Comment Unexpected, my butt (Score 2, Interesting) 31
This was not an unexpected move, if you think about it.
There are two reasons that this was going to happen. First, look at how much bad press Sony has been getting over the DRM spyware. There are a lot of people who are saying that they won't be buying anything from Sony ever again (or for the forseeable future, myself included). There are bound to be some SWG subscribers who are feeling the same way, and the last thing SOE needs is to lose even more SWG subscribers.
The second reason, which ties in with the first, is that if they didn't offer a refund, there would be a lot of rather angry SWG players. More bad press, and more cancelled subscriptions would be the end result.
Sony is clearly looking to generate some good will to recover from recent screwups.
There are two reasons that this was going to happen. First, look at how much bad press Sony has been getting over the DRM spyware. There are a lot of people who are saying that they won't be buying anything from Sony ever again (or for the forseeable future, myself included). There are bound to be some SWG subscribers who are feeling the same way, and the last thing SOE needs is to lose even more SWG subscribers.
The second reason, which ties in with the first, is that if they didn't offer a refund, there would be a lot of rather angry SWG players. More bad press, and more cancelled subscriptions would be the end result.
Sony is clearly looking to generate some good will to recover from recent screwups.
