Edge: DRM-free PS4 is a PR play – expect similar policies across both consoles, say sources

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osed125 said:

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osed125 said:

According to CBOAT (the "god" of Neogaf, and by god I mean the most reliable source on the internet) says that MS was the one pushing DRM and the cloud thing, and that EA and Ubisoft were fully supporting it, with Activision being on the fence. 

If this guy is right (which he is 95% of the time) that means, at least at the beginning, EA and Ubisoft will be doing some sort of DRM, with other publishers who might follow suit later.

One thing doesn't imply the other. Whether or not EA and Ubisoft supported the DRM measures by Microsoft doesn't directly mean that their games are all going to be locked from second hand purchase and renting. If they do follow that path then people can decide to not buy their games and buy the games of their competitors on the system. There's already a backlash against Microsoft for their console choices, if EA and Ubisoft are the only companies blocking used games and rentals on the PS4, I'm sure that will result in a backlash of its own. 

Maybe, but we are underestimating the power of a brand. Imagine EA goes full on with DRM on all consoles, no used games at all. When Mass Effect 4 comes out, people are going to buy it, simple as that.

It's the same as DLC and online passes, people bitch about it all the time, but they are still getting it. That isn't stopping them from buying the game.

If publishers come out with offline DRM you will hear gamers complaining about it to no end, but they will get the game anyway. Publishers know this and they will take advantage of it.

I wouldn't buy ME 4 if they did it and I owned the other 3 at some point. What about all the people switching from Xbox to PS4 because of the DRM stuff now? There's always other games to play, it's not like Mass Effect is the only game around. If they want Fifa there's PES as a replacement, if they want NBA Live there's NBA 2K and so on. EA has been losing a share of the market a while now, they stand to lose more of it if they do things that piss players off.