Digitally Downloaded writes: "I do have to wonder whether Sony's merely making a short term play to keep customer numbers up, or it has a plan to introduce margin back into the software side of its business in the long term. I hope it's the latter, because the former doesn't suggest good things about Sony's future."
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.
Give up the doom and gloom already. Its getting played out. Smh.
Has anyone ever thought that maybe ppl dont read the articles or click the sites anymore because the trash that is posted on most of these sites? I don't click articles anymore unless i know the site and know how they get down. So whatever i comment on just like the guy above me is based off the sensationalist titles! The titles shouldn't be so misleading if that is the case and doesn't mirror the article.
Down voted and disliked the website.
I'm sure if Sony's generosity was harming them they wouldn't be giving out free games and $10 gift vouchers.
Not every company is greedy like M$.
Sometimes a little generosity proves effect in the long run.
Money is Money. This may be ainy's allocated adverstisement money to shore up the next gen base or to prepare everyone for a subscription fee.
U also have to remember that to get these deals, u have to constantly pay for ps+, a constant revenue stream that theymay need right now. Many of the games may not have been purchased otherwise, so where is the loss? Tjey know what they are doing.
I do agree though that most articles are here to fill thevtime until we get actual info. And sites want to get noticed. Others love video games and live to blog about them regardless of the topic.
Generosity has nothing to do with this,Sony is giving stuff away because they want to increase customer base.They are taking short term loss in hope for long term gain.
Plenty of others do that...see Amazon,Steam,UK supermarkets,etc