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Sony's PlayStation CEO wants a seamless transition to its next-generation console

Sony promises its upcoming console, often referred to by fans as the PS5, will share saved games, have backward compatibility and more.

Jin_Sakai1825d ago

Sony is on the right path. Can’t wait for PS5!

Obscure_Observer1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

Great interview!

I´m glad Ryan recognizes the new players (Google) as potential threat to their domination and decided to take some actions which they wouldn´t take in the past (joining forces with Microsoft) to make sure they stay ahead of the competition.

"We have a cloud gaming service right now, and we've added on it for a number of years. I think maybe we've been a bit guilty of not talking about it enough. Now we're in 19 countries, we have 170 publishers on board, 780 games in the States. We've actually achieved a lot, and probably a lot more than people realize. And our intent is to build on those learnings and really look to try to take PlayStation Now to the next level later this year and then in the years to come."

Yes, this particular quote from Ryan is a pretty strong indication on what i´ve been saying for sometime now. Day One Playstation exclusives are coming to PS Now! ;)

Later this year? I wonder what he meant.

Could be a PS5 reveal?
PS5 release?
PSX 2019 confirmation?

AspiringProGenji1825d ago

Nowhere it says about day one exclusive on PS now. Stop twisting their words to bait people already

Obscure_Observer1825d ago

@AspiringProGenji

I didn´t say he said day one playstation exclusives on PS Now, that´s YOU twisting my words.

This is MY opnion/guess that day one exclusives on PS Now is a matter of time.

What? Feeling insecure? Sony doesn´t care about your feelings! They´re a company that needs to make money and stay relevant to survive!

How do you expect Sony to go against xCloud and Stadia and its exclusive games? Relying on third party games?

Think genius!

THC CELL1825d ago

Sony called me during a survey once and asked if day one exclusive something I'd like to see

anonymousfan1825d ago

Well that's like saying the new Disney streaming service will stream the next Star Wars film the same day it hits theaters! ...pretty naive really

BLow1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

I read your replies as well. The problem is that you don't know if they are headed that way. Just because MS is doing it doesn't mean Sony will. Sony still values EXCLUSIVES and their games.

They don't want to devalue them. I am sorry but Gamepass isn't making a ton of money right now with all these $1 deals going on. There are people actually bragging about this.

Why, well it's cheap for us. That's good right? Yes for own pocket book it's fine. So you honestly think Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica, Guerilla Games, Bend Games, and the like want their games on a service that they are giving away for a dollar. What kind of revenue stream is that??

We have to look at the bigger picture here and not just our own personal feelings and opinions. And don't expect Gamepass to stay $10. That price will go up trust me especially if more people join. Publishers are going to want more money and guess who will have to pay for that added cost?

We need to quit passing speculation off as fact. This is the biggest problem and people just expect Sony to follow anything that MS does.
Sony fans are pretty vocal and we don't want streaming to take over. Why would we right now? I see it like this. Is streaming going to make our experiences better than playing on local hardware?

Y'all been screaming 4k60 since way before the X came out. Is streaming going to get close to that? Ask the PC guys if they want to stream their games.

You people want console to go away so we have less options. Funny how options only mean something when it suits your agenda. If hardware goes away, then we will just have to except whatever the stream can handle.

MS wants this. Why? More money for them of course. They want their services everywhere. And what happens when the only place we can actually have hardware is on PC. Who does that benefit the most? MS doesn't really care about the hardware, they just want their games and services everywhere. Phil has said this HIMSELF on multiple occasions. It's just the fanboys choose to deny what he says.

Will there be a day when we are just streaming games and there are no issues whatsoever. Yes. But that isn't now. We still have a lot of work to do on the infrastructure first. Plus, all the fanboys are praising Xcloud now and streaming because MS are doing it now. Has anyone tested this thing out yet? How do y'all know how it is?

How can it be better than something already out if you haven't tested it yet? Yet, streaming is the future. You gonna have to do more than show a person going 90mph in Forza using only one stick and still barely staying on the road to convince me.

I can already predict what will happen. We have people that have been hating on PSNow for years. Yes, we've actually had this service for years now. The biggest problem is latency. Some say it bad others say it's barely noticeable but still there. We are going to hear the same from the Xbox crowd.

The fanboys however are going hype this up and say its soooo much better than PSNow though and then the streaming wars will start. Now it will be something else for these guys to argue about.

