When I used to work at Sony Canada several years ago (not PlayStation) I recall they used to have a program to match employee donations to various causes. So this doesn't seem to be a new thing.
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SONY: "Being silent about the violence and racism black people experience is being complicit" #BlackLivesMatter [Also Matching Donations]
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When I used to work at Sony Canada several years ago (not PlayStation) I recall they used to have a program to match employee donations to various causes. So this doesn't seem to be a new thing.
Agreed. Being contrarian about this, just for the sake of being contrarian, is pointless and ironically doesn't add or help anything or anyone.
The cynic in me is thinking "nothing" and simply a way to preemptively deflect criticism, banking on people eventually forgetting they every promised anything. We'll see, but megacorporations aren't exactly known for being eager to upset the status quo, and the incredibly vague "we're doing something, at some point in time" doesn't exactly inspire confidence.
Edit: OK, so they're donation matching, that's pretty cool. It's a way to help without ruffling anyone's feathers, but as a corporation there's not much more they can do, sadly.
They're matching donations from their employees, which is already something that has an immediate and long term positive impact.
As for the whole topic of delaying the PS5 event, honestly to what end? This isn't a new problem and isn't going to go away overnight. Delay the event a week or two and the problem is still going to be there. It makes far more sense to continue the event as planned and put a message of solidarity and how people can help and donate at the beginning like they did at E3 2016. Untold millions around the world will be tuning into that event and it's a great way to get the message out to more people.
A good thing since that's probably 99% of the toxic people, fuck them.
Say what you want regarding their messages/pr regarding PS5, Sony has been great in tackling this issue and the COVID. On the latter they're one of the first companies to actively postponed their conferences, setup a fund to help indies being affected by it, setup their employees with pay and benefits, and hand out free games and stuff.
I sure hope so. They can go on some other platform and that would be great. People who would protest this are awful human beings.
You mean there's hope I'll be called nigger a bit less on PSN next gen? Dope.
The PlayStation Store has been around for a more than a decade and they have yet to hire a Black manager. Actions speak louder than words but this is a good start. At least companies aren't just silent.
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Less shit heads in online lobbies? That's ok by me, fuck the gamers.
Rather be called a hobbyist at this point.
gamers just seems to be a subset of right wing fuckery at this point.
Just typed this in my post-game chat. Nobody argued. I was happy.
Not the first time, wasn't too long ago they were crying about censorship.
The comments on twitter is wild. But I love the majority of people shutting those comments down.
Even if the protestors are the ones committing crimes, this is happening because it's been a build up. This isn't the first or even close to case where something like this has happened. It's the first I know of where at least one officer is being charged (or maybe there were a few more but they all eventually walked free). People have tried more peaceful options and nothing happened. Even worse sometimes were told to stop being disrespectful (Kaepernick comes to mind). I admit it's sad some innocent people are being victims of crime but this is happening because nothing is being done. Look at the cause (police not being held accountable and murdering people and no accountability) and fix that, not the symptom. Fix the cause, everyone but the people causing the actual problem are happy. And fuck the people causing the problem.
Forgot to say "I agree". Sorry
I can understand the cynicism, but just like the #metoo movement there is usually a time where getting onboard and lending your voice is going to have the most impact.
I can't fault Sony or any corporation (which are run by real life humans with feelings btw) for correctly identifying that time as now.
The officer that killed Laquan McDonald in 2014. Was convicted in 2018.
was only sentenced to 3 fucking years in prison. People who've sold weed in states where it's now legal have been sentenced to longer terms
this is why it's systemic and it hurts. And it's why people riot because Thelma audience either ignores protests or just yell on social media. Nothing has changed
I like when people use gamers as a euphemism for white boys.
It's the nature of the murder combined with the police response, which was to stand in solidarity with the murderer rather than quickly try and throw the guy under the bus.
For us in Australia, it's clear that there are double standards.
When that Minneapolis black police officer shot Justine Damond (white woman) dead through her car window, he got thrown straight under the bus by the union super quickly
When George Floyd (black man) gets choked to death - possibly the most personal way for anyone to get murdered - on film for like 8 minutes by a white police officer with his colleagues watching, they stand in front of his house to protect him.
If the Minneapolis police unions threw this guy under the bus, they probably could have salvaged their situation and have the racists hand wave the issue away. The fact they murdered this man by choking him for like 8 minutes straight and have the gall to stand in front of his house to protect him tells you everything about what they think about black people.
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here we go. non South Africans getting into things only South Africans can really comment about
My mask is slipping? Lol...
You realize I'm black right?
Look, the protests? I have been clear, and I still stand by what I was saying... I find it embarrassing. Have you seen what's happening out there? the clothing? There is this one with a Nike store being raided and this black lady creating and laughing while running out the store with her loot... Is that really how we want this "movement" to be remembered? is that what we black people are about? Taking the death of someone and turn it into a loot fest? Like all of the people doing those riots couldn't give a shit about why the riots are even happening. They are just using it as an opportunity to loot.
Never said anything about sitting tight and doing nothing....
Kratos is voiced by black guys, so dont pretend they never higher black people.
Not to mention Riley, Sam, Henry and Marlene in TLOU.
Here's my challenge to the console makers:
The first one to put out an official "ACAB Edition" of their system, I promise to buy three of them, stick with that console exclusively for the generation, and buy every single first party title regardless of quality.
Sony. Microsoft. It's your move now.
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We really need to stop with the 'us and them' mentality. It's not because they're Americans! Rightly or wrongly this is what's in the news and people feel extremely strongly about it. Especially because these brutal killings keep occurring without anything getting done. I'm sorry a light isn't being shone on the shitty things the world over and in Brazil. But if in your situation you didn't want the world to stand with you solidarity, then fair enough! But if you did... well, how about being the change you want to see in the world? How about standing up for BLM and also using it to showcase the racism perpetrated by your officials? That's what's happening in the UK.
We really need to stop with the 'us and them' mentality. It's not because they're Americans! Rightly or wrongly this is what's in the news and people feel extremely strongly about it. Especially because these brutal killings keep occurring without anything getting done. I'm sorry a light isn't being shone on the shitty things the world over and in Brazil. But if in your situation you didn't want the world to stand with you solidarity, then fair enough! But if you did... well, how about being the change you want to see in the world? How about standing up for BLM and also using it to showcase the racism perpetrated by your officials? That's what's happening in the UK.
These people protesting the PS5 might actually make me buy one as it means a much better community... (Ah who am I kidding, as if any of them had any spine to withstand their entertainment consumption)
Good on Sony. Especially for not tiptoeing around the problem and for actually showing some support beyond just words.
I give them an excuse, because unlike other companies, they did not tie it to a product or use it to sell something directly.
This is why David Guetta dedicating his DJ set, remixing "I have a dream" into some bullshit EDM and saying "Shout out to his (Floyd) family" is so cringey. Or the CEO of Quantic Dream tweeting about this, but then saying "this is what DETROIT human is all about." No.