[quote name='Teh Nitwit']I've been reading a lot of posts on this topic (here and elsewhere) and I think almost everyone is missing one point. Most people are assuming that Sony recalled these games only because they're afraid of Muslims. Some think they've done it for legal reasons. Then there are those who think Sony is just being sensitive about Muslim's feelings. I think in reality, they did it for all these reasons and one more that nobody seems to mention.
Did you guys hear what those verses mean? Do you bellieve many people would appreciate having Quoran verses in their game? I think the main reason Sony reacted so strongly to this (instead of just a patch) is because they don't want people to feel like LBP is associated with Muslims and their religion.
You think this is negative publicity? Just imagine what would happen to LBP if people were being told that there is Muslim Quoran verses in it. Just reading the responses you could see how much people appreciate Muslims. I think its ironic that, because people assumed they removed it because they're afraid of Muslims, instead of being glad that Muslim religions verses aren't in the game people are instead saying how much they would like it if it was.
Everything is just flipped. Pretty funny, to me.[/QUOTE]
winner winner chicken dinner.
Sony's in a no-win spot. Leave it in, run the ire of the nutjob parents in the US who are scared to death of all-things nonwhite and nonchristian, and you have a swath of fatties in mom jeans storming the castle demanding to know the reason why Sony put "MOO-SLIM" propaganda into their kids' games.
Take it out, and run the risk of overreaction from folks who think that they're evidently trying to avoid a bomb threat.
P'shaw to all of this. Rock Band 2 comes out Sunday. Bioshock 2 days later. Shut the
up, it ain't like there's nothing to play in the meantime. Like I told the kid who got bent because Obama paid for ad space in Burnout: get a real
in' cause.