As a hardware fan, y'all can have that W. Since MS has Azure it's an automatic win in the fanboys eyes. You gonna hear Azure this and Azure that. All the comment section programmers, engineers, and marketing executives are going to come out and give us their expertise on everything typical N4g style.

We went from 4k60 to streaming that quick. Sorry for the long post, I'm just tired of people passing speculation and personal feelings off as fact. None of us really know....

Razzer1825d ago

"This is MY opnion/guess that day one exclusives on PS Now is a matter of time. "

Well......you've certainly sucked at making predictions in the past. Last year you were yapping how PS5 would be launched in 2019 every chance you could get. Oops. Hell, I remember when you were saying Game Pass would never come to PC. Oops.

Keep making those predictions, obscure. lol

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sushimama1825d ago (Edited 1825d ago )

NO. Doing that only makes sense if you're Microsoft and you have no other choice because you're losing ground in the market and in the mind-share of gamers. When are you guys going to realise, this is not Microsoft's Master Plan... it's their Plan C.

Sony will never put their games on PS NOW day one or even year 1. They understand the main attraction to buy a Playstation is the exclusive games. That's it, the main reason. The more PS consoles sold, the more money that single console will generate.

Microsoft is only doing it because they have no other choice.

DarXyde1824d ago

To weigh in on this exchange between you two...

AspiringProGenji wrote:

"Nowhere it says about day one exclusive on PS now. Stop twisting their words to bait people already"

Then you said:

"I didn´t say he said day one playstation exclusives on PS Now, that´s YOU twisting my words."

And yet, your original statement on the matter was:

"Yes, this particular quote from Ryan is a pretty strong indication on what i´ve been saying for sometime now."

You framing of that statement is treated definitively.

Is AspiringProGenji REALLY twisting your words?

Obscure_Observer1824d ago

@anonymousfan

"Well that's like saying the new Disney streaming service will stream the next Star Wars film the same day it hits theaters! ...pretty naive really"

Sure... why don't you ask Disney why they pulled off their Marvel characters from Netflix? Here´s a hint: Disney streaming service + Exclusive Content.

StormSnooper1824d ago (Edited 1824d ago )

I think as long as Sony continues to rely on making quality games, they won’t do a day one streaming, that way they can recoup the cost of all the efforts that goes into making a good game by selling it to gamers first.

nismo3701824d ago (Edited 1824d ago )

You're a mythomaniac.
You're well known with your fake predictions like 2019 PS5 launch.
loooooooool!!!!!!

ThinkThink1824d ago

Sony exclusives day and date on PSnow would be a HUGE announcement to drop during the next state of play. Announce it an hour after the MS presser to take the wind from their sails.

NarutoFox1824d ago

Sounds like you're feeling insecure because Sony is going to beat Microsoft next generation again. Mark my words

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conanlifts1824d ago (Edited 1824d ago )

To be fair they did B/C at the start of every gen. It was only the extra cost associated with the ps3 that made them discontinue B/C and the ps4 is the only sony console without this feature at all. Shared saves is also great. I booted up an xbox 360 game on the One when they first added the feature and having my old save was fantastic. Great to hear this news.

Now we just need a release window and the ability to preorder.

mogwaii1825d ago

2020 is a year to get excited about.

FallenAngel19841825d ago

You hear that Jim Ryan? People do care about backwards compatibility

blacktiger1825d ago

not necessarily but native isn't bad idea either, as soon as I got PS4, didnt even look at the old as graphic PS3, so...

Smitty20201825d ago

Been an old 360 owner when I made the transition over to Ps4 my mates said iv missed out on so many good games for the ps3 so am playing catch up, I still revisit classic consoles also they have great it’s not all about graphics for me

DefenderOfDoom21824d ago

I still use my PS3 to play Master Doom levels .

RpgSama1825d ago

I think for me backwards compatibility it's something really good to have specially with a new console when there aren't a lot of must play games, you can do the transfer from one to the other and keep playing the games you've been playing while the library of games builds for the new generation.

