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> Also that comment about midway being problematic. It compares the "battle" between Sony and Microsoft to an actual war in which a lot of people died. It also
by gnud 6y ago
> Also that comment about midway being problematic.
It compares the "battle" between Sony and Microsoft to an actual war in which a lot of people died. It also sets up the XBox as some sort of patriotic push to defeat the agressors that attacked us without warning.
I'd be offended if I was working for the PS2 division at Sony at the time, I think. I also think I'd be offended if I was working on games for the XBox - it's entertainment, not war!
- kortilla 6y ago> I'd be offended if I was working for the PS2 division at Sony at the time These are companies that trivialize violence with games in the first place. I doubt you would be working for them if a war analogy offended you.
- mattnewton 6y agoHuge difference between art and war. See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570038 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25570038
- wccrawford 6y agoI wouldn't be offended, but I would be horrified. It's an awful comparison and one that I'd never make. I'd think poorly of anyone who discounts lives that easily.