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Looks like they are. Seems like they're actually just doing the Steam two-step, where they stand there bobbing their head along to the money, until something starts making noise about being restricted in some market. At which point, they shuffle things around, until that noise stops, then resume doing as little as they can.

Which is fine as far as I'm concerned - but don't count on them for whatever standards you might hold for quality content - as long as it doesn't throw glaring error messages during an official play session loop, it's OK for the store, plus whatever the content ratings groups decide to do on their side for each regional jurisdiction.

Ryan Fenton

Sole proprietors cannot develop for PlayStation by tepples · 2019-04-05 05:24 · Score: 1 · on Making Video Games Is Not a Dream Job (nytimes.com)

Why do you think it's now impossible to make games with a small group or solo dev?

You might need a "small group" just for the organizational and accounting aspects of dealing with the console makers that act as gatekeepers to your market. For example, the PlayStation developer signup form currently requires each developer to be a corporation or LLC with its own tax ID, an office with a static IPv4 address, and a domain name with website and email under that domain. SIE declines to do business with sole proprietorships, and many ISPs offer a static IP only to offices in commercially zoned areas, not to home offices.

Re:PS4 by BringsApples · 2018-11-21 08:42 · Score: 2 · on PlayStation 4 Outsold Xbox One and Switch in October (venturebeat.com)

I R that FA, thanks, but I'm not making this stuff up.

If this is no longer true, then please let me know - maybe, HOPEFULLY, they eventually changed the way it works. And if that's the case, then I'll be a little sad.

Re:No shit, Sherlock? by CronoCloud · 2018-10-28 21:18 · Score: 1 · on It's Becoming Increasingly Unlikely that We'll See a Major Shift To Virtual Reality Any Time Soon (theoutline.com)

Skyrim VR is already a thing that exists:.

https://store.steampowered.com...

it hasn't helped the adoption rate of VR that much.

Re:Why would they jump? by Yaztromo · 2018-10-09 09:08 · Score: 1 · on Sony Says PlayStation 4 Successor is Coming, But Doesn't Call it PS5 Yet (cnet.com)

Why would they jump? If they can capture the market of people who want "games that work even if the Internet is down" and "games that don't glitch out if it's raining" and "games that work even if gamecompany takes the online version down" then that's a pretty big market.

It's a bad statement in the first place, as Sony has already hedged their bets and has a cloud-based gaming service, PS Now, which is already part of the PS3, PS4, and PS Vita (and available for Windows as well).

It also ignores the reality that Sony's PlayStation is massive globally, but many parts of the globe don't have good high-speed (and/or high data cap) internet service. For many parts of the world, you still need to go out and buy discs to get your games. Sony isn't about to ignore this segment of the market, because as you say -- it's a pretty damned big market.

Yaz

Re:Odds are you can get all the same stuff for $10 by Anonymous Coward · 2018-09-19 13:23 · Score: 0 · on Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 Mini PS1 (polygon.com)

Not quite, the PS4 does not play PS1 games, Official Playstation Backward Compatibility Support Article. Maybe there's a way to rip them, but it's not as simple as insert disc to play game. Keeps the PS3 relevant though.

Re:Are there any good PS1 emulators these days? by CronoCloud · 2018-09-19 06:38 · Score: 1 · on Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 Mini PS1 (polygon.com)

You can play SOTN on every Sony game console EXCEPT the PS4.

If you have the disc you can just slap it into any PSone/PS2/PS3 you find. The game is also on PSN, so you can play it on the PS3/PSP/Vita.

The retranslated and revoiced version included in Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP, is on PSN and also playable on Vita.

Re:Are there any good PS1 emulators these days? by CronoCloud · 2018-09-19 06:38 · Score: 1 · on Sony Announces PlayStation Classic, a $100 Mini PS1 (polygon.com)

You can play SOTN on every Sony game console EXCEPT the PS4.

If you have the disc you can just slap it into any PSone/PS2/PS3 you find. The game is also on PSN, so you can play it on the PS3/PSP/Vita.

The retranslated and revoiced version included in Dracula X Chronicles for the PSP, is on PSN and also playable on Vita.

Re:The Windows XP of games consoles by Anonymous Coward · 2018-09-04 21:35 · Score: 0 · on Sony Ends Its Repair Service For the PlayStation 2 More Than 18 Years After the Console Went On Sale (bbc.co.uk)

That's almost certainly why they want it to go away and die.

