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@PATRICK SEYBOLD

Ok, as of right now, I am issuing an ultimatum. I have been jogging around this site, since it’s inception, defending the PlayStation brand. I have cried back against those who are denouncing the acts of your company both before, and following the events of E3. The complaint list is far outweighing any positive feedback you are recieving at this time. Regardless of the negative aspects of many fans outcries, and how childish they can be in the manner of which they cite such cries, these things are to be addressed IMMEDIATELY.

I am a PS3 owner, and I, amongst others, are getting anxiously annoyed at the things that this blog is turning into, and has turned into since it began. Our feedback, while you so politely note has been “listened to”, it is quite obvious that it has not, in any sort of the phrase. The requests we ask are simple, things like “why aren’t there any demos up on the PSN?” This is not a hard question to answer, and I have answered it a few times for people, but yet, there are no calming words I can put out there. This is only getting worse as we speak. I learned that yesterday, the PSStore update that the UK got included a demo for The Darkness, a game that is already out in the US. They have a demo, one that can easily be put on OUR servers, yet it isn’t. Why is that? I bet you cannot answer that. The development crew from Ninja Theory has also told the public that the demo for the highly anticipated title Heavenly Sword is ready, just sitting there, hoping that you guys will take initiative and PUT IT OUT. The fans are clamoring for these kinds of things. We have been demanding it for well over a month now, and while we know that the PSN is just beginning to get on it’s feet, we are not asking for an unholy flood of content. We are asking for 1 demo a week. ONE, just one. Just something to give us a taste of some of the games we are hoping to go spend our hard earned money on, but want reassurance, so that it isn’t a situation where we kick ourselves for it in the long run.

Jumping back to my ultimatum. It has not been easy to defend these situations, as that’s why you guys have been just giving it the cold shoulder. You have been just kind of ignoring it, so that when you do get little things done, you can revel in it, and spin it PR wise, and make it look like your listening. But the problem is convincing the mob of people on here that we are gonna have a consistent selection of content, without you just putting it off, and delaying things that others have had for months. I can only relay this in a statement as such:

I JUST READ THAT THERE IS A STRANGLEHOLD DEMO GOING UP ON XBOX LIVE THIS WEEK.

Now, I remember this game being written for the PS3 originally, as that it was touted first on your system, yet Xbox gets a demo first? Is the game THAT far behind on PS3? Are we even gonna see the damn game at the same time? Get Midway on the phone RIGHT NOW. Have them come on here, and explain why there isn’t a PlayStation demo coming out at the same time. Have them tell us the truth, and don’t fluff it. We are sick and tired of waiting around for answers like pet owners waiting at a vet’s office, waiting to see if our favorite pet is gonna be put down or not. Prove to us you’re not rabid.

The whole point of this is that I want you to take 5 minutes of your day, and not necessarily solve these problems, heck, we know you’re no magician. We just want a solid response. One that will explain this lack of feedback from the people running this blog, from the people that are being given our time, and more importantly our MONEY. Take 5 minutes out of your precious day, and write a post about how you know we are screaming for content, and why it’s taking so long to deliver. We will understand as long as you actually go and SAY SOMETHING. Don’t leave us in the dark, as it will only incite anger.

Also, concerning the post made today. We understand that the post-E3 period is a chaotic one. You guys put your whole [DELETED] into that event, and came out as good as you possibly could have. But come on, a “what’s your favorite color PSP?” poll? Are you kidding me? What if we all band together and say NONE OF THEM, would you pull the system off shelves due to lack of “consumer demand”? Oh, that’s right, there isn’t an option for that. Listen, we don’t care about what people think of the new PSP colors. Obviously you do, but you can determine that by the feedback you’ll get from retailers when the system goes on sale this fall. So why bother putting that up? It just seems, I don’t know, evasive, and in some ways, redundant.

We are consumers. Not puppets. Listen to us for real, and stop dancing around our questions. My ultimatum, as I have danced around this whole time, is that if you do not find a solid way to respond to us, in a timely fashion, I will join the hordes of pissed off consumers right now, and that’s one less happy PlayStation fan. As an avid blogger on many major sites, including Kotaku, I am pleading with you to not give me a reason to be angry with you guys.