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PlayStation Cross-Buy is the best feature introduced this generation

GearNuke: PlayStation Cross-Buy is perhaps the best new feature introduced by Sony this generation. It all started with the birth of PlayStation VITA and will carry on to PlayStation 4. With the recent announcement that Flower, Flow, Sound Shapes and Escape Plan will be Cross-Buy supported, we are essentially getting free games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VITA.

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DigitalRaptor3855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

Even the PS+ games work with this. For example, I got Limbo for PS3 via PS+, and when the Vita version came out, I got that for free.

So if you have bought Sound Shapes, flOw and Flower for any one platform, you get it for the rest of them at no additional cost. You bought Escape Plan for Vita, you get the PS4 version free. They've spent time, effort and money on these ports, upgrading visuals and adding in different control support, but we're not expected to pay any extra.

Just amazing.

nosferatuzodd3855d ago

i got it for free and think Sony made a mistake lol

abzdine3855d ago

X-buy is amazing.
I don't understand why FFXHD and others aren't X-buy games cause FFXHD supports cross save and i dont see why i should buy the same game twice. Greed? i think so!

minimur123855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

@abzdine

It's definitely not greed - Square are in alot of money problems right now, and if you were in huge debt, would you give away free copies of your game just because someone bought one version?

I certainly wouldn't.

It's pretty rude to call them greedy to be honest, and shows that you just expect these games to be cross buy.

You don't have to buy these games twice. No one said you did, so stop being greedy yourself and respect the developers, publishers who want to make a buck

DigitalRaptor3855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

@ abzdine

Greed is nothing to do with it.

Sony are just highly consumer conscious, more than any other large gaming company except probably Valve. I see it as a good will gesture. "Buy our games, buy our services and we will treat you well."

If Square Enix were greedy, they wouldn't have spent their capital on completely re-vamping Final Fantasy XIV Online for PC and PS3 into a much improved game, when it received harsh criticism from fans. They also wouldn't be allowing you to claim the PS4 version of FFXIV for free, if you've purchased the PS3 version, if they were greedy.

PS+ and cross-buy are tremendous features from a generous company.

abzdine3855d ago

FFXHD supports trophies, cross save with vita which means it's 100% the same game. Now if one or the other had extra things in it ok it might be justified but it isn't the case. FFX first came out 11 years ago and just releasing an HD remake will allow them to make good money. I wanna play the game on vita when i'm not home and resume my game on PS3 just like many other games offer already.

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badz1493855d ago

the best of it was Sly 4! it already cost only $40 and we still get the Vita version for FREE! that AR feature should be in more games IMO! it's just awesome!

Enmson3855d ago

I hope more psn game will be cross buy. I got a lot of psn games, and I would love to play them on the PS4.

jujubee883855d ago

Flower, flOw, Sound Shapes, and Escape Plan coming to PS4

PlayStation 4 versions free to users who already own them.

http://gematsu.com/2013/10/...

WorldGamer3855d ago

This is great, definitely gives consumers more piece of mind that they won't have to re-purchase content they already own. Sick.

BX813855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

Maybe he's drunk? I don't have a vita or ps3 anymore but I support x buy. Back to the drunk monk. MS has actually had normal postings on this site the past day or 2. Maybe the haters ran out of hater-aid.

The comment was for king

KingTrash3855d ago

I can't stand any more of this blatant Sony fanboy articles. It's making me sick. I'm not a fanboy on either side but it's getting to the point that I wanna support Microsoft just because I can't stand this BS anymore.

scott1823855d ago

You may actually be a Microsoft fanboy, denial can be hard to overcome. Microsoft's an awesome company, I like a lot of things they do, but it's ok for Sony to be successful and popular.

reko3855d ago

idk why hes angry LOL

zeee3855d ago

kingtrash... yup, the username says it all. but you know what? I feel a bit sad and sorry for you.

Grave3855d ago

You're what the internet calls: a troll.

dp2774073855d ago

Then go buy an Xbox Trash we really don't care.

DigitalRaptor3855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

I wonder what made you come on to a positive article that does nothing but state facts about how great cross-buy is for gamers, and called it out for fanboyism, other than you being a butthurt troll.

I mean are you scared that the superb value of gaming on PlayStation is going to catch on or something, and you want to keep it on the down low? What is it?
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Edit: Firstly, why don't you admit that you were wrong for calling this a "blatant Sony fanboy article". Then I might be able to take the rest of what you just said more seriously, without having to assume you are a massive fanboy yourself.

What you just convulsed out there was a mix of good points about Sony not having Killzone or DriveClub playable, and random hypothetical scenarios that are reaching at best. If you haven't noticed already there have been Xbox trolls in almost every indie or PS4 lineup article on here calling out a supposedly "weak lineup" and saying that most indie games are trash even though they haven't even played "most" indie games, and I'm sure don't even understand what an indie game actually is.