You also missed out the part where they can re-release old PS2 games on the playstation store for more precious $$$. There is already a section for PS2 Classics on PS3/4.

Re:Does it include the original Tetris? by UnknownSoldier · 2018-08-27 03:46 · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access (thurrott.com)

> Need something without violence these days.

I hear Flower and Journey is available on PS3 & PS4. =P

/me ducks

Seriously though aren't there any puzzle games on the Xbone? Have you played The Witness ?

--
Microsoft Windows, noun: A 64-bit compilation of 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition with 0 bit of understanding good UI.

Re:Does it include the original Tetris? by UnknownSoldier · 2018-08-27 03:46 · Score: 1 · on Microsoft Announces Xbox All Access (thurrott.com)

> Need something without violence these days.

I hear Flower and Journey is available on PS3 & PS4. =P

/me ducks

Seriously though aren't there any puzzle games on the Xbone? Have you played The Witness ?

--
Microsoft Windows, noun: A 64-bit compilation of 32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an 8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor written by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition with 0 bit of understanding good UI.

Re:Heh by CronoCloud · 2018-07-21 06:25 · Score: 1 · on Hello Games Received Death Threats Over 'No Man's Sky' (theguardian.com)

I knew it would be a giant failure solely based on the fact that it was a console space sim.

No Man's Sky isn't a space sim. You spend most of your time on planetary surfaces, not in your ship cockpit. Not only that, but ship combat isn't common.

Space sim has evolved beyond the capacity of stagnant console controllers, and the whole fanbase is housed on the PC. Flight Stick + Keyboard is the way to go.

They have? I'm not so sure of that, considering that THIS is a PSone controller:

The PS2 has these:
https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ps...

Which you can plug this Hori Flight Stick 2 into:

You might be thinking that it looks like a Saitek x45...that's because it IS a rebadged Saitek x45.

The PS3 has these USB ports:

Which you can plug this into:

or this for that matter:

And play this (disc only):

or this:

You might be thinking that the latter reminds you of War Thunder...that's because it IS basically the test for War Thunder, and releasing it paid for War Thunder's development. So console owners were basically the Alpha Testers for War Thunder.

PS4's have these:

ps://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/ps4_usb_hard_drive.png

Which you can plug this into:

And play:

Elite Dangerous
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

Eve Valkyrie Warzone
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

with the latter you could also plug in this:

or this:

or any other HOTAS. Yes, there are PS4 owners playing War Thunder with Warthogs and Rhino's.

Re:Heh by CronoCloud · 2018-07-21 06:25 · Score: 1 · on Hello Games Received Death Threats Over 'No Man's Sky' (theguardian.com)

I knew it would be a giant failure solely based on the fact that it was a console space sim.

No Man's Sky isn't a space sim. You spend most of your time on planetary surfaces, not in your ship cockpit. Not only that, but ship combat isn't common.

Space sim has evolved beyond the capacity of stagnant console controllers, and the whole fanbase is housed on the PC. Flight Stick + Keyboard is the way to go.

They have? I'm not so sure of that, considering that THIS is a PSone controller:

The PS2 has these:
https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ps...

Which you can plug this Hori Flight Stick 2 into:

You might be thinking that it looks like a Saitek x45...that's because it IS a rebadged Saitek x45.

The PS3 has these USB ports:

Which you can plug this into:

or this for that matter:

And play this (disc only):

or this:

You might be thinking that the latter reminds you of War Thunder...that's because it IS basically the test for War Thunder, and releasing it paid for War Thunder's development. So console owners were basically the Alpha Testers for War Thunder.

PS4's have these:

ps://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/ps4_usb_hard_drive.png

Which you can plug this into:

And play:

Elite Dangerous
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

Eve Valkyrie Warzone
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

with the latter you could also plug in this:

or this:

or any other HOTAS. Yes, there are PS4 owners playing War Thunder with Warthogs and Rhino's.

Re:Heh by CronoCloud · 2018-07-21 06:25 · Score: 1 · on Hello Games Received Death Threats Over 'No Man's Sky' (theguardian.com)

I knew it would be a giant failure solely based on the fact that it was a console space sim.

