{"id":18669,"date":"2013-06-11T15:33:23","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T20:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/?p=18669"},"modified":"2024-01-19T07:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:00:42","slug":"lets-talk-xbone-and-ps4-no-one-got-it-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/06\/lets-talk-xbone-and-ps4-no-one-got-it-right\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s talk XBOne and PS4 &#8211; no one got it right"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kWSIFh8ICaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last night I was elated after hearing Sony announce not just the price of the new Playstation 4 (a paltry $399) but their steadfast commitment to consumers &#8211; the PS4 was going to support used games! As I&#8217;m likely to do after most great evenings, this morning I awoke a little bleary-eyed, tired, dehydrated, and still excited. Sony had not only watched their main opponent make mistake after mistake in their pitch, but turned around and capitalized! Sony managed to erase the last 7 years of being the number 2 console with one simple phrase: &#8220;The Playstation 4 WILL support used games.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crowd rewarded SCEA CEO, Jack Tretton with an uproarious applause that got Microsoft Store&#8217;s official twitter handle went into <a title=\"Microsoft Store - Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MicrosoftStore\/status\/344278062155829248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">counter-programming mode<\/a> by reminding the fickle public&nbsp;(with Xbox retweeting) that everyone wants to play Killer Instinct, an Xbox One exclusive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And then the reality hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This afternoon,<em>&nbsp;Polygon<\/em>&nbsp;gave the sad report that Sony appears to be back pedaling on their brave and consumer-centric claim. &#8220;The DRM decision is going to have to be answered by the third parties,&#8221; Tretton tells <em>Polygon. &#8220;<\/em>It&#8217;s not something we&#8217;re going to control, or dictate, or mandate, or implement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><del>In less than 24-hours, Sony has effectively handed back their win from the night before. Tretton&#8217;s comments to <em>Polygon <\/em>are another sad reminder that <a title=\"Xbox One, Licensing vs. Ownership, and Voting With Your Wallet\" href=\"http:\/\/www.friedyoda.com\/noisecast\/2013\/06\/xbox-one-licensing-vs-ownership-and-voting-with-your-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as consumers, we have failed ourselves<\/a>.<\/del>&nbsp; (<em><strong>Update: <\/strong>Polygon has updated their original story; Sony has confirmed that there will be no DRM on any disc-based games. That does not, however, mean that a publisher won&#8217;t be able to charge an activation fee for things like going online.)<\/em>&nbsp;The state of video games today seems to be fairly clear &#8211; lock it down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Playstation 4 is probably not going to be as bad as the XB One; Sony still insists that you will not be required to log in to the PS Network and have your games &#8220;call-home&#8221; to keep them active on your system every 24-hours. PS Plus will continue to be a great value, including access to Drive Club as a day-one title for free. But why should we settle for the lesser of two evils?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Personally I do not pirate software (I haven&#8217;t since I got my first big-boy job) &#8211; the caveat here is that I tend to upgrade less frequently and make sure that I will use it. I also started actively searching out indie developers for everything from productivity software to games &#8211; because they definitely can&#8217;t afford to have me mooch off their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My decision to not pirate software also means that I&#8217;m actively looking for deals on things that are usually not in the budget. Like buying a game from a friend or, *gasp* borrowing it for free! Last night Sony talked about how they&#8217;ve been paying attention to gamers&#8217; social activity; I hope they truly take a long, hard look at those Twitter feeds as this clusterfuck continues to unravel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2013\/6\/11\/4419476\/playstation-4-third-party-publishers-can-dictate-their-own-drm-terms\">Polygon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PS4 Used Games U-Turn? Sony&#8217;s E3 Win Now in Jeopardy!  After wowing crowds with promises of used games support, Sony backtracks, leaving gamers in the lurch. Is Xbox One still the villain? 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