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Sony has had a patent approved for a “direct to consumer micro transaction store front, targeted by AI”
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policestationx
Banned
This is disgusting, I don't think any sane person will defend this practice.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
100% of people will claim it sucks.
But 10% will actually secretly support it giving companies humongous microtrans revenue.
Thus, the microtrans trend continues.
policestationx
Banned
Activision made 3b revenue from microstrans. Thanks to COD players on XBOX and PlayStation.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
The Xbox Controller NOT having a RECHARGABLE BATTERY has to be the WORST ANTI-CONSUMER feature of last-gen (Phil Spencer, GET IN THE FU**ING THREAD!)
How do Xbox Players convince themselves that Microsoft were doing them a favor by NOT adding a built-in rechargeable battery inside their self-proclaimed "bEsT gAmInG cOnTrOlLeR"??? Phil Spencer should be ashamed of his brand and team for doing what they did and should IMMEDIATELY rectify this...
Arkage
Banned
Until they start charging 99c per hint. Like phoning the Nintendo hotline back in the day.
If it becomes a (free) perk of PS+ I'd be all for it.
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MilkyJoe
Member
The Xbox Controller NOT having a RECHARGABLE BATTERY has to be the WORST ANTI-CONSUMER feature of last-gen (Phil Spencer, GET IN THE FU**ING THREAD!)
How do Xbox Players convince themselves that Microsoft were doing them a favor by NOT adding a built-in rechargeable battery inside their self-proclaimed "bEsT gAmInG cOnTrOlLeR"??? Phil Spencer should be ashamed of his brand and team for doing what they did and should IMMEDIATELY rectify this...www.neogaf.com
Once more for the court
ENELOOPS
Poor guy, Troll thread closed. Here have some food:
Xbox One controller with Eneloops = 30+ hours. They are changed in seconds. PS4 controller = 5 hours of gaming and then wired gaming or 2 hours of recharging.
Kagey K
Banned
The irony of this post is that wasn’t even a MS patent. It was a a Sony one that people memed to make it look like a MIcrosoft one.
close enough
Sony patent wants to make advertising more interactive
We all know adverts are a necessary evil, which is why different companies are trying to make them more personalized, more engaging or just plain get rid of them. In a recently granted patent, Sony outlines its ideas for next-gen advertising on network-connected devices -- essentially to make it...
www.engadget.com
Handel
Member
As for the actual patent, it is very predatory as most MXT are, and it's aimed mainly at children as they have no issue plainly showing. If this was a built-in hint system for convenience sake it'd be whatever though an unnecessary add in for the vast majority of people with how fast our phones can provide info. As is, this is a dangerous road to go down, and if they go through with it I hope governments step in as they did with EA and SWBF2.
Don't be like EA, Sony.
Don't be like EA, Sony.
SleepDoctor
Banned
The Xbox Controller NOT having a RECHARGABLE BATTERY has to be the WORST ANTI-CONSUMER feature of last-gen (Phil Spencer, GET IN THE FU**ING THREAD!)
How do Xbox Players convince themselves that Microsoft were doing them a favor by NOT adding a built-in rechargeable battery inside their self-proclaimed "bEsT gAmInG cOnTrOlLeR"??? Phil Spencer should be ashamed of his brand and team for doing what they did and should IMMEDIATELY rectify this...
Fanboy back to trying to derail the thread
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
SONY is the best company in gaming.
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
Happy Birthday, famFanboy back to trying to derail the thread
He means if they are not paying for the batteries why isn't it cheaper
Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
I blame Apple. Microtransactions existed long before, but after Apple came up with the App Store, that's when the floodgates opened. And then "gacha" gaming came via mobile. Although now it's everywhere.
And it's not going anywhere. As long as people fund this crap with their own money, which they do.
And it's not going anywhere. As long as people fund this crap with their own money, which they do.
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Memorabilia
Member
Gross.
darkinstinct
...lacks reading comprehension.
There's a tiny problem with your post. It's not a Microsoft patent, it's another Sony patent.
close enough
Sony patent wants to make advertising more interactive
We all know adverts are a necessary evil, which is why different companies are trying to make them more personalized, more engaging or just plain get rid of them. In a recently granted patent, Sony outlines its ideas for next-gen advertising on network-connected devices -- essentially to make it...
www.engadget.com
Sony Patents Playable Adverts With Online Social Hooks | TheSixthAxis
Blatant patent.
www.thesixthaxis.com
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MilkyJoe
Member
There's a tiny problem with your post. It's not a Microsoft patent, it's another Sony patent.
Sony patent wants to make advertising more interactive
We all know adverts are a necessary evil, which is why different companies are trying to make them more personalized, more engaging or just plain get rid of them. In a recently granted patent, Sony outlines its ideas for next-gen advertising on network-connected devices -- essentially to make it...
Sony Patents Playable Adverts With Online Social Hooks | TheSixthAxis
Blatant patent.www.thesixthaxis.com
That's ok, it was a joke post anyway
so funny and original. wow. if it would be the other way around you would be banned already for this fake news lol
Plague Doctor
Member
Well this is some bullshit.
FranXico
Member
It's common knowledge that Sony also looked into DRM early on. They just folded and settled for X360 style DRM right away because they couldn't get the same kind of infrastructure that MS had in place. Which is one of the reasons EA and others were overwhelmingly supporting the X1 in the beginning of the generation. It was very fortunate for Sony that consumers rose against it.
Now that those facts are out of the way, can you please stop projecting your own fanatical impulses?
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
That's bullshit. PS Plus DRM (around since mid-gen PS3) implemented across the board would have been sufficient.
Not to mention that "common knowledge" is a massive exaggeration, bordering on disinformation. Future (unimplemented) business-plans are rarely common knowledge for obvious reasons, so basically its mostly conjecture and innuendo as to the exact nature, scope and intentions of what was under consideration.
I'm sorry but that whole rumor always struck me a self-serving fiction propagated by MS fanboys and shills trying desperately to make their side look less culpable and throw shade (insinuations of incompetence) at Sony at the same time.
SimonGosejohann
Banned
This alone will make me NOT to buy a PS5. what the fuck, Sony?
notoccupanther
Member
Jeepers ... the outrage. But unless you've been living under a rock this past decade, this is already ingrained into more than just PS kit (albeit not in Next-Gen form). Press Circle on your gamepad to get rid of the annyoance and continue on. your merry way. He prob has a digital assistant in his gaff too... that shit is hundred times worse
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CrashNBurn_281
Member
Just because there is a patent does not mean that the feature will be implemented. That being said, the idea seems pretty fleshed out.
Pretty scummy if you ask me. Anyone defending this needs their head examined. This is an idea that would make Activision and EA have a wet dream.
Sure some of the idea could be used for free things, but anyone with a brain knows what it really is for.
I looked a little more into it and found this YouTube video that goes into the topic by someone that covers these kinds of topics. I will take a wait and see approach for now unless more comes to light.
Pretty scummy if you ask me. Anyone defending this needs their head examined. This is an idea that would make Activision and EA have a wet dream.
Sure some of the idea could be used for free things, but anyone with a brain knows what it really is for.
I looked a little more into it and found this YouTube video that goes into the topic by someone that covers these kinds of topics. I will take a wait and see approach for now unless more comes to light.