PlayStation 3's new problem: Censorship
Sony's PS3 has hit hard times. The company has slashed production costs by 35%, yet the console still sells at a loss. But these are not the only problems Sony is facing: Now comes a free speech issue surrounding banned words.
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Irony Thy Name is Media
There's a certain irony here. Sony publishes "adult" games like GTA, yet their Home Beta world censor's speech. What is the difference between these two products? Both of them simulate real life, which means that both are fictional. The difference would appear to be that people find offense when an human-driven avatar uses foul language, but not when a simulated, computer-driven avatar does the same thing. This is just plain silly. There is no difference as far as the player is concerned. If a parent want's to limit exposure of their child to offensive language, then he or she has the same option in either case.How many times do we have to go through this? Every time a new information technology arrives, the moralists are out in droves and, because it's new, it gets a lot of coverage in the media. Europe is laughing at us. When are we ever going to grow up?
Irony Thy Name is Hate
It is truely interesting that you think the moralists are playing race and hate cards in this Media frenzied focus group world. The Moralist Are not the ones Griping about hearing someone call another person homo or faggot. The homo's themselves are the ones screaming hate speach to the socialists and people like yourself whose loose fowl mouth speewing racism and hate are a walking contradiction not too mention hypocrisy. You are hating on moralisism for your own racism and hate. Europe is a time piece for the shelf. they are nothing more than inept spectators. You should concern yourself more with A Constitution that is being torn apart bit by bit every year by someone similar to your own inept mentality destroying the only version of Freedom this world has that is tangible. Just keep playing that card popa.