Translation Errors

Gruber linked to the following translation of Sony’s PR-speak:

Apple’s entrance into the portable gaming space has been a net positive for Sony. When people want a deeper, richer console, they start playing on a PSP.

Translation:

I am high as a kite.

Haha, zing! Right? Well, maybe not so much:

Speaking to Edge, Creutz espoused his belief that “non-traditional” formats like the iPhone and social gaming have not hurt the core gaming market. Rather, said Creutz, “We believe that these newer gaming media represent a distinct and non-competitive market segment from console gaming, which is dominated by the core gamer.” He elaborated that while casual titles didn’t fare as well in 2009, the sales of core titles were still strong (a reasonable belief).

Thanks for the clarification, Joystiq.

I have to say that, of the portable gaming systems out right now, the PSP is the only one that actually got me to play games.

You can’t really say that Peggle and WordFu are competitors to Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Grand Theft Auto, and Armored Core. The former are toys; the latter are games.

Why Jason Calacanis Isn't a Suggested User

Jason Calacanis, a major blogger who’s created some seriously successful blog companies, got really mad that he wasn’t on Twitter’s suggested users list. He even offered to pay $250k to get on the list for two years.

I think this kind of thing is why they didn’t put him on there to begin with.

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