Sony acknowledges reaction of fans to rumoured PlayStation 4 DRM – Gaming news
A number of Sony employees have responded to the strong opinion of the fans over the possible use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) 4 by the company to stop sales of pre-owned PlayStation 4 games.
A few days back, video game journalist Geoff Keighley had stated on GameTrailers that Sony may integrate the DRM technology in its upcoming console in order to curb the sales of pre-owned games.
Even the possibility of such a thing happening was a huge shock for the gaming community, especially the gamers who spend more money on second-hand games from retailers such as GameStop instead of purchasing a fresh $60 copy of the game from the digital stores or retailers.
Understandably upset over PlayStation 4 possibly making use of DRM, a user going by the name of famousmortimer set up a thread on a popular message board NeoGAF and pitched the idea at board members to raise their voice against the possible use of the controversial technology and make themselves heard by the Sony executives.
It did not take too long for the hashtag #PS4NoDRM to gain momentum and consequently prominence on the micro-blogging website Twitter.
The efforts of famousmortimer and all those who followed his suggestion did not go to waste, as John Koller, Head of Hardware Marketing at Sony PlayStation, acknowledged the protest of the PlayStation 4 enthusiasts.
He was spotted posting the following tweet recently, “This is why I love PlayStation fans- the passion bucket overflows #playstation.”
Koller did not turn out to be the only Sony employee who responded to the strong backlash of the fans.
Nick Accordino, a producer for Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) made it known to the fans that the company was indeed listening to their feedback.
“Humbled by the outpouring of passionate PlayStation fans and their willingness to talk to us directly. Please know that we hear you,” he said.
Scott Rhode, head of software product development for PlayStation at Sony and Shahid Kamal Ahmed, a senior business development manager at Sony, sent out similar response to the fans protesting over the rumoured use of DRM by PlayStation 4.
Sony’s next-generation console is slated for a 2013 release.
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