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Sony passes up chance for Official Xbox Magazine to review Bravia |
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Sony recently passed on an offer made by the Official Xbox Magazine to review the Sony Bravia HDTV. It seems the reason the rep gave was that OXM is a Microsoft-focused publication, a point that is an area of conflict for them since Sony manufactures the competing PlayStation brand.
The story goes that Dan Amrich of OXM recently purchased a Bravia, was pleased with it after hooking it up with the Xbox 360 and decided to do a review of it. However, when OXM contacted Sony to request a set for the review, they were met with a declination. According to Amrich:
It would appear that the console wars extend further than any of us realized, but that's the reason given - we're a Microsoft-focused (but not -owned, I should point out) publication, and they are a PlayStation-creating company (but not the same business division, I should point out), so...just no. "I have to support our friends over at our sister company," said the representative.
After receiving this reply, Amrich writes back to confirm Sony's decision, pointing out that their review would help sell the product. Sony replied saying that they're "going to pass on this opportunity."
Via Official Xbox Magazine Online
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But of course OXM was thinking "Lets write a horrible review for the TV so we can somehow make the PS3 look crappy to help out a company that doesn't even own us!"
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(or something along those lines)
Would have been one heck of a quote from such an review. Making sony look like suckers.
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try again
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I think sony droped the ball yet again.
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They could just not want to do it (PERIOD). So for all the posts above me and everyone after (and xbox magazine), stop assuming things.
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The whole console war has to do with assuming
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Sony wants their TV to be used with there systems not there competitors, it just proves that Sony doesn't even want there opinion cause they don't care about MS and why should they.
By the way your reply to Eclipze_ below just contradicts your post that im replying.
Im glad Sony didn't do this, i mean its bad enough some of Sony's products get bad scores and stuff with PS3 and games, there is no need to add more to this. Sony is very successful doing stuff on there own, they don't need competitors reviewing there TV to help 360 owners buy there TV and not Sony users. They need all the sales they can get.
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MS if they wanted to be unfriendly could rave about the quality of Philips or Panasonic. That the Bravia has such excellent colour saturation and fast reacting screen graphics is worth printing. However the Bravia is first and foremost a TV screen and not an extension to a games console. I do not believe that the input of a gamers magazine review regardless if it is the xbox or the PS will really impact overall sales.
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i cant believe you cant see the hypocrisy here
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I hate assuming, I want facts.
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