This is in reaction to a couple of recent announcements around demos for upcoming titles on the PSN. Namely the arrangement with Gamestop in the U.S. to hand out codes for pre-orders for Killzone 2, and the recent announcement that only Qore subscribers are going to get early demo access to Fear 2.

First of all just...fail...again fail. From the launch of the PS3 with the drivel from Sony Corporate about rumble being uneccessary and irrelelvant, to the craziness of launching a product that at $799.00 at launch for the premium PS3 with a couple of games and an extra controller plus taxes, was in excess of $1,000.00 to now screwing us over to just get access to demos on the PSN, Sony has shown nothing but contempt for their fan base.

I use the word contempt intentionally. Sony's arrogance over their console from the beginning has been palpable, and they continue to ride the cell processor's alleged awesomeness as an excuse for their decisions. Essentially; "our console is soooo much better that we don't have to worry about fostering faith in our community because the community will eventually come to us"(paraphrase obviously). They just keep telling us that as PS3 fans and consumers we should be grateful for the brilliance of the PS3. It IS brilliant by the way, and I love the games and the blu-ray, don't get me wrong. But why should I have to be manipulated like this when I'm already supporting the last place console in the current race? What would have happened to the PS3, if it was an unreliable piece of junk like the 360, or a sub-standard product that is more of a toy than an actual console like the Wii?

Maybe if Sony Corporate took a few pages from Valve's book when it comes to giving your consumers incentives to be faithful, or even Microsoft's about building a community then they might be making some money off of the PS3 instead of just being also-rans this generation.