pleez lets BOYCOTT SONY plz

I bought a PS5 like 3 or 4 months ago from Costco… I’ve not opened the box or anything (for one reason or another) + I’ve got a rig, n am in the middle of putting a new one together) … I don’t mind not plugging it(PS5) in for another 3 to 4 months.

Shame 😔 on Sony

I’ll play my xiv (trial) account on PC 😂😆

  • maxprime@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    That’s called free market capitalism.

    A boycott is usually based on moral objections to a company, not financial. Obviously Sony has interest in making money — increasing prices of a video game subscription is not morally objectionable. Choosing to not purchase a product based on its market value vs perceived value is basic supply and demand.

    If you were to not purchase a PS Plus subscription based on employee wages, or environmental impact of manufacturing, or something like that, then that would be a boycott. Objection to price is capitalism.

    Not trying to argue that Sony is right to increase prices like that, just calling it what it is.

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      Aha yes, the mythical “Free Market” Capitalism, my favourite unicorn. The stories of it sound beautiful, if at times brutal and uncaring, and people claim to have seen it… Alas it’s never been observed in human history.

      Such a shame.

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        I think 🤔 there has been capitalism and there’s been “cut throat” capitalism; introduced to the world by non other then US of A.

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      1 year ago

      My boycotting them is this; " **** You SONY for being a bunch of greedy ku***"