KingTrash3855d ago

I'll give you an example. Two days ago, there's a post about the PS4 demo kits available at the Sony store with Knack, Octodad, FIFA, Contrast and Pinball Arcade. Not one fanboy mentions that they're disappointed with the available playable demos...the lack of anything remotely impressive like Killzone. Sony putting out demo kits with those games is clearly a bad decision. If you're a casual gamer and have no idea what's in the pipeline and you see that on display, you're not gonna think too highly of the PS4. More importantly to my point, if Microsoft put out demo stations with equally unimpressive titles, Sony fanboys would be all over it with conspiracy theories about why they're not giving demos of Ryse or Forza. It's frustrating to see day after day on N4G. I'm excited about both consoles but putting up with the Sony fanboys day in and day out is putting a damper on the PS4 for me.

Grave3855d ago

You really need to read this shit out loud before you post it.

TheLastGuardian3855d ago

When someone says they don't support a company because of their fanboys, I want to punch them in the face. You're really going to miss out on a whole slew of games because of how some people act on the internet?

Oh and Ryse and Forza ARE equally unimpressive.

nosferatuzodd3855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

talk about delusional

reko3855d ago

@kingtrash

we all know youre not buying a ps4..

strigoi8143855d ago

@kingtrash

yup we all know you hate Sony, you dont have to explain and elaborate the heart aches

thejigisup3855d ago

I love how you can see the future/alternate realities where sony fanboys care about what it's going on in the ms demo kiosk

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InTheLab3855d ago

You're tired of people cheering on a company thats giving away free games?

AbortMission3855d ago

Somehow positive Playstation news equates to Xbox hating Lol

Fanboy paranoia. See a shrink, KingTrash.

Hicken3855d ago

You... should probably stop.

Freedomland3855d ago

@KingTrash

Oh, i know King of Trash

badz1493855d ago

hating on FREE stuff? awesome ones at that too? yeah, king of trash right there!

Silly gameAr3855d ago

That is a pretty dumb thing to get pissy over. There's plenty of MS news. Make it easier for you and your blood pressure, and go to those articles and start supporting MS. I promise you, nobody will give a rats a**.

serratos273855d ago

Chill out. Let people get excited we have a new generation of consoles coming out. Dont be so bitter.

AbortMission3855d ago

Aww, does the Xbox fanbaby want some Mountain dew and dewritos to calm down? Lol

NarooN3855d ago

It must suck for you, KingTrash, to have someone holding you at gunpoint, ferociously commanding you to click on articles like this. I truly pity you.

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reko3855d ago

@kingtrash

why are you getting mad? whats wrong with the article?

Grave3855d ago

He's so ridiculous. "Free stuff is bad m'kay." I am pretty sure Microsoft would looooove to give him the chance to pay for the same game twice.

KingTrash3855d ago

Microsoft had been smart enough not to get involved in the handheld game. Their second screen experience is available to anyone with a smartphone or tablet instead of a dying handheld. Now who is making you spend more money in this scenario?

DigitalRaptor3855d ago (Edited 3855d ago )

So basically, you're trying to be some good-for-the-cause honest gamer, and then you just went ahead and posted diatribe like this? No wonder you feel so victimised by Sony fans, if you post crap like this and expect no-one to counter it.
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There's nothing wrong with the handheld market, as demonstrated by Nintendo and there are some excellent games on an excellent handheld with PS Vita.

See... you pretend not to be a fanboy, but as evidenced, it always comes back to how Microsoft is better than Sony for whatever reason you just made up there. And as we all know Sony also has a second screen experience available for anyone with a smartphone or tablet, as well as offering the consumer a "dying" handheld.

So no, they're not making you spend more money. Options, you see. If you see the value in Vita, you will go for it. Let's not pretend that Sony are force-bundling you a Vita like Microsoft are force-bundling you Kinect.

Grave3855d ago

That's what the internet calls: pwnt.

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Diablo IV is Available on PlayStation Cloud Gaming - Beats Xbox to the Punch

Diablo IV is now available to play via PlayStation Cloud Gaming! Still not available to Play on Xbox Cloud Gaming.

We ran our script again and found 15 other PS5 games (a lot of popular ones!) that got PS5 Cloud Gaming support within the last month as well.

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Hugodastrevas2d ago

Not for me, I'm 100% physical media all of the time.

jwillj2k41d 18h ago

I hate that I have to keep calling this out, but your physical disks mean nothing if the game code attempts to connect to a server prior to playing.

