FIFA 15 'blocks PS4 Share Play feature'

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EA has reportedly chosen to restrict PS4 players from using the console's Share Play feature in FIFA 15.

Launched in late October as part of PS4 system update 2.0, Share Play enables a second user to enjoy multiple software features remotely without having to own the game being played by the host, including taking control of the title during sixty minute sessions.

However, GameSpot reports that once a Share Play session has been set up with another user, their screen simply displays an error message saying: "Viewing the game screen that the host is currently playing is not allowed due to content restrictions in your country or region."

This is the first EA game to block the Share Play feature, although it is by no means the first PS4 game in general to do so. Activision blocked the feature for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Call of Duty: Ghosts, and other titles - such as Tomb Raider, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Thief - have followed suit.

During a PS4 event in October, Sony ducked our attempts to find out if all publishers were on board with Share Play, but a company representative did tell GameSpot that Share Play "works across all PS4 games" and there was no existing option to enable developers to opt out.



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AshPosted:

DeluxeHazard Of course EA and Activision are two of the companies opting out of this feature. They already make enough money, at least allow people who can't afford your games 60 minutes of a trial.


To be honest if you can afford a PS4 you can afford a game

DeluxeHazardPosted:

Of course EA and Activision are two of the companies opting out of this feature. They already make enough money, at least allow people who can't afford your games 60 minutes of a trial.

attackedheartPosted:

Latias
attackedheart I don't blame them for blocking it! Why should Sony profit from selling more consoles but game developers get less money! Sony isn't gunna give all this extra money they make off console sales because ppl don't have to buy games if their friend has that game to the developers are they? Exactly! Then alot of game developers will start going broke! I think all the 3rd party developers should block this feature! Why should Sony profit off their losses? Sony is going broke this is them trying to get out of debt whole they ruing game developers! Sony backed out on Nintendo and stop the technology years ago because the way Nintendo wanted things, Sony would lose money, they did the dirty on Nintendo because of this, but now they are going to do it their game developers! GG SONY

There is a 60 minute time limit on sessions. Don't try to spin a good feature into a negative thing.


I know there Is a 60 minute time limit, but once u have shared a game with a console once it should be blocked from doing it again with that same console or user, as this I more or less just to let them try the game to see if they like it, not constantly keep sharing!

LatiasPosted:

attackedheart I don't blame them for blocking it! Why should Sony profit from selling more consoles but game developers get less money! Sony isn't gunna give all this extra money they make off console sales because ppl don't have to buy games if their friend has that game to the developers are they? Exactly! Then alot of game developers will start going broke! I think all the 3rd party developers should block this feature! Why should Sony profit off their losses? Sony is going broke this is them trying to get out of debt whole they ruing game developers! Sony backed out on Nintendo and stop the technology years ago because the way Nintendo wanted things, Sony would lose money, they did the dirty on Nintendo because of this, but now they are going to do it their game developers! GG SONY

There is a 60 minute time limit on sessions. Don't try to spin a good feature into a negative thing.

attackedheartPosted:

Sorry bout the couple of typos below, but I'm sure yous know what I mean

attackedheartPosted:

I don't blame them for blocking it! Why should Sony profit from selling more consoles but game developers get less money! Sony isn't gunna give all this extra money they make off console sales because ppl don't have to buy games if their friend has that game to the developers are they? Exactly! Then alot of game developers will start going broke! I think all the 3rd party developers should block this feature! Why should Sony profit off their losses? Sony is going broke this is them trying to get out of debt whole they ruing game developers! Sony backed out on Nintendo and stop the technology years ago because the way Nintendo wanted things, Sony would lose money, they did the dirty on Nintendo because of this, but now they are going to do it their game developers! GG SONY

AqplePosted:

Well you can't exactly complain,

The share feature is a privilege,
it's not something that "has" to be added in.

GHOSTIZABOSSPosted:

That's sad I've never used this but I'm sure somebody mad

MissPosted:

The-Professor Why would they block it tho? but i never even used that feature before.


Greedy company is greedy.

The-ProfessorPosted:

Why would they block it tho? but i never even used that feature before.


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