Gary A. Swaby of TheKoalition writes: We return with our ‘pre-Sony Meeting’ podcast to discuss the latest in the gaming industry.
Before Sony sends the media world in a frenzy this week we thought it would be best to record a show before, to get our final predictions out. Myself Edward V and Anthony Frasier chopped it up about a few different topics, such as the leaked images of the PS4 prototype controller. One of us felt like Sony should have changed the actual layout of the controller, find out who and why by pressing play.
We also discussed the new Bungie title Destiny, are they doing a good job promoting this game? Will it really have a ten year life-span?
Last of Us was delayed by Sony, but why? It is now releasing the week after E3, so was this delay perhaps a strategic move on Sony’s behalf? Do they plan to reveal something at E3 that will persuade more people to buy Last of Us?
Edward V also spilled the beans on what he thinks of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, s...
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.
It’s a good week to be a gamer indeed. I really hope they utilize the touch screen on the PS4 controller well. I can only assume how much battery power it will waste if they don't.
The reveal is tomorrow (hopefully). Too much talk ha. Not too much longer to find out..
I am scared and excited to see what "next-gen" is going to offer. If it's much at all or a lot.
Nothing wrong with the controller layout, one thing they can get is the trigger from the xbox.
They have to keep the control layout and shape relatively the same. Its a defining feature in their brand that separates it from the Xbox controller. When you see that layout you automatically think "Oh thats a Playstation controller."
Sorry but xbox controller is too fat and heavy , no elements other than party chat should be borrowed from xbox