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Forums - Gaming - Sony, Microsoft going 'heavily' on free-to-play next-gen, says Epic VP Rein

echoesfromthepast on 09 May 2013

One might even say this shift in focus could be . . .

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Game-changing.
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dahuman on 09 May 2013
Arcturus said:
morenoingrato said:
Arcturus said:

*Image*

Is that an actual patent? :-O

Yeah, although it's not specific to gaming:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/24/sony-patent-wants-to-make-advertising-more-interactive/


wow, that's like brain washing to the next level...



dahuman on 09 May 2013
Otakumegane said:
Dang it, I hate free to play. I like products more than services.


If they can do it right like some of the good F2P games on PC, it will be fine.



dahuman on 09 May 2013

Also, hey guys, welcome to the bastard child version of PC gaming where features will be stripped away in console products. /cheers! :P



Mr Khan on 09 May 2013

I still think this is a bad idea (that Iwata also, unfortunately, has indicated interest in).

The key to retail gaming being as sustainable as it is (which is still shaky for a lot of companies) is value preservation. If you indicate to others that your game is worth nothing, it will become worth nothing.



Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.

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Soleron on 10 May 2013

Messing about with business models cannot increase the appeal of a game that people wouldn't play.

The very small number of successful F2P games also happen to be good games that follow good design rules and never force microtransactions or punish the lack of them. You never see the hundreds of failed F2P games.

These companies think it is a shortcut to success for some reason. Remember you have to convince people to buy $500 hardware first.