 newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | Pretty dumb move there Microsoft If this is gonna be Xbox's strategy ...
better get your preorder in for a PS4 NOW cause they're gonna be scarce as hen's teeth once gamers drop the Xbox system like a hot rock. |
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| The sheeple will buy such an anti-consumer product anyway, unless SimCity and the like wakes them up to the power play being used by the video game industry. |
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Ummm didn't Sony said they were going to do the same? |
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newviewEx .. Ex .. ExactlyPremium
join:2001-10-01
Parsonsburg, MD
kudos:1 | said by Eddy120876:Ummm didn't Sony said they were going to do the same?
NO ... quite the opposite ...
Sony’s Yoshida: PlayStation 4 won’t block used games
»arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/02/s···d-games/
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Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida has now publicly put the whole thing to rest: The PlayStation 4 will not block used game discs from being played.
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| When asked whether games would require online registration, Yoshida noted that that decision was up to the publisher. When asked if Sony, as a publisher, would require games to be registered online, Yoshida said, "we are not talking about that plan."
While Yoshida's statement leaves open the possibility that individual publishers can still block used games at will, it's just as likely he was simply leaving the door open for the kind of "Online Pass" purchase systems that already routinely limit certain online game functions in used copies of games. So while there's still a bit of wiggle room in Sony's public comments, we'd also caution against reading to much into what Yoshida did (or didn't) say. |
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Over a million people have bought SimCity so good luck with that. |
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coma9
join:2013-02-05
Lehi, UT | said by biochemistry:Over a million people have bought SimCity so good luck with that.
Do you know how many people bought Modern Warfare 3, just on release day? What about Black Ops 2? A million really isn't much compared to companies who know what they're doing, and stick to what works. |
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yeah no use game but no backward compatibility. |
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Well they caught some flack with the issues they had but i do agree those two titles have a huge fan base. |
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I wonder if Sony's attitude will change in light of this news.
"Hey, Microsoft is blocking used games! Let's do it too then!"
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Donut
join:2005-06-27
Romulus, MI | reply to biochemistry
That may be true but many people were pissed about the DRM and some fought to get a refund.
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Or like the Vita and not get trophies when using a game used on another console.
My other thought with allways on, was to try and limit piracy (modded 360's that never go online now).
Still a horrible way to do it though.
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| My biggest gripe with always-on DRM that ties games to a console: can't bring your games when you visit a friend to play them on his console, you have to bring the whole console with you.
It personally does not bother me much since my newest console is a PS2 and most of my friends have pretty much quit console gaming too.
Guess we'll see whether or not people are willing to give away the ability to pass games and saves around without Big Brother's blessing soon enough. |
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