GenGAME writes: The PlayStation 4 is on its way, and this time around Sony is focusing on new play options. With the help of things like the new DualShock 4 controller, a dual camera, and new streaming technology provided by Gaikai, Sony is aiming to give gamers lots of new ways to play.
Most of these new features share the common denominator of giving players the ability to experience games before buying them, but that’s not Sony’s only endgame here. Looking at the big picture, all of these new features make one thing very certain: Sony is launching an all-out attack on the competition.
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.
Attack is not the right word. They are surely making a strong statement, but not attacking any body. The DS4, new camera, share and Gaikai have nothing to do with "experience games before buying them", so how is that "the common denominator"?
Sony has made a strong statement with the PS4, it is meant to excite fans and put pressure on the competition. I think they succeeded in doing both. The Wii-u will no doubt miss out on some ports and we have no idea how M$ will respond. Sony did gamers a big favor no matter which system they may prefer.
its always been top dog, ps4 will be no different.
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All this sounds promising, but the question now is...will they execute on these things. Will Sony execute.
I believe the ram and kaz and his vision to bring in gaikai will certainly help make things happen.
Now, lets see what ms has up its sleeve.