No Man's Sky isn't a space sim. You spend most of your time on planetary surfaces, not in your ship cockpit. Not only that, but ship combat isn't common.

Space sim has evolved beyond the capacity of stagnant console controllers, and the whole fanbase is housed on the PC. Flight Stick + Keyboard is the way to go.

They have? I'm not so sure of that, considering that THIS is a PSone controller:

The PS2 has these:
https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ps...

Which you can plug this Hori Flight Stick 2 into:

You might be thinking that it looks like a Saitek x45...that's because it IS a rebadged Saitek x45.

The PS3 has these USB ports:

Which you can plug this into:

or this for that matter:

And play this (disc only):

or this:

You might be thinking that the latter reminds you of War Thunder...that's because it IS basically the test for War Thunder, and releasing it paid for War Thunder's development. So console owners were basically the Alpha Testers for War Thunder.

PS4's have these:

ps://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/ps4_usb_hard_drive.png

Which you can plug this into:

And play:

Elite Dangerous
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

Eve Valkyrie Warzone
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

with the latter you could also plug in this:

or this:

or any other HOTAS. Yes, there are PS4 owners playing War Thunder with Warthogs and Rhino's.

Re:Heh by CronoCloud · 2018-07-21 06:25 · Score: 1 · on Hello Games Received Death Threats Over 'No Man's Sky' (theguardian.com)

I knew it would be a giant failure solely based on the fact that it was a console space sim.

No Man's Sky isn't a space sim. You spend most of your time on planetary surfaces, not in your ship cockpit. Not only that, but ship combat isn't common.

Space sim has evolved beyond the capacity of stagnant console controllers, and the whole fanbase is housed on the PC. Flight Stick + Keyboard is the way to go.

They have? I'm not so sure of that, considering that THIS is a PSone controller:

The PS2 has these:
https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ps...

Which you can plug this Hori Flight Stick 2 into:

You might be thinking that it looks like a Saitek x45...that's because it IS a rebadged Saitek x45.

The PS3 has these USB ports:

Which you can plug this into:

or this for that matter:

And play this (disc only):

or this:

You might be thinking that the latter reminds you of War Thunder...that's because it IS basically the test for War Thunder, and releasing it paid for War Thunder's development. So console owners were basically the Alpha Testers for War Thunder.

PS4's have these:

ps://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/ps4_usb_hard_drive.png

Which you can plug this into:

And play:

Elite Dangerous
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

Eve Valkyrie Warzone
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

with the latter you could also plug in this:

or this:

or any other HOTAS. Yes, there are PS4 owners playing War Thunder with Warthogs and Rhino's.

Re:Heh by CronoCloud · 2018-07-21 06:25 · Score: 1 · on Hello Games Received Death Threats Over 'No Man's Sky' (theguardian.com)

I knew it would be a giant failure solely based on the fact that it was a console space sim.

No Man's Sky isn't a space sim. You spend most of your time on planetary surfaces, not in your ship cockpit. Not only that, but ship combat isn't common.

Space sim has evolved beyond the capacity of stagnant console controllers, and the whole fanbase is housed on the PC. Flight Stick + Keyboard is the way to go.

They have? I'm not so sure of that, considering that THIS is a PSone controller:

The PS2 has these:
https://s.hswstatic.com/gif/ps...

Which you can plug this Hori Flight Stick 2 into:

You might be thinking that it looks like a Saitek x45...that's because it IS a rebadged Saitek x45.

The PS3 has these USB ports:

Which you can plug this into:

or this for that matter:

And play this (disc only):

or this:

You might be thinking that the latter reminds you of War Thunder...that's because it IS basically the test for War Thunder, and releasing it paid for War Thunder's development. So console owners were basically the Alpha Testers for War Thunder.

PS4's have these:

ps://media.psu.com/media/articles/image/ps4_usb_hard_drive.png

Which you can plug this into:

And play:

Elite Dangerous
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

Eve Valkyrie Warzone
https://store.playstation.com/...

or this:

with the latter you could also plug in this:

or this:

https://www.hyundaiusa.com/myhyundai/manuals-and-how-tos/Getfaq?faqId=2&category=Consumer_Awareness

or any other HOTAS. Yes, there are PS4 owners playing War Thunder with Warthogs and Rhino's.

