So yeah, I'm still in a snit about Sony's PS3 Linux disabling from back in April, but, last I heard, there's class action lawsuits being pursued there, so I'm not obsessing over that at the moment. Rather, it's another PS3-related change that has me fervently hoping that they're overestimating what their "core demographic" will tolerate.
Every two weeks, a new episode of a "show" called Pulse is made available on the PlayStation Network for free. I quoted-out "show" in the last sentence because what it is is a run-down of the various games, movies, etc. that are coming out on PSN in the coming weeks... or, to put it bluntly, it's pure advertising. I'm not aware of any games that I'm going to want to purchase for PS3 any time soon, but it's a low-effort way to keep abreast of what's coming out soon. At any rate, this week's episode was preceded by an ad for a new movie theater release, before the show itself got going... or, to put it in other words, you had to watch an ad before you could watch the ads you came there to watch.
I was going to title this entry something along the lines of "More Sony consumer cluelessness", but I fear that too many people have gotten used to watching ads before what they came to watch online, and won't even bat an eye. As for me, it's just another little piece of PS3 that I won't be using any time soon... good thing it's still a decent Blu-Ray player.
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So, how does The Pulse compare to Nintendo Week? I don't imagine Sony going for "story"-driven blue-screen fun.
Nope, it's pretty straightforward... one "hostess", who basically voiceovers ad copy over video of the game/movie being touted. Of course, that's why I don't watch Nintendo Week anymore... a few episodes of silliness getting in the way of what I came to see (the games) put me off watching.
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