Is Sony really doing it right? Or are they beginning a trend that could lead to a missed concept of why HD Collections should be released?
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.
I do not think the inFamous collection is really a HD collection more just buying the series on one disc. inFamous sold well but not extremely well. The collection is for those who didn't originally buy inFamous and isn't for the same audience as the GOW HD collection (who people will buy to enjoy the PS2 versions in HD). Different markets
It definitely isn't an HD collection but that's mentioned in the article. HD collections have a purpose, whereas the inFamous collection release is just a reboxing with very little content.
You've hit the nail on the head right there. The people who will be tempted by the Infamous Collection are people that have never played either game before. Is it a bad thing to have choice? Never.
Nobody complained about the Uncharted bundle released in time for Uncharted 3 and it's fair to say that sales were enough to show that this sort of thing could be a success. People with the games digitally may be tempted to buy the collection. People looking to get rid of some of their games may trade in both current boxed items for both games on one disk. And for people who don't want to spend a huge amount on Infamous 2 (it can still be incredibly expensive), this will be a way of adding value to the price tag.
Choice is never a bad thing, whether it's something you feel is of value to you or not.
I agree with you mat, I just hope we don't see repackaging of games for the sake of profits and shelf space rather than to give gamers a wider selection of games not previously available on the PS3, especially considering inFamous 2 is free on PS Plus (which, in my opinion, should be pushed a lot harder on consumers than a $30 collection).