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Yes, because MS will just come out and admit that is what they wanted all along.
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Wombat
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We still don't know if this was always the plan or if it was changed due to consumer outcry; if anything, you should wonder why MS would have to put out an internal email explaining how the situation has always been.
This still doesn't necessarily answer any questions about the system requiring a one-time activation / blocking used games.
This still doesn't necessarily answer any questions about the system requiring a one-time activation / blocking used games.
There was aMicrosoft Creative Director, Adam Orth, fired for his behavior involved in potentially leaking and heavily insinuating that they were doing Always-Online. That's not a third party. Now, I don't think they should be vilified for it at this point, but I think Always-Online was definitely a very real "possibility" and a potential plan that they had in the works at one point or another.
The memo screams: "Look, we're notactuallygoing to do this, so make sure no one leaks or insinuates that we are." Whether it was just something that was totally up in the air and nothing more or a plan that was canceled due to overwhelming and nearly unanimous public outcry we'll probably never know unless someone leaks something tangible. Either way, it'sgreatthat they're not doing it.
Now if theyhadgone through with it then full on vilification would be rightly deserved.
So, how about some bad news on the Sony front?
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...re-button.aspx
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...re-button.aspx
I sincerely hope that most developers don't actually use this bullshit lock. It should be completely up to the user whether they want to be spoiled or not when watching a stream, not the developer.
Vaclav
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I don't see the big deal on the lock - I'd already assumed it would have some limitations anyhow just for performance reasons - sure nothing will push it to 99% now, but eventually stuff will - and it's an easy feature to allow devs to toggle off to get a good couple % of power focused back on the game.
Just like how some PS3 games won't allow background downloads to eat up some of the performance of the system right now, while others allow it - at dev discretion.
Just like how some PS3 games won't allow background downloads to eat up some of the performance of the system right now, while others allow it - at dev discretion.
That's not an upside to us. If people want to watch a game on Youtube then that's their business.
And people will stream with video capture equipment to get around it if they want to, there's no stopping that so hamstringing someone who wants to use Sony's service instead of dedicated equipment is stupid.
And people will stream with video capture equipment to get around it if they want to, there's no stopping that so hamstringing someone who wants to use Sony's service instead of dedicated equipment is stupid.
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You have to assume that the PS4 is going to have a friend hub, and that is most likely going to show friend's current activities/favorites/shares. I don't want to inadvertently waltz into a spoiler just because my friend decides to share a clip of his play through and I happen to look at my friend list. Yes I agree that it would be stupid if devs blocked too much, but you have to at least recognize the possible pros of not being able to record the end boss fight and instantly send it out to all your friends who may not want to see it.
So don't click on your friends' shared videos? I doubt it's going to play some gigantor video as you flip through a friend list.
I would hope that they would give player the option to turn those off instead of restricting sharing.
Also give players the option (or requirement) to spoiler tag their videos. That's a way more logical solution than restricting anything.
Also give players the option (or requirement) to spoiler tag their videos. That's a way more logical solution than restricting anything.
Vaclav
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Honestly though Sean - it comes down to how assertive the developers are about using it - you can't honestly say with PS3's history of them allowing the devs to turn off various background services on the PS3 to save processing power that it's shocking they'd do it on the PS4 to try to keep it futureproof.
I'd look at it like the "no preowned" protection stuff, where they've stated it's entirely in the devs hands what they do - we trust the devs won't go overboard with such things, similarly I don't think we should expect the devs to go overboard with it on the Share stuff either.
But I'm going to be biased since I seriously doubt I'll ever bother touching the Share button even once.
I'd look at it like the "no preowned" protection stuff, where they've stated it's entirely in the devs hands what they do - we trust the devs won't go overboard with such things, similarly I don't think we should expect the devs to go overboard with it on the Share stuff either.
But I'm going to be biased since I seriously doubt I'll ever bother touching the Share button even once.
Vaclav
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Right Derkon - I expect it will be an option that only gets utilized by games that eventually start pushing the system to the 99% point where they need extra processing power that would be "wasted" on the Share functions - otherwise why should we expect them to bother.
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Well I guess it was inevitable but it looks like FTP and RMT will be a big focus on next gen consoles.
http://www.destructoid.com/epic-micr...n-253424.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/epic-micr...n-253424.phtml
Agree.
It sucks.
But with the huge budgets and teams sizes along with ever increasing pressure from the consumers to increase visuals/gameplay we cant really expect anything less. With budgets the size of summer blockbusters and a fraction of the fanbase, revenue streams and financing options that big movies have. Gaming is just getting too big to sustain the model it has been working from. Suites take over, tech/creative types cant handle the business side when dealing with hundreds of millions of dollars. Its going to be interesting to see what happens in the next 10 years.
Someone mentioned to me that in the 40's and 50's there was a huge crash and change of direction or philosophy in Hollywood. Movies had gotten too big to work with the model that they were using at the time. Does anyone know anything about that?