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From Topic: E3 Expo (2011-2021)
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Post#24  Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 4:03 pm  Reply with quote + 
The Microsoft conference didn't interest me much this year, while the Sony conference was pretty good and announced a few games that looked interesting. Such as FF15 and KH3, though they aren't going to be exclusive titles for the system.

Microsoft recieved a lot of backlash against their Used Games and Online DRM policies, and they stuck to it while likely assuming that Sony would be doing the same. However Sony didn't follow suit, which was the obvious choice given all of the bad feedback that it had gotten. Sony then proceeded to take stabs at Microsoft in their conference by saying that the PS4 didn't have any restrictions, or any of the specific restrictions that the Xbox One was going to, and they got a load of positive feedback as a result of this while driving the crowd into a frenzy as can be seen in this video.

Sony even slipped in the fact that you would now have to pay monthly if you want to have access to online multiplayer in this video, which was a sly move to distract away from it. By mixing that fact in with a topic of much larger importance, and with some humor to go along with it, they essentially made it seem unimportant and unnoticed in comparison to the main topic. I believe that the video was also meant to signify Microsoft handing the next generation over to Sony thanks to their mistakes.

Even though Microsoft did later say that they would be removing their Used Games and Online DRM restrictions, a good deal of damage was already done. Also Microsoft still requires Kinect to be plugged in at all times, even though they say that you can disable it software side. It's odd that they force you to have it always have it connected but allow you to disable it software side, which points to the fact that they want the ability to be able to always be able to turn it on from their side and use it to spy on you. It's no surprise to learn that they've been working closely with the NS of A. Though it's nothing a little damaging or modifying the Kinect hardware can't fix, but the fact that they're trying to force that on people in general is unacceptable.

Both companies say that used game restrictions are up to the developers, so there's still the possibility for there to be some forms of DRM. Though that's no different than previous generations, unless there's more frameworks in place now for enforcing it easily, which could lead to it being used more.

Though I'd say that the Nintendo conference was the winner again this year, even though they got overshadowed by the new consoles somewhat, which was partially contributed to by the fact that they didn't hold a regular conference this year like they usually do.

Nintendo announced and showed off many great looking games, such as Super Mario 3D World, the 2 new Super Smash Bros games, Pikmin 3, Mario Kart 8, Mario and Luigi Dream Team and several others that make up a nice lineup of games, many of which I'd be interested in getting.
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