When the Dualshock 4 controller was unveiled earlier in the year, my pants hit the ground so hard they're halfway to China. The miniature touch screen, the thumb grooves in the analogue stick and, more importantly, the dedicated share button. We were told that we could upload videos, screenshots and more instantly to Facebook, Twitter etc with a simple click. But now it seems that we only got half the story, and that there is a worm in this shiny new apple.
The creators of games will have the ability to lock down certain sections of their games(most likely spoilers and boss battles) during recording and screenshots, so that limits what players can truly do with this technology. I, for one, was excited for sharing videos with friends of epic battles and perfect moments but it is not to be. In what seems to be a rapidly-constricting gaming market, our options are being limited further by developers.
What are your thoughts on this announcement, or even the idea of sharing in general? For or against, we'd love to hear from you!
To be honest I think the whole concept of a share button is ridiculous! Why bother forcing social features on the controller and showcasing its capabilities when there still haven't shown the console itself? I'm fine with the idea of sharing stuff but they assume that everyone is so compulsive that they have to share everything they are doing so often that it should have a dedicated button!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that sharing shouldn't be forced on the player through the use of a dedicated 'share' button. The option should be there, perhaps through a pause menu, but it should be a completely optional feature. And I also agree that is is a bizarre move to show the controller before the console, but that was most likely in an attempt to drip-feed the Sony fans until the grand reveal which will most likely occur at E3 this year.
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