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EG: How FAR CRY 4 co-op works if you don't have the game (PS4 exclusive feature)
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Masquerader
Member
... Ok, i'm sorry, but this is actually quite great.
GarciaHotspur
Member
Woaow that's pretty cool !
Flame Lord
Member
Huh.... That's not as complicated as I thought it would be. Kind of weak that a feature like this is exclusive.
Please generalise this.
I'll buy the game for this feature. I probably wouldn't have otherwise, neither would my friends.
I'll buy the game for this feature. I probably wouldn't have otherwise, neither would my friends.
Rebel Leader
THE POWER OF BUTTERSCOTCH BOTTOMS
I remember something about a limit
El-Pistolero
Member
This is a great feature...
Love Deterrence
Member
I was floored when they dropped this bomb at the Sony conference. Really excited to co-op this!
It could be they've received sufficient compensation from Sony or they've done sufficient research that giving friends a taste of the game through coop could drive sales or a combination of both.
This is WAY better than I imagined. I figured it would be some non-interactive features for people on Ustream or something.
Sony needs to get on this shit and put it in every game that could support it.
Everyone knows that co-op play is pretty much always a ton of fun, this could be 10 times as effective in selling a game than a standalone demo would.
Sony needs to get on this shit and put it in every game that could support it.
Everyone knows that co-op play is pretty much always a ton of fun, this could be 10 times as effective in selling a game than a standalone demo would.
TheUnsunghero26
Member
So you can only use this feature ten times?
Script_Flipper
Member
Yeah I remember Tekken 5 DR had it as well. Think it also had "fight-atars" as well.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Brilliant feature that should be implemented more. 
shinra-bansho
Member
Isn't there already a precedent with them putting things like Uncharted 3 multiplayer on PS+?
That makes way more sense. More of a timed demo version for your friends, then.
This is freaking awesome.
I'm thinking if you're the "not-owner player" then you will not have any progress "saved to your world", since you wont have a "world". So it's still pretty much escorting your friend.
I'm thinking if you're the "not-owner player" then you will not have any progress "saved to your world", since you wont have a "world". So it's still pretty much escorting your friend.
Now this makes much more sense, thanks.
Guerrillas in the Mist
Member
A bunch of GBA games did it as well.
it's like drop in / drop out split-screen. you don't need a second license for that either, since you're just joining someone else's game.
People didn't buy far cry 3 for the multiplayer.
Sales of far cry 4 will continue to.be driven by people buying a single player shooter, but this feature differentiates their product so it is win win.
It really is a nice feature
dead monkey uk
Member
Yeah there are a few things to be explained yet about this. How long does an invite last for? and can you invite the same person 10 times?
But does sound like a great feature and would be a great way to get a taste of the game.
Full quote:
Certainly less generous than what was initially suggested, but it's a rather novel approach to providing a demo without needing to cut one out and stitch up loose ends.
So I guess it's a bit more of a trial version? Similar to what blizzard often does, just focused on coop
Mamont1537
Member
I'm also pretty sure there will be a message when you exit, something like "Attention! Since you're playing free co-op version, your progress will not be saved. Buy full game here <PSN store link>"
MrNyarlathotep
Banned
That 500Gb HDD looking increasingly sub-par for purpose.
Ploid 3.0
Member
Maybe microsoft had restrictions that prevented it, or maybe it only exist because of sony. Sony just seem more open to this type of stuff.
Miles Quaritch
Member
So the option to share co-op expires after ten uses?
Think of it like Steam inventory items. An invite is a 1/2/x week license for the co-op app and you get ten of them.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Ah okay, that's actually pretty generous.
MightyHedgehog
Member
A good viral approach to advertising the full game to friends while bringing back free multiplayer spawn installations/clients. Too bad it's exclusive to one platform, but it's a good idea for most multiplayer games, just as it once was in the past.
I don't think there's actually been any word on how long the invites last. Even one week could be way off the mark (relatively speaking).
Louis Cyphre
Banned
It's a good feature and hopefully Steam, Microsoft and Nintendo will be forced to follow suit.
Pretty much what I assumed, and a damn awesome feature, the implementation could be a bit more generous though. Harks back to the old pc licenses that let people play mp without the disc but not sp. Hopefully they are generous with time, otherwise you may as well just have a demo.
You might be more likely to buy the game because you know you can play co-op with your friend that isn't planning to buy the game. So it improves the value of the game to you.
Your friend might then change his mind after playing with you, and want to play the full game. If Sony/Activision are smart, they'll make it super easy to buy/unlock the full game from within the 'download play' client.