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PT no longer downloadable in US (and EU/UK) even with license
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HappehLemons
Member
There's no way this would exist without digital downloads. It was timed so everyone could get it watching E3, that wouldn't of worked at all with a disc based demo...
Face it Tiger..
Banned
My PS4 is now worth 1.5 Gs, yay!
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konami ain't right for this.
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konami ain't right for this.
skLaFarebear
Member
Thought "buying" it would be enough, but oh well. Guess I'll never get to play it.
this thread wouldnt exist bc no one would know what PT was. this isnt 1998, no one buys gaming mags
nckillthegrimace
Member
Revolutionary
Member
That would have only benefitted OPM, and PT would have become even rarer than it is now.
The E3 intro/trailer and instant online availability worldwide was the perfect set up, and the gaming community coming together to have fun while trying to figure it out was the perfect execution - all made possible by the "digital future".
If they ask Sony to blacklist the title from the PS4, we are truly fucked
Kojima was a true visionary!
It's the digital present not the future. And it licks balls.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
They could probably buy Silent Hill if Konami doesn't want. They will probably sit on it or make moblile versions though.
Re-posting myself from the Eurogamer P.T. thread:
And well, guess there's my answer to that. It's kinda what I assumed will happen, but also what I really was hoping to not turn out true.
I'm really disappointed that I missed my chance to play this.
And well, guess there's my answer to that. It's kinda what I assumed will happen, but also what I really was hoping to not turn out true.
I'm really disappointed that I missed my chance to play this.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Except PS4 has this feature now.
abstract alien
Member
Not sure what everyone thought "will not be available" was supposed to translate to.
Yes, they can. No, it's not. You pay for a license to use the product and they can take that license away whenever they choose. This isn't only digital products either, your physical discs are a license too which can be revoked, but I doubt a publisher is going to show up at your house and take it from you.
It was being delisted, you can still download delisted games. Konami went the extra mile and made Sony pull the source download, which almost no one ever does.
Arkage
Banned
So remove the ending trailer that was literally the only connection P.T. had to Silent Hills? Knowing Konami has a "rational" is one thing, but claiming it has merit is just milling about playing devil's advocate.
Also, was pleasantly surprised I still have the demo on my PS4.
Pyramid head
Banned
I'm sure Konami would send Will Smith And Tommy Lee Jones round to give a lobotomy to every person who ever clapped eyes on P.T. if they could.
pslayer666
Member
Konami acting like a spoiled 3 year old :lol
how sad and pathetic
how sad and pathetic
EdReedFan20
Member
Good to know. I thought the backup was only meant for save files.
Also, do you think Konami would be low enough in an attempt to convince Sony to somehow auto delete the game from all PS4 hard drives (even ones where it is fully installed)? I mean, something like this is probably technically feasible, right? I doubt Sony would take it seriously, though. If they did, it would set a bad precedent for digital purchases. Or, perhaps even easier, force a patch that renders the game useless.
fvng
Member
Unless a man who doesn't dump raises money to buy all the PS4s with P.T. on it, it will eventually happen.
fvng
Member
His hypothetical was obviously predicated on gaming magazines still being in circulation. Duh
even if they would be around, the demo wouldn't have reached such an audience as it did through digital distribution. I don't think gaming magazines here in germany would even be allowed to include the demo due to age restrictions.
fvng
Member
Stop being a fucking baby
Fushichou187
Member
It has merit because that's the status of it; that's the reality we live in. There is no "sans trailer" version of PT. Konami has killed the project and clearly gives zero fucks about the blowback so any effort exerted creating a version less connected to Silent Hill (which is a great idea, btw. seriously.) is easily argued as money that could be used elsewhere.
What I mentioned was only one rationale for them pulling it also; it's completely reasonable (and mentioned in this thread a few times) that having Norman Reedus' likeness touted at the end like that for a project that doesn't exist anymore was untenable for Reedus or whomever represents him, and that pulling the title was a way to handle that.
Bit harsh man lol.
Firelord Chargrilled
Banned
Damn this really sucks
Petrae
Member
And it will only get worse. Publishers have the upper hand in the Digital Age. "Buying a game" will never be the same as it once was.
boredandlazy
Member
Wouldn't you have to leave your account active on that Ps4 though?Damn these bellends on Aussie Ebay
These humans are the dregs of society, along with those who scalp tickets at sporting events. Wouldnt surprise me if Sony de-auth P.T. on everyone's consoles if this becomes too widespread
Don't act like a child.
ZombiePlatypus
Member
see:
Dead.
Yep, the gif was funny, but now... Now its actually scary.This gif has a whole different impact now.
I suppose we are all powerless in this situation. I do wish there were some way to negatively impact their business but it ultimately wouldn't do any good. It worked with Microsoft since they actually NEED people to buy into their system. Here though? There's no leverage. :-/
Tainted
Member
I dont think so. As long as it's installed locally, any account on the machine can access it
Omnii-chan
Member
Awful Konami. I'm going to back up my PS4 to a few different hard drives, that way I'll never lose it.
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