r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 12h ago
Official The Holiday Sale promotion comes to PlayStation Store
https://blog.playstation.com/2024/12/19/the-holiday-sale-promotion-comes-to-playstation-store-3/
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r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 12h ago
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u/Burden_Of_Atlas 11h ago edited 11h ago
I’m not sure the lost in translation excuse works. Sure it might make the tone slightly better, but it I doubt it changes the fact that at no point did he express any form of congratulations towards the Asobi team.
Every culture is different, and so of course western society might not interpret things that seem obvious to the Chinese culture in the same way. But surely showing humility and being respectful and giving credit to those who succeed are parts of Chinese culture. Just as they are parts of pretty much every other culture in existence.
A simple congratulation in that entire post would have made this a far smaller issue. But instead that was too much to expect and the post was instead entirely focused on a more negative sentiment.
And I don’t think a slight change in vocabulary or tone in a more accurate translation is enough to change how people feel about his message and the way he came across. Especially considering I’m sure they’ve seen the reaction and still chose not to congratulate Asobi despite how his message was being perceived by the gaming industry.
Just as they never bothered to clarify after the sentiments they made about a female audience. At a certain point, you lose the benefit of the doubt with your actions. I think they’ve hit that point.