ICO was a great game! by UnknownSoldier · 2018-04-19 02:31 · Score: 1 · on German ICO Savedroid Pulls Exit Scam After Raising $50 Million (techcrunch.com)

The PS2 game Ico was great. It even got remastered for the PS3.

Oh wait, you mean ICO = Initial Coin Offering.

Hey, fucktard /. editors, how about doing your fucking JOB and describing an acronym the first time it is used. Oh wait, that would involve actual work.

After 20+ years you STILL can't do this?

You had ONE job ... *facepalm*

Yes, I'm not new here -- and I'll keep kvitching about their incompetence.

Secret? Google says not so. by bagofbeans · 2018-04-10 08:41 · Score: 4, Informative · on FTC Warns Manufacturers That 'Warranty Void If Removed' Stickers Break the Law (vice.com)

"The use of" "parts is required to keep your" "manufacturerâ(TM)s warranties and any extended warranties intact"

"This warranty shall not apply if this product" "is used with products not sold or licensed by"

https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/manuals/warrantytext_us.jsp

"This warranty does not apply if this product" "has had the warranty seal on the" "altered, defaced, or removed."

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/warranties/ps4/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Anyone wondering why? by CronoCloud · 2017-09-21 20:49 · Score: 1 · on PC Gaming Is Back in Focus at Tokyo Game Show (bloomberg.com)

and as soon as you factor in the higher cost for games it melts away anyway.

What higher cost? did you just time travel in from 1995? While there WAS a price differential at one time, there isn't one NOW. Things change.

Project Cars 2 $59.99 on both PSN and Steam

Factotum 90 $5.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rocket League $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

The Bard's Tale (resnarked version) $9.99 on both PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy, $19.99 on both PSN and Steam

Final Fantasy IX remaster $20.99 on both PSN and Steam

https://www.playstation.com/en...

Minecraft PS4: $19.95
https://store.playstation.com/...

Minecraft PC (Java edition) $26.95
https://minecraft.net/en-us/

Re:Cord-cutting! by XxtraLarGe · 2017-07-26 03:00 · Score: 1 · on AT&T Loses Record Number of Traditional TV Subscribers In Q2, Drops 156,000 DirecTV Satellite Customers (variety.com)

I'm about to do the same to Comcast.. I'll just keep their internet.

I did this last week. Made the switch to PlayStation Vue. I bumped internet service up from 25 Mbps to 75 Mbps though for video streaming purposes though. Testing it out, I've gotten as high as 90 Mbps. It's saving me about $75 per month!

$750 for the TiVo box; Super Saver Shipping by tepples · 2017-05-05 02:29 · Score: 1 · on Cord-Cutting Spikes Fivefold In Cable TV's Worst Quarter Ever (fastcompany.com)

CBS, ABC, NBC, Fox, PBS, CW, etc. are all free with this metal thing in the attic.

Then you need to pay $750 for a TiVo DVR ($200 for the hardware and $550 for the required program guide subscription) or just accept that you'll miss any program aired when you happen not to be at home.

Amazon Prime? Free since I already have it for deliveries

"Super Saver Shipping" for large orders is also free, albeit with a minimum order of $35 and longer delivery time. People rationalize not paying extra for the upgrade from Super Saver Shipping to Prime because they consider faster delivery a luxury that can be dispensed with. Their time/money tradeoff is biased toward time.

PLaystation Vue: $35 with auto DVR to the cloud!

The FAQ implies that one person can have PlayStation Vue service only at two home addresses in his lifetime: "You can only make a home location change one time, otherwise your account may be blocked from service." Thus it might not be practical for people who move often following job opportunities.

how well does that work for someone who doesn't already own a PlayStation 4 console on which to play PlayStation 4 games?

Re:PS1, most likely by hackwrench · 2017-03-09 14:31 · Score: 1 · on Project Scorpio Next-Generation Xbox Gaming Console Debuts In Microsoft Store (betanews.com)

I think it uses the PS1 and not the Sega Saturn version of Castlevania: SOTN. It has been awhile since I had a usable 360 console. I have since bought SOTN on PS3. I have owned copies of SOTN on PS1, 360, and PS3 now. I wish Sony would release an upgrade path for all the classics to the PS4. But you say that the classic games released on the 360 will play on the One? I may look into that again. I have Blade Kitten on the PC. thought I had it on the PS3, but I don't see it in my downloads. I thought I bought it originally on the 360, but without one, I don't know how to check. https://www.playstation.com/en... says that it has been available for the PS3, but click on the link and it opens a store page that says the url does not exist and searching for Blade Kitten on the store proper turns up 0 hits. Very frustrating.

