And, in keeping with what I mentioned yesterday, one point I never got around to was the PS3's ridiculous fetish with getting users to agree with it.

Koobert got a PS3 back in... oh I don't even know, the fall some time. Since then, we haven't really played it that much because of the lack of fun games for it (though that's sloooowly starting to change....kinda....almost.....not really).

And ever since then, I want to say that "it seems like every time we turn it on it asks us to sign a user agreement." But I can't say that, because it does not "seem" like it, it's the truth!



Every frickin time we so much as look at the thing, we have to sign a user agreement, download something, then wait for it to install, then plug the controller in, then sign another user agreement. Is Sony really that afraid of lawsuits that they have to cover their ass on every single little angle? Is it really worth suing a company if you're offended over a game like Super Rub-A-Dub?



I really can't understand why they went this route. Microsoft and Nintendo are content to let their consumers go crazy and reckless and play Poker Smash or Mario Galaxy without so much as a second thought. So, Sony isn't doing this because it's a trend in the game industry or that there was public outcry for such actions.

Maybe, after their hellish lawsuit with Immersion they just decided they're not going to go through that again in any way. Kind of like how you're extra cautious while using a knife if you previously cut yourself on one while chopping vegetables. While you're going to take extra care not to cut yourself again, it doesn't mean you should stop chopping vegetables altogether.

So, seriously... what's with all the User Agreements?