Hynad said:
Kasz216 said:
I'm not sure what part of "We won't force customers to use Xbox One like authentication, and used sales fees, we're leaving that up to the publishers" is supposed to be particularly comforting.
I mean, we're assuming MOST publishers love those features right? That they won't want to be losing money via used sales sale on Playstation when they could be getting paid for uses sales on 360.
Nothing in what they said actually doesn't suggest that the PS3 won't have an Xbox one like authentication system. Just that sony won't force it on you. The individual publishers will. Instead of your PS4 not playing any games after 24 hours. Maybe just nearly every game except Sony games don't play after 24 hours. Maybe games come with good old CD Keys.
Logic dictates that the publishers are going to do SOMETHING to make up for that extra profit. Either by some sort of similiar system for PS4 games... or by making Xbone games more appealing. (Tons of exclusive content, unpaid timed exclusives.)
Microsoft is essentially using a "trickledown" approach here. Favor the publishers at the expense of the consumers, and your competitors have to match, or face issues with the publishers.
Since games are what move consoles... in the end, it could help via exclusive content more then negative backlash for being jerks.
It cuases a "race to the bottom."
Sony can not play, but then they might lose anyway.
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You mean... Like those devs do with their Wii U games? ¬_¬
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A) Who said it was up to devs on the Wii U? Nintendo's always been a pretty restrictive company when it comes to publishers.
Actually, all the console manufacturers have. You can gurantee online passes specifically needed to be cleared by the console owners when they happened.(and probably get a cut) I mean hell, last gen Sony wouldn't even let you release a late port unless you added features. Now they just don't care when it comes to DRM or publishers deciding how much extra money they can make off Playstation users without their imput?
B) Will the Wii U even be getting the same games? Seems unlikely. Even if they did the PS4/Xbone versions would be pretty hugely superior in terms of "extra stuff" due to the tech limits of the WIi U.
