Sony has been in some financial trouble lately but all is not lost. There are some ways to turn this around but it is going to take some massive change.
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.
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 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
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.
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Sony just needs to advertise more in America.
The territorial, non-communicative executives and engineers bit is a big problem. Sony's first party game developers are REQUIRED to meet and share tech. They are doing great things by collaborating.
I'd also agree that they need to improve some of their cluttered product lines. They don't need to necessarily make the most high end products, but they do need to put together a better cost/quality value with their TVs, cameras, ect. to be competitive. For example, in the case of their TVs, what do Sony's TVs offer that outshine Samsung or Panasonic? Sony's TVs are neither less expensive nor are they more advanced (I'm well aware of OLEDs; they can be included as a legitimate part of the conversation when it can be delivered at an affordable price). They are good TVs, but what advantages do they demonstrate over the competition.
I'm glad their games division has things straightened out. Hopefully Kaz will take the things that are working and apply them elsewhere in other divisions. I think they'll be OK with the right management decisions.
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They should implement their 4 screen/One sony approach to the fullest. They have the hardware, the music/movie/video game companies in their grasp. They should stop infighting with one another and make a hit product. Well, the Japanese government would help them anyway so that is a plus.
Fire their crap marketing team. Build a new one and advertise WAY more!
Apple would never have gotten so big if it weren't for their marketing team.
Sony have the great products, they just need the advertisement to back it up.
That, along with a more competitive price point would get Sony rolling again.