Re:Must run NMS in wine on Linux by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:51 · Score: 1 · on Razer Wants To Build the Best Linux Laptop, And It Needs Your Help (facebook.com)

For this requirement:

My key requirement is to be able to play No Man's Sky without booting into windows, and to be future-proof by supporting at least current gen VR rigs

You'll need to go BSD, but you're in luck, you can buy the necessary hardware at your local Enormo-mart:

Then you can buy whatever Linux machine you want for your work needs, and have the PS4 for games. And never have to touch windows to play No Man's Sky.

Re:Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:10 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

They pretty much have to be if they're willing to pay 10-15 bucks more for a game than PC gamers...

Did you just time travel from 1999? While in the past there was a price differential and I know that in Europe PC partisan devs/publishers kept the price differential up longer because they wanted to favor the PC... but there isn't one NOW and hasn't been for about a decade.

For Honor: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Berzerk and the Band of the Hawk: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Fallout 4: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy $19.99 on PSN and Steam

Stardew Valley $14.99 on PSN and Steam
https://store.playstation.com/...

Re:Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:10 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

They pretty much have to be if they're willing to pay 10-15 bucks more for a game than PC gamers...

Did you just time travel from 1999? While in the past there was a price differential and I know that in Europe PC partisan devs/publishers kept the price differential up longer because they wanted to favor the PC... but there isn't one NOW and hasn't been for about a decade.

For Honor: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Berzerk and the Band of the Hawk: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Fallout 4: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy $19.99 on PSN and Steam

Stardew Valley $14.99 on PSN and Steam
https://store.playstation.com/...

Re:Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:10 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

They pretty much have to be if they're willing to pay 10-15 bucks more for a game than PC gamers...

Did you just time travel from 1999? While in the past there was a price differential and I know that in Europe PC partisan devs/publishers kept the price differential up longer because they wanted to favor the PC... but there isn't one NOW and hasn't been for about a decade.

For Honor: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Berzerk and the Band of the Hawk: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Fallout 4: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy $19.99 on PSN and Steam

Stardew Valley $14.99 on PSN and Steam
https://store.playstation.com/...

Re:Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:10 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

They pretty much have to be if they're willing to pay 10-15 bucks more for a game than PC gamers...

Did you just time travel from 1999? While in the past there was a price differential and I know that in Europe PC partisan devs/publishers kept the price differential up longer because they wanted to favor the PC... but there isn't one NOW and hasn't been for about a decade.

For Honor: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Berzerk and the Band of the Hawk: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Fallout 4: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy $19.99 on PSN and Steam

Stardew Valley $14.99 on PSN and Steam
https://store.playstation.com/...

Re:Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 09:10 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

They pretty much have to be if they're willing to pay 10-15 bucks more for a game than PC gamers...

Did you just time travel from 1999? While in the past there was a price differential and I know that in Europe PC partisan devs/publishers kept the price differential up longer because they wanted to favor the PC... but there isn't one NOW and hasn't been for about a decade.

For Honor: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Berzerk and the Band of the Hawk: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Fallout 4: $59.99 on PSN and Steam

Rebel Galaxy $19.99 on PSN and Steam

Stardew Valley $14.99 on PSN and Steam
https://store.playstation.com/...

Re: Why is it tanking only now? by CronoCloud · 2017-03-03 03:58 · Score: 1 · on GameStop Stock Price Tanks After Microsoft Announces New Digital-Gaming Service (venturebeat.com)

Cheap games. If you don't insist on the latest releases, PC games are typically much cheaper. Even for the same titles.

Not necessarily, I've compared prices for older games and sometimes the console version is cheaper. Your thinking is a relic of the time before PSN and Xbox Marketplace started having regular sales.

Game selection. Some games need something more flexible than a game controller (e.g. a keyboard).

