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More PlayStation 3 PS Plus secrets revealed

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There was a question about how Sony would allow users to use the 60 minutes trials that came with the new Subscription service and how was going to control the collecting of trophies within the trial.

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Rainstorm815082d ago

Okay enough with the PS+ articles it was like 3-4 just this morning......I know it just started today but DAMN

jay25082d ago

Go back to paying to play online which isn't a choise.

On top: good to know that your offline trophy card lists the trophies untill you either rent/buy the game. It'll stop people getting their levle up using the 60 min playing.

TimeSkipLuffy5082d ago

I don't think it is possible to rent the game and unlock the trophies. I think you will need to buy the game over PSN to unlock the trophies.

Elimin85082d ago (Edited 5082d ago )

I decided to try the inFamous game from PSN to see the graphical difference and while playing I unlocked a trophy. I decided to stop and have a look see and realized that my '100%' completion of inFamous was well 1% they were all locked except for the one I unlocked all wrapped up in a bubble. While they can be viewed and are 100% when compared with friends, I can't see them when I look directly in my trophies. I do ope it expires and revert to normal...

My 2cents.

Trey_4_life5082d ago

Just thought i would say 'im back'.

Been on holiday for two weeks and am glad to be back to this fantastic news that playstation plus, the ground breaking new sony premium memberships for the sony playstation 3 entertainment console is finally upon us.

This will entitle us lucky PS3 owners to cheaper dlc for such genre defining titles such as LBP2, KZ3, GT5 etc, the list goes on.

N4G - A true gamers website.

godslayer4295082d ago

I HAVE TO AGREE WITH HIM, THIS ARTICLE IS POINTLESS AND SO ARE THE MILLION IDENTICAL ONES LIKE IT. PS IM A SONY FANBOY.

Christopher5082d ago

***What was not revealed was whether users would keep the trophies and whether you would be able to see them on your Trophy Collection after the 60 minutes is up.***

Actually, this was revealed and confirmed at E3... at the press conference... by Jack Tretton.

Not a good article. They needed to vet their material before posting very old news.

fooltheman5082d ago

and it's logical too..
I once thought A great incentive for buying was, giving a trophy in the demo...
but that's also very naughty lol

BannedForNineYears5082d ago

Am I the only one completely confused by the first 4 comments? o.O

Blacktric5082d ago

Wow Jay got one bubble down because he is saying the truth? And the reason for bubble down is being "immature". Even an idiot can see that the ones who are responsible for it are immature butthurt ones not the guy who is telling the truth.

Blacktric5082d ago

6 disagrees in 8 hours. Way to go butthurt miserable fanboys. You won't be able to sit on a chair if you keep getting sentimental everytime like this.

CellularAutomata5082d ago

I get 20 disagrees sometimes, and 30 if im lucky.
Why are you complaining? No need to be butthurt.
Its just the internet.

ThanatosDMC5082d ago

I just noticed that they put your friends' Trophy level on the upper right hand corner of your friends list.

Damn, my trophy level sucks compared to some of these guys... i'm only level 27.

n4gno5082d ago

it means nothing, or just gaming time.

skilled is the most important thing to compared, and can't be judged by trophy/achievment level.

ThanatosDMC5082d ago

Yup, level thing doesnt mean jack.

cappakrako5082d ago

Premium memberships are groundbreaking? I thought that was a weapon against the B O T S. I guess the tides have turned? The ps3 has it's xbl and the 360 has no gaems?

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peeps5082d ago

is it just me that thinks sony should have explained this service a lot better. It launches today i believe and still there seems to be uncertainty about what it is exactly you are or are not getting for your money.

UnwanteDreamz5082d ago

I thought so too till I looked in the store. Seems pretty clear to me.

peeps5082d ago

will have a look later then (or tomorrow i guess for EU?)

it is something i'm interested in but obv only if i know for sure what i'm getting

tplarkin75082d ago

The whole point of PS Plus is be obscure. They are offering nothing new. You get demos? You get discounts after paying? You get "early" betas? You get background firmware updates?

You're just supposed to give Sony $50 bucks, no questions asked.

despair5082d ago (Edited 5082d ago )

funny how you conveniently forget the hundreds of dollars in free games, add-on content and avatars/themes.

Plus they explained exactly how it works, what you're getting and what the terms were, plus a faq was released. So whats the excuse not to know.

BISHOP-BRASIL5082d ago

Just like you are supposed to pay 50 bucks to play online over P2P connection... oh wait...

Qui-Gon Jim5081d ago (Edited 5081d ago )

The idea is that you give Sony $50, and they give you a bunch of free stuff that you probably wouldn't have paid for, along with discounts on other things that you might not otherwise have paid for. Then, they get $50 out of you instead of nothing.

Wipeout HD is a good example. It's an old enough game that most people who want it already bought it, but give it to people for free as part of a subscription service, and they'll bite.

PS+ is a really good value, and works out for both parties. The user gets stuff for free/cheap, and Sony gets money that they otherwise wouldn't have gotten.

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Spenok5082d ago

Hmm, interesting. Thats an odd way to do it, but i guess it makes sence.

UnwanteDreamz5082d ago

look in the PSN store shows what you get this month.

TimeSkipLuffy5082d ago

How about trohpies for the free PSN games if you do not subscribe anymore? Are they locked?

USEYOURFIST5082d ago

dont see how you got disagrees i had never thought of this but i would think they wouldnt get locked as that would be too stupid

The Hunter5082d ago (Edited 5082d ago )

If you sync it to your Trophy card, how do you lose it then? Im 95% sure you keep your trophies with free PSN games, provided that you sync them ;)

ThanatosDMC5082d ago

No, they dont get locked. Just sync it on the server.

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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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1nsomniac5d ago (Edited 5d 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.

isarai5d ago (Edited 5d 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.

Eonjay4d ago (Edited 4d 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.

isarai5d 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

Einhander19724d 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.

Einhander19724d 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.

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d 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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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Good statement but hopefully this holds up

NotoriousWhiz4d 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.

Eonjay4d 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).

RaiderNation4d ago (Edited 4d 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.

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Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d 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.

exputers33d ago

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

Profchaos33d ago (Edited 33d 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_looken33d 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.

z2g33d ago

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

phoenixwing33d ago

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

H933d ago

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

jambola33d 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

SegaSaturn66933d ago

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

Popsicle33d 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.

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jznrpg34d 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.

Profchaos34d ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion34d ago (Edited 34d ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola34d 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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