Does Sony Have A Head of Cockblock Division?

These days, I like to imagine the execs over at Sony each have their own cavernous office where they sit and plot in a manner not unlike Montgomery Burns. After last week, it's probably not too difficult to hear the chorus of "Eeexcellent" around the Sony offices.

Why, you ask?

Microsoft unleashed their new dashboard upon the world last week. Among it's new bells and whistles is the ability to access Netflix and stream movies. Scores of gamers logged on only to discover some films wouldn't work. Turns out films such as Superbad and The Karate Kid have a little something in common: they're all Columbia Pictures films.

Columbia Pictures is owned by Sony.

I'm going to let that sink in for a moment.

When I first read of this, my jaw just dropped followed by my uttering of "Balls...awesome."I was on the phone with Bryant, who was talking to me about....something. I immediately shut him up to recite this news post at IGN, trying as best I could to hold in my laughter.

Of course, as "Tycho" from Penny Arcade states " You can use MediaMall's PlayOn to restore this functionality to your box, along with the other cool channels it has available. I don't know why people ever, ever try to stop nerds from doing things. It's really the most incredible waste of time."

While I do agree with this sentiment, as a Sony fan, the principal of the whole thing wins the day for me. Sony's blatant middle finger to Microsoft is perhaps one of the more magnificent public cockblocks in recent memory.

And the fact that Sony made no announcement beforehand makes it all the more sweeter. I imagine those execs in their offices poised with fingertips extended as they watched their screens and simply waited for the dashboard launch.

What balls.

Now, for fuck's sake, guys...give us Home already!

Posted by Myles Griffin at 11:39 AM