| thismeintiel said: I think there are two possibilities for why Sony filed this patent, as it seems they won't be using it, personally. The first is they heard through the grapevine that MS was looking to add mandatory DRM, so they patented this method so that MS would have to pay them to use it. The second one is a little more devilish and cunning, but might be the real reason. Having patented one of the few ways to do DRM without the internet, and MS probably not wanting to pay Sony, it forced MS to go for an online DRM system. Sony probably knew that an online required Xbox One would significantly limit the audience MS could sell to, especially in smaller regions in EU, Asia, and SA. Heck, even in the US there are spots with poor internet, and even no internet. |
No that would be like .... CONSOLEPTION
lol but seriosuly that could be a way Sony Does it because we all now Microsoft has more money than Sony so in that term Sony would have to outsmart thier competitors where as Microsoft could just throw money at a problem, and Sony cant really afford to do that now especially with the serious losses the PS3 took.
