We all know that Japan, once mighty and seemingly impenetrable bastion of the global games industry, has floundered somewhat in recent years, with many Western developers, particularly in the US, leaving their Japanese counterparts looking very old-fashioned by comparison. But it’s not like the Japanese games industry is dead and buried. There are still areas in which Japan remains a world leader. Here’s five of them…
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
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Making awful games euro and korean devs rule .
As long as Nintendo and Sony are in the game industry Japan will be the center of gaming.
The author is absolutely right that Japan knows how to depict women. If you like flat-chested, hairy, muscular women, play a western game.
sexism haha
i still think Japanese Devs are the best in the world, although some western devs are starting to catch up.