The good thing is that the new generation will be cheaper than this one in a way if you think about it, because at least in my case I will either sell or trade-in my PS4 PRO and get a Ps5 that can play PS4 games anyway and also of course next gen titles, win-win

KickSpinFilter1824d ago

Well when it releases at the start of a new console generation and not 4 years into one, ya they do.
When it's 4 years in it's just a cute feature, but people have moved on to newer experiences now that they are coming out for a console or at least most consoles

FallenAngel19841824d ago

Holy shit I just read the actual article and found out that it was Jim Ryan of all praising backwards compatibility

The difference that two years can make huh Jim

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Ninver1825d ago

Good price
Great launch titles
Impeccable first real
Enhanced tech
Customer satisfaction

Equal: success

Zeke681825d ago

"And our intent is to build on those learnings and really look to try to take PlayStation Now to the next level LATER THIS YEAR and then in the years to come." - Hmm , Jim Ryan, does that mean during the PS5 reveal or during the PS5 RELEASE ?! ;P

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Is Sony's Adaptive Difficulty A Good Idea?

Sony has been reported to be considering adding adaptive difficulty to all of its games. This feature would likely allow gamers to play more difficult games that usually have a skilled player barrier and also make it so hardcore gamers can get a good experience out of typically easier games.

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shinoff2183146d ago

I don't see an issue. I'm also sure it'd be an option that you could turn off to.

jambola146d ago

If optional yes
if not, awful idea

ApocalypseShadow146d ago (Edited 146d ago )

It should be optional but it would be more interesting to see gamers play more advanced AI. It's been a request since the beginning that NPCs and bots were more intelligent and tougher and not be stupid cannon fodder. This AI I'm guessing will adapt to the player. Which is cool. If the gamer sucks, the AI will suck. If the gamer is a bad ass, the AI will kick some ass and take names.

Based on GT7 Sophy, AI will definitely give gamers a run for their money.

jambola146d ago

sure
but I also don't ever want a case of playing a game I want to be hard, but then it get's easier because I die too much and removes that option
if it's 100% optional, I'm all for it
even ai adapting I'm not against
just any crap like, "you died too much so boss will suck to let you win easier" crap

Noskypeno146d ago

Yeah like everyone said, it should be optional. Sometimes I like to relax from the competitive mp and play a single player that's challenging but in a predictable way. I'll probably use it at times but sometimes I just want to have a soldier yell grenade 5 seconds before he throws it at you in perfect English.

ZeekQuattro146d ago

I don't have a problem with it. A number of games do this already depending on your playstyle.

porkChop146d ago

If you can turn it off? Sure. If it's forced, no it's a terrible idea. Imagine wanting a tougher experience but because you die a few times the game lowers the difficulty. That kind of defeats the purpose of the harder difficulty.

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Sony Wants to Know: 'Does Busting Make You Feel Good?'

A new ad for the PS VR2 sees Sony asking fans if "busting" makes them "feel good," leading to a lot of jokes online.

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Plague-Doctor27198d ago

Apparently this is a reference to Ghostbusters...??

blackblades198d ago

Didn't sound like it, sounds dirty

The_Hooligan197d ago

First it was the 19" of venom and now this 😂. Who's in charge of Sony's marketing team? lol

SICKINDIVIDUAL197d ago

Aww...snowflakes...too much for y'all to handle?

I remember a time when people weren't offended by this type of advertising.

Don't forget your helmet if going outside.

raWfodog197d ago

@sickindividual

I’m thinking how people these days would react to an ad showing an old lady asking “Where’s the beef?!”

blackblades197d ago (Edited 197d ago )

@raWfodog
Ads these days be so lewd. Like there's this one had on tv about internet speed saying "I need some of that big gig energy in my life" then sip on some tea with the Look while garage door slowly goes down. I'm not new to it at all cause theres been plenty over the years

raWfodog197d ago

@blackblades
We use to laugh at the ‘naughty’ ads back in the days but people today get so offended at the suggestion of sex in ads. It’s a different world.

Barlos197d ago

Nah, it sounds like a reference to Ghostbusters. That was the first thing that sprung to mind.

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Duke19197d ago

I ain’t ‘fraid of no ghost

zeuanimals197d ago

Let me tell you somethin'

FullmetalRoyale197d ago

You're right, no human being would use "bust" like that.

fr0sty197d ago (Edited 197d ago )

"Oh, Uh... There was a ghost! Uh-uh-uh... This is ectoplasm! Did you see the ghost? It ran through here and s-- it slimed me! That wasn't me it was a spooky ghost!"

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gold_drake198d ago

in general, yes. very good. lol

gold_drake198d ago

not gonna lie, that does feel good. ha.

-Foxtrot198d ago (Edited 198d ago )

Depends on my mood...

OtterX198d ago

It feels good whether you're in the mood or not.

