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Yoshida: Every PlayStation 4 title will be available for download

GCO: "Sony president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida said that “every” PlayStation 4 title will be available for both download and retail sale. However, Yoshida didn't mention if the digital releases would be simultaneous."

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Cupid_Viper_34112d ago

I've always said that this is exactly how they're going to phase out GameStop and the likes. So their days are numbered.

LOGICWINS4112d ago

How exactly are they going to phase out Gamestop if retail disks will still exist?

jujubee884112d ago

The publishers behind your favorite games will still tell gamestop they can have day one DLC. Trust me, bro.

But, this is great. Been enjoying the feature on my VITA. Should be made better on the PS4 with the whole "play while you download" feature.

Double_O_Revan4112d ago

No matter how much developers complain about Gamestop and used games sales, GS is one of, if not the biggest single retailer of games. They NEED GS as a store to sell and move their games. GS isn't going anywhere.

shutUpAndTakeMyMoney4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

You have a point! Go to gamestop and pre order? Or click buy and play as game is installing?

I have a feeling many will be tempted by the fact that their is no waiting time.

What if they say "Pre order on psn and get gta5 2 days early"??

Cupid_Viper_34112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed...
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed...
http://www.dmwmedia.com/new...
http://business.financialpo...
It's trend that will inevitably hurt the GameStop and similar retailers whose sold focus is video game sales the most. As opposed to Best Buys and others who sells many other things besides video games.

Just look at what Steam has done to physical sales for PC Games.

Gut not only that, it's instantaneous. As in you don't have to move from the couch. Plus going from one game to the next is a lot simpler as well. It's not something I foresee happening tomorrow, but it will happen.

GraveLord4112d ago

Retail will always exist. These companies rely on stores to promote and show off their products.

Cupid_Viper_34112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

More links.

http://www.examiner.com/art...

http://www.cnbc.com/id/4939...

Retail will always be around. But specialized retail shops such as GameStop and the likes are going to become increasingly insignificant as more and more games are purchase directly from the consoles and PCs.

HammadTheBeast4112d ago

Thing is, it's always the best to have the physical thing. Resale value, collections, and overall just the feeling of having something physical.

Cloud is convenient, but physical experiences matter most. Except with Kinect.

Cupid_Viper_34112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

@Hammad

Yes physical copies will be around for a long time, and Walmart, Best Buy, Target, Futureshop, Amazon, craiglists will always be around to sell them.

All the retailers mentioned above have one thing in common, video games sales makes up a very small portion of their total inventory. GameStop on the other hand only sell video games, so the digital trend that's going on right now, will hurt them. And when that trend goes full steam (no pun intended) they will be phased out as they will no longer make enough money to keep actual stores running.

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Blaze9294112d ago

Wondering what those download sizes will look like

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Blaze9294112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

That doesn't make any sense at all, especially as a reply to my comment. It doesn't really matter? Because every country/ISP has unlimited bandwidth and every consumer has 20TB HDDs ready.

Yes, it does matter. And before anyone goes, no one is forcing you to download. Again, which is why I said I'm just wondering..

Kur04112d ago

for full retail games I'm expecting anything from 7gb-25.

user39158004112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

Downloads, mmm, I see it already the gap of bandwith minimal and the cable or 4g or, att or whatever companies are carrying their broadbands are going to place limits. Most cable companies and dish have download gaps, so 1 disk 50 to 100 gb mmm thats all the downloads for this month folks lol...

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Oldman1004112d ago

Which is awesomely amazingness, because now we can play them instantly while it downloads in the background.

GiantFriendlyCrab4112d ago

what if your account is fucked, and you have to pay the game again?

BitbyDeath4112d ago (Edited 4112d ago )

Call Sony and get it transferred.

I've had a similar situation with SingStar songs.
No problem.

r214112d ago

Well if you got your account working back again, just go to your download list and you should be able to get your games that you downloaded. I assume so, since the PS3 does that.

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Sony CEO says although AI "has been used for creation," it's "not a substitute for human creativity"

"AI is not a substitute for human creativity. We position it as a technology that supports creativity. Creativity resides in people. We will continue to contribute to people's creativity through technology," the CEO said.

