The PSP is not an official endorsed masturbatory aid, it was revealed overnight in Japan, with Sony Computer Entertainment publicly slamming the idea in the national press.
The storm began to brew after several manufacturers of movies for mummies and daddies who love each other very much expressed an interest in the device and its user demographic. However, the press in Japan (a country which stocks porn directly next to its children’s entertainment and candy) decided that there were far too many minors who had bought PSP's. The result has seen a somewhat cynical attempt to indicate that Sony’s device is a conduit to child corruption.
Sony Computer Entertainment went on record to say that, “[pornographic content] is utterly undesirable, but we cannot stop software makers from selling such videos.”
Which seems a little strange, given the recent acceptance of all-nude Playboy content tailored for PSP, images of which you can view in a scholarly, detached manner by clicking here
SPOnG finds itself eagerly awaiting the day we run a news story involving a bloke arrested for enjoying his gentleman’s leisure in the bathroom of a moving train accompanied by his PlayStation Portable. Hopefully it won’t be a member of staff this time. Curse you, Play-Yan!
The storm began to brew after several manufacturers of movies for mummies and daddies who love each other very much expressed an interest in the device and its user demographic. However, the press in Japan (a country which stocks porn directly next to its children’s entertainment and candy) decided that there were far too many minors who had bought PSP's. The result has seen a somewhat cynical attempt to indicate that Sony’s device is a conduit to child corruption.
Sony Computer Entertainment went on record to say that, “[pornographic content] is utterly undesirable, but we cannot stop software makers from selling such videos.”
Which seems a little strange, given the recent acceptance of all-nude Playboy content tailored for PSP, images of which you can view in a scholarly, detached manner by clicking here
SPOnG finds itself eagerly awaiting the day we run a news story involving a bloke arrested for enjoying his gentleman’s leisure in the bathroom of a moving train accompanied by his PlayStation Portable. Hopefully it won’t be a member of staff this time. Curse you, Play-Yan!
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acidviper 17 Jun 2005 11:41
1/12
Not for w****rs. LOL anti-gay handheld. This is so stupid you can put any kind of porn on your PSP.
>>You cannot stop software makers from selling such videos.
WTF noobs. Only Sony can make the UMDs.
>>You cannot stop software makers from selling such videos.
WTF noobs. Only Sony can make the UMDs.
Joji 17 Jun 2005 12:00
2/12
LOL.....I can see the headlines of the Sun already ''Gentleman's Relish Joy On The Move''. If this story reached the Sun around the PSPs September launch it could well do a lot of damage to Sony, or perhaps the opposite since there is no such thing as bad publicity.
This is what happens when you make a handheld do too much. While I love the option of having porn on PSP (trips to the toilet with your GBA will never be the same again), for it is just another type of content just like horror, drama or anime though for adults, I find it funny that Sony are playing it down instead of just saying ''PSP is for everyone and to discriminate against one type of film we'd have to do the same to all films on UMD.'' Don't you just love suits?
It is Sony that have control of their UMD licenses and who uses them. Porn doesn't magically appear on UMD, but for them to denounce the evils of porn is a bit of a double standard back stab to whom the sold licenses to in japan. Especially so when the Sony consoles and many other have had hentai games grace their cart slots and cd drives for many years now. They fly under our radar because they don't leave japan unless you import them or buy them from there (something that is easier to do in this internet age).
Indeed single folk need a release too. Women have vibrators and saucy novels and men have porn and that's the way of the single world. If you use the stuff it in no way makes you sad since you have urges and needs (and a lot of couples also use porn too). Go meet them legally (and hopefully discreetly), don't ignore them cause that's unhealthy and unnatural.
Truth is porn makes a lot of money for japan (and any country that has it, it's simple supply and demand) be it the live action or anime stuff in japan, be it PSP or DVD. (It's been said by some that the sale of flesh colour cel paint that are used in anime adult stuff, helps in turn feed the anime industry for all kinds of anime projects). To have one type of film and not another would void the whole concept of UMD films and film makers.
All in all it's up to the individual if they purchase porn or not. All they have to do is keep such content under the counter or on a top shelf, this may not happen though as japan has a more open attitude to sex and nudity than some other nations (some suits read their stuff on the train or bus). Either way it should be interesting to see what happens with such euro/u.k content, will PSP have a porn movie lock along with that region lock?
It should be interesting to see if it's only males that purchase such UMDs in japan. The same way Nintendo monitor sales of Nintendogs as to whether males or femailes buy them, Sony might have some new female customers who fancy some titilation on the move, stranger things have happened.
Grow some balls and come clean Sony, porn appeared on PSP because money talks your language and some people want it, end of story. Trying to dodge the issue makes you look more guilty.
This is what happens when you make a handheld do too much. While I love the option of having porn on PSP (trips to the toilet with your GBA will never be the same again), for it is just another type of content just like horror, drama or anime though for adults, I find it funny that Sony are playing it down instead of just saying ''PSP is for everyone and to discriminate against one type of film we'd have to do the same to all films on UMD.'' Don't you just love suits?
It is Sony that have control of their UMD licenses and who uses them. Porn doesn't magically appear on UMD, but for them to denounce the evils of porn is a bit of a double standard back stab to whom the sold licenses to in japan. Especially so when the Sony consoles and many other have had hentai games grace their cart slots and cd drives for many years now. They fly under our radar because they don't leave japan unless you import them or buy them from there (something that is easier to do in this internet age).
