When Sony patented a means of linking games to systems so that they couldn't be sold again, people positively flipped. They feared that the "PS4" would implement it. They feared that "PS4" would be absolutely doomed using such a practice. I suggest to them, however, that they partake of a chill pill.
The first point is implementation itself; will it be used to stop the used? Well, has every one of the Big Three's thousands upon thousands of patents been put to use? Hardly. Have you played with the Wiimote Football ( http://nintendookie.files.w... )? Have you tasted the joys of Sony's tongue controller ( http://www.playstationlifes... )? Is Microsoft's game helmet all the rage ( http://www.eteknix.com/wp-c... )?
No, no, and no. Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo....they are corporations. Their first priority is OWN ideas, not implement them. They want to be the first ones to get everything on paper so that they can license them if someone else wants to use it or have it ready to use for themselves. Even a tongue controller could have abstract researching purposes.
Beyond the question of "will they use it?", many think that if they do, it would mean instant doom for the PS4. I think that is absolutely comical. I hate the idea, but here's the thing.....I hate DRM, online passes, constant breaking down of content into DLC, etc....but that's EXACTLY what people put up with. Most PC gamers primarily use Steam, a service that essentially acts as DRM itself. Sure, you can trade SOME items/games, but those games still lose any REAL monetary value once you purchase them. On the console front, there's so many passes and codes that I feel like I'm going through the TSA before boarding a plane.
We sign away our souls and own nothing as we accept TOS for games, songs, movies, etc. PS4 wouldn't be doomed for locking games to systems. It wouldn't be much different from the way things are done today in many ways.
I'm not worried. Sony considered it for the PS3 and it didn't happen then. They had the "audacity" to patent such an idea and the internet is ready to lynch someone. It's incredibly unlikely that they will actually do such a thing.
Rest easy, internet. Unless Sony actually uses the patent, there's zero reason for such panic.
Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.
Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.
To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.
The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.
Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.
15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.
These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse
The charity event will be streamed live from Gamescom in August.
Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.
Why not wait and see before we do damage control?
Discussion does not equal panic. The news got out and like myself, people expressed their opinions about it. I think we are allowed to do that.
I buy (just about) all my games new, anyway, so if I do decide to get a PS4, it's not really going to be much of a problem for me. I just prefer that "new game" smell.
The games will be account-bound like in steam, so I don't have a problem with that. That's what it said.
FUD i guess