The thing is, bustin' chooses you. You never know when it'll show up.

.... and just to be clear, we're talking about ghostbusting. 🙄

OtterX198d ago

Leaves me feelin' like a Marshmallow Man.

P_Bomb198d ago

That’s not ectoplasm! 😏

OtterX198d ago (Edited 198d ago )

😂😂😂
I ain't fraid of no ghost!

https://legendsrevealed.com...

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Sony: "Portion" of PlayStation First-Party Games Changes in Launch Date Impacted Profitability

According to Sony, changes to the launch dates of a "portion of first-party titles" impacted the company's profitability.

P_Bomb298d ago

“No word on which games were delayed, though”

Et tu, Factions? 🤔

KyRo298d ago

We barely know anything coming from Sony. It's all very quiet. Whatever they are doing they are playing it very differently to how they usually do it. For the people who aren't massively into superheros, it's a bit dry at the moment on the exclusive front.

isarai298d ago

I don't know why people are disagreeing, we only know of Spider-Man and Wolverine. We don't have any official announcement of anything else. It's been quiet for an unusual amount of time for PlayStation.

CS7297d ago

But we have the Gran Turismo movie and a live service game from Horizon /s

shinoff2183297d ago (Edited 297d ago )

Exactly why I got an xbox , starfield is way more intriguing then Spiderman 2. I'm not really into the superhero stuff. To this day I say my favorite ones were the ultimate alliance games. Spiderman 1 was pretty cool but I doesn't excite me like a starfield or rpg. I'm more excited for store ocean 2 remake then Spiderman 2. My ps5 will have some really deserved cool off time once starfield releases.

jivah297d ago

Crazy thing is that they've been eerily quiet on the Sony front. Like to the point where the let loose a few announcements just to tide us over. But we still have no idea the mountain of stuff that's on the way and being worked on. And to think its been this way since a large majority of gamers complained a few years ago, that Sony showed too much in advanced. And since then, they've held on super tight. Its never been this way.

Hedstrom297d ago (Edited 297d ago )

Am i the only one who is excited for Helldivers 2? I think it looks super fun.

https://youtube.com/watch?v...

FinalFantasyFanatic297d ago

@Hedstrom
I'm low key interested for the Starship Troopers vibe, unfortunately I couldn't get any friends to play the first game with me.

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seanpitt23297d ago

Ps5 lack of 1st party games is really showing 3 years into this gen and it's been pretty bad! All we have to look forward to is GOAS

PunksOnN4G297d ago

Lol funny xbox has had a last of 1st party for over 5-6 years now yal lcoming out saying its a problem for PS but did not once during those 6 years LOL xbox kids down bad but i get bros been last place for over a decade LOL

Amplitude297d ago (Edited 297d ago )

Sony's got some ballers in it's arsenal of games. I'd argue way better quality and quantity than Microsoft's got but neither are particularly amazing.

Im a bit underwhelmed by this entire gen on both fronts tbh. Lack of any sort of quality DLSS competitor on AMD's side of things really affected both of these consoles to an extreme and really kinda forced me to switch to PC this gen, which is where i've mostly just been playing older games anyway. I sold my Series X and just use the PS5 for the exclusives and multiplayer stuff with my friends. I kinda wish the entire concept of consoles would go away with how this gen is going. Subscription service wars, microtransactions, paid online which is still insane to me, flat out stupid game pricing with very little in the way of actual upgraded game concepts beyond graphics settings bump ups, practically completely unsupported borderline scam accessories like the PSVR2 and dumb nonsense like the PSVR1 requiring a separate camera than the PS5 Camera. Hell we only just recently even got basic amenities like 1440p and Dolby Atmos over on PS5, and Atmos is almost unusable on the Series consoles.

The software experience and the hardware's all hella disappointing tbh and Insomniac Games is really the only company i can think of pushing the hardware to an extreme at the moment, with their SSD craziness in Ratchet and Spiderman 2, 60FPS RT and 40FPS modes, 3D audio, crazy impressive animation and post processing effects and clear benefits to the actual games. Mad props to them man

fr0sty297d ago

Series S/X didn't have a single first party exclusive game for the first 2 years of their lives... yet certain folks were curiously quiet about that...

CS7297d ago

Why in high heavens is everything about Xbox vs PS5 in here?

It is an article about the PS5.

Xbox's first party output has been garbage for over a decade, no one cares.

