If you've seen recent reports about the PS4, you'd know that the PS4 is apparently going to 'spy' on you and will block used games according to the European ToS for the PS4. Where do I begin?
First off all, you guys know that these were the exact same ToS in the PS3 right? Secondly, can we drop the PS4 DRM conspiracy theory? Because Sony confirmed that the PS4 has no DRM back in February and a million times after that. Links?
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
http://www.eurogamer.net/ar...
http://www.nowgamer.com/new...
https://twitter.com/yosp/st...
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https://twitter.com/yosp/st...
https://twitter.com/yosp/st...
https://twitter.com/yosp/st...
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http://n4g.com/news/1382751...
http://www.gameranx.com/upd...
http://www.gamasutra.com/vi...
So, there you have it. The PS4 never had DRM in the first place. But people still want to come out and say that Sony are liars, that Sony never clarified this, even AFTER the E3 press conferences. Look at some of these tweets Yoshida has replied to.
"So do you have the old Microsoft DRM after all?" No
"Hi, ppl are canceling ps4 pre orders. they say its thanks to the new terms of services which have a lot of DRM policies! u guys lied?" No
"ToS 6.3 and 7.1, does it means I wont be able to rent games from gamefly or other services or sell the games I no longer want?" No, it does not mean that
From Shuhei Yoshida on twitter:
'If you are concerned about our new European TOS, we confirm that you are able to sell or share your disc PS4 products, including in EU.'
How many times do you have to hear it? You heard it when the PS4 was announced, you heard it after that and before E3 and you've heard it at E3, the biggest gaming event of the year.
So there you have it. The PS4 never had DRM to begin with and the day one patch is not used to remove DRM. Simple as that. But a lot of these reporters do not like to do their research.
With some 'journalists' it's just straight up denial. A prime example is MisterXMedia. I dare you to go read his blog and leave the site without an aneurism. It's full of conspiracy theorists making new innovative ways to spread misinformation and FUD. I also think MisterXMedia and his insiders were ReviewTechUSA's little bird 'sources'.
Well tweety tweet tweet, they got everything wrong on Rich's 'Next-Gen launch disaster' FUD video.
A lot of these 'gaming journalists' on Youtube or any other site with an active gaming community seem to be either misinformed, or don't do their research before reaching a conclusion. If they're not doing that, they're spreading melodramatic FUD about things as trivial as not being able to use MP3s and get DLNA access on a GAMES console. Weren't we all crapping on the XBO's initial reveal because of too much of focus on multimedia? Which is a part of the reason that it is running most games at a sub-1080p resolution?
Why do they do this? Because that's what gets the most attention. For how much everyone seems to dislike Fox News, they're still popular as hell due to their pessimistic and sensationalistic reports. That's what a lot of gaming journalists replicate. However MisterXMedia wants to bring Sony down, even though MS' position has improved MASSIVELY since E3 (which I'm actually quite glad about, keeps Sony on their toes a bit).
Anyway, thanks for reading guys. Tell me about what you think in the comments.
With Arkane Austin no more and Lyon living for who knows how long, the superb Dishonored is in serious danger; Microsoft cannot be trusted.
I love the Dishonored series so much and really want Dishonored 3. Microsoft better not screw this up.
I mean, I think the fans will probably kill Arkane Lyon by cooking up reasons to hate whatever they do next without playing it. I've never seen a game so artificially disliked as Deathloop.
A renowned industry insider has suggested the rumored PlayStation May 2024 showcase featuring Silent Hill 2 could happen this week.
Bogus!
Why would Sony do that and how would this benefit them?
1) It would piss off their media partners (IGN, Gamespot, Edge, etc.) since they would have to allocate resources fast to cover the event.
2) Risk of not having great coverage or proper coverage from the various source
3) It could give the impression that they are not confident in their own stuff.
4) They would miss the chance to hype the event losing viewers and losing free marketing time.
Again I'm calling it bogus unless it's a small showcase before the big one or because they want to announce that Hellbalde 2 is also coming on PS5.
As far as I can remember, they typically give a week heads up for these sorts of things.
Last year it was a weeks notice.
https://blog.playstation.co...
May 17th announcement for may 24th show.
Nintendo always tweets that a direct is happening tomorrow but no one cares.
Sony gives a week or days of notice and we get anti sony type fake outrage like this.
But good luck trying trying to get some Sony hate going...
Here is a look at the new Joker Trailer. Warner Bros. Games today released a new MultiVersus trailer revealing the first look at gameplay for The Joker, who will join the roster as a playable character when the upcoming free-to-play platform fighter videogame launches on May 28th.
Who's going to pay my medical bills to treat these aneurysms?
One thing I think a lot of people need to realise is, these video game journalists pull this kind of crap because it works. If gamers would just wise up and learn to ignore flame bait articles and blatant attempts to cause controversy through misinformation, then it will naturally stop.
when xbox announced no game resale and 24 hour check the collective outrage among gamers was tremendous, so tremendous that microsoft reversed those decisions. do i think any company would be dumb enough to try that again so soon? no.
*Giggle*
PS4 is a utopian paradise while the Xbox One is a dystopian nightmare.
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No one hates FOX news but blacks, wake up and be truthful and not allowed to speak the truth.