Nope, juat a classic case of Google being an asshole because "it's open-source," so the OEMs suffer the cost.

They must have found that it was a great value to the customers to have one

Online pass was a U$10,00 paid for the MP part of some retail games... nothing remotely close to always online and used gaming access code costing the same as new game. If you wanted to bash Sony on DRM you could go further back in the past for the scandal on CDs.

And what about shareplay is similar to family plan besides people in another console being able to play a game you own?? (this was already possible 7th gen in both PSN and XBL for digital games, but limited to 5 then 2 users on PSN and don't know for XBL). Don't try to spin both items to fit your narrative.

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Maybe Sony did change their stance on the very restrictive DRM that MS wanted to use, maybe they didn't. The fact is nobody knows, we'll all probably be surprised what goes on in the background of these multi$M companies. But what we do know is the official stance that Sony took, that is fact. The rest is fanboy theories, rumors and speculation

Does anyone have any experience with PlayReady? How intrusive is PlayReady? I've never heard of it.

It is what Microsoft is using to protect digital content already. This is like any other DRM out there. Sony is using the same kind of technology to protect their games (when you downloading it and associated it to your console/PSN account for instance). Microsoft's one is just the most used in the world by a lot of different company. So to anwser your question it is not more intrusive than anything you can experience today on Xbox One/PS4 but of course it is up to the developper to use it the way he wants. Sony is actually already using this technology for different medias.

http://www.microsoft.com/PlayReady/

OP: I see some people starting to say that Sony changed their stance etc... Sony already use DRM for all content on PS4. DRM does not equal = need to connect to internet every 24h (some people seems to believe that). DRM is just to protect digital content against pirates. Try to copy your PS4 games from one console to another and see it if works... Sony is just using another and better technology that will certainly save them some cost too.

Not even remotely true, the problem withDRM is that there are allot of people out there who want to crack it just to be able to say they did it, as a sort of feather in the cap.  The pirates come in well after the crack has been done.  Think George Hotz for example.  So really, the only people impacted by DRM are the average consumer.  Pirates just wait until the work's been done for them.  

Thank you. So this is nothing to worry about. People wont even notice a change.

Anyone with common sense knows that the PS4, PS3, PSP and Vita aren't DRM free. The reason people got up an arms about the original XOne announcement was because the original anouncement was really anti-consumer. Not being able to access your games after a 24h online free period; XBL ban = banned from your library; Online activation for every game, including offline games. That stuff was fucked up. Even PS+ games don't require you to check in.

vivster said: WhiteEaglePL said: Huh. GG Microsoft. If Xbox beats PS4 this gen, $$$$, if it doesn't, $$$$ from Sony. That's a master-plan I was not prepared to witness. :O But let's see how it turns out. I'm a madboy. They can use the $$$$ to pay for the Bluray player and discs :)

This, actually.

Before Windows 7 was released, Microsoft and Sony partnered on Blu-Ray and DRM technology.  The licensing agreement permitted Microsoft to develop it's own non-Java compatible Blu-Ray play technology, while Sony was allowed to use Microsoft's DRM technology.

My guess is that the PS4 has used PlayReady DRM all along, but in its most basic form.  What Sony might be preparing to do is offer more extensive features similar to what Microsoft was originally going to do with the Xbox One.