Indeed single folk need a release too. Women have vibrators and saucy novels and men have porn and that's the way of the single world. If you use the stuff it in no way makes you sad since you have urges and needs (and a lot of couples also use porn too). Go meet them legally (and hopefully discreetly), don't ignore them cause that's unhealthy and unnatural.
Truth is porn makes a lot of money for japan (and any country that has it, it's simple supply and demand) be it the live action or anime stuff in japan, be it PSP or DVD. (It's been said by some that the sale of flesh colour cel paint that are used in anime adult stuff, helps in turn feed the anime industry for all kinds of anime projects). To have one type of film and not another would void the whole concept of UMD films and film makers.
All in all it's up to the individual if they purchase porn or not. All they have to do is keep such content under the counter or on a top shelf, this may not happen though as japan has a more open attitude to sex and nudity than some other nations (some suits read their stuff on the train or bus). Either way it should be interesting to see what happens with such euro/u.k content, will PSP have a porn movie lock along with that region lock?
It should be interesting to see if it's only males that purchase such UMDs in japan. The same way Nintendo monitor sales of Nintendogs as to whether males or femailes buy them, Sony might have some new female customers who fancy some titilation on the move, stranger things have happened.
Grow some balls and come clean Sony, porn appeared on PSP because money talks your language and some people want it, end of story. Trying to dodge the issue makes you look more guilty.
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TigerUppercut 17 Jun 2005 12:42
3/12
That is the official quote from SCE you tiresome little bellend
Ditto 17 Jun 2005 13:44
4/12
I'm wondering how attractive PSP will be in the long term if only Sony and Sony licencees can produce UMD discs.
One of the reasons DVD, VHS, CD et al have become so successful is that no-one pays to manufacture the discs. Presumably, Sony gets some kind of tip from every UMD disc sold, as is the case with videogames.
I would imagine that publishers would get a bit tierd of paying Sony, especially when their discs can only be used on a single system to a fairly limited audience.
Time will tell.
One of the reasons DVD, VHS, CD et al have become so successful is that no-one pays to manufacture the discs. Presumably, Sony gets some kind of tip from every UMD disc sold, as is the case with videogames.
I would imagine that publishers would get a bit tierd of paying Sony, especially when their discs can only be used on a single system to a fairly limited audience.
Time will tell.
SPInGSPOnG 17 Jun 2005 13:54
5/12
acidviper wrote:
Not for w****rs. LOL anti-gay handheld.
WTF does this have to do with gays?
WTF noobs. Only Sony can make the UMDs.
Maybe, but they can't stop people issuing porn on SD ROM.
Joji 17 Jun 2005 14:22
6/12
Hope that dig isn't aimed at me Tiger. Sagat needs to get back in training bccause it's a little of target if it is aimed at me.
TigerUppercut 17 Jun 2005 14:25
7/12
it wasn't aimed at you, obv...
dmgice 18 Jun 2005 13:01
8/12
*laughs* Yeah, Sony pretty much needs to just say: "People buy it, so we make it. Not our problem."
That said, it reminds me of how Sony sells CD-Burners, MP3 software, and blank CDs; but leveled a lawsuit against Napster when people started actually using those items.
That said, it reminds me of how Sony sells CD-Burners, MP3 software, and blank CDs; but leveled a lawsuit against Napster when people started actually using those items.
claudioalex 18 Jun 2005 18:42
9/12
SONY = Double Moral Company
It s Sad to see this big companie showing shameless, theyr greed.
Cause they are a big companie they think that they can step over the rights of childrens who can have acces to those indecent movies.
Sony :
Stop being hypocrite and show your true face,
We all know that you dont give a damn if a little kid buy a Porn movie for his PSP if that would represent money for SONY
It s Sad to see this big companie showing shameless, theyr greed.
Cause they are a big companie they think that they can step over the rights of childrens who can have acces to those indecent movies.
Sony :
Stop being hypocrite and show your true face,
We all know that you dont give a damn if a little kid buy a Porn movie for his PSP if that would represent money for SONY
Thief 19 Jun 2005 06:43
10/12
It's been obvious Sony doesn't care about it's customers for a while. I mean, they built the original PS2s with cardboard, what is that? There's a lot more examples, too, but I don't really wanna turn this into a page long anti-sony rant. I'm kinda surprised you were expecting something else.
Claudia 5 Nov 2007 01:46
11/12
There is a difference in nudism or naturalism and pornography. Nudism believes in the freedom from the restrictions of clothing, Porn is for sexual gratification. And you may need to check [snip] out there.
[5 Nov 2007, 08:43: Message edited by 'tyrion']
While it's always nice to hear about alternative lifestyles, please keep you adverts for dating sites to yourselves, unless you want to pay for them of course.
[5 Nov 2007, 08:43: Message edited by 'tyrion']
While it's always nice to hear about alternative lifestyles, please keep you adverts for dating sites to yourselves, unless you want to pay for them of course.
DoctorDee 5 Nov 2007 13:13
12/12
Claudia wrote:
There is a difference in nudism or naturalism and pornography.
There CERTAINLY is, nudism is the belief that the human body is a beautiful thing and should be displayed unfettered by clothes as God (allegedly) intended. Strangely, those who belief most in God seem to believe least in nudism.
Porn is nudity with the intent to arouse sexually, possibly leading to recreational sex, or the spilling of seed on stony ground. Christian especially don't like this.
Naturalism is a philosophical position derived from pragmatism that declares that observable effects in nature are best explainable only by natural causes, without reference to, or an assumption of, the existence or non-existence of supernatural notions. All other fans of invisible magical gods especially do not like this.
I think you meant naturism.