Sony Refuses OXM Review of HDTV Because of 360 Affiliation
- Scribbled on December 22nd, 2007 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Microsoft Xbox 360, WTF
Sony’s PR is at it again.
Sony tried to bully Kotaku, and now it’s being petty towards Official Xbox Magazine in that it refused, yes refused, to allow it to review the Sony Bravia HDTV because of the magazines affiliation with the Xbox 360.
Here’s where it gets weird. Murph contacted Sony’s PR to request a set for review, and was told…no. 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.
…What?
I wrote back and asked, as politely as I could, “Really?” I know that several readers have written in and posted on the forums that our reviews have helped them make HDTV decisions — and quite often, they tell us that they buy the exact model we reviewed, because we’ve recommended it. Why wouldn’t you want to be included in our coverage? I even told him, hey, I bought one, and there are no incompatibilities between Sony sets and Microsoft games. You sure you don’t want to sell TV sets to, like, everybody?
The reply was that they were sure. “Sony is going to pass on this opportunity.”
Either Sony PR is once again disconnected from the company’s wishes, or they’re just begging for bad press. Again.
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