• Further clarification on Sony's DRM policies: No more online pass
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[quote]Last night Sony made a big point of its no-DRM policies for PlayStation 4 -- including putting up a playful video featuring two of its executives, Adam Boyes and Shuhei Yoshida, which you can see above. SCEA CEO Jack Tretton's announcement of its DRM-free policies elicited a big cheer at its press conference last night. However, details that have flowed out today to the press have confused the situation somewhat, with Tretton saying third parties can implement DRM. Other sites have reported that online passes -- consumable one-time codes to enable online play -- will be available for PS4. Gamasutra was able to speak to Scott Rohde, software product development head for Sony Worldwide Studios America to gain further clarity on the matter: We've already come right out and said we're not going to allow online pass. And the word "allow" is key there. Specifically with online, with PS+ requiring a charge to play online, we would not want any publisher [to charge.] In general, we're all businesses. Sony or Microsoft is never going to be able to tell EA or Activision exactly what they can do. What we like to say at PlayStation is that we set the precedent. The way we are approaching this is that we want this to be extremely consumer-friendly, extremely retailer-friendly, and extremely publisher-friendly. My personal opinion is that it's hard for me to believe that any major publisher is going to put an extra set of used DRM onto game titles because that wouldn't put them in a good spot, right? His words imply the balancing act that the platform-holder is trying to maintain between its three core constituencies of retail, publisher, and consumer. The PR person staffing the meeting went as far as to say "it's just like PS3." "That's the easiest way to say it -- it's the same," replied Rohde. "It's just like it's always was, is the easiest way to say it. Better, in fact, because online pass, in the future we're going away from that." EA had already abandoned online passes, but Sony has continued to use them in 2013 titles for its existing platforms. While online play is free on PS3 and Vita, on PS4 owners will be required to subscribe to its PlayStation Plus service to play online. Referring to the reception to the news at the press conference last night, Rohde said, "In a way it's a little bit sad in that what we've been doing all along gets such a big cheer." "That's just something that we've always wanted to do," says Rohde. "It's not a plan that changed based on what Microsoft has been saying over the past month or two. It's just, 'Oh, I guess we should emphasize this now,' because it's a serious point of advantage for us. So let's have a little fun with it, basically."[/quote] [url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/194150/Further_clarification_on_Sonys_DRM_policies_No_more_online_pass.php]Source[/url] EA wept.
Sony are trying real hard to come forwards to gamers but I am really worried this will be all in vain and Xbone will still outsell them hard. If anything, PS4 will become a niche "real gamer" console, which might be good in a way, but I feel like Microsoft is going to get away with all of this and make even more dough than ever.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;41008747]Sony are trying real hard to come forwards to gamers but I am really worried this will be all in vain and Xbone will still outsell them hard. If anything, PS4 will become a niche "real gamer" console, which might be good in a way, but I feel like Microsoft is going to get away with all of this and make even more dough than ever.[/QUOTE] According to various mainstream video game websites' polls, nah, the PS4 will do just fine. Don't know if we can speculate on the fact the PS4 will outsell the Xbox One like never before in consoles' history, but it will outsell it that's for sure.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;41008747]Sony are trying real hard to come forwards to gamers but I am really worried this will be all in vain and Xbone will still outsell them hard. If anything, PS4 will become a niche "real gamer" console, which might be good in a way, but I feel like Microsoft is going to get away with all of this and make even more dough than ever.[/QUOTE] PS4: $399 XDone: $499 Y'sure 'bout that?
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;41008747]Sony are trying real hard to come forwards to gamers but I am really worried this will be all in vain and Xbone will still outsell them hard. If anything, PS4 will become a niche "real gamer" console, which might be good in a way, but I feel like Microsoft is going to get away with all of this and make even more dough than ever.[/QUOTE] Well the 5$ fee is gonna screw over casuals who already have a perfectly fine DVR box under their tv.
Wonder how many fucking assholes in PR/Basicommonsense department must have been fired in order to get to this... Is that hard? Really? I mean, look at those poor fucktards over at Microsoft, it's like if they were really trying to do their best....at crashing and ending up in flames.
[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;41008747]Sony are trying real hard to come forwards to gamers but I am really worried this will be all in vain and Xbone will still outsell them hard. If anything, PS4 will become a niche "real gamer" console, which might be good in a way, but I feel like Microsoft is going to get away with all of this and make even more dough than ever.[/QUOTE] Even if initial sales are in the Xbox's favor, people will soon feel the system's horrible restrictions and word of mouth will do the rest.
[QUOTE=Whatsinaname;41010131]Even if initial sales are in the Xbox's favor, people will soon feel the system's horrible restrictions and word of mouth will do the rest.[/QUOTE] It'll sell big with American bro-gamers and other general retarded bro-fisters. But that's about it. Xbox does shitall to reach europe and directly refuses to attempt the Asian market. even if they get America, they won't get anywhere in EU and Japan. All those services they advertised. Yeah. we get none of that. We get Titanfall and then a ton of stupid-ass "Pls log in every hour" games all while being wanked to by a microsoft employee who watches us all day until after six months, NSA and CIA takes over their watch. Xbone might stand a chance in America. But they shot their own feet with Rocketlaunchers in other regions.
Sony, stahp, you're becoming a serial rapist by constantly buttfucking MS and the XB1.
Xbox One is more expensive because of the kinect, I'm sure the hardware isn't all to dissimilar. I never owned an xbox or a playstation so I'm still neutral on the subject but I don't like all the exaggerated negativity around the xbox one.
[QUOTE=Sr.;41011999]Xbox One is more expensive because of the kinect, I'm sure the hardware isn't all to dissimilar. I never owned an xbox or a playstation so I'm still neutral on the subject but I don't like all the exaggerated negativity around the xbox one.[/QUOTE] there's reasons for that yaknow
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