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Sony is adding an extra measure to avoid confusion in PSVR Games

Sony has been touting their exclusive VR headset for some time now. Their new PSVR headset is due to release in Q4, 2016. The new PSVR promises to bring exclusive VR games and VR content to the table. With all the sea of games, confusion is a possibility. Sony is doing their best to avoid it.

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nitrogav3264d ago

I hope the price for PSVR doesn't go up because of Brexit here in the UK!?.

Kerppamaister3264d ago

I think every price will go up cause of it.

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pyroxxx3263d ago (Edited 3263d ago )

You guys are going to have 2 very tough years ahead,.. Watch central bankers from the FED, EU and Japan absolutely pounce the sterling,.. You don't piss American Empire and globalists off,..I really doubt in the end Britain will really be allowed to leave,..They will just punish you to the point of compliance. But good job guys ,.. Really a brave step.

Jayszen3263d ago (Edited 3263d ago )

@prroxxx

Why thank you for you good wishes.

Some people voted to leave because they do not like the level of immigration into the UK and thought voting to leave would reduce the numbers. Most did so because they do not like an unelected body having the power to determine the lives of half a billion people. There is nothing democratic about the present day EU. All the good intentions it started with have been eroded in a world dominated by business and corporations. Just yesterday they announced sanctions against Spain and Portugal for failing to reduce their budgets to a level required by the EU. The countries will be fined 0.2% of the GDP and lose 0.5% of the income from the EU fund which means that the deficits will only get worse resulting in a never ending cycle of sanctions and fines and increasing deficit till a point where both Spain and Portugal will be in so much debt that the countries are owned by the bankers and the IMF. Look at the manner in which personal savings of the Cypriots were raided in 2013 in order to recoup losses by their government.

Jayszen3263d ago (Edited 3263d ago )

@nitrogav

I suspect that the price may well go up as a result as the bankers and the EU are determined to teach the UK a lesson for daring to take what was a democratic decision. These guys have the fingers on the pulse to the extent that they know if they target PS4 gamers and increase the prices of games, the PS4 and the PSVR, the whole country will demand a referendum to cancel the previous referendum so that we can stay in the EU and ensure we pay less for our Playstation fix. (Add maniacal laughter at the end of this paragraph for full effect)

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GNCFLYER3264d ago

They have always included what controller you need on the box. When my daughter was into the PS move games their was always a pixture of the move peripheral on the game case.

Neonridr3264d ago

sigh.. so because people can't read we have to clutter up our game boxes with these large icons and extra writing everywhere. Shame.

Ristul3264d ago

Yeah, looks terrible imo.

Death3264d ago

Sony is touting this as a separate platform. Wouldn't it be easier to put the game in a different colored box? Instead of PS4 on it, they could say PSVR. That should eliminate any confusion.

OB1Biker3264d ago

Many games support PSVR but are also playable without and they all need a PS4 anyway

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Christopher3264d ago

Different colored boxes costs more money whereas covers that go on them have to be printed anyway.

rainslacker3264d ago (Edited 3264d ago )

Different color or maybe slightly different shape. There's still plenty of empty space in the box itself. Not too extreme for storage purposes, just something that will be noticeable.

Believe Nintendo did this with Wii/WiiU titles, and even PS3/4 titles have both different colors and shapes.

While the wording should be enough, the box should be readily recognizable before one gets close enough to actually read it.

IMO, this would only really have to apply those those games which absolutely required PSVR.

OTOH, I don't recall them using different boxes for PSMove required games....and it isn't industry standard to use different colors or boxes for things that require a peripheral.

Anyhow, given that it isn't industry standard to use different colors or shapes within the same product line, using the same thing they did for PSMove, a banner and icon, is probably sufficient.

Death3264d ago

I had no idea blue was a cheaper color. Where do you think green sits on the color-price scale? I have no idea how you came up with the dye used in plastic having an impact on cost.

As for games that are playable on PS4 with or without VR, that isn't as easy as games exclusive to PSVR. I would rather see games exclusive that take advantage of the VR platform instead of games that have an optional VR component add on anyway.

Jayszen3263d ago

@Death

So people cannot read? It says on the box 'PSVR required' or 'PSVR compatible' in big letters right under the 'PS4 - Only on Playstation' banner. I mean you only have to look at the cover and gives you all the details required including 'You'll need these..' showing pictures of the PSVR in the games where it is absolutely required. The consumer has to take some responsibility here.

