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Are you excited for the digital future?

Yes, no more swapping discs or damaged discs 23 12.78%
 
Maybe, not decided 29 16.11%
 
No, I prefer physical over digital any day 128 71.11%
 
Total:180
NobleTeam360 on 07 June 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 



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Max King of the Wild on 07 June 2013
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
Hold up, I'm sorry.... I read "this as this gen" as in Ps3/360. Do you mean Ps4/X1?


Ah no problems. I updated the thread title to clear up any confusion



Okay, in that case... I still don't think so... there will always be physical copies until everyone is connected and I don't think that will happen by next gen



pbroy on 07 June 2013

I collect games, so I like having actual discs. I also don't want to swap discs out all the time. I'll take the physical disc and DRM for no disc swapping.

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BenVTrigger on 07 June 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

So you believe Sony who has an online pass for all current 1st party games, already tried cutting out pre owned market and physical media with the PSP Go, has already admitted DRM is on the console if publishers want it, and who filed a trademark to be able to completly block used games even without an internet connection is going to have DRM free console.

That is an interesting opinion.



pbroy on 07 June 2013
NobleTeam360 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 

 

"At a roundtable this morning, Sony's game studios chief, Shuhei Yoshida, told reporters that any requirement for users to register a game online in order to play it would be left to game publishers. Sony won't require that."


http://kotaku.com/sony-wont-answer-these-questions-about-ps4-drm-and-use-510477281

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Max King of the Wild on 07 June 2013
NobleTeam360 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 

Well sony confirmed no internet connection required and gamestop confirmed used games can be traded... How the hell would they possibly enforce it?



BenVTrigger on 07 June 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
NobleTeam360 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 

Well sony confirmed no internet connection required and gamestop confirmed used games can be traded... How the hell would they possibly enforce it?

The watermarked disc patent.

Sony admitted publishers are free to use DRM on PS4

Sony says online is not required for PS4

Sony patents a method to block used games without an internet connection.

1 + 1 +1 = 3



NobleTeam360 on 07 June 2013
Max King of the Wild said:
NobleTeam360 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
It should be a bannable offense to group Sony into this.


Your joking?

You believe Sony will simply look at Activision, EA, and Ubisoft and tell them no? Sony filed the watermark patenr for a reason and its obvious. In fact Sony themselves have admitted it.  They said pre owned will be up tp the publisher. Same as MS. They also said PS4 wont require online.

Its obvious publishers will have the option of utilizing the watermarked discs and that most will indeed use them



Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 

Well sony confirmed no internet connection required and gamestop confirmed used games can be traded... How the hell would they possibly enforce it?

I believe what was stated that PS4 doesn't require a constant internet connection. Contant internet connection and no internet connection is a pretty big difference. 



kitler53 on 07 June 2013
Netyaroze said:
Music CDs still exist Disc based Videogames should too. Choice is a good thing.


this.   hell, they still sell records. 



Max King of the Wild on 07 June 2013
BenVTrigger said:
Max King of the Wild said:
NobleTeam360 said:
Max King of the Wild said:
BenVTrigger said:

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Companies file patents all the time. Most of them are never used. Sony said the pantent doesn't concern the Ps4... Sorry bub

Give me a link that shows an official Sony response stating that PS4 wouldn't implement some sort of DRM? I certainly don't see any. 

Well sony confirmed no internet connection required and gamestop confirmed used games can be traded... How the hell would they possibly enforce it?

The watermarked disc patent.

Sony admitted publishers are free to use DRM on PS4

Sony says online is not required for PS4

Sony patents a method to block used games without an internet connection.

1 + 1 +1 = 3

Yes, ignore the fact that sites reported sony denied the patent is in relation to the Ps4. Ignore the fact that gamestop confirmed Ps4 will allow trade ins.... that throws a wrench into that equation. The DRM sony confirmed really just sounds like online passes... "registering your game online"