“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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TurtleOrgansPosted:

UMF
Torrer
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PawnStars
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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


We pay because we get better servers, security, and DLC before PS.

I probably could say more but I won't. I own both so it doesn't bother me one bit.


Why does everyone say Xbox gets DLC first? You make it seem like you get all DLC first when really xbox only gets CoD DLC first
Do you really want bring up DLC and early access? How about Minecraft? Xbox 360 got it 2 years earlier than PS3. And as for early access to DLC, we get COD, Battlefield and FIFA, just to name a few.


PC Master race FTW! :DD

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TorrerPosted:

Activez-
PawnStars
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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


We pay because we get better servers, security, and DLC before PS.

I probably could say more but I won't. I own both so it doesn't bother me one bit.


Why does everyone say Xbox gets DLC first? You make it seem like you get all DLC first when really xbox only gets CoD DLC first

BeastlyxAsianPosted:

He said one too many words. Playstation is a joke.

































































Just kidding.

LatiasPosted:

Ironpants
Activez-
PawnStars
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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


We pay because we get better servers, security, and DLC before PS.

I probably could say more but I won't. I own both so it doesn't bother me one bit.


Im sorry, but protection will be the last thing you are paying for. I remember when millions of peoples accounts got hacked...

I hope you realize no server is secure, if a hacker wanted Microsofts servers down, there would be nothing they could do.

PaausPosted:

Ehhhh I'm split. Idk what to even say about this cause I like PS but xbox is better about customer service and what not

LatiasPosted:

Activez-
PawnStars
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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


We pay because we get better servers, security, and DLC before PS.

I probably could say more but I won't. I own both so it doesn't bother me one bit.


Did you just say Microsoft respects it's consumers? Do you not remember E3 when Microsoft tried to eliminate all right to consumers with their DRM?

IntPosted:

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


exactly but pc is superior to ps...

EstablishedGamingPosted:

Rather harsh to be completely honest.

Activez-Posted:

PawnStars
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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


We pay because we get better servers, security, and DLC before PS.

I probably could say more but I won't. I own both so it doesn't bother me one bit.

Corn_DogPosted:

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.


That's weird, could of swore that you need xbox live (which is a monthly subscription) to do just about anything on the One. That includes using 3rd party apps (that you already pay for separately). The Ps4 allows you to use all of your apps, party chat, and play FTP multiplayer games without Plus.

Btw the way you used the wrong "witch", it's supposed to be "which" but the way you used it only helps your point...


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