Playstation 3 Entitlements

Sony really seems to be at a lose of ideas, and dignity. While no one can really complain that Sony would announce an online service to compete with the Xbox Live service, it is amazing to note that they are taking features from live and simply renaming them. For those of you with an Xbox 360 I am sure you are aware of the Achievements for when you beat a level with a certain time, or complete an area without ever dying. The idea of Achievements is cool, it ads a little bit to the game and lets you show off how much you have achieved in a game.

However a bad idea is stealing that idea and calling them entitlements. Ben Kuchera says it best:

It's a terrible name, don't you think? I wince every time I think of my screen flashing to tell me I've unlocked an entitlement. Why should I have to earn them? Aren't I entitled to them? Why is Sony trying to keep them from me? The name just sounds pretentious and off-putting. When have you ever associated anything positive with the word entitlement?

[via Arstechnica]