Publishers being able to opt out is why Share Play is even a thing. Sony wouldn't get away with attempting to mandate the feature; there'd be a lot of resistance. You can bet Sony wanted it to be a universal feature but had to settle for allowing for an out.
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Was Share Play for FIFA 15 (PS4) silently removed in the last 24 hours? (edit: YES)
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Publishers being able to opt out is why Share Play is even a thing. Sony wouldn't get away with attempting to mandate the feature; there'd be a lot of resistance. You can bet Sony wanted it to be a universal feature but had to settle for allowing for an out.
Yankee Ruin X
Member
Shocking move if true as FIFA was used in an advert I saw to demo it.
Do we have actual confirmation this has happened though and not just a bug on the OP's end?
I'm in the UK and have a copy of FIFA at hand but my internet connection is absolute pap here 2.3mb down and 400-500kbs up so not sure if share play would even work with that, never tried it.
Do we have actual confirmation this has happened though and not just a bug on the OP's end?
I'm in the UK and have a copy of FIFA at hand but my internet connection is absolute pap here 2.3mb down and 400-500kbs up so not sure if share play would even work with that, never tried it.
Kilau
Member
Oh man I'll have to check Lego Marvel, it worked so good with that game. Sucks if it's being disabled like this.
Share Play doesn't include video streaming, just the ability to play a game you don't own, that someone "shares" with you through streaming.
You can still watch other people play.
And demos are proven to be detrimental to sales.
In an industry largely built on HYPE, the last thing you want is for people to actually play your game, really.
The imaginary projection of the game you have in your head, will always be greater than the actual product, and it's why a lot of people preorder and buy collector's editions, even.
Cheesecakebobby
Banned
EA doesn't believe that share play offers good value to its customers so has decided to take the option out of customers' hands.
loaf of bread
Member
Shareplay at the very least should end up being supported by everyone except Activision and EA as I really can't see anyone else having a problem with it, even Ubisoft seems onboard with it.
Saint of Killers
Member
There was a article up on EuroGamer about SharePlay being disabled for certain games (it had quite a comprehensive list of games which did and didn't work with it). EG asked PS4 Minecraft dev why it was with they had disabled it and it turned out they didn't know. So it makes me wonder how many of these games have been intentionally disabled and how many, if any, are not working due to a possible technical issue.
edit: cannot link to the article as I am on my Vita.
edit: cannot link to the article as I am on my Vita.
"Player First!" they love.
But Share Play introduces a "second" player, and they hate "Player Second".
TrojanBlade
Member
Great feature for players but publishers must hate it. A lot of gamers might not buy a game because of this. Sony had to let publishers block it for obvious reasons. It's sad though.
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Jesus, is EA trying to one up Ubisoft's shitty week now?
Lost Culture
Neo Member
Would be nice to know what publishers are onboard behind Sony with share play. Would it be far fetched to think EA would hold a grudge against Sony for not agreeing with EA Access? Either way this is a great feature, and I would like to see more devs and pubs support.
SolidSnakex
Member
Which is stupid since this is something that could actually get people to buy their games. And that's supposed to be the point of releasing them. They're basically ruining a feature that could help them make more money.
I actually played FIFA 15 last night with a friend via Share Play. I'll see if we can test it out again tonight and get back to you with our results. We're in the U.S.
Agreed 100%. Being able to play the final version of FIFA is what made me want to buy it.
Agreed 100%. Being able to play the final version of FIFA is what made me want to buy it.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Sounds like to me like a bug. Ea and Activision games fair enough, but steamworld dig? Seems unlikely an indie dev would have an issue with with a game being shareplayed, especially one that is free to any PS+ member for the entire month.
Dragon Puncher
Member
This is some real bullshit. Shareplay is a great feature and big publishers like EA should embrace it. Instead they're treating their costumers like dirt.
AstroNut325
Member
Stuff like this really makes me believe that the family share thing MS mentioned was all BS.
Does it though? You can start your next session immediately after one expires.
meanspartan
Member
Sony quit being such a bitch and put your boot on these publishers' throat and FORCE share play to work across the board. If they have a problem, they can quit selling their games on the console currently in 1st place. You aren't Wii U.
Sorry if that came off unreasonably angry.