Death3263d ago

@Jay,

Most people can definitely read. The real question is why don't they? Many times it's because they make a spontaneous purchase. That is what many retailers rely on. I tend to research purchases ahead of time, but I am aware I am in the minority when it comes to it. It would benefit gamers if there was something more to distinguish PSVR and PS4 games since they are separate platforms according to Sony themselves. A lighter blue color or purple would go much further in saying "this is different" than some writing on a box cover that is more likely to be overlooked by casual gamers/customers.

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darthv723264d ago

They could have just made the color of the boxes different like MS did with kinect games in relation to other 360 games. If you saw a purple box you knew it was kinect specific. Simple as that.

S2Killinit3264d ago

Some games are playable with both PSVR and traditional. Thats why they cant do that.

nitus103263d ago

Considering the PSVR can do a cinema mode pretty much all PS4 games can be displayed on it.

NarooN3264d ago

Eh not a big deal. Do you really spend a lot of time staring at the boxes?

Neonridr3264d ago

No, but you would assume a little bit of common sense. It's because of certain people that coffee cups have to say "Hot" on them, even though we all drink our coffee hot (minus iced coffee of course).

NarooN3264d ago

Well yeah I get that. The first thing I thought of when I saw the PSVR labels is "that's nice, but there's still gonna be idiots who manage to get confused anyway." Sad world we live in, lol.

KiwiViper853264d ago

For sale, useless christmas gift from grandma...

rainslacker3264d ago

One has to be aware of the product for the text to be relevant to them. Pictures help many see they they may not have what is required.

I don't expect customers to know everything there is to know....because a great many have no clue...but given the nature of the text, it would seem that a half intelligent consumer would at least want to inform themselves what it means given that the word, "required" is pretty prominent.

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HighlyDoubtful3264d ago

"and a damn heck more!"

Um what? Nobody talks like that.

Retroman3264d ago (Edited 3264d ago )

Depend on where you were raised, how you was raised and parents communication, or as a child heard other kids use "Heck" yer,fer,reckin etc.. maybe the guy live in the South.

WeAreLegion3264d ago

True, but nobody uses "damn heck".

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AMD CEO Shares Vision Behind Xbox Partnership and Next-Gen Chip Roadmap

AMD CEO Lisa Su talks about the Xbox AMD partnership, next-gen Ryzen + Radeon chips, and AI rendering tech coming to all Xbox devices.

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Obscure_Observer5h ago

AMD is really building hype around their unique partnership with Microsoft to help and build an advanced and seamless Xbox ecosystem across all Xbox consoles and devices.

I wonder what she meant by "full roadmap of gaming optimized chips" though? Seems ambitious.

Next year´s Xbox Showcase already looks promising and exciting. Here´s hoping they deliver.

Fishy Fingers4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Some odd, deliberate wording, no branding, not 'Xbox consoles, Xbox handhelds' specifically, feels and sounds like they're building towards hardware that anyone can be used or licensed to/by themselves and other manufacturers.

Multiplatform software and hardware 'Xbox/AMD APU'.

Obscure_Observer4h ago

I guess you missed Sarah Bond´s next generation Xbox announcement this week, were she clearly states:

"I´m thrilled to share that we´ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices, including, *our* next generation *Xbox consoles*."

But hey, I don´t think you´re entirely wrong, maybe MS will build their own Xbox consoles while licencing other manufactures to build and sell their own Xbox branded consoles. Who knows

HyperMoused4h ago

Shares vision....we provide chips for money, this deal will sell many chips, we will make lots of money...good vision

Christopher4h ago

The marketing behind this is so heavy that I worry about the actual outcome. Why are they just not showing us the product, why all this talking in market speak?

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Sony PS5 Era Profits Soar Past $13 Billion, Outpacing All Prior PlayStation Generations

Sony’s PS5 era has generated over $13 billion in profits, surpassing the combined earnings of PS1–PS4, with $136 billion in sales.

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lukasmain20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

Their recent Playstation revenue is also more than Xbox and Switch combined, obviously in large part due to 3rd party sales.

Christopher20h ago

I mean, if Sony is keeping third parties happy, kind of feels like a winning method.

IRetrouk16h ago

Kinda always been that way if you look at previous gens, exclusives are important but they aint the main revenue generator.

