PS4: Sony 'didn't consider' always-online requirement

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Sony "didn't consider" introducing an always-online requirement for PS4.

That's according to Shuhei Yoshida, president of Sony Worldwide Studios, who told the latest issue of Game Informer.
"Did we consider it [always-online]? No, we didn't consider it. The main reason being that many countries don't have robust internet connections.

"It makes sense for people to have internet connections to play online games, but for offline games there are many countries that we saw do not really have robust internet... We didn't even consider that."

Yoshida's latest comments follow those he made about always-online systems in February, when he said of PS4: "You can play offline, but you may want to keep it connected.

"You can go offline totally," he added. "Social is big for us, but we understand there are some people who are anti-social! So if you don't want to connect to anyone else, you can do that."

An always-online requirement for Microsoft's Xbox successor has been heavily rumoured ahead of the next-gen Xbox reveal event on May 21, with multiple sources saying the console will require one and more recent reports claiming it won't.

Posted: May 08, 2013 11:17 am
Related Forum: PlayStation Forum

Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404886/ps4-sony-didnt-consider-always-online-requirement/

Comments

PoonPosted: Sun. May 12, 2013

Fuz
GRAPHlCS hmm, im really stuck on what console to get :L

Both man

just get what ever you want. wait until the reveal of the next gen xbox then see

SCOPosted: Sat. May 11, 2013

Fuz
GRAPHlCS hmm, im really stuck on what console to get :L

Both man

Not everyone has the money to go out and buy 2 new consoles....

INxURxHEADPosted: Sat. May 11, 2013

Norgaard Such a hard choice on what console to get.

Your mind will be made up shortly before they release, Xbox still has to have their press conference which is I believe May 21st, and Sony still has to have another meeting, so they'll really show off their stuff.

GourmetPosted: Fri. May 10, 2013

WizardNinja
STaRzZ_HDII Both of the consoles are going to get hate for this its not realistic and not everyone has Internet most people's Internet is off at a certain point in time

Neither of the consoles are doing this though...?

Yea, I don't know what he is saying.

AzarePosted: Fri. May 10, 2013

I still firmly believe that the xbox will have an edge over the PS4

NorgaardPosted: Fri. May 10, 2013

Such a hard choice on what console to get.

FuzPosted: Thu. May 09, 2013

GRAPHlCS hmm, im really stuck on what console to get :L

Both man

imgurPosted: Thu. May 09, 2013

STaRzZ_HDII Both of the consoles are going to get hate for this its not realistic and not everyone has Internet most people's Internet is off at a certain point in time

Neither of the consoles are doing this though...?

SynybunPosted: Thu. May 09, 2013

I don't get why xbox considered it in the first place.