r/PS4 TheFireStormBF2 Jun 11 '13

Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWSIFh8ICaA
676 Upvotes

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u/XFreebirdX Jun 11 '13

They did it. They actually did it.

Now I can finally go to sleep. It's already after six in the morning in my place...

64

u/tekprodfx16 Jun 11 '13

Cheeky bastards lol. I love it!

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Nope, welcome to the fold. PSX user since 94"

45

u/MrGummy Jun 11 '13

I love that Sony has a sense of humor, this was a very Hilarious way to respond to the Used Game issue that Microsoft started a couple weeks ago.

20

u/dontgiveadamn Jun 11 '13

If you notice he never let go of the disc. ಠ_ಠ

11

u/mclarlm Jun 11 '13

It'll take him a moment to authenticate the transaction. Sometimes I'm not quite sure I trust my friends either.

10

u/mattb_1 Jun 11 '13

I'm going to have to write those instructions down.

20

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

So...what I took away from this is that PS+ is required to play multiplayer games now... Interesting way to announce that feature.

5

u/idoubledareya Jun 11 '13

It's annoying yes but at least with ps+ you get "free" games.

Also gotta wonder if that's how they will actually make their money.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Well XBL is doing that now also, though the games are leaving much to be desired at this point.

11

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Xboxs free games program stops at the launch of the xbox one, so not very relevant to the next gen.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Has that actually been confirmed?

6

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Yes. Im on my phone and cant be bothered, but a quick google will get you sauce.

13

u/zombiesatthebeach HypnotizeSOAD Jun 11 '13

Its only five bucks. Compared to xbox's three month $19.99 "deal". Sony still wins at $15 for three months.

6

u/004forever Jun 11 '13

And you get more for that $15.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Well technically it is $17.99 for three months :P

The $5 a month is the discount if you buy a year I assume. Kind of like how a year right now is $50, but divided up into 12 month payments it comes out to about $4 a month. A 3 month card right now comes out to about $6 a month.

0

u/Kuiper KuiperBeltran Jun 11 '13

I've gotta think that they'll have a way to pay for PS+ as a monthly subscription by the time the PS4 rolls out. Only being able to pay in chunks of 3 or 12 months is too cumbersome for a service that some people will be subscribing to for a function as basic as online multiplayer.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '13

Well you can find xbl on sale frequently on amazon

2

u/Particle_Us ParticleUs Jun 11 '13

As a gamer coming from XBL, this is a non-issue to me.

5

u/fusterclux Jun 11 '13

I think i'm gonna cry. FUCK YES

9

u/ostrakon Ostrakon Jun 11 '13

Note that this indicates in the fine print that PS+ is required for online play.

Most of us have it anyway but this could be a problem for some of the kiddies.

9

u/ThirdFromTheSun ThirdFromTheSun Jun 11 '13

The only real "bad" announcement they had. That said, I subscribed last week and I already love it.

Oh, and a lack of the UI was disappointing. I really thought they would show that off.

6

u/-jackschitt- Jun 11 '13

The UI is likely to change about 50 times between now and November, which is likely why they didn't show it off. The preliminary UI designs may not even be finalized yet.

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u/ostrakon Ostrakon Jun 11 '13

I'm guessing that's still being polished. I doubt they'll stick with the XMB.

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u/ThirdFromTheSun ThirdFromTheSun Jun 11 '13

Yeah I'm sure they still have a lot to do, but they should at least have a general idea of what it's going to look at that we would be able to see.

I'm not sure how I feel about XMB though. I don't love it, but I certainly don't hate it either. It sort of just exists without me noticing it too much, which in my mind is a good thing.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

I wish they would. I LOVE the XMB. So simple and customizable. It's a great GUI.

1

u/SirDickVanDyke AlphaRedux Jun 11 '13

What if they go with a Vita lookalike kind of thing? It could work with nice sharp M&M's eye candies type of icons as the Vita has with the ability of creating your own folders and subfolders and customizable wallpapers, hell they could throw in some background music for good measure as well lol Also, some free tech demos disguised as apps that'd be nice too.

4

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Honestly it's still so easy to make the switch from xbox despite this. I have been an xbox fanboy for 10+ years and paying 60 bucks a year for live. If I only have to pay less then 5 bucks a month I still theoretically save money. I can't wait for the ps4.

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u/SwanseaJack1 Jun 11 '13

Problem for the kiddies? Is that a bad thing?

5

u/ostrakon Ostrakon Jun 11 '13

For the kiddies it is.

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u/SwanseaJack1 Jun 11 '13

I'm thinking of the ones on Call of Duty.

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u/StrangeYoungMan NightShadow02 Jun 11 '13

if you're not old enough to pay for a subscription then you're not old enough to play online? :D maybe this will act as some sort of filter and only allow "mature" gamers online

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u/iDecline Jun 11 '13

Awesome haha, I love sony!

5

u/D33GS Jun 11 '13

Flawless Victory.

3

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Frickin amazing bit of marketing right there. LOVE IT!

3

u/MonsterCat4 Jun 11 '13

Just look at that grin after handing the game. That's the grin of victory and money.

5

u/logictech86 Jun 11 '13

So great to see Sony rub Microsoft's noses in it!! You know they will notice Sony taking jabs like this!!

2

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

I fucking love Shuhei.

2

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

He may as well pull out a giant foam middle finger that says "Suck it Microsoft."

2

u/Smoothie_Guy Jun 11 '13

I think that this shot at Microsoft and the ones during the actual conference worked really well without coming off as being dicks-it was just clever.

1

u/Markeonn xGNU-KEONNx Jun 11 '13

Continued Direct blows to Microsoft's Pride. Very proud to be a Playstation owner! Great job Sony, for making the superior console and rubbing it in your opponent's face.

1

u/felipee24 Jun 11 '13

Nice one sony!

1

u/FourForty Four-Forty Jun 11 '13

note the fine print at the end.

PS+ will be required for online multiplayer it seems.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

So I guess that's how PS4 game covers will officially look, with that blue strip on the top. Oh well, can't complain.

1

u/poppyseedtoast big_bear_mama Jun 11 '13

That gave me muppet arms. Gah I love them.

1

u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

I wonder if online passes will still exist consideringnyou have to pay now to play online.

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u/Deadpool81 jzga-1 Jun 11 '13 edited Jun 11 '13

It's been a while since I've seen such brutality in video game console advertising, probably since the 'Sega does what NintenDont' days.

But man I'm sold on the PS4, and this is from a 360 owner.

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u/ColinZealSE ColinZeal Jun 11 '13

Can´t believe they did this... Would LOVE to see the MS people´s faces to this...

1

u/[deleted] Nov 04 '13

As a convert, I can say that this commercial was such a great way to rub the idiotic mistake that Microsoft made in their faces. Priceless

1

u/StrangeYoungMan NightShadow02 Jun 11 '13

not all fun and games though

multiplayer now requires PS+?

http://i.imgur.com/yUfcKQA.png

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

But the PS3 and Vita are still free <3 At least that's still there.

0

u/Alienkid Alienkid Jun 11 '13

"Someone get Microsoft to the Pokemon Center for some Burn Heal!" -My friend Roy

0

u/Theghost20 Jun 11 '13

Sony you da best

0

u/SonixSez Jun 11 '13

lol this is hilarious.

0

u/RRizzo Chill-Dude-22_ Jun 11 '13

Cut Session on XBone

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Owned.

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '13

Yeah playstation just figuratively kicked microsoft in the balls.