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To: Ash
From: Crecente
Taking a stand is never easy. No matter how much I tell myself I did the right thing today with Sony, I still hated to do it. Not because of any possible reaction from Sony or not getting their early builds or invites to conference stuff, but because I know that this was causing problems for people that I know were just doing their jobs. The thing is I have a job to do too and today I did it.
The comments on the three posts were interesting, though I think some people missed the point. This wasn't about me deciding whether or not that particular story was worth blowing our relationship with Sony over, it was about whether or not I could allow a company to tell me what to write and when to write it.
I faced situations like this all of the time as a police reporter, of course in those cases it involved decisions that could get people hurt or killed, myself included. This might have lacked that direct threat, but it was still a difficult decision to make.
Fortunately, things ended amicably. I'll be interested to see everyone's take on this during Sony's blogger meeting at GDC.
If you missed it, the tempest in three posts:
Sony to Unveil Playstation Home
Sony Blackballs Kotaku
Sony and Kotaku Make-Up
Now I'm off to drink and play more Motorstorm in prep for my review due tomorrow at the Rocky. Ah, the irony.