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1nsomniac4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

...not yet but 100% within the next 10 years!

..Then Sony will use it like the drop of a hat. They're no different to the others.

isarai4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

They used to be 😞 sure it was always a business, and money's always the priority, but they used to have a very strong stance on supporting artists and creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" was a phrase they touted a few times back in the ps1-ps3 era, a philosophy carried over from their music branch PlayStation was created from. It's not COMPLETELY gone, but it's barely there compared to what it was back then, i just want them to return to that.

Eonjay3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

I am highly encouraged by their statement about human creativity. "Dont f#@k with the artist" is exactly what they are saying. But at the same time, I don't think people understand that Sony is a corporation. If they don't realize growth, they don't get to exist. When you say 'Sony', you are talking about a bunch of investors. To speak about them any other way is a illogical and incorrect. They haven't changed. They have been a group of investors since they became a public business.

isarai4d ago

Ugh, i really wish people would stop gambling people's livelihoods by turning a project/game into their political soapbox. Im all for statements and having your own opinion, but there's more people working on this than just druckman, ham fisting your political beliefs onto just seems inconsiderate for everyone elses job security when it can result in a failure due to people avoiding it for that reason.

I play games for escape, im so tired of nearly every AAA game blatantly dragging real world issues to shove in my face when I'm trying to take a break from it all. They don't even bother to be subtle about it, quite the opposite, it's blasted and force fed to you and it's just getting exhausting

Einhander19723d ago

People are taking a whole interview and cutting it down to clips that make him look bad and take what he actually was saying out of context. For example he also said things like this AI has "ethical issues we need to address"

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@Einhander

Why defend him at this point?

It’s not taking things out of context, he said what he said.

Old ND would never talk about soulless AI taking over so many creative things they are well known for. The whole “ethical issues” is just a good PR spin people who push this crap fall back on to make their statements not seem as bad. So many AI lovers do this.

AI has no place is so many creative based things.

Einhander19723d ago

Well yeah, because everyone else is using it so they need to stay competitive. It's the same as paid online, they didn't want to go that route but their competition was making so much money they needed to add paid online just to keep up.

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

AI will never replace humans in game development in terms of conceptualizing new games. Humans still need to come up with the ideas and what they want to implement. However much of the day to day menial coding could be AI driven to reduce production time and team size. I could also see AI being used for bug testing/optimization that could lead to better quality games at launch. I'm actually very optimistic about how AI can positively impact game development.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz3d ago

People that aren't software developers just don't understand the benefits of AI. People who's only exposure to A.I is the Terminator movie and other related sci fi films won't understand the benefits it provides.

It's not about replacing human labor. It's about making human labor easier.

Many years ago, I had laser eye surgery done. It was performed by a robot. The doctor took my measurements and calibrated the machine to make sure it would do what needed be done. And then the robot corrected my vision in 10 seconds.

15 years later and I still have 20/20 vision.

Eonjay3d ago

AI in and of itself is not a 'bad'. Money is bad. Money is evil, and corporations will do whatever they can to get more of it. They will find ways to implement AI to replace as may jobs as possible. This isn't even up for debate. It is the charge of the corporation to maximize returns for the investors. They have no choice. I'm a developer and I know that my job will absolutely be replaced. Therefore, I have decided to become an AI dev. AI has a lot of potential to help us solve problem on a scale most can't even imagine. The issue, as ever is that our monetary system only ever allows us to focus on greed and fiscal growth.

But I am a pragmatist. Perhaps an AI model can be built to help protect us from our most dangerous instincts and habits. And perhaps Congress can pass laws to protect us from people who would use AI to manipulate and control us (spoiler: they wont).

RaiderNation3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Progress is inevitable. Nobody driving cars today is complaining that the horse and buggy is no longer around. Yes, some jobs will be lost but guess what? With innovation comes new job opportunities. It's how the cycle of the job market works.

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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.

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d 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.

exputers32d ago

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

Profchaos32d ago (Edited 32d 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_looken32d 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.

z2g32d ago

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

phoenixwing32d ago

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

H932d ago

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

jambola32d 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

SegaSaturn66932d ago

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

Popsicle32d 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.

jznrpg33d 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.

Profchaos33d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola33d 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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