Did Sony Send Journalists Mandates Or Guidlines On How To Pronounce Tsushima?

[Haint]

Watching the Digital Foundry and Easy Allies videos back to back, I was immediately taken aback by how eerily similar their comically belabored attempts at pronunciation were. It seemed very intentional and ultimately embarassingly cringy, as though they had been coached on how to handle it. I know there was some kerfuffle about Sony's heavy handed control over Last of Us 2 media and reviews, and am wondering if there may be signals of Sony overstepping bounds and exerting too much influence on media.

 

[OSHAN]

I didn't feel embarrassed before, but I do now.

 

[Yinyangfooey]

In the game, the characters pronounce it as "Su-shima" rather than "Su-sheema"

 

[Patrick Klepek]

what

 

[JehutyRunner]

Nope.

 

[tophu]

what

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LOL

 

[Deleted member 58846]

Or they just... got the pronunciation from the game that they all played?

 

[Belthazar90]

Even if it's the case (which is obviously not), how did providing guidelines on how to correctly pronounce a foreign word become overstepping bounds and exerting too much influence on media

 

[Kalor]

They played the game so of course they'd know how to say it.

 

[Lego Killer Moth]

i don't think telling outlets how a word is pronounced is "overstepping bounds and exerting too much influence on media". Tsushima is a real place, they should say it right.

 

[Uzupedro]

 

[Omnicore]

We've gone too far

 

[Richter1887]

lol

 

[Thiago]

what

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And we're done here.

 

[Xeteh]

what

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Patrick could you please comment on Pronunciation-Gate?

 

[AegonSnake]

Wait so you are upset that they got the pronunciation right?

 

[Desmond]

In the game, the characters pronounce it as "Su-shima" rather than "Su-sheema"

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Which is 'correct' to be fair, minus the fact that tsu is a bit finicky for English speakers.

 

[WordsintheWater]

The only embarrassing thing you should be concerned with is this thread.

 

[gogojira]

Not gonna lie, I sound like an idiot every time I say it and struggle a bit. Clearly I haven't mastered the way of the sword like you have.

 

[Villein]

OP you got an agenda here or what? this is one of the dumbest threads on here

 

[Wong Kar Why]

I wanna get in here before this thread closes

 

[Dante316]

This made me laugh way too much...I'm sorry op

 

[androvsky]

"You know Ellie, we really are the Ghost of [name of island]."

 

[PlayBee]

I know Easy Allies got some flack for mispronouncing it on the podcast a while back and John from DF seems to try pretty hard to pronounce things correctly

 

[DanteMenethil]

What's the incorrect way of pronouncing it you were expecting?

 

[Curufinwe]

 

[Dylan]

Looks like Big Video Game is in the business of newspeak.

 

[a916]

OP what?

 

[Cosmic Voyager]

This OP is embarrassing.

 

[NazzyQ]

Quarantine has made ya'll crazy

 

[Rosebud]

Yes.

 

[Midas]

Haha this is funny. However, English speaking people seem to have big issues pronouncing Japanese. Before anyone kills me, NO NOT EVERYONE.

 

[Stoopkid]

This place has gone downhill

 

[B.O.O.M.]

Dunno OP. But I am for CERTAIN..very very concerned now. Max Concerned even.

 

[Rocket Man]

I think you've cracked the case, there is no way this isn't true. Too much smoke

 

[Rowsdower]

Tsushima is a real place, I hope people try to pronounce it correctly.

Also what

 

[nolifebr]

Yes and it's on the embargo that they can't reveal this. /s

 

[Oreiller]

This is some conspiracy theory all right.

 

[Deleted member 887]

Not everything needs to be a "gotcha moment"

 

[Damn Silly]

...they're probably just pronouncing it how it's pronounced in the game, my dude

 

[Tyaren]

The way that John pronounced it in the DF video is certainly not the right way, lol: Ghost of *pause* Tttttsushima.

 

[Rosebud]

Yes and it's on the embargo that they can't reveal this. /s

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Embargo written by Druckmann and Anita Sarkeesian.

 

[Zhao_Yun]

This thread is peak ERA.

 

[Qwark]

In the game, the characters pronounce it as "Su-shima" rather than "Su-sheema"

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Slightly off-topic, but...
I first learned the correct pronunciation during one of Sony's State of Plays, but one of my friends informed me that both are technically correct. Something about masculine/feminine dialects or something? Is he right or full of bs? I'm going to keep pronouncing it like the game does, but I'm just curious.

 

[Cosmic Voyager]

Maybe their attempts sounded "extremely belabored" because Japanese isn't their native language and they wanted to make sure that they were pronouncing the name of the game as accurately as possible in order to not come off as unprofessional/ignorant?

Did you consider that OP? But no, please, you go ahead and keep trying to stir up fake controversy around Sony LMAO

 

[TreeMePls]

This place has gone downhill

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New gen fervor in full effect

 

[Plinkerton]

I've seen some leaps of logic in my time, but turning "someone pronounced something correctly" into "Sony is exerting pressure on journalists" is quite an achievement.

 

[Canucked]

Sony: "Listen to us or else."
Writers: "Okay, sir."
Sony: "You must say the name this way."
Writers: "Yes, sir."
Sony: "And give it a 9/10"
Writers: "6, but we said the name just how you demanded."

 

[Magoo]

They have a stern looking man in suit and sunglasses stand behind everyone that says it just to make sure they say it right. If they don't they get kneecapped.

 

[bastardly]

Cocky Sony back in full force