Sony Interactive Entertainment pulls PlayStation from Russia
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- News link: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2022/03/10/playstation_quits_russia/
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Ukraine's vice prime minister and minister for digital transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, suggested the move on March 2.
[1]@Xbox [2]@PlayStation
You are definitely aware of what is happening in Ukraine right now. Russia declare war not for Ukraine but for all civilized world. If you support human values, you should live the Russian market! [3]pic.twitter.com/tnQr13BsSv — Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) [4]March 2, 2022
Sony responded on March 10.
[5]pic.twitter.com/1KV95QiFHN — PlayStation (@PlayStation) [6]March 9, 2022
The decision won't brick PlayStations in Russia, but will mean locals can't buy new games or kit.
Microsoft did likewise when it [7]announced a suspension of all new sales into Russia last week, and major games publishers have also quit Russia.
Red Hat and SUSE latest to suspend sales in Russia [8]READ MORE
Minister Fedorov's suggestion that it may be possible to bore Russians into action that would see them take steps to stop the war has also seen Netflix leave the country.
Amazon has done likewise, [9]announcing it will suspend Prime Video in Russia and stop product deliveries, following a previous decision not to sign any more Amazon Web Services customers in the nation.
Fedorov has also thanked PayPal for bringing its services to Ukraine, and saluted Elon Musk for delivering promised Starlink satellite internet transceivers.
Received the second shipment of Starlink stations! [10]@elonmusk keeps his word! Thank you for supporting Ukraine and peace in the entire world! [11]@OMarkarova thanks! [12]pic.twitter.com/hNZwsXkOCT — Mykhailo Fedorov (@FedorovMykhailo) [13]March 9, 2022
But the minister has continued to write to more tech companies in the hope they either quit Russia or work harder to help Ukraine – or even both. In recent days he's asked Union Pay, Intel, and Hitachi to pull the plug on Putin. ®
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[1] https://twitter.com/Xbox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[2] https://twitter.com/PlayStation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[3] https://t.co/tnQr13BsSv
[4] https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1498945221337534469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[5] https://t.co/1KV95QiFHN
[6] https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1501689329730478081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[7] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/04/microsoft_azure_china/
[8] https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/red_hat_suse_russia/
[9] https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazons-assistance-in-ukraine#March8
[10] https://twitter.com/elonmusk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[11] https://twitter.com/OMarkarova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[12] https://t.co/hNZwsXkOCT
[13] https://twitter.com/FedorovMykhailo/status/1501648932824301570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
[14] https://whitepapers.theregister.com/
Re: War ... huh ... what is it good for?
When the people repeatedly put an asshole in charge then they eventually suffer the consequences
Re: War ... huh ... what is it good for?
Frankie, prepare your thinking cap or have your mind blown!
[1]Laibach - War (NATO, 1994)
Formed in Yugoslavia, Laibach were the first Western band to gig in North Korea, mostly playing [2]The Sound of Music hits.
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOFzTjjZcZw
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oD0W6SSBUA
Re: War ... huh ... what is it good for?
A point which China is probably noticing.
This may well have caused China's invasion of Taiwan to be shelved, since China now has to take into account the potential of all of these sanctions if they invade.
They also have to take into account that their 3rd rate knock offs of Soviet tanks will almost certainly fare worse than the Russian originals to anti tank weapons, and the originals are being liberally blown to bits by people with western lightweight anti tank weapons with comic ease. And again; that's the lightweight stuff, not even the more heavyweight vehicle or air mounted kit.
"the minister has continued to write to more tech companies"
Um, doesn't he have a war to manage ?
Re: "the minister has continued to write to more tech companies"
That's what he's doing.
When shooting starts, the minister for digital transformation has very little role to help with the shooting stuff. Pretty much none, in fact. On the other hand, persuading more companies to take part in the "Special Economic Operation" bringing a complete economic and digital transformation to Russia's economy and markets thereby forcing them into ceasing their "Special Military Operation" appears a reasonably productive use of time.
Re: "the minister has continued to write to more tech companies"
[1]@Ukraine on Twitter and similar official accounts been repurposed to get people to bring pressure on US and European governments. Compare and contrast with Russia's jolly in Syria which is still going on and most people have forgotten about.
And it's rather good to see those fucking tiresome Russian bots beaten at their own game.
[1] https://twitter.com/ukraine
Why do I have an image of sullen teenagers wearing No Wi-Fi t-shirts...
War ... huh ... what is it good for?
Seems the tipping point of large multinationals abandoning Russia has been reached, and decades of socioeconomic development are falling apart at warp speed. The people never win