When it comes to negative press, Sony doesn’t screw around. Blogger Tom Chick was all set to have an interview with Sucker Punch concerning the launch of PS3 exclusive inFAMOUS but unfortunately the interview had to be canceled. By “canceled,” we of course mean, “ignored in a sulky huff without the interviewer even knowing the promised meeting was off.”
Chick was understandably confused as to why he’d been stood up, and asked Sony what the deal was. The answer was formal and to-the-point, claiming that it felt “an interview wasn’t appropriate considering last week’s coverage of the game.” The coverage in question was a pair of articles discussing the pros and cons of inFAMOUS. Apparently, anything outside complete and total adoration is unacceptable to Sony. They must have learned that from the Killzone fanboys.
So, what have we learned from all this? Basically, if you say bad things about Sony, it won’t be your friend anymore. Sounds like grade-school drama to me, but this kind of thing happens all the time in the games industry, sadly. At least we can enjoy the irony that the “negative” coverage that upset Sony so much has now been given far more attention than it would have gotten if Sony had decided not to get all stroppy.
Our review of inFAMOUS is coming soon, and we’ll try to be nice. We don’t want Sony to give us a wedgie in the playground.
