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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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Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
If everyone buys the game we won't need this.
Louis Cyphre
Banned
Awesome, and you get 3 days of the FULL game. How many games support this offhand?
joffocakes
Member
Hm. I expected this to be done through gaikai or something. Downloading a big app for every game which supports the feature seems a lot less convenient to the point where I'd be less inclined to casually join my friends' games unless it's something I already had some interest in.
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
This. It's great and I hope more developers will jump onto that train, hopefully not only on PS4 though.
Morphine_OD
Banned
This is amazing.
Neuromancer
Member
What a great idea, good job Ubisoft and Sony.
Have they said anything about co-op if two people have the full version of the game?
Have they said anything about co-op if two people have the full version of the game?
when i heard about this it reminded me of some of the stuff Sony was touting in their ps4 during the last e3. So the announcement this would be happening was kind of an "oh yeah, i remember that" kind of moment for me
- Alien Breed: Impact
- Booster Troopers
- Counter-Strike: Source
- Day of Defeat: Source
- Killing Floor
- Madballs in... Babo: Invasion
- Monday Night Combat
- Nuclear Dawn
- Red Orchestra
- Rhythm Zone
- Rising Storm
- Shattered Horizon
- Team Fortress 2, when it wasn't F2P
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And The Ship, obviously. This list may not quite be exhaustive as it's not possible to search SteamDB for particular flags/values (it didn't pick up The Ship, for example), so I had to rely on what Google's scraped.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Don't you think you're getting just a tiny bit carried away over what is basically a souped up demo?
Its like people just going out their way to help those who have nothing. Maybe in all the darkness and money grabbing mofo's someone actually let a good thing get through? Can't stand folks who always want something in return.
Miles Quaritch
Member
Maybe 72hrs? I think a week is probably a bit too long, but between 48 and 72 hours (more leaning towards 72hrs as you need to download a good chunk of the game first) seems perfect and should give plenty of time to enjoy co-op.
well, full game PS+ trials lasted for 60 minutes once you actually started the game... so download does not matter at all.
Hades Hotgun
Banned
So is co-op only available through the 10 passes? If my friend and I both own the game, can we play co-op whenever we want or is it a feature exclusive to that timed demo?
gamechanger87
Member
MS needs to get back on their game sharing plan.
MakeMeFeelAlive
Member
This is actually a really smart idea. there are some people who well buy far cry 4 regardless, for whatever the reason may be. If you never planned on buying it, you can jump on with a friend and play it. If you enjoy it, you may buy it so you can pay whatever you want, whenever you want and not need a friend to jump on. Even if it sells a few extra copies, it's more copies that would have been sold without the feature. It's a bigger, better, demo with friends.
More games should do this, especially first party titles. Uncharted comes to mind. I live the mp, but many people never jump on it. I have some.friends who never even played it. Let them join online coop or mp with me and it may draw more people. Same thing with KZ, etc.
More games should do this, especially first party titles. Uncharted comes to mind. I live the mp, but many people never jump on it. I have some.friends who never even played it. Let them join online coop or mp with me and it may draw more people. Same thing with KZ, etc.
ethomaz
Banned
The restriction is that the app didn't work without a server... a guy that bought the game and will invite you to play with him
He controls everything... you just will help your friend in his campaign
DarthWalden
Banned
Didn't Adam Boyes mention in the giant bomb interview that there is both a time restriction and a restrictions on the amount of time you can use this feature?
If I recall correctly there is an hour time limit per freind and it caps at 10 invites
It's actually a brilliant way to sell the game
If I recall correctly there is an hour time limit per freind and it caps at 10 invites
It's actually a brilliant way to sell the game
Could this be the new Demos for current gen?
Since they're locking out the story missions and only allowing you to play some small portions of the co-op oriented missions, it's not like people who play it and happened to like it, will skip the game. It will probably entice them to pull the trigger on the game, result in even more sales. I have no interest on getting FC4 as of now, but if one of my friends get it I will ask for an invite and see for myself. Might be pleasantly surprised, who knows.
I think it's a smart idea. A demo like experience with the co-op/social activity hook to atract and lock down consumers. I hope more games use this feature.
Btw, wth happened to that "invite a friend to play a game, any game you own and help you clear a stage you're stuck on" feature that they touted so much last year?
Could this be it? If so, it's gotta work on everygame, as that is exactly what they announced back then. That would be a game changer, imo.
Since they're locking out the story missions and only allowing you to play some small portions of the co-op oriented missions, it's not like people who play it and happened to like it, will skip the game. It will probably entice them to pull the trigger on the game, result in even more sales. I have no interest on getting FC4 as of now, but if one of my friends get it I will ask for an invite and see for myself. Might be pleasantly surprised, who knows.
I think it's a smart idea. A demo like experience with the co-op/social activity hook to atract and lock down consumers. I hope more games use this feature.
Btw, wth happened to that "invite a friend to play a game, any game you own and help you clear a stage you're stuck on" feature that they touted so much last year?
Could this be it? If so, it's gotta work on everygame, as that is exactly what they announced back then. That would be a game changer, imo.
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
I don't know why everyone is making such a big deal out of this. At the end there will be few co-op type mission you will be able to play, its not like you will be able to play the whole game like your friend who purchased it. They could have just named this as a free co-op pack for everyone with PS+ account.
DarkoMaledictus
Tier Whore
It might also create more sales, if people like the coop it might make them pull the trigger and get the full story game. Hard to say if they loose or gain however.
ethomaz
Banned
It is a feature revealed at PS4 reveal in Feb 2013... so if MS want to make something like they need to give tools that allow that to the developers.
Far Cry 4 is the first to have this feature but it is not a Far Cry 4 feature but a PS4 feature to be used in the games.
rakkadakka
Member
Yeah he did say something along those lines. Which makes me think is the reason why they went over it so quickly in the press conference.
Still an awesome feature.
In a world where a lot of games are going towards Co-op it's something that I hope becomes more common.
Goodacre0081
Member
you know what, I bet after the 10 uses are up you can buy more in the storefront.
I thought there was already a pretty big co-op revival at E3. Evolve, Fable Legends, LBP3, AC:Unity, The Division. Very big focus on coop, I thought.
Really?
houroftower
Member
This is true innovation. Pumped to see so many new games deliver solid online cooperative modes. It eases the sting of having to pay for online PS4.