Sorry if that came off unreasonably angry.
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Its nonsense. Ive already bought sleeping dogs and shadow of mordor based on shareplay sessions. Its no different from a streamed demo.
meanspartan
Member
I don't see why it's obvious. Tell them too fucking bad if they don't like it. I have lost all patience with these giant publishers.
That would probably be a bad move for Sony. Might hurt them more than it helps. Especially if its a feature that not a huge number of people are using yet.
For all we know, it might be some small technical issue. Do we know for sure that devs are actually patching games to actively disable SharePlay? Hopefully its a weird issue thats figured out soon. Its a nice optional feature that I hope most people will support.
meanspartan
Member
Maybe if this were before launch and pissing off publishers could mean a real threat to establishing a base.
No publisher is going to pull their game from the 1st place console. Hell, most wouldn't pull it from the second place console either, Xbox One may be selling less than Ps4 but 10 million is 10 million, the people who can't resist putting micro-transactions in $60 games are NOT going to leave that many sales on the table in a who's is bigger contest.
Sony should absolutely force Share Play to be mandatory. If publishers bitch too much, they'll only catch consumer backlash. Fucking greedy assholes.
EDIT: If I sound grumpy it is because I've had now 3 games in the past 6 weeks be total letdowns due to either not working or being worse than simply not working. I have lost all patience with the publishers.
UpDownLeftRight
Banned
This is a really odd move. I just watched an advert for the PS4 on tv earlier where they were using FIFA while talking about the new shareplay feature. Going to be a fair few disappointed people after seeing it.
BlackLagoon
Member
It occurs to me that this could be a bug. Though I suppose it could also be Sony receiving more pushback from the publishers than they expected, and preemptively removing SharePlay support from games until they've received explicit approval from the publisher.
bananafactory
Banned
2.02 is mandatory. 2.01 was not
Iorv3th
Member
Yep, my bad.
Frankly disgusting. It's like with PES, I have no less than 6 friends who wanted to try it since last night to see how it plays before eventually buying it. They are FIFA players not normally interested by PES, so in fact I am pretty sure Konami loses potential customers because of this move.
It is fucking free marketing ruled by entitled fans, this is so bullshit. Share play could be so big!
It is fucking free marketing ruled by entitled fans, this is so bullshit. Share play could be so big!
bananafactory
Banned
How are they removing the feature from these games? Did you guys see a patch come in? Was there a middle finger in the patch notes?
Shining Sunshine
Banned
How many more people tried this out?
I feel like it's more of Sony issue if anything because there aren't patches for these games we think are affected.
It's not a magical switch to turn it off without a patch.
I feel like it's more of Sony issue if anything because there aren't patches for these games we think are affected.
It's not a magical switch to turn it off without a patch.
Skullet4000
Neo Member
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Someone share play a Sony game to see if it debunks the third party connection.
It might be that their share play services are down.
It might be that their share play services are down.
Actually, what games have had it blocked so far? I know CoD did and I can wholly blame that on Activision, but this IS a licensed game. I'm more than happy to blame FIFA for it if it looks like they may've taken issue with it, and frankly they're infinitely more abhorrent than EA can ever be without some grotesque expanding on their part.
FullMetaltech
Member
Could be that update 2.02 borked it somehow? But possible since its an EA title.
Goodacre0081
Member
someone tweeted Shu. it seems like all games are having problems, even Sonys first party titles.
https://twitter.com/psaprez/status/533114078802501632
i think it's a serverside thing. publishers can ask Sony to flag titles at their discretion. this is why local updates aren't needed and it works retroactively with all games going back to the PS4 launch.
https://twitter.com/psaprez/status/533114078802501632
i think it's a serverside thing. publishers can ask Sony to flag titles at their discretion. this is why local updates aren't needed and it works retroactively with all games going back to the PS4 launch.
MastaKilla
Member
Wow this is horrible on EA's part. Me and my cousin have played Fifa through shareplay multiple times in the past. He ended up buying the game!! This sucks, it's such an awesome and true next gen feature and these anti-consumer practices are going to kill it and make it irrelevant. Fuck EA and Fuck Activision!
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Thought as much soon as someone mentioned steamworld dig. Makes no sense for that game to be blocked.