Playstation's known upcoming offerings is probably the driest it has ever been in three generations and these kids only care about "hurrr durrrr but but Xbox has even less games!11!!!!"

I don't care about Xbox, I bought a Playstation to play next generation exclusives and that HAS been lacking this gen and the future really isn't looking too bright.

InUrFoxHole297d ago (Edited 297d ago )

Surprise! Here comes the but but the other system... Dude just accept it for what it is. You can't keep covering for these companies like they care about you. They'll screw you over every chance they get, just to grab your $$$. The sooner you stop protecting that piece of plastic the sooner you can see things as a consumer and demand better.

FinalFantasyFanatic297d ago (Edited 297d ago )

I've been pretty disappointed with PS this gen, I haven't even felt much of a need to invest in a PS5 yet.

I really miss those really great games, especially JRPGs, which is why I'm happy to help fund games on Kickstarter like Armed Fantasia, 100 Heroes, Penny Blood... I'm still on the fence about whether I'll help out with Ratatan yet, Sony just isn't helping fund these games or giving them the support to thrive on their console this gen.

fr0sty296d ago

You call yourself final fantasy fanatic and yet you see no reason to invest in ps5, despite two of the best games in the series being released this year for it?

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Ashunderfire86298d ago

We got so many games coming out this year, why even complain? Many games are making their target release date. Sony got some VR games as well coming and a horror survival game this month for PS5

Ashunderfire86297d ago

Yes Fort Solis PS5 console exclusive, and Daymare 1994 all this month! Horror survival or Survival horror you know what I mean 😆 you can Google all this info like I did. PS5 also has Spiderman 2 we obviously know coming October and HellDivers 2! For the 2 people that disagree needs to do a Google search! This year is stacked with games already.

DOMination-298d ago

Chasing the live service genre is a huge gamble. If they get one hit that's on par with today's heavy hitters, then the investment will be worth it 100x. But history tells us that a huge % of these titles fail - even ones from established studios with AAA budgets.

Over the last two generations, Sony have excelled in making brilliant cinematic single player games. Those games helped them to be the number 1 publisher for both revenue and profits and by quite some distance. Hopefully the lack of releases recently isn't a sign of the business pivoting to a completely different model because frankly, that'll suck. The current model is both commercially and critically successfully so it doesn't need changing on a whim just to chase the GaaS big bucks! #prayforplaystation

Chevalier298d ago

Agreed I really hope they don't pivot too much into GaaS and have a balanced approach with lots of single player story driven games mixed in.

Tacoboto297d ago

Oh they're so in on GaaS that they led their last showcase with a GaaS title that even has a $ in the name.

Magatsuhi297d ago

They have to pivot. With MS buying up everything they can't be reliant on the revenue brought in by 3rd party games anymore and that's what they use to fund alot of these 1st party games. So now they need a successful gaas game to bring in that extra cash flow to fund more 1st party games.

Chevalier297d ago

"Oh they're so in on GaaS that they led their last showcase with a GaaS title that even has a $ in the name."

And yet Playstation releases SP games regularly and Goty ones too. What's the last Goty Xbox game?! Oh right nothing AAA Goty in how many years?! Lol.

Don't get me wrong Xbox has some SP games on the way, but, so far not consistently and no Goty contenders that come close to Playstation.

Amplitude294d ago (Edited 294d ago )

I'd argue that Hi-Fi Rush is a solid candidate for GOTY. That was a good-ass game.
That's about it though lol

talocaca297d ago

Hopefully that means a packed 2024.

I'm mostly surprised that we still don't even know what their major studios are up to. Sucker Punch, Naughty Dog (single player), Bluepoint, Team Asobi, Media Molecule....

Amplitude294d ago (Edited 294d ago )

I kinda get it. These games take forever to develop and Sony's been announcing games much closer to their release dates these days which I think is smart.

Asobi and Media Molecule though, yeah - been a real long while. I still really do think Dreams is salvageable if Sony put in an ounce of effort. Could even be a huge system-seller with a rebrand, ad campaign, pc release, and maybe even a free version of the "Play" mode with ads that could pay creators. The general public doesn't even know Dreams exists and i think anybody that does know it exists would entirely approve of pushing it in any new way

Petebloodyonion297d ago

No Sh+t Louise, Delaying a game to the next quarter means that we won't have the profit of that game this quarter like we budget last year!

I'm Glad we have a complete article on the main page explaining these important things.

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