The Official PS4 Thread - Part 5

[TX85]

LuisTX85 there too

 

[Naked Shia]

ectoplasme12

 

[Tron Bonne]

Is the feature where our friends than virtually take control over our controllers/games still coming sometime?

I remember this being talked about. What a weird feature. I don't understand what the appeal of that would be.

 

[TX85]

I remember this being talked about. What a weird feature. I don't understand what the appeal of that would be.

IF I'm stuck in a level or something and get tired after some tries then perhaps a friend who has done it would be willing to help me on it

OR

In a game feature like creations/customizations maybe a friend knows how to improve upon an idea of mine and tries something to see if I like it

It's not hard to understand the appeal,much potential for it,If it was available now then I would have definitely ask someone for help to pass some naval battle missions in AC IV

 

[Tron Bonne]

I don't know, in both situations, I would probably just go to a FAQ online. I think it's weird to just let someone take over your game remotely like that.

 

[Soapy]

It's a strange feature.

 

[JaD]

I figured it was more of a situation where you could allow someone to try out a game you had? But then again, I don't know if you need the game as well for that to work but I doubt it.

 

[Tron Bonne]

I can see the functions for it in theory, but I don't know, still seems odd to me.

 

[Soapy]

I don't know, it seems a lot of the situations where you would want to use such a feature could be better solved by adding co-op to a game.

 

[JaD]

I think it's doing what the PS4 is already doing and trying to do more of, add more of a social experience to gaming. So if you and your friend are on playing at the same time with different games while in a chat or something and he mentions that this section is giving him a nightmare (I remember saying something similar to my brother when we were on a few days ago) then your friend could take a crack at it for fun.

It's no different than when you're playing with someone in real-life and they ask if they can try when you repeatedly fail at something. I think I could definitely use it. The PS4, to me at least, is encouraging me to be more interactive with friends online and I usually never am. So I'm always visiting other people's pages and checking out what they've been playing and liking their activities or messaging them. I think it's great. I wish there was an easier way to see people's Share files, it sometimes gets lost in the shuffle when uploading your captures.

 

[DJ_KiDDvIcIOUs]

Just bought my ps4. Should be here Wednesday. Got battlefield 4 also. Will get infamous soon too. What are all of you guys' psn IDs? (or whatever they're called). I'll ad ya.

psn: djKiddVicious

 

[TX85]

Quasi,is your psn id Smooth or something like that?

 

[Quasimod0]

I think mine is Quasimodo27 but I'm not too sure. Will find out for sure tomorrow. I don't play many games on my ps3

 

[Fading]

About the let a friend take over your game feature, I may not personally get it, but I'm sure it'll be a popular feature. Not long ago Game Informer had an article showing the percentage of people who got x amount of trophies, played more than 10 minutes in a game, ect. It was a pretty surprising read given that in a few AAA games, there were drops of like 40% of players giving up playing the game completely after 10-20 minutes in.

The reason I think all of that is connected is, if half the players give up that easy, imagine what happens when they face a tough boss. The option for a gamer who is only half into a game to pass off and let another player take over will increase the amount of people who continue to play rather than return, or sell the game off. Plus the "Let's Play" youtube series is pretty popular too, which is basically 100's of thousands of people watching someone else play an entire game. So I'm sure there will be people who pass entire levels of a game off to someone else just so they can set back and watch, or younger kids who don't have the coordination or patience to beat certain bosses who want to keep playing but are struggling.


The reason I say I don't personally get it is because I get games to actually play them. Things like paying $5-10 for a DLC that immediately levels you to max, unlock everything, or gives you a ton of in game cash (which I've seen a few games do now), always confused me as part of the fun of things like RPG's to me is the leveling, or fighting through and finding a rare item. There's a lot of people who don't agree with me on that though obviously, and love these kinds of things.

 

[TX85]

Very true but I for one never completely quit,If I have trouble with a certain boss fight or mission after many tries I'll get frustrated and just do another thing in the game then return later to it,I play hours worth unless I have to go.

I'd just use the feature for a thing or two,In games like Assassin's Creed IV I love the naval aspects but hate the ship battle missions and so I wouldn't have minded someone doing one for me,In games likes Batman Arkham someone helping me out on a few riddler trophies wouldn't be bad,Some games have deep creation modes and I get ideas but sometimes have trouble getting a body morph or exact color shades that I know is possible but can't seem to do it myself and so someone taking a crack at it wouldn't be bad

 

[Quasimod0]

Does the friends list on ps3 carry over to ps4?

 

[Benstamania]

Yeah. Friends lists are tied to PSN.

 

[X Knight]

Just bought my ps4. Should be here Wednesday. Got battlefield 4 also. Will get infamous soon too. What are all of you guys' psn IDs? (or whatever they're called). I'll ad ya.

hey, congrats!! hope you like your new PS4!!

my PSN ID is Raven8XE.

what's yours?

 

[Quasimod0]

Quasimodo27

I'll send you all requests tonight

 

[X Knight]

cool! thanks!!

 

[Quasimod0]

And requests sent!

 

[Naked Shia]

SHAREfactory is an awesome feature. It's really easy to use too!

 

[TX85]

Thanks for adding me Quasi

 

[Havok83]

mine is Havok83, and if you are going to add me be sure to just write a short message saying you are from here. I try not to add random people that send me requests that I dont recognize

 

[X Knight]

hey, do you guys mind if I add the names you've posted here to my friends list? I'll send you a message saying it's Raven X from the Hype.