PS3: WiFi Built In?

[Godzero]

Im not really trying to make it sound to much as my own opinion.

I think this would benefit from the first person perspective, as it's hard to back this up as a strong argument from the mouth of "we" at PSU. What do you think Kieran/Seb?

Kirby - Still a fair few spelling errors to correct.[/quote]

ok... I switched out some of the wording to get get rid of some of the words "we". My spellcheck doesn't work well since its Word 2007.

Why did you say Kirby.... he hasn't even posted in this thread...

[Godzero]

Any final fixes before I switch this to ready? I cant just spelling properly (Microshit Office 2007 blows) so if theres spelling errors tell me whats wrong here Ill change it.

[Godzero]

well i guess this is ready to be posted as live?

[Godzero]

bump.. to be made live.

[Rebon]

Jase/Bhav - is this ready to go live?

Justin - can you get some images ready for news thumb & flash console?

[don_milz]

I'll look at this tonight. Sorry for the "Kirby" thing, Matt - I must have been editing a Kirby piece at the same time.

[Rebon]

As mentioned in the other thread, should we delay putting this live in order to space out quality editorials? (We put up the Roundtable last night, and if we put this one and the Publishers Picks one live tonight that'll be three in 2 days.)

Thoughts Jase?

[ps3 Wanna be]

I reckon we should space them out. We don't really want a dry spell of editorials.

[don_milz]

No problem. Consider it spaced!

[luxurys]

Why dont we post it on like Friday, and dont worry about dry spells. I will have interviews galore when we get back from GDC that will last us a few months...lol. Not to mention there are already ideas for new editorials abrewing.


By the way, where is PSU Champions Part 3?

[ps3 Wanna be]

I still think we should hold off.

Throwing loads of content out isn't necessarily a good thing - we want our readers to keep visiting regularly, not in one big batch who never visit again.

Thinking of it in terms of economics (because economics is life lol): we want the site to grow sustainably - having a huge growth in visitors now may not create any benefits in the future. So we should gradually increase the quantity and quality of content and become a bigger site with time.

[Seb]

Yep I agree with Bhav here. This will be a good weekend editorial but it must go live before GDC otherwise it will get lost in wave of conference news.

[Godzero]

*cough* *cough* wasnt this supposed to go up this weekend.

[don_milz]

I started editing this, but I hit a stumbling block - I couldn't find a shred of evidence or factual examples to back up your arguments. You really need to add in some quotes, stats, anecdotal examples and any other 'research' to show where you got your opinion from. At the moment, it still reads like "The reason fanboys are crap is because I say so, so there"

What is the effect of fanboyism on sales? What do the major companies think about these product zealots? Why should PSU readers be concious of fanboyism and what should they do about it?

I quite like the idea, but I go back to my original response when you first posted the Editorial - if you want to write about why you hate fanboys, write an article called "Why I hate fanboys" and write it in the first person. Then you can be as outrageous and unjustified as you want because it's just your opinion.

Here's the edit I've done so far (I've marked where I stopped] -


[quote]What is a fanboy? Do they serve a useful function in promoting, advocating and ultimately selling a product? In our case, videogames and games consoles. The Cambridge English Dictionary tells us -

fan
noun
Someone who admires and supports a person, sport, sports team, etc.

- but this is far too weak. Fanboys are far more strident in their opinions. Perhaps this would be more accurate -

fanatic
noun
A person whose strong admiration for something is considered to be extreme or unreasonable.

But even that doesn't quite cut it. Fanboys push the envelope even further. But are they passionate advocates or just a pain in the ass?

Burned by the brand

Brand loyalty is something that can drive products sales, but take it to extremes and brand loyalty can push prospective customers away as well. Brand loyalists will, most of the time, present facts about all the brands in the category they are arguing about. Howver, they may conveniently neglect to mention the faults of 'their' product and only state the downsides of the competition.

Due to their inability to listen to counter arguements against their much-loved products, a lot of people dislike fanboys.

[Edit stops]

Since this is a PlayStation site, lets take a step into the two wars being fought due to the newest video game consoles on the market. One of the wars the console war is the most talked about war, but thanks to the Sony PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360 the addition of the format war between Blu-Ray DVD and HD-DVD is a war that is affected by these two consoles.

Console “fanboysâ€

[Godzero]

Research... I asked the users forums what they thought of Fanboyism lol. Does that count lol.

[don_milz]

Please don't get me wrong, I'm not saying scrap the article, it's just at the moment it comes across as very amateur. Not because of your writing ability, but because the arguments aren't backed up.

I think you could have a lot of fun re-writing it in the first person. Because it's your opinions, you can really go to town on what bugs you and specific examples from your experiences.

Give it a try, if it doesn't feel right doing it like that, then we can talk some more.

[Godzero]

Idk.. ill see what I can do but I hate to disagree with the professionalism of the editorial... but I had 6 English teachers at my school and my 2 IT teachers read over this and they all said that its presented professionally and argues what I want to get across... what is it that they are seeing that you aren't???

[don_milz]

Idk.. ill see what I can do but I hate to disagree with the professionalism of the editorial... but I had 6 English teachers at my school and my 2 IT teachers read over this and they all said that its presented professionally and argues what I want to get across... what is it that they are seeing that you aren't???

As a piece of creative writing or a school essay it works absolutely fine as is. It's written effectively in understandable English and it conveys it's message well.

I'm looking at it from a journalistic point of view -

• Is the arguement balanced and well-structured, or is it biased from the outset?
  Does it argue its points effectively?
  Are all the arguements backed up with supporting facts, quotes or other evidence?

And ultimately, I'm looking at it from a reader's point of view - "what do I get out of reading this?", "why should I believe this guy?"

So your teachers are correct - its a fine piece of writing. But in my opinion, it needs some work to make it a fine piece of journalism.

Good luck with it.

[Godzero]

ok i have no clue how to rewrite this.. sadly.. everyone keeps saying it brings its point across and doesnt need a re-write... idk... whenever you have time you can rewrite it. If you want we can split the payment on it..

[Rikimaru]

I read over parts of your article, and I have to agree, it just sounds like a really good forum post. What you should do is find quotes from Moore and Harrison. What have they said that has given the gaming audience the impression that their console fits the requirements of you have defined.

Editorials are like research papers in my opinion. You have done research, but only from one source. Did you ask the same question on a predominately Wii or 360 forum? Have you gotten quotes from executives and developers alike?

I believe if you just ad in quotes, it will not only look like you know what you are talking about, but readers will understand that you aren't just writing a biased PS3 article on a PS3 site, but rather a well thought out exploration into the ugly world of fanboyism.

[Godzero]

Well I edited it a bit, and added in a bit more research.

Fanboyism, A term used to describe people who are loyal fans of an inanimate object, or fictional products like movies, comics, or TV series. People who show their loyalty towards these products are normally labeled as a “fanboy.â€