Sony is facing heavy allegations that they deployed a social media bot army to manipulate public opinion and defend their controversial decision to kill new PlayStation discs by 2028.
The controversy gained massive traction after tech insider and YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead published an analysis of social media activity surrounding the announcement.
With the gaming community overwhelmingly protesting the end of physical media, Moore’s Law Is Dead noted that finding genuine accounts defending the decision was incredibly difficult.
When he did find accounts aggressively pushing for a digital-only future, further inspection revealed suspicious, automated patterns:
• Artificial Activity Spikes: Long-dormant accounts suddenly became highly active right after Sony's announcement.
• Unnatural Phrasing: The posts used unusually formal, business-like language to praise anti-consumer practices.
• AI Generative Profiles: Many of these "cheerleader" accounts utilized AI-generated profile pictures.
• Interlinking Networks: These accounts heavily promoted and interacted with one another, after which several associated accounts were completely deleted.
So to recap, Sony is:
- Taking physical games off shelves
- Taking anime off streaming services
- Taking movies and shows out of our account
Did I miss one?
@PlayStation No disc , no buy , and imagine many countries have no official PSN, they wouldnt be able to play this game for example (as also they cant buy the Steam version because they need an official PSN account that doesnt exist in their countries).
I don't think you guys understand what's a stake here. It's not even about preserving physical discs anymore. If Sony gets their way, we will ALL pay the consequences. They'll know they can simply ignore us and do whatever they want to us because we will put up with it.
Quinto día con Sony en negativo.
A pesar de que ha fluctuado y en un momento se creía que tendería a quedar en positivo, ha terminado cayendo en picado de nuevo.
¡Seguid luchando! Desuscribíos de PS Plus, cancelad reservas y compras y..
SAVE THE DISC 📀 SAVE VIDEOGAMES
I’m detecting a pattern here, looks like journalists are trying to get people to give up, I bet they’re are getting paid to say the same stuff!
Don’t fall for it guys, it looks like another tactic to get people to give up!
OJO CON ESTO 🚨 El caos en las redes sociales de PlayStation acaba de desatar un incendio directo con los desarrolladores de la industria.
Según filtra Moore’s Law is Dead, los estudios de terceros están pagando miles de dólares a Sony por el simple privilegio de asegurar un tweet promocional en una franja horaria concreta de sus cuentas oficiales.
El problema es que, con la actual ola de indignación y quejas masivas en los perfiles de PlayStation, cada anuncio de pago está siendo sepultado por el hate de la comunidad.
Las fuentes anónimas dentro de los estudios son tajantes: están furiosos.
Pagar una fortuna por marketing premium para que el anuncio de tu juego sea recibido con toxicidad hacia las políticas de Sony está rompiendo la confianza de los editores.
Cobrar un "impuesto de visibilidad" a las desarrolladoras es un negocio redondo, pero si PlayStation no limpia su imagen pública pronto, a gigantes como Rockstar no les hará ninguna gracia ver cómo sus millones invertidos en el marketing de GTA 6 acaban enterrados entre insultos a la directiva nipona.