Hugodastrevas1d 18h ago

And that happens when? I'm playing completely offline here, stellar Blade to be more precise.
I'm sorry but I've never run into that imaginary problem you're talking about, I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it has never happened to me.

jwillj2k41d 18h ago

You not running into the problem yet has no bearing on my argument. You’re acting like the medium is the shield for you being able to always play your games when it effectively is not. The game code itself can try to connect to a server or the console you’re playing on may receive an update that requires that game to connect to a server. Just because you haven’t ran into it doesn’t mean anything lol you don’t own your games no matter how you try.

Hugodastrevas1d 17h ago

So I have never run into the problem you're talking about and your answer is an hypothetical? Look I can play any game of my library offline right now without issue.
That issue is in your mouth and alone.

Crows901d 13h ago

Actually...there's an easy way...don't connect. If it doesn't require a connection and you don't connect...the code can't update...obviously....confused why you don't get what he's saying.

outsider16241d 12h ago

Hold on..lets say i dnt have an online connection, can i atleast play the game offline though. Was thinking of getting this

jwillj2k41d 7h ago

None of you use your brains.

OK, let’s explore this playing offline. not talking about Diablo specifically just gaming in general.

Are you going to buy two PlayStations? One offline one online? If not, moment you want to play something that requires a connection you’re cooked.

Does game experience you love so much stay the same offline?

Is the game even playable offline?

The whole point of my argument is that we don’t hold the keys anymore. The gatekeepers are the developers and console makers regardless of whether it’s digital or physical. You altering your play style for a lesser experience is not a workaround, it doesn’t solve the overall problem.

None of this matters since the move to the cloud is inevitable.

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spicelicka1d 22h ago

So you have to buy the game and can only stream to the PS5 devices using PS plus premium? What is the point of that. Much more useful when you can stream to other devices.

MrNinosan1d 21h ago

Works great on my Portal while at work 👍

spicelicka1d 19h ago

That's streaming off your PS5, not from the cloud. This is specifically referring to cloud gaming.

CrimsonWing691d 21h ago

Can’t you, uh, do this on your phone?

Tacoboto1d 20h ago

Sony doesn't yet have a web or app-based solution to stream games off their cloud service, the closest you may be able to get would be Remote Play if they allow cloud streaming during a Remote session.

And yes this applies to the Portal too.

Einhander19721d 1h ago (Edited 1d 1h ago )

Tacoboto

Please stop talking about PlayStation Streaming, you don't know what you're talking about.

I just explained this to you the other day where you were telling people that remote play was their only cloud solution, because apparently you didn't understand how PlayStation Premium works even though PS Now was a thing since shortly after the launch PS4..

You can stream to PC and Mac, and they had mobile clients for it in the past but probably for the same reason Microsoft is fighting Apple and Google PS Now wasn't allowed on App stores. Which is why it's not on iPhone and Android still.

And to be honest, I am glad they are trying to keep it on the console, all their moves away from the console seem like a step in the wrong direction, which isn't working so great for Microsoft...

anast1d 20h ago

Blizzard is shoving this game everywhere. Diablo 4 is going to take an even bigger hit soon. Path of exile 2 is coming out and it looks insane.

Crows901d 13h ago

Well they're about to release the next season...I think that might be way they're pushing the game again.

anast23h ago

I mean I get what you are saying, but D4 isn't doing that well either.

UnbreakableAlex1d 19h ago (Edited 1d 19h ago )

I completed it on gamepass. Thanks God I dint pay it full price. It plays like a lazy mobile game. I am not a pro diablo gamer (Diablo 1 was the only one I completed) but D4 has no atmosphere, no creepy feeling and soundtrack like the first one and its so easy, I managed to not buy any weapon and had 4 Million Credits on level 55. I always used the same 4 attacks from the beginning and died maybe 10-15 times. It's so easy, wtf. I remember D1 to be pretty hard.
WTF happened? Is Diablo 3 also that bad?

jwillj2k41d 18h ago

Diablo 3 was my first Diablo game. I had to use the mailbox cheats to keep it interesting.

Crows901d 13h ago (Edited 1d 13h ago )

Diablo 3 was really hard at launch....then they made it easy.

They love scaling difficulty though.

anast23h ago

D2 is the pinnacle. I still fire it up from time to time.

GrmpyolGamer 1d 11h ago

Considering that the PS cloud steaming is garbage compared to XCloud and is limited to certain devices this isn't something to brag about. Wake me up when Diablo is on PS plus

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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.

Profchaos13d ago (Edited 13d 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.

exputers13d ago

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

Profchaos12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken12d ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g13d ago

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

phoenixwing13d ago

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

H913d ago

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

jambola12d ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66913d ago

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

Popsicle13d 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.

jznrpg13d 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.

Profchaos13d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola13d 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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