@Godmars290 yeah, but that would be entirely optional and in no way a requirement - you need to be online now to make use of services such as netflix but that doesnt mean the ps3 has an always online requirement the way MS are rumoured to be enforcing with the new xbox.
Would also potentially make sense to make ps4 games streamable to existing ps3 hardware to some extent - this way developers can avoid the traditional launch problems of having a very limited audience to sell their games to.
This way, rather than a million or two potential buyers, theyd have an audience of 70 million+ right from the off, with anyone wanting the optimal experience still going out and buying the new hardware.
Also, PS+ is NOT an "always online" service - you need to be online to download a game (obviously) but once its downloaded theres absolutely no requirement whatsoever to be connected to the internet until the game is due to expire and you want the licence to renew.
How does this equate to an "always online" requirement?
You'd need it for streaming ps3 games, in the same way you'd need it for streaming movies from netflix but i dont see any mention of requiring an online connection for ps4 games - you know, the games the console is primarily designed for.
@allwrong
The mind of an xbox fanboy - mocking people for paying for a service where they get games they dont already have, while happily paying to rent the multiplayer portion OF GAMES THEYVE ALREADY PAID FOR
The hypocrisy astounds me.
This is Microsoft's strategy? Hoping that people dont realise there's a new playstation coming out?
Wow.
LOL - 2 disagrees but still no games mentioned.
Says it all!
@Greenpowerz
People dont hate kinect for the sake of it - instead of falling back on the standard defence of "Oh it sold x amount so it must be great", how about you actually list some quality games that justify its inclusion in the next xbox.
I personally cant think of a single one I'd like to play - I know several people who've had one since launch and they currently have them sat gathering dust alongside their wiis.
Go on...
@Bathyj you took the words right out of my mouth!
Your experience is pretty much the exact same as mine - I started this generation as massive xbox fan, but after 5 RRODs and an increasingly stale collection of exclusives I reluctantly ended up buying a PS3.
Since then I honestly dont think ive missed out on anything, and have got to experience some of the best games of this generation - demons souls, and the uncharted series being the most notable example...
Calm down dear, everything will be just fine for you and your beloved MSFT.
@Greenpowerz You might want to stop referring to Microsoft as MSFT, it makes you come across as a total tool.
Which is redundant, as your pro-MS, anti-sony ramblings do a more than adequate job of that already.
@Lvl_up_gamer:
Only Halo game on PC was Halo 1....
Apart from Halo 2 of course, which was also on PC.
Defending MS by bringing up their piss-poor support for their other platform seems a bit odd.
@3-4-5 "if I buy a physical copy they can't take that from me."
Unless the game in question is an xbox game that has online multiplayer, in which case a large portion of it can and will be taken away from you if you dont keep up with your subscription.
You wont get fooled into getting additional stuff for free again?
I love the idiots who come out and complain about this - apparently "renting" the multiplayer component of games YOUVE ALREADY PAID £40 FOR is just fine, but "renting" full games is a terrible thing it would seem.
@Helluvaguy
It was more like 10% at launch, and even now its nowhere near as high as 95% - 50-60% tops.
The article is "What if the ps4 isnt backwards compatible?"
People who dont care are just as entitled to their view as you are to yours.
You WANT Sony to start charging for online play just because Microsoft make a lot of money from it?
No thanks.
The odd thing is it must already have been localized for it's original PS2 launch - cant think of any logical reason why they wouldnt release this in the west
Sounds a bit like wishful thinking - thats an awful lot of content for 69.99 a year - i dont know what netflix costs in the US but over here in the uk its about £7 a month, so £3.50 x 12 on its own would be £42 (already more than the cost of a current ps+ sub)