Reaper22_15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

.While that is impressive. Microsoft made 13 billion in one quarter. Making up facts doesn't make them true.

Mmmkay15h ago

microsoft is not xbox. a bot should know that by now. you have been told this bs 1000 times on this site alone.

OlderGamer1712h ago

Yeah Microsoft but Xbox on the other hand.....

Aloymetal12h ago

Your defense of Microsoft is only highlighting Lord Phil's and the lame MS mismanagement. Since you're talking about MS as a whole, imagine having trillions in the bank and still losing to ''tiny'' Sony PS and Ninty. It doesn't get any more lame than that.

Christopher7h ago

If what Microsoft made as a whole was all that mattered, we would still have Windows Phones and Zunes. I would love to see Xbox' operating profits. Love to see it.

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thorstein13h ago

I prefer Playstation over Xbox when it comes to consoles but how does this news justify their layoffs?

Shane Kim12h ago

But the execs brother. You got to think about them. How could they otherwise buy yet another mansion and yacht?

raWfodog11h ago

People are generally paid for the work they are doing. Layoffs generally occur when there is no work for them to do (project cancelled, business slowing down, etc). I’ve been laid off from two jobs during my 40+ years of working so I know about these things. A company is not going to just keep paying people if there is no work for them to do, no matter how much profits they made.

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MIDGETonSTILTS1716h ago

And this is why the game output for ps5 has been a tad slower…

1) they needed to be… games take longer to develop, and they’d burn out their teams trying to maintain the same pace as ps3.

2) they can afford to… games cost more than ever to push boundaries, so Sony had to figure out a way to match Xbox’s clever profit strategies in order to afford to continue to innovate and take risks.

lukasmain11h ago

So much time was wasted on those Live Service shits. Glad they learned their lesson and have scaled that way back. Still haven't killed it, but I like it being in the background and not at the forefront

MIDGETonSTILTS176h ago

Honestly, I love Helldivers 2 so much that I can forgive them for over investing in GaaS. At least they got one gem from the endeavor.

And I still dream of Factions releasing one day.

I don’t hate GaaS inherently, most are just implemented poorly.

Reaper22_15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

@ s2killinit

Thats xbox which includes other services. The playstion division also includes other services as well. Its mostly playtion but not all playstation. What's up with all the double standards around here.

Chevalier14h ago

Yeah double standards like some idiots who got to talk about unrelated profits as a talking point. Wish those damn parrots could stay on topic with game related profits.

Next thing these idiots will talk about is something unrelated like Nintendo made more off the Mario movie than all of Xbox studios TV/movie endeavors combined you know?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...

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Deathdeliverer14h ago

@Chevalier

Mind you that’s only AFTER buying all those other companies adding them to the revenue. It was a LOT lower. This is Activision, Bethesda, and others COMBINED to get that number.

“The sales of windows professional on the other hand trounces god of war sales” 😂

Reaper22_12h ago(Edited 11h ago)

All you did was prove that you dont know what revenue is. Tencent is no.1 in profits. Buts that's ok because unlike Tencent and Microsoft, Sony isn't in it for the money, right.🤔

pwnmaster300011h ago

That’s what Xbox fanboys do. They’ve been doing this since Xbox one.

They will use all of MS, one of the biggest company in the world and play it like every dollar they earn comes from Xbox just to one up PlayStation.
Is actually pretty sad.

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Chevalier13h ago

"Mind you that’s only AFTER buying all those other companies adding them to the revenue. It was a LOT lower. This is Activision, Bethesda, and others COMBINED to get that number."

Guys we're off topic here you know? Can someone bring us back on topic and tell us how much revenue Xbox studios does for movies and TV? Pretty sure we should also discuss how much Nintendo stands to make at Universal studios on Nintendo land and the rides should be a hot ticket this summer.

"Ouch! hahaha no wonder reaper wanna hide behind profits made by windows XD"

Yeah idiots with some sort of inferiority complex needs to get their win somewhere though. But wait shouldn't we get back on topic guys? Like seriously how much money do you think Fallout Season 2 will bring in?!

