So late-summer/early-fall price cut confirmed? They're clearly taking Activision seriously (otherwise they would have told them to **** off), but they didn't say they were working with Activision to find a solution (which would imply a price-cut is on the way, something Sony would want to keep under wraps until the last moment).

PBSnipes

It seems that sony was taking it safe with there response as in the past they have shot themselves in the foot way to many times.

So late-summer/early-fall price cut confirmed? They're clearly taking Activision seriously (otherwise they would have told them to **** off), but they didn't say they were working with Activision to find a solution (which would imply a price-cut is on the way, something Sony would want to keep under wraps until the last moment).

PBSnipes

Oh grow a backbone sony. Give EA a ring get them to write up your response. :lol: They know how to handle Mr Kotick and his idiotic comments.

is that even a directed response?

It sounds like more of a "call sony if you are the news with questions and this is what you hear" response

That was a pretty weakresponse.

Sony's response seems very mature and more classy...
Hinting and undermining Activisions CEO who's acting like a crying 10 year old.

We all know Activision are not going to do anything, and Activision CEO looks like a moron.
But TBH the majority of people ive spoken to or commented on it would rather have seen Sony say goodbye, even if it would of been apossible blowto Sony.

Pretty much what i expected

what did you expect him to say?

"aw, forget activision, what you bought your ps3 just to play guitar hero and call of duty and singstar? pffffft, play some real games, we don't need their shovelware titles anyways"

z4twenny

I would have LOVED for Sony to say something along the lines "Well Actifail can go **** themselves." =D Obviously not having activision is bad, but I would have lol'd so hard :P

Eddie-Vedder

Who the hell cares?

Let Activision halve their target audience.

I can't remember the last time I bought an Activision product, certainlynone inthe last two generations.

I don't even understand why Activision came out and said what they did. If they said it before E3 maybe Sony would have thought about dropping it then, but waiting till after E3 to say this when its so obvious that Sony will drop it at TGS... I don't get it.

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So late-summer/early-fall price cut confirmed? They're clearly taking Activision seriously (otherwise they would have told them to **** off), but they didn't say they were working with Activision to find a solution (which would imply a price-cut is on the way, something Sony would want to keep under wraps until the last moment).

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