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"What really bothers us (and what prompted this post) is that this is making headlines at all. What gives? At the very least, these writers should be providing context for the news. This years-old maneuver shouldn't be making headlines."

Yes. It shoudln't have made headlines, so we all decided to write a lengthy blog post about it! Because, as we all know, nothing kills a headline faster than posting it to one the most visited gaming blogs on the Net!

Joystiq, and some its writers specifically, are in this weird limbo lately. Honestly. It's like a cross between not having enough to write about, a desire to appear as though they aren't "pro-[console here]" and against another, and a spinkling of gross self-importance. This post just baffles the mind, as it goes beyond the usual 'i'm bored on a friday i need something to write about' schlock into something even stranger entirely.

"I've been playing violent video games for a long time, and I wouldn't hurt a flie..."

Which was preceded by this:

"Fuck this turd. His dumb ass self made him do it"

WTF!?!?

Now, I don't agree with the whole video games made me do it defense at all, but hypocritical responses like this are just plain foolish and don't help the cause at all, no offense.

Don't worry. I heard the FMV is awesome. :-/

In that case, I give Player1's comment a 50.

Half kidding ;-)

Yeah, let's move on. We gamers have no control whatsoever over what these big corporate gaming companies will do. Isn't that right, Sam and Max?

I read the post too quickly; thought Sony had redesigned the PS3 controller again. :-/

"Please report any Wii-buse to your local authority, unless the person really deserved it."

Hmm, like Vlad and those inane posts on economics that bombed so well on Joystiq a week or so ago?

Hmm. Kind of like Sadness?

@ABigSmall, welcome to fanboy land: Where it is perfectly acceptable to make shit up and pass it off as an intelligent argument and succeed on a comment forum.

"Anyone who says the PS3 cannot last 10 years is a fool"

You have heard of downloadable content right? You seriously think physical media, like DVD, will be around in TEN YEARS? You, sir, are the fool.