Sony set the bar high with the PlayStation 4. How will Microsoft respond to that?
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people
They can form a company if they want, they are just as jobless as if "Microsoft had left them as 3rd party".
"MIcrosoft leaves Bethesda do what they know how to do best" ... close! Oh the irony ....
(Citation from a week old article)
I think Microsoft and other game publishers are letting people go because they think ai will replace them. Doesn’t matter how much profit they make. They were always going to be let go.
Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much
Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region
that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.
Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.
I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games
It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.
Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo
I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers
The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.
Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.
This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.
cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me
There going to do the only thing they can do...
Show their hand - And I wish them the best because SONY came out hard, no to mention PS4 is a Monster...
So they got there work cut out for them, but don't write of Microsoft just yet, because they could surprise us, if the specs that got leaked are true...
Then they are in trouble because at least on paper that looked like a much weaker system then PS4
-But who knows they could have leaked that to throw SONY off, I guess we will see, -but I won't count Microsoft out because I know they won't just lay down and let SONY have the GAMING Industry....
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The PS4 has certainly set a high standard as far as ease of development and gamer focus go.
Nobody seems to have any idea how MS will answer the social features, the high standard of graphics, exclusive new IPs and general specs of PS4. In my opinion, selling it as a cable box just won't cut it, especially outside of the US.
If Microsoft go the casual route then they will wipe the floor with Sony and Nintendo, at least in the US market. Nintendo lost the casuals with the wiiu, Microsoft are going to win them over with their cable services and kinect 2. All they need on top of this is the next CoD and Halo then it's game over Sony.
Hmm, Microsoft will show the X720 system?? Is this the response the author of this article is looking for? Com on now, it is like saying how will Apple response when Samsung unveil the Galaxy S4 in a couple of week. How these articles constantly gets approved is beyond me.
If it's BC and they win the advertising war, I expect the Nextbox to be the best selling console in North America, no matter what Sony shows.
I know to many xbox gamers(My sister included),that just buy the console because Kinect or their friends have it.
My friend told me the xbox 360 is better than the ps3, simply because more people play CoD on it.
It's sad, but it's true. Advertising means a lot, they see the kardashians playing dance central and they think it's fun.