“PlayStation Now is a joke,” says Pachter

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PS Now has been branded “a joke” by Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter.

It follows leaked footage Sony’s PS3 cloud-streaming beta, which showed a user loading up PS Now and playing Killzone 3 over the cloud.

Speaking with Game Informer, Pachter said of PS Now, “PlayStation Now is a joke. There is no publisher that is going to license content that’s less than two-years old because they would be concerned that they can’t sell as many copies if they make it available for subscription or rental.

“This has no prayer of working. None.”

Pachter’s rationale is that publishers will not license their game for monthly streaming as it will dent their ‘per-unit’ sales, along the same lines as bands on Spotify.

What do you make of Pachter’s reaction?



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Source: http://www.vg247.com/2014/02/05/playstation-now-is-a-joke-says-pachter/

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PolygonPosted:

I really don't understand why people are crying over which is the superior console.
Shut up, play the one you like, stop moaning.

Zero_DevPosted:

itomni Xbox is more but it respects consumers and publishers and helps them get money, unlike PS witch care about themselves trying to sell monthly sub so they get money and the publisher wont!!! cheap Sony.


I cannot tell how stupid you are.

CDKPosted:

This is why I play on an Xbox.

TRSNPosted:

Kex
Doll Is it safe to say that the Xbox is the better console then?


Nope, not really.
Just because ps4 has 1 bad feature doesn't mean Xbone is the superior console.


And this "bad feature" is the opinion of one person: Michael Pachter.

MawderzPosted:

Doll Is it safe to say that the Xbox is the better console then?


Nope, not really.
Just because ps4 has 1 bad feature doesn't mean Xbone is the superior console.

itomniPosted:

Xbox is more but it respects consumers and publishers and helps them get money, unlike PS witch care about themselves trying to sell monthly sub so they get money and the publisher wont!!! cheap Sony.

PoonPosted:

meh not something im excited for anyways

LatiasPosted:

Doll Is it safe to say that the Xbox is the better console then?


Why? Just because a feature on the PS4 may be bad, one that the XB1 doesn't even have? Besides i like my games to be 1080p (someone will inevitably bring up Forza, that's all the XB1 has and it's downgraded from the e3 demo look it up)

Forza is not graphically intensive.

xByNovaaPosted:

Doll Is it safe to say that the Xbox is the better console then?


So you think 1 persons opinion on 1 feature makes Xbox the better console...? You make me laugh.

LiquidatorzPosted:

I play on the xbox one and i totally dont agree, Some might say im a xbox fanboy but i would still prefare a ps4 over an xbox... Anyday!!


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