arcelonious on 07 June 2013
One of the interesting articles I found was an interview where EA CFO Blake Jorgensen said, "...it'll remain to be seen as to the services associated with those as to how consumers decide which direction they might want to go," about the PS4 and Xbox One (source). This made me feel like EA is going to have its eyes on whether consumers accept the DRM policies with the Xbox One, or go to an alternative direction with the PS4.
In general, I think Sony's third-party consumer audience is too big for the publishers to ignore (which is why I think a few people are overestimating the power publishers have over Sony), and if Sony's PS4 turns out to be a success without strict DRM, publishers are going to have to respond to that.
