Japanese developer believes the PlayStation 4 was designed for American gamers due to its social features.
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.
That's probably true. Why else would they announce it for the first time on American soil?
So because it has Social features, it must automatically mean it's American? Sounds like a cop-out. I think they are just saying that because an American designed the console. Social Networks are VERY popular in Japan. So, this whole idea that it is somehow "American" due to social features (of all things) doesn't add up.
I had a fealing some devs in Japan would take the fact that the PS4 was designed by an American, and revealed in NYC instead of Tokyo, as a slight. But they have to understand that when it comes to consoles, Japan has been lagging behind in online multiplayer. Internet is just as accessible there as it is in the West, so it's time they embraced Multiplayer and the option of social integration. Besides, if they don't want to use social integration, then don't use those features. Problem solves. I don't see what's so western about that...
Oh and that stuff he said about Facebook, makes no sense since it is OPTIONAL (like Uncharted 3 lets you use your facebook account in multiplayer if you want, or just psn instead). If the Japanese want to stay anonymous, than just use good old fashion PSN and Avatars.
Yeah, because all Japanese people don't socialize. They communicate through telepathy and a form of pheremone dispersal; like psychic ants.
Who needs words anyway when you can communicate an entire sentence and convey emotional states with one monosyllabic grunt.
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smh
Well that comment totally doesn't add fuel to the suggestion that the Japanese are xenophobes.
In almost all the world exist the internet, facebook, youtube and other social platforms. PS4 is a joint design of a lot of people of various countries inlcuding Japan and US. The console is designed to allow to the people get connected and to enjoy of the games together. You dont need to reveal your identity or if you want you can create a false identity. Ps4 will be a great oportunity to make friends¡ or foes (if you are ISA) :D