PlayStation Network's hack is continuing to put Sony in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Although Kaz Hirai provided a lengthy letter, detailing the breach of Sony's networks, Sony and data firm Epsilon both decided not to show up at the congressional hearing and that really rubbed Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, the wrong way.
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 think Sony had every right not to drop everything and come to the beck and call of congress. Sheesh these guys haven't got the time to come out and explain things to laymen.
If congress want answers by all means ask...they responded whats the problem. I imagine everyone has their hands full.
While I fully believe that yes some accountability has to take place...give them some bloody breathing space.
If they wish to change the laws so mote it be but I hope they don't retroactivly throw the book at them.
i like that Kaz told them why it took so long to alert consumers.
...and then she just asks the question again.
what the hell else does she want from them? all the answers are right there in the letter. now, if you disagree with how they handled it, that's fine.
but, keep asking the same questions, and you'll get the same answers.
As if the REAL world did not know this already...They hid the fact that info was stolen for a week to avoid backlash...whats that a mistake?
James Brightman is a well known SONY hater.
yeah coming from the same govt our govt that almost had to shut down? and whats being handled wrong? what? yeah worry about real problems!