Sony rules out always-online for PS4 - Report

Never understood why you would need an always on connection to play OFFLINE games in the first place. You buy a game, used or otherwise, why the hell would we need to be on the internet at all to play them OFFLINE?

I hope you don't have to re connect every 24 hours then like you will with the xbone

hope this holds true.....ps4 is lookin like a better console to opt for as of now

Really sick of all the butthurt fanboys. Oh sony is just wording their true motive carefully? Sounds like nothing more than sour grapes from the people that have absolutely nothing to justify microsofts idiotic idea. Honestly, I wasn't impressed, but I still thought it was alright until all the crap about the authentication checks and the sloppy explanation of how used games will be handled. It's all just an unnecessary complication that doesn't benefit the gamer at all, I'm glad killing the used game market was more important to microsoft than delivering a convenient gaming experience.

how can you people choose a console on a teaser show really people if microsoft announces illumiroom half the people talkin shit would poop themself too early to choose o wait i dont have to i work ill buy em both

Boooooooooo!

Oh, wait... yeah!

Everything gaming news for the past week has been terrible, I am used to booing.

@Drunkvampiresex They did yes. It only has to be connected once every 24 hours. I'm betting ps4 has something similar. Just because you don't need a constant internet connection doesn't mean you won't have to connect at some point.

Xbox One doesn't require a constant internet connection either. Sony is wording everything they say very carefully because everyone is throwing a fit right now.

Ok so if Sony realized and stated that they "SAW" that a lot of countries still do not have good enough internet access to make an always online console. WTF was MS looking at then? I guess they got their Zune and Internet Explorer team working out the logistics this time around huh?

this and many other reasons is why I will more than likely getting a PS4 and not a Xbox One....

Great news, but either way im buying both consoles, I always make sure to buy all consoles so I don't miss out on great exclusives. I haven't bought a Wii-U yet though, I'll get one once a great exclusive game actually comes out for it...

Greatness Awaits

PS4

Good news.

$299 (or less) is preferable. $399 is as high as I will go, and that is pushing it. Any higher than that, and I'll just play what I have on 360 and pc (and maybe get a ps3 for cheap) until the price drops kick in.

I am no longer the guy who just HAS TO HAVE the latest of the latest. That is a fool's game these days with the way things are going.

Even if Microsoft finally gave in and made it not always online, I'd still rather have a Playstation 4 because whenever all those bad rumors came up about the upcoming Xbox, Microsoft did absolutely nothing to stop its fans from getting upset; be it from denying the rumors or giving them an explanation why they wanted to take that approach and to me that is just downright lousy management. Not to mention all the bad experiences I had with overheating xbox's and its horrible games (lately anyway).

(sigh) When are people going to learn the difference between always-on and always-online?

One day a console or other platform will demand always online, but it won't be this gen and I seriously doubt it will be next gen and possibly it will even skip the gen after that.

I've always had a decent internet connection. While it isn't lighting fast it has been stable to the point where it hasn't died for probably more than 24h in the last three/four years. I always presumed that this was standard in developed countries. It seems I was wrong. Until the majority of people have stable internet, it won't be made compulsory.

Sony and Microsoft aren't stupid, even suggesting they would do something which is almost guaranteed to see them dead in the water by about December 2013, is laughable.

I think it is time we get back to the good stuff, the next gen consoles are coming out! They have 8 core processors! And the games we have had the pleasure of seeing glimpses of look sweet. Lots of potential for some really fun games. That is all that really matters.

They are just really coming off strong after Microsoft's PR disaster. No one looks as good as Sony does, right now.

This was day-one announcement news.

Shuhei Yoshida, We salute you! MS, build the product based on consumer practicality not pacing the consumer to your targets goals..

To requiere or not to requiere...

+1 Sony

I found an article Ars Technica that says the new xbox won't require a internet connection...No sure why Gamespot hasn't reported it tho...http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/05/microsoft-next-xbox-will-work-even-when-your-internet-doesnt/

I love SONY!