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Utnayan_sl said:
Thank you. Finally someone gets it.

And no Foggy, while those replays definitely are taken from the game itself, the screenshots depicting the replay shots are doctored to hell and back and captured via dev kits on PC with jacked up resolutions. Especially that last one which I know for a fact was taken at 1440p.

As stated, gameplay has not changed. At all. Because why would they. They have a stranglehold on the license.

Just who are you pushing these posts for these days? Is it still your job to divide, conquer, and confuse? And also attack anyone with a different view point to sell the products?
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Utnayan is fox news personified.
 
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Utnayan_sl said:
Thank you. Finally someone gets it.

And no Foggy, while those replays definitely are taken from the game itself, the screenshots depicting the replay shots are doctored to hell and back and captured via dev kits on PC with jacked up resolutions. Especially that last one which I know for a fact was taken at 1440p.

As stated, gameplay has not changed. At all. Because why would they. They have a stranglehold on the license.

Just who are you pushing these posts for these days? Is it still your job to divide, conquer, and confuse? And also attack anyone with a different view point to sell the products?
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I like how your original argument is only tangentially related to what you ended up with. Every single person in the entire world accepts the fact that yearly sports titles are highly iterative. This is not some big secret, and has been the case ever since those games came out. Even for titles where competition does exists (pes and fifa) is this the case. So if we go back to the crux of what you're trying to say, we end up with you saying the consoles aren't worth buying because of cross-generation games. It's entirely your prerogative to make the choice as to whether or not you want to play those types of games on current gen or next gen, but you simply can not deny that there is a noticeable difference between the two with nearly every cross generation game out there right now, from need for speed, to battlefield, AC, NBA, whatever. If that is not enough for you, then fine, but don't come here saying there is no difference, because that is just blatantly and demonstrably false.
 
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Utnayan are you back on this shit already? Just a few days ago you got stuck in a corner and tried to pull this shit:

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Ut, you're going overboard and you're not going to convince anyone here that you're right. Frankly, I think you need your eyes checked.

People here know *exactly* what they are buying and what they are getting into.

Cut the troll act and move along.
 
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I am buying a PS4 for a few reasons. My PC is only a few years old, and it plays newer games fine, but I work all day at a desk looking at a computer screen and it's literally the last thing I want to do when I come home. I enjoy sitting/laying on my couch, blasting the surround sound, and playing an a game on my 50 inch screen in HD quality. Yes, I could hook my PC up to it.. but that sucks, let's be honest. FPS aren't great with a controller, but let's face it I feel a whole lot more comfortable sitting on my couch playing one with a controller than hunched over it at some desk. Finally, I realize PC is going to look better and I realize these games aren't going to be much better than current gen. You've said it to death, literally. I'm not buying a $400 piece of hardware and expecting it to be a miracle machine. I'm investing $400 in a piece of entertainment hardware that will only get better as the years go on and it matures. I could wait a couple years and buy one, but I have the means now so why wait? I've never bought a console on launch day (except dreamcast), so to me it's fun.

If you don't want one that's fine, and I can see your reasons.. but you're really beating it into the ground.
 
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So, I opened my AC4 box and the first thing I see is this Uplay Passport code that I should register in order to have access to all the multiplayer abilities and items... is this Ubi's shitty way of preventing me from re-selling their game, or is this just a bunch of cosmetic items?

edit: also, the additional gameplay code expires at the end of March... I don't know why?
 
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I think it was meant to be the former, and now basically means nothing.

Ubisoft drops Uplay Passport from future games | GamesIndustry International

Black Flag modified as company changes online DRM policies

Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft is to drop the Uplay Passport from all future game titles.

The Uplay Passport was designed to lock away online and multiplayer features behind a single-use code, and offered points to users as a reward system for completing in-game challenges. Codes came included with a new copy of a game, but second hand players would be required to buy a Uplay Passport code for an additional fee.

"Uplay Passport will not be a part of any future Ubisoft games," said the company on its blog.

"The Uplay Passport program was initiated as a means of giving customers full access and support for online multiplayer and features, along with exclusive content, bonuses and rewards.

"However, games today are blurring the line between offline and online, between what is single player and what is multiplayer. Based on that and on the feedback we received from you, we recognized that Passport is no longer the best approach for ensuring that all our customers have the best possible experience with all facets of our games."

The Uplay Passport has also been dropped from Assassin's Creed: Black Flag, due for release today, which controversially locked some single player content behind the code.
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Obviously their justification about "Games blurring the lines between online and offline play" is total horseshit.
 
