Xbox One, PlayStation 4: ‘Yakuza’ Developer Offers His Opinion


Xbox One and PlayStation 4 each have their public opinions, but a developer for the Yakuza series begs to differ.

After all was said and done during E3 2013 thus far, the Xbox One fell to significantly unfavorable opinion in the public eye, and PlayStation 4 has been proven the clear winner almost by default.

Xbox One has proven to be the most restrictive console in gaming history, turning a lot of gamers off. Having to sign in online every day just to play the games you own because Microsoft has to check and make sure you actually own your games, and paying a fee on the side to play pre-owned games, the Xbox One has lost a large following.

PlayStation 4 followed Microsoft’s ill-fated showing and announced that everything we feared about the Xbox One would not be present with Sony’s console, and the announcement received thunderous applause.

Yakuza series developer Toshihiro Nagoshi was among the crowds at E3 2013 and witnessed most of the same things we did, but his opinions about the two big consoles have proven to be quite the opposite of the public opinion. He thinks Sony is making it tougher on the used games market, while Microsoft is making it easier for developers dealing with pirating issues.

Toshihiro Nagoshi has a point. He stated, “To be honest, with the rising cost of making games, Microsoft’s strategy is something that developers will be happy about.”

We might not happy about the used game policy Microsoft is using for the Xbox One, but it will cut down on piracy and possibly help lower the price on games in general.

About the PlayStation 4, Toshihiro Nagoshi adds, “digital download versions of games that you buy will have protections that won’t let you sell or give them away, so that doesn’t really help the used game market.”

In other words, downloading games does just as much for the used games market as DRM control.

What do you think about the Yakuza developer’s opinion concerning the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One?

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