I don't think Sony will have the same level of system in place as Microsoft. They've already confirmed as much by stating it doesn't have a regular connection requirement. Microsofts level of DRM is reliant on its daily check ins to function. There's other reasons why I don't think they don't, but this is the most…

Slapping something on a disc doesn't change the nature of a product. At the end of the day what you're paying for is not the disc, it's what's on the disc. A digital product. The disc is nothing more than the delivery mechanism. And again, I am not defending Microsoft. I am not justifying their practices, and if you…

Right, because actually considering all the angles and thinking through the problem makes me a shill. If you actually bothered reading what I wrote you might notice that I'm not supporting what Microsoft is doing. In fact I explicitly state I'm not arguing in favour of it. If you stopped to actually think before…

I'm not, you've rapidly gone from entertaining to just pathetic. The fact that you don't see what an idiot you're being is just sad.

Agreed, this might be Microsofts giant enemy crab moment. We will of course have to wait and see if it is and whether or not Microsoft can recover as well as Sony did.

That's a blatant straw man argument and the examples you provided don't work. The fact that the Xbox One needs to connect once a day is more akin to if you started needing a 3G signal just to make a phone call or send a text message. We didn't need an Internet connection to play single player games for over twenty…

Sorry kid but "trolling someone" and "embarrassing yourself" are two different things. You may think you're doing the former, but you're actually doing the latter. It's hilarious but you're not even making me try. I don't have to make you look like a fool when you're acting so foolish already.

I didn't call you a fool JUST because you made a choice, I called you a fool because it was a foolish choice. And while you say it's for yourself only your fervent attempts to rally other people to make the same choice betrays that statement. And yes I am a jackass, but you're still a fool.

The big deal is it's NOT a legitimate requirement that you should have to hit to play. It's an imposition. It adds no value for the consumer. No matter how they spin it it's only real purpose is to enable their DRM system. I can accept that if my connection goes down I can't play multiplayer because that connection is…

Sony confirmed back in February that there wouldn't be any kind of connection requirement for the PS4.

The connection requirement basically means Microsoft has painted a target on their ass and taped a sign to their back saying "Hack us!". They better hope they've got iron clad security, cause if they don't it'll make the PSN outage look like a picnic by comparison.

Wow, that's probably one of the most hilariously pathetic things I'll read all morning. You're actually, SERIOUSLY, trying to justify that implying someone is being childish is NOT insulting? You're not just a fool, you're incredibly dense to boot. I mean damn, don't go into politics kid. You can't spin to save your…

Why? Are you of such a sensitive disposition that you can't handle people disagreeing with you? That you need your threads filled with simpering yes men that will go along with your bull crap? In that case I'm sorry for imposing on your thread and your frail ego.

Not surprising, fools have a tendency to flock together.

Not wanting to continue reading is fine. But if you're going to do that just walk away. If you reply just to say you couldn't be bothered reading and then insult who you're talking to then you're acting like a child who just has to have the last word.

Sony have stated that the PS4 won't require any sort of mandatory internet connection already. The only thing that they haven't laid out crystal clearly is what they'll be doing about DRM. Despite the fact they answered questions on it back in February but the rumour mill kept on grinding anyway. But yes we already…

I see the issue being that it's not actually a requirement that the console connect once a day, it's an arbitrary imposition placed on it by Microsoft. The connection is only necessary for their new DRM system, it doesn't add any real value to your gaming experience. No matter how they try and spin it. There's no good…

Not really. Refusing to support the PS3 would likely cost most publishers more than they'd gain from this sort of DRM system. Although it's not the most lucrative market for western publishers it'd pretty much cut Japan off for them. And Sony has taken the European market from Microsoft now, and if they do it again…

Not necessarily. Publishers aren't united on this front (after all, they are all competing with each other) and even big publishers like EA likely don't have enough leverage to strongarm Sony into following suit.

Nah, we'll just play it on the PC.