It's the developers who require this fee? That's interesting, I hadn't heard that mentioned before, but that does put a new spin on things. Why are they requiring this? Do they not want to encourage people to buy their games?
At what point in business do the ones trying to get the sales don't realize that the best way to do this is to encourage sales through pre-owned games, since that means that people will be able to justify the price to themselves? Some people never try new game series because the cost is prohibitive. They can't afford to get a game they don't care for.
My PS2 actually lasted a very long time. My PS3 is going strong too. I haven't had any issue with the hardware, just finding the time to play the games (maybe this is the reason my game consoles last so long...). XD
DICE creator of the Battlefield series originally intended for Battlefield 3 to not require the online pass/unlock. EA basically said, we wont publish this game if its not on there. Sony has nothing to do with the fees what so ever.
Publishers do this because of stores like Gamestop and services like GameFly and Red Box. They get 0 money from these services after the initial sale, so with things like a 10$ online pass on a used version of BF3 they atleast get alittle something something.
Microsoft is currently developing a service that charges, i repeat CHARGES, for fastforwards and Skipping on DVR's. I remember reading an article indicating that Sony was decidedly against quick digs at the customers pocket like this. So the rumors about the PS4 not being used game compatible is really surprising. I'd be surprised if it was true to be honest.
Its rumor season and if one thing is true bad press is better then good press and nothing gets a website, blog and newspage more hits then saucy news that pisses people off.
For all you people talking about breaking PS3's. Its your fault it broke, the PS3 is the most stable console this generation and its only fault lied in the version that was PS2 disc compatible, which would tend to YLOD *(yellow light of death) with in 2-3 years. The PS3's biggest issue, and honestly its not that big of an issue, is the glue that seats the CPU to the motherboard, sometimes it dries up and causes it to over heat. This will only happen if your PS3 is running hot as fuck, so my suggestion is ventilate it asap.
Make sure there is atleast a minimum of 6 inches between the ps3 and its back wall but preferably keep it in open air for best results.
Extreme measures would be to reseat the cpu yourself and reglue it. Its really hard and can cut your fingers if you do it wrong but can extend its lifetime, especially if your using the ps2 compatible SKU.
I have 3 PS3's.
The fat 40gb non backwards compatible version.
The fat ps2 compatible version. It has a CFW firmware hack and is capable of burning Discs, despite the blu ray laser not being meant to do that its still running fine.
And a newfangled slim one that gathers. Really the only one i have issues with is the fat 40gb one and its only because Battlefield 3 is litterally breaking it. BF3 crashes often, usually atleast once a night and doing a hard reset is taking its toll on the ps3.
I'm skeptical about digital-only stuff. Looking at these Vita games that are like, £40 to download. If I'm spending that much money, I want something I can hold in my hands.
Why. Discs are prone to crashing alot now, are prone to damage and destruction. If your Disc gets fucked up no matter how you spin the story your liable for it and its not like EA will give you another one.
Atleast with digital content if shit happens, you can just download it again.
Take battlefield 3 for instance. Like i said earlier it crashes all the fucking time, for alot of PS3 players.
Reason is EA fucked up and made shit discs. All you have to do to fix the issue is download the game from the PSN. Yeah its a big file on your drive but it doesnt crash either so its worth it
Being able to hold a game is nothing more then a novelty, and is most definitely a liability that wont be around much longer.
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