Participant in controversial PS3 spot claims he was encouraged to embellish his YLOD problems
Following BBC show Watchdog’s somewhat farcical attack on PS3 last week, one of the consumers that starred in the segment has come out and claimed that he was encouraged to exaggerate the problems his console had suffered.
When asked by TheSixthAxis whether the BBC had told him to embellish the story of how his PS3 malfunctioned, the anonymous respondent claimed: “Categorically, yes.”
The source was also critical of the BBC’s reporting of the matter. “The show lacked vital info on things like models that were affected, any decent explanation as to what had happened to the console, and they only aired the brief story of what had happened to one of the people on the show, when the three of us had different circumstances as to what happened in each instance.
“They also only concentrated on the YLOD problem, when they could have also brought up the issue where the Blu-ray drive fails, although Sony honour those fixes as they recognise it as a problem.”
Hours before last week’s Watchdog was aired Sony went public with a strongly-worded criticism of the programme, which the platform holder labelled as factually incorrect.
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The BBC responded to some of the criticism, though its actions were not enough to fight off widespread ridicule from the UK games industry.
This latest scuffle with Sony is just the latest in a long line of video game related scraps for the BBC show. As well as pointing the finger at Nintendo’s Brain Training, Watchdog has also previously highlighted both Xbox 360’s reliability problems and alleged issues with disc scratching.
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Lol...
...Sorry but this makes me laugh no one is made to do anything, he decided to go on the BBC about it, and now comes out with "Categorically, yes.”
Seriously, how can you give this "Participant" any credibility when HE chose to go to the BBC in the first place.
re: Lol...
Yes, he chose to go to Watchdog in the first place. That doesn't mean he isn't entitled to complain.
By that logic you could just as easily say:
Seriously, how can you give this consumer any credibility when HE chose to go to Sony/Microsoft/Nintendo in the first place.
McGran
I don't see the link with that at all, and course he's allowed to complain, but did he need to go on national tv? All I'm trying to say is this guy stood by the BBC in their exaggeration, So therefore why should anyone give him any credibility in what he has got to say.
corrupt dog
they asked the lad to do things he was obveousley uncomftable with and later made this statment.
watchdog has changed for the worse it is corrupt in my eyes now and with the constant repeting of the "rouge traiders"every time is comes on after a mini brake it's verry annoying.
watchdog RIP,PS ANN GOBBIONSONS HAIR £500 SHE WAS ROBBED JUST LIKE US LICENCE PAYERS
REGARDS RAPPY CHOMP!
Jimothy
I assume he hadn`t seen the programme before it aired and hence his displeasure of the farcical episode.
Even though at the time he was told to exagerate (which he as you rightly say he should not have done), it probably never showed all he had to say so made complaint against Sony seem even more exaggerated.
I think it is quite telling of the failure of BBC to present a well balanced unbiased programme that more than some Watchdog should be. This is more damaging to BBC Watchdog than Sony.
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