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From Disappointment to Optimism (The Blizzard/Sony Relationship)

Reaction and speculation to the Blizzard and Sony newly announced partnership.

Narutone664081d ago (Edited 4081d ago )

Lol when Chris said that together with Sony, they're going to rule the world.

muttley654081d ago

it would be AWESOME!! if blizzard make "CHAMPION OF NORRATH" for ps4 loved that game.

GribbleGrunger4081d ago

mmmmm... I wonder if Warcraft will come to the PS4?

3-4-54081d ago

That is how they will keep the game going for another 5-6 years.

I want an Original Blizzard game specifically for the PS4 though.

Army_of_Darkness4081d ago

Too bad I'm not really interested in any blizzard games.

NateCole4081d ago

How dare you!! lol! Kidding.

muttley654081d ago

buy "champion of norrath" on amazon that'll change your mind.

a08andan4081d ago

I like this, not for Diablo, but for the fact that Blizzards next MMO is more likely to come to ps4 now :D

HexxedAvenger4081d ago

Wasn't there a rumor of Blizzard working on another MMO?

a08andan4081d ago

Well if you are thinking of "Titan" we are thinking of the same one :D

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

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.

exputers5h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

z2g1h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing1h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H91h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

SegaSaturn66918m ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle1m ago

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.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg17h ago

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.

Profchaos16h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola12h ago

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

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Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says

Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.

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Kaii7d ago

Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.

kythlyn6d ago

Microsoft needs to be guiding Blizzard to be what it USED to be, not allowing it to continue to be the greedy bastardization of itself that it has become.

XiNatsuDragnel7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.

Rynxie7d ago

They will never be old blizzard. Most of all the OG's left from developers to those on the top (even some decision making folks left).

Vits7d ago

Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.

ApocalypseShadow7d ago

I was about to say this. How can they be blizzard when they're no longer blizzard from yesteryear?

blacktiger7d ago

Rare was the thing I lost heart

victorMaje7d ago

Exactly. Blizzard hasn’t been Blizzard for a long time.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Knightofelemia7d ago

Blizzard is not the same Blizzard like it use to be.

PassNextquestion7d ago

Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...

Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.

thesoftware7307d ago

Wow, PassNextquestion,

You fully understand what that saying means, unlike some people on here who just have to say negative garbage talk.

When someone says, "Just let *blank* be *blank*, "they are just letting them operate how they operate.

It's pretty much how Sony "let Bungie be Bungie."

This comment section is full of outright haters, but you have to "let N4G be N4G"

GamerRN7d ago

This site leans so heavily in one direction...

BISHOP-BRASIL6d ago

I don't think people commenting are necessarily blaming MS for anything here, this is just collective longing for what Blizzard/Vivendi was before Activision's meddling.

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