Actually, I didn’t say you didn’t do any research, I said if you did some research, you’d find more articles like the one I linked, but kudos on the Tom’s Hardware article. Makes me wonder how Sony was going to implement DRM with a system that didn’t require always online.

I stand corrected. We’re cool, no hard feelings, at least on my behalf.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/DRM-Xbox-One-PlayStation-4-Shuhei-Yoshida-Hiroshi-Kawano,23292.html Perhaps you should do some research before complaining about me doing some research. A quick Google search gives numerous results backing my statements.

Sorry, but that is simply untrue. There are no legitimate sources out there that back your statement. Yet I can point you to articles before E3 that talked about Sony never considering it. The ONLY thing Sony implemented is the ability for the publisher to do so if they chose.

This article is dated February. Sony DID NOT change their policy at E3… I was surprised when Microsoft went through with it. It shocked me because Sony had already said they wouldn’t.

http://kotaku.com/5985874/ps4-will-not-require-an-always+online-connection

Do some research and you’ll find more articles just like it. Sorry to disappoint you, but Microsoft made the choice all on their own.

well sony tried it too, they originally had the same pilicies as Xbox One, as well as a $500 price tag with the PS eye but after the Microsoft event they changed it all to get the upper hand. Smart but now people think Microsoft is the bad one when they’ve both essentially done the same thing.

Actually, what you’re doing is inferring a statement which is a bit different from the statement he was making…”A is A.” ~The Question. =p

I think the more appropriate term is “leery” rather than weary…the weariness is in regards to something already done, the new stuff makes people leery, since it is untrustworthy..? =[

very true and not to be disregarded, they have taken babysteps in trying to compete with PSN (sorry Sony has set the standard for giving back to it’s player community for years). Microsoft’s recent response has been completely reactive though, to put it simply, gamers are weary of microsoft’s “new initiative”. let’s not forget, you still have to pay them to play games online (which the PS4 will convert to as well) however you still need XBL gold to use paid services like Netflix/Hulu/etc. these practices make it hard to entice a scorned gamer community

Completely agree. Stream works because it’s a win-win situation. Microsoft wanted to take benefits away from consumers, while not giving much to compensate for losing those benefits.