"Granted there’s a lot of business know-how that factor into these decisions (including answering to shareholders); but Sony really needs to make some changes to their marketing and pricing strategies in order to remain competitive." - JTM Games
Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.
We ran our script again and found 15 other PS5 games (a lot of popular ones!) that got PS5 Cloud Gaming support within the last month as well.
I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.
And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.
You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.
So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.
Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.
Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this
None of you use your brains.
OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.
Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.
Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?
Is the game even playable offline?
The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.
None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.
So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.
That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.
Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.
And yes this applies to the Portal too.
Tacoboto
Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.
I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..
You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.
And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...
Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.
I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?
Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus
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.
How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.
It's just backwards.
What your talking about is called block list
In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback
Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.
But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.
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.
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
They just need to port some more interesting titles and ones that are not coming out to the consoles.
More marketing games are good, however don't need to waste alot of money into it. Now a day most people can find out what games are there and what games are coming out thru internet. Don't expect Sony gamers under age of 13.
Vita's prob is not the price, its the lack of Stereoscopic 3D, comfort and great games ...
@TongKat
Too bad power is not getting it anywhere, LMAO.
They really should have just thrown a phone into it, & marketed it as a handheld system, with the added benefit of a mobile phone, rather than the other way round, like all the phones do.
I would prefer a machine built as a handheld 1st, then having a phone included. I mean, I am one of the few who purchased the Playstation phone over an I-phone or any of the other smartphones available.....and the fact is, it is an awesome little phone, that has NO SUPPORT....I mean, the PS pad that makes it so unique & awesome, really has gotten rotten support, & especially by Sony.
I hope my Vita doesn't suffer the same fate, as it does truly have some unreal games available, but I would hate for it to die without it's potential being fulfilled.
Nobody will ever make a handheld like the Vita again, if it dies a quick, horrible death, as it just won't be a risk anyone will be willing to take to put so much great & new tech in a handheld unit....
I mean, as it was I was stresses that Nintendo had set a new low & benchmark with Wii, that meant that Sony & MS would not really give us new machines with any truly great features & especially power.....but, oh, how wrong I was, as PS4 is a powerhouse that I can hardly wait for. Lucky I have so many great PS3, Wii-U, 360 & Vita games to tired me over.
As for lowering Vita's price, well I don't think that is totally necessary yet, as I would find the inclusion of at least a 32gig memory card & 6-12 months of PSN+ far more beneficial. Marketing on the other hand is terrible, as usual for Sony...I mean, after PS2, they just lost the plot, & there rare advertisements have not gone for the throat of consumers enough. Instead of fancy crap, they just need to smartly advertise there games & machines in a way that clearly shows what there games are about, with heavy gameplay emphasis....there machines need to be plugged the same way, & show there many facets of use.
It may not get it anywhere to you RogueStatus, but you don't own one (unfortunately for you), & I can say, as a Vita owner, the machine is unrivalled in build quality, feel & comfort in hand, visual fidelity, & although not having the biggest range of games, for a 1yr old system it really does have an awesome selection of titles...You may just be judging the system off what is on store shelves, but fact is, Sony have made great inroads with d/l titles available for Vita, PSP & PS3.....and as a PSN+ member, I get a very large selection of them for the piddly yearly subscription cost on ALL 3 systems.
There are PS1 classics littered on PSN that are playable on all 3 machines upon purchase, there are mini's, then there are specialized ports of awesome titles like MGS3. X play as well is a pretty damn bold move by Sony for the consumer & as a PS3/Vita owner, I feel Sony are giving me a helluva lot more than they need to for the money.
So, while you may be down on this great little system, maybe you should stop embarrassing yourself & take your foot from your mouth.
You can also bet, that if Sony had as much success in the handheld market against Nintendo, as they did in the home console market, MS would have followed Sony's lead into the handheld market.