Reaper22_9h ago

Nah, reaper's not hiding behind anything. I'm just pointing out some facts. At first the narrative was Microsoft isn't going to make the money back from the ABK deal to now their profits wouldn't be as high if they didn't get the deal. This very topic is part of the reason why the deal was secured. Sony's dishonesty and reluctance to tell the truth about how much money they're making and lying about how much this deal would hurt their business. That strategy failed. They're are making a lot of money. No doubt about it and its good for the industry but don't get butthurt when Microsoft post their profits and you guys see they are also making a lot of money as well.

CrashMania9h ago

@reaper.

Microsoft don't reveal Xbox profits, sales numbers, or gamepass numbers, I wonder why that is?

You call Sony dishonest but at least they don't hide and obfuscate meaningful playstation numbers like MS do with Xbox.

IRetrouk8h ago

Reaper stop lol, only one company hides that info and it ain't sony....

Chevalier12h ago

"All you did was prove that you dont know what revenue is."

Nah all you did was confirm you're an idiot.

Reaper22_9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

You seem to be fluent in idiocy. Not everyone speaks it. So next time speak slowly and clearly so we all can understand. Getting emotional doesn't really make you smarter. Before you post a link with info make sure you know what it says.🫡

Chevalier5h ago

"Nah, reaper's not hiding behind anything. I'm just pointing out some facts"

🤡 What facts? 🤣

Please share with everyone your idiocy

What does Xbox make in revenue and profit? What are their sales? How much money does Gamepass cost them? Oh right you got ZERO numbers to post.

"Before you post a link with info make sure you know what it says."

Says the idiot who can't even tell the difference between Microsoft and Xbox? Lmao. Seriously all you're showing everyone again is how much of an uninformed parroting idiot you are.

But go ahead and post your evidence! Oh right again ZERO from a ZERO. Absolutely 💯 hilarious to see you stumble like the idiot you are.

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Npugz714h ago

Only because of games prices otherwise it’s the worst generation in PlayStation history especially for games

Reaper22_14h ago

Thats true. The article did mention game and prices were a reason. Its also shows their greed is no different than Microsoft. Laying off all those people but yet bragging about profits and still tried to stop ABK deal. What the hell!

MatrixxGT14h ago

Closing studios, layoffs, leadership changes, PS plus increases, multiple game cancellations and delays, total flops like concord. Slowest release of first party games of any generation and they just shut down PS stars I guess because it was costing to much.
Yet they announce record profits…..the greed here is insane, MS and Nintendo too. All of them milking gamers and we just keep lapping it up like a blood hound for a meal.
Them tariffs are really hitting them hard I see.

Deathdeliverer13h ago

Well a part of running a business is a tight grip on that P&L sheet. In project management. It’s a known fact that the farther into a project you go, the more costly the corrections. Having something reach the definition of done, the end of the road, and it’s hated is a monumental loss of money. As games are usually made iteratively it’s like how was this not caught and course corrected several times before this point. Sony is definitely known as trusting and allows teams to make the games they want to make. They “trust the process”. The caveat to that big budget and freedom is if it bombs, especially if it’s your first game, you’re outta there. They have shareholders/stakeholders to keep happy. Where as normally a done game like Concord would give ROI as it was out in the wild. The cost of the project is recouped and turned into profit or delivered whatever value they wanted. If the game is now NOT coming out, how do they get that money back and stay profitable? By not paying wages for that team over a course of time that would have still been on payroll working on the next potential bomb, DLC for a dead game, and essentially costing more money.
It sadly isn’t greed, it’s business. They release these great profits because 1) it’s enticing for more stakeholders to invest, and 2) Despite failures they are still balancing the books and turning record setting profits.
How many live service games died at various stages of development? They are still this profitable? Imagine if the games came out and were hits to add onto the profits?

Christopher6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

So, you're saying that over $10B of this is from $10 to $20 software price increases? Zero to do with increased market reach? Massive MTX from third-party games?

Vithar14h ago

where are the "Sony is in trouble" sayers? LOL

Chevalier13h ago

They're talking about Microsoft quarterly profits like any true gamer would be doing.

Aloymetal11h ago

Oh, that's coming, it's a mandatory thing just wait for next gen and you'll see infinite articles from the shills and the green fanbase saying ''tHiS GeN WiL Be dIfFerEnT''

stonecold33h ago

over twitter xbox fanboy you tube are saying saying sony is broke cant afford warner bros.

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PlayStation The Concert Announces U.S.Tour Dates

The tour is coming to the states as new dates have been revealed.

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