Frenzied Wombat

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Sean_sl said:
AC4 Limited Edition is pretty sweet:
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The grooves in your coffee table are incompatible with food and drug consumption, both necessary pre-requisites for proper enjoyment of a man cave focused on passive entertainment. Please update to next-gen coffee table and post comparison pics for Utanyan.
 
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Frenzied Wombat_sl said:
The grooves in your coffee table are incompatible with food and drug consumption, both necessary pre-requisites for proper enjoyment of a man cave focused on passive entertainment. Please update to next-gen coffee table and post comparison pics for Utanyan.
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Amazingly this is not the first time that I have heard that.

You fuckers need to learn to not spill your food, drink, and drugs. Plates and glasses sit perfectly fine on it and you just have to be careful with cocaine placement.
 
Foggy

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Sean, those groove are not conducive to coke at all, though you could invent a pretty great mini-game.
 
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Lenas_sl said:
Jesus, at least iron it
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Shit, that's a good idea. Though it feels kinda like this plasticy felty material. Not sure if I can iron it. Would it melt it? Also operating an iron under the influence of the medications I just took is probably a terribad idea.



IGN - Greg Interviews Shu Yoshida - Sony on Wii U, Changing your PSN, PS4:PS4: Sony on Wii U, Changing Your PSN Name - IGN Video

Stolen from gaf:IGN - Greg Interviews Shu Yoshida - Sony on Wii U, Changing your PSN, PS4 - NeoGAF

Topics include change of direction for Sony and why, Shu's twitter addiction, Shu discusses the Wii U a bit (likes it). Will add more later and some takeaways

Can't change PSN still of course but discusses why a little bit

Some Takeaways:

  • Shu happy being the face of playstation (@Yosp). Enjoys that everyday is a "catastrophe". New DRM "Sony, You lied!" Yosp feels his twitter presence contributes which is why he likes it so much
  • Shu's never gotten in trouble by Sony PR for what he tweets but his wife is another story
  • PS4 has been a long project, almost 5 years. Considering original aims, "close to 80-90%" of functionality aimed for.
  • PS4 Pre-orders obviously outstripping past PS launches. Sony feels good about future of PS4 against early quips by analysts that consoles had no place
  • Part of the reason there is no mp3 at launch is because we were focusing on games. So when people found out they freaked out it was a little funny, because it was not a priority.
  • If the lack of MP3 support is the worst part of the PS4 launch then PS4 is in a good spot
  • Can't change PSN name still due to it being complicated. Engineers say that it is problematic. Original system does not work like an "excel spreadsheet". "Not designed that way". "Not impossible". Will keep looking into it.
  • PS4 is a system that is flexible and future-proof. Part of this future-proofing is to reserve memory.
  • Sony believed GDDR5 was needed for next-gen performance. Decision for 8GB was a big decision due to cost. Not only for great games but for system software guys. Leave some room in the CPU, GPU, memory for these guys to add future features
  • Sub-accounts want to become Master accounts. Sony felt that the inability to do this was unfair. Looking into it.
  • What changed at Playstation? [Greg's been pushing this question the whole interview ")] [Around the 12:20 mark, hard to understand] Part of that is that the business side always gets pressure from investors to go for better financial performance, so you should use that position to make your competitiveness even stronger. Shu seems to be alluding to a prior corporate culture at Sony leading to complacency during the PS3 era. But this [complacency] "comes in circles". "Because we went through the difficult time of launching PS3, we learned a lot, especially in the US. We are catching up to other companies in terms of other companies. Some network features." Sony now has a "Challenger" mentality "like when we first entered the industry". Back then Sony had a "big idea". VCRs had a 40% install base, video games consoles had a much smaller install base. "We can double that". During the PS1 time, Sony didn't really know much about the business and took cues from other companies at the time. Approaching the launch of PS4 was like how we approached the launch of PS1
  • Shu has 2 Wii U's. Enjoys playing them with his daughters. "Nintendo make pretty fun family friendly games"
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  • "Success depends on how you set your goal. I don't know what Nintendo's goal with the WII U was. " Shu found it confusing that Nintendo seems to have not focused the Wii U to induct non-players [make players] like with a lot of their past consoles. Console is good but message of "for core gamers" was confusing
  • Do you [Shu] think ipads/tablets are hurting Nintendo? I think if you look at how Nintendo and Apple induct non-players into gaming, nintendo and apple are pretty much in the same group. Playstation doesn't necessarily fit into that group. We [Sony] need nintendo to be very successful in inducting new players who like to play games with controllers because we [sony] believe games with non-touch only controllers are great.

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