Most major conferences and events are getting cancelled, so this isn't unexpected.
Hopefully we still get new TLOUS part 2 footage.
Hopefully we still get new TLOUS part 2 footage.
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PlayStation cancels planned PAX East appearance due to increasing concerns related to Coronavirus [See Staff Post]
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If Sony feels this is the proper route to take, good on them. People dismissing precautions to the virus and saying this is an overreaction because of "my video games" are pathetic as fuck. Learn some perspective, we still don't truly know how serious this thing is.
The reactions of next-gen delays if the virus continues to be a problem will be interesting here.
The reactions of next-gen delays if the virus continues to be a problem will be interesting here.
Yeah, if it doesn't get better fast, nextgen will be delayed for sure.
No. All it takes is it being datamined and then people are going to have to duck and dodge spoilers for months because they'll be absolutely everywhere.
not when their workforce is global and will most likely be travelingfrom various countries. Many of which have been exposed to this virus. This post comes off aa very entitled
Okay so the posts here were very bad by me, I thought that the US was testing a lot of people so the low confirmed count of cases was accurate and I was on edge because my wife's friend had just been racially profiled.
But still very bad posts.
But still very bad posts.
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this aint it chief.
1.) there's more than 12 people infected in the US.
2.) PAX Plague, PAX Pox, Con Flu, are already things.
3.) better safe than sorry
4.) it's just some games, why do you have to be mad?
I wasn't going to PAX East anyway, so I'm okay with waiting for the May release date.
You're right, a few douches but majority are understanding. What dimension did I wake up in?
If ND were smart, they wouldn't release a Demo. They had to deal with a hack of their own when they released TLOU1 Demo which had small spoilers here and there. 7 Remake probably reminded everyone of the risks of releasing a demo and potentially getting datamined.
No...
What?
No, man. These are the proper precautions for a novel, deadly virus. What???
But nothing to stop someone flying in via another country, or transmitting it to another in transit to another person who is. This has happened in several cases here in the UK. A lot of businessmen and women fly all over the place, they are the most exposed really at present.
Makes them look insanely weak.
The flu is way more of a concern and has a way higher chance of being there, but still Sony shows up every other PAX East during flu season..
The flu is way more of a concern and has a way higher chance of being there, but still Sony shows up every other PAX East during flu season..
My thoughts as well. Sony (alongside with other major companies) did the same thing with MWC 2020 which afterwards was cancelled completely. I don't know what is the situation in Barcelona, but I assume Spain wasn't a hotbed for the COVID-19, but it was nonetheless the right decision.
Honestly some of the comments in this thread are a fucking bummer.
MWC is the largest thing to be cancelled all together. GDC is still happening. The Tokyo Marathon is still happening on Feb 25th though it's restricted to only elite runners.
Seeing how the virus is mainly a threat to east and southeast Asia, I wouldn't expect many events to the west to be cancelled, they'll just issue warnings and advisories about washing hands and wearing masks.
Hell, Japan is still hosting the 2020 Olympics. I wouldn't expect those to be cancelled unless there was a massive surge in new cases over the next few months.
The flu can be treated and cured.
What is wrong with you people.
I don't fault Sony for this. I am gonna be at PAX all next week demoing games, and the regular PAX pox is a bad enough deterrent that an actual dangerous epidemic is a reason enough to not attend. Still, kind of sad they won't be there.
Can't release a demo online, it'd just get datamined and ruin the game for some people. Demos don't historically help game sales anyways.
honestly y'all need to get off your high horse and stop getting mad and feeling entitled over video games.
Sony is a global company with employees all over the world. US in this situation doesn't represent the world people will be traveling from all world from many places with cases of this stuff.
you want to mock a company just being proactive? Settle down. It's video games. An if anyone else wants to pull out then let them.
Are you serious?
It's a good thing that Sony is putting their employees safety first.
A wrestling company in Japan has actually cancelled like all of their events for the next month.
Because mocking gives some people a sense of satisfaction.
It's almost like they feel the need to shame others in order to make themselves feel better, all the while not realizing that bringing someone/thing down a peg or two in their eyes doesn't make them look any better to the rest of the world.
The could just remove all unused assets. If a demo gets datamined it's not the fault of the dataminers.
I think it's much more likely that they both launch in November with potentially reduced stock than that either of them push the launch to 2021.
The consoles aren't going to enter mass production for months yet, and factories are already coming back online. There will be a knock-on effect and costs will go up but not enough to outweigh the strategic importance of launching this year. The virus is going to be much more of an issue for spring product launches like the new compact iPhone.
1000s affected, and the numbers are obviously lower due to Chinese "secrecy". Was SARS overblown as well?
Sony would need to fly people in from various parts of the world including regions very close to the epicenter. This is protecting their people. Yeah it sucks, but I would rather Sony sit it out then the virus making it's way to this part of the world.
I mean, that falls entirely in the area that it's a threat so....
What an absurd comment. Looking after your staff as a priority is never "weak" and likening the flu to a virus without a vaccine is beyond ignorant.
pshhhh Don't let actual data and science get in the way...
[spoilers] You are absolutely right, when compared to yearly infections and morality rates the yearly Flu makes SARS/MERS/This and next years overblown respiratory infection look like a much smaller scale issue. [/Spoilers]
Chance of getting killed on your way to PAX by car is about 60000 times higher than the Coronavirus infecting you. Damn facts!
CO2 generated by flying to PAX obviously is not a problem?
CO2 generated by flying to PAX obviously is not a problem?
Yet it's been proven that it's a real threat unlike anything we've seen for many decades. It can certainly tail off at some point and not cause that much issue outside of China, but it's also possible that it could be a serious global issue. We don't know yet, which is precisely why it should be treated carefully. Conventions and travel that poses a risk should definitely be avoided and cancelled. If it doesn't pose a risk, then by all means go for it.
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