Raven77
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gamers are invested in their systems
Ha, lol. That's clever, and I actually do agree with you.
gamers are invested in their systems
Yeah, just seems weird to specifically mention PS4, instead of just broadly discussing where the industry could be moving. Do they really expect it to make a big impact?
Christ, it's like a radio interview in rain from 1943.
"Between 8-10x more powerful than current gen. 1080p, 60fps. unprecedented gameplay experience."
Actual quote btw.
Someone better ask about used games.
Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/...e_beans_on_its_nextgen_plans.php#.URqs_PKGl8EGamasutra said:The used games market (and whether it will exist in gen-four)
"It's one of these classic double-edged swords. In one way the used game business has been critical for the health of the retail channel, and having a healthy retail channel is an important thing for us. The business will probably never been 100 percent digital. Bandwidths are a constraint, and will continue to be a constraint for many years to come, which hold back the ability to do full digital downloads of some games.
"So at the end of the day, it's storage capacity. Unless you've got a giant storage server in your house, keeping hundreds of games can tax your storage capacity. And so having a healthy retail channel out there like GameStop or Best Buy or others is important, and to the extent that used gams is important to them, I think that's a positive.
"Would we like to sell everything at full price and not have a used game market? Sure. But I think the used game market's a little like any other kind of market where it creates liquidity. The fact is, that liquidity benefits us in some fashion. So if someone goes in and trades in a game, there's a good chance they're going to buy another one of our games. And so if there's a liquid market, I think that that's not a bad thing at all.
"I can't really comment on where the next generation boxes are going to be relative to used games. I will say that the trend in the business is to have that always-on connectivity and connect with a customer, and to the extent that the software identifies a certain customer is going to create some issues going down the road in the used game market. But I do believe that the consumer likes it, and it's been good for the retail channel."
Can someone post summaries as they go along? I'm at work, can't listen.
That Battlefield rumor could be true then?
"Between 8-10x more powerful than current gen. 1080p, 60fps. unprecedented gameplay experience."
Actual quote btw.
He keeps flittering between plural and singular ("consoles" and "console")
EA was always on board. It was just unusual they weren't at Sony's conference showing their support for the new system like they normally do.
Can someone post summaries as they go along? I'm at work, can't listen.
Well, the part of the rumor that talked about End Game was right, so presumably it is.
Did he just say Gen 4? gross.
Did I hear that new guy speaking say "15 gen 4 titles"?
EA was always on board. It was just unusual they weren't at Sony's conference showing their support for the new system like they normally do.
"Between 8-10x more powerful than current gen. 1080p, 60fps. unprecedented gameplay experience."
Actual quote btw.
He keeps flittering between plural and singular ("consoles" and "console")
$69.99 per EA game...
He mean PS4 only?