I'm looking at the USB ports on the PS4 and PS3 (and PS2 before them), they're there for a reason. And yes, I have plugged keyboards into those consoles and used said keyboards with various console games. The last time I did it was last night while playing STO (Star Trek Online) on the PS4 while editing the Bio of one of my BOFF's (Bridge Officers) .

Some developers need a marketplace more open than a game console (e.g. something that they can access).

That thinking is a relic of the time when console marketplaces were less friendly to indie developers....that's not the case now:

Overall, better compatibility across "generations". PC games may be dodgy when it comes down to hardware support, but a well developed PC game has a better chance of running on a new PC 10 years down the road than a console game does on a new console.

That's because the PC has been a OS based Microsoft monoculture. Consoles haven't, not even taking into account the changes of architecture. After all the PS2 is MIPS, the PS3 PPC and the PS4 X86_64.

Unless you get lucky and are offered the privilege of paying for a new version of that console game.

Cross-buy helped a little in the early days of the PS4. That was where if you had bought the PS3 version of some games, you got the PS4 version for free or at a discount. It was mostly an indie thing.

In some cases that applies to the Vita version as well.

It's almost identical to Sony Playstation VUE by Ranbot · 2017-02-28 10:30 · Score: 2 · on YouTube Unveils YouTube TV, Its Live TV Streaming Service (techcrunch.com)

...including the DVR feature and live local network channels in certain markets, but VUE has a few more channels, like AMC and Discovery ( https://www.playstation.com/en... ). Stupidly, Sony linked the VUE service to the Playstation, which doesn't help people take it seriously and one had to have a Playstation to sign up until Sony very recently added VUE to newer Sony smart TVs. Google/You Tube aren't going to wall off their service the way Sony did.

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Double-dipping Nintendo by CronoCloud · 2017-01-19 05:53 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

With consoles, they expect you to upgrade much sooner than you would need to with a PC.

They do?

Original Playstation 1995
PS2: 2000
PS3: 2006
PS4 2013

You're telling me you didn't upgrade your PC between 2006 and 2013?

You can't just swap out the GPU on a console to play the "next-gen", you have to literally buy an entirely new console and start from scratch.

You do? That's not quite as true as one might think:

PS2: backwards compatible with PSone games.

PS3: ALL PS3's can play PSone discs. CECHA, CECHB, and CECHE models are also compatible with PS2 games (and SACD's).

Now the PS4 is different, with the change of Architecture to x86_64 and the decision to not slap a PS3 Cell/RSX or PS2 EE/GS in there to keep the cost down that means no hardware compatibility. Some games have been re-released/re-mastered on PSN. In some cases it is cross buy if you already had the PS3 version, you don't have to pay for the PS4 version.

Playstation NOW, while a fee-based service is also a way of playing older games on a PS4.

Plus, games are MUCH cheaper on PC -- that alone is worth it.

No, they're not. New games cost pretty much the same. In some cases even older games have the same price on console and PC Example, Rocket League.

RWBY: Grimm Eclipse

Rebel Galaxy:

Stardew Valley:

If you getting REALLY cheap games on the PC it's because you're waiting for some length of time for them to become $5 on Steam Sales or something. There are also similar sales on the console online stores but if you only do PC gaming, you wouldn't know about that.

For example, SteamWorld Dig is currently $9.99 on Steam

But it is on sale for $1.99 on PSN, it is cross-buy so that $1.99 also gets you the Vita version:

Watch Dogs 2 is $59.99 on Steam:

But it is on sale for $40.19 on PSN:

That, and the fact that they are backwards compatible with literally every era of gaming.

How many DOS games from 80's do you actually play?

Oh and you can also do literally everything else that is possible on PC (i.e. software), which you can't do on consoles.

Sure you can, because it is a general purpose device that runs Windows. You CAN game on it, but the platform wasn't originally designed for gaming...but business applications. Yes, you COULD game on 8088 PC with a monochrome screen...but

Re:Remember OUYA? by CronoCloud · 2017-01-13 08:45 · Score: 1 · on Nintendo Switch Will Launch On March 3rd For $299, Won't Feature Region-Locking Software (cnet.com)

I've told you why it fizzled. It fizzled because no one wants to play IAP Android crap on a TV except a few guys like you obsessed with claiming how Nintendo/Sony's/MS's policies are hostile to garage developers

They're not.