Sony is all set to launch PlayStation 4 this holiday season and as Sony has a bad history with console launches we are here to help with five ingredients for Playstation 4 success.
Sony has recruited Bungie's head of revenue Jaremy Rich to head up its live-service gaming division, Rich has announced on social media.
Please do not put Destiny’s monetization into Sony’s first party games. The monetization is what’s driving players away from Destiny.
I mean, this person made some pretty bad decisions at Bungie. I hope they've learned from them because I definitely don't see those type of ideas as good for PlaySation in general.
Ps5 gamers in 2023 seemed to play more live service types of games, so regardless to how people feel about them, numbers don’t lie and Sony is going where the money is. I mean look at the excitement around Helldivers2, people are showing that they want live service games.
How do you kill a franchise that already been killed?
Destiny’s grind, cash-in-on-playbass-cha-Ching, and pop-culture-insertion mainstream-me-too bs totally killed any rep Bungie had. Sony/Bungie, if you are doing this to ward-off players, it’s already working.
Sony has patented to add multiple dialogue modes to let players switch between how many conversations with NPCs they want in the game.
Sony is like the only ones outta the 3 that has atuff like like this pop up changing thing in ways.
Genuine Enabling Technology was seeking damages, claiming the tech allowing PlayStation consoles and controllers to communicate infringes its rights.
Sounds like patent trolling they tried the same thing against Nintendo with the same pattern.
Motion and control input traversing over higher and lower frequencies seperate from each other allowing the controller to do both
So to recoup the money Genuine is going to take on Nintendo or Microsoft next. I hate patent lawyers they are some of the worst bottom feeders out there.
I agree with most of these statements. We already know that backwards compatibility is not in the PS4 and I believe Kevin Butler doesn't work for Sony PlayStation anymore (I think). I think a global release would he perfect for the PS4 and the launch titles and price. If the price is in the 'sweet' zone and it has good launch titles it would lead to success
I think you forgot an very important one, PlayStation Plus. If my subscription carries over to PlayStation 4, it would definitely entice me to become a early adopter (although I'm weak & will most likely buy it anyway)
The only thing that matters is number 3. If they don't have must-have launch titles, then no one will feel like they must have the console. I was kinda considering just getting it for infamous.
5. don't see this being too much of a problem
4. This is something that bums me out, but I'm not oblivious as to why the ps4 cannot be backwards compatible. This is probably the first generation of console that I truly care about being able to go back and play my old games. With AAA games it's not much of an issue, because the next gen always offers a bigger, better iteration of the game (Killzone Shadow Fall, Battlefield 4). However, this generation introduced me to interactive art (Journey, Unfinished Swan, Flower). These games gave us emotional experiences that cannot be duplicated with better graphics, thus shouldn't have sequels just to test out ps4 new specs. It's unfortunate that, barring a port or Gaikai working better than I could imagine, we won't be able to revisit these smaller games. Really looking forward to Sony's Gaikai solution for this.
3. Quality over quantity. We have no idea how many games will be available at launch. What we do know is that the launch window is ALREADY stacked with what could be great games. Infamous Second Son, Killzone Shadow Fall, Assassin's Creed Black Flag, Battlefield 4... these franchises always deliver a great experience, and I'm sure these upcoming games will at least be somewhat worthy to their predecessors.
2. Sony has been on a roll lately. Everything about the ps4 sounds like they've been truly listening to the fans and learning from past mistakes. Having said that, one of the biggest mistake Sony made for the ps3 was the launch price. Sony is absolutely aware of this. They've been avoiding past failures, and I don't see this one being any different.
1. I love Kevin Butler as much as anyone else, but unfortunately it's time to move on. Ps4 is a new era for Sony Playstation, and to duplicate the past in anyway (even a killer spokeperson) is a mistake. Can they top the great Kevin Butler? Not likely, but they need to try something fresh.
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Thats all u need to know & is worth the investment. Day 1 purchase.