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Yoshida: Making PS4 always-online was never considered
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EightBitNate
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No used games confirmed
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
So where did these rumors come from? Was it the game industry's version of a conspiracy theory?.. Or were plans in the works, but scrapped?
I NEED SCISSORS
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Yoshida: we had common sense.
AndrewDean84xX
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Are they doing anything to prevent devs from making games from having to be always online?
Doesn't say that though.
Which patent?
Schobeleth
Member
This is how it should be. Always on is stupid :|
SolidSnakex
Member
No, just like they didn't do anything to stop them from making PS3 games always-online.
Yoshida: we not stupid
ChosenPredator
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I guess its up to the publishers if their games are always online, there is already a few always online games coming our way.
The one that was posted on GAF a while back. I'm sure you know of it's existence.
If I did I wouldn't be asking you for it.
Really annoys me at how many people actually believed that the system would have been always online before the press conference on the 20th of February.
Even the people who think Nextbox is always online. I don't believe MS is that stupid to ignore all the developing countries out there. Not everyone has access to internet connections at their home who is willing to spend money on consoles. I know a lot of people in some countries who just prefer to use the internet at internet cafes than purchasing a at home service.
Even the people who think Nextbox is always online. I don't believe MS is that stupid to ignore all the developing countries out there. Not everyone has access to internet connections at their home who is willing to spend money on consoles. I know a lot of people in some countries who just prefer to use the internet at internet cafes than purchasing a at home service.
One that doesn't require the internet, otherwise he just made one up. The concept was that each disc would have an FM chip or something and get authorized to that console, and functionality would be limited on other consoles. Basically NFC enabled games, but I guess it's just a patent for now.
The only thing they could do is tell pubs like Ubisoft, and EA that their games are not allowed on playstation, then they would only end up like the Wii U. Nobody wants that unless you just love Nintendo with all your heart.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
I hope Microsoft says the same thing just so I can read all the "bullshit" & "they changed after the backlash" posts and have a good laugh.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
You know, the patent by Sony, the multinational corporation with thousands of employees in hundreds of departments than made a patent that considered always online for the PS4. That patent.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=506560
However this patent is more about blocking used games. I think always online somehow evolved from this in rumors.
Uno Venova
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Yosp talking some sense.
That has still been my favorite post on here for the past couple months.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Awesome. Sony doing stuff right.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Praise the Lord!
I hope Microsoft is paying attention.
I hope Microsoft is paying attention.
Ah the patent that people have been using to accuse Sony of wanted to block used games. Just a patent yup, doesn't really require online though.
It's worth remembering a similar patent surfaced before the PS3... and possibly the PS2. Sony's definitely interested in ways to block used sales, but nothing practical enough I imagine to actually use has surfaced, I kind of expect the cost of putting FM chips or whatever on discs outweighs the lost revenue from used sales, thus it's purely a spiteful move rather than a practical one, and similar applies to requiring the internet on console games. If they figure out something that's reasonably affordable (or the internet really does become that ubiquitous and stable around the world) then we'll need to be afraid.
On the plus side, with these patents everyone else is hopefully either blocked off from using them or has to go more and more out of their way to find a way to do it thanks to Sony neurotically patenting all options they come up with.
mysteriousmage09
Member
Yoshida said after the PS4 event that the patent had absolutely nothing to do with the Playstation family.
Well that's how bullshit rumors start.
Funny that we have no documentation anywhere of either PS4 or Durango requiring the Internet to even function.
That accusatory tone backfired a bit.
dude was asked a direct question, dimwit.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
So your contribution was to nebulously cite a single patent as contrary evidence to the OT. It's not even April 1st either...
That accusatory tone backfired a bit.
Should I have posted a complimentary meltdown instead?
You're very defensive today.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Explain.
Canis lupus
Member
Comes straight from the horse's mouth whats bullshit about it
EightBitNate
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I kid
Always online Dev Kits
Marketing speak about "always on" included in dev kit documentation
Rumors about no used games
Not everyone involved with the console fully understands its features, so it's easy for someone to not have the big picture but still want to spread rumors