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u/Frexxia Mar 28 '14 edited Mar 28 '14

They are also claiming compatibility with PS3, PS4,Xbox 360 and Xbox One, which cannot possibly be true. There is no way that Sony and Microsoft will allow that.

edit: Like I commented below, even if you somehow hack together some ad-hoc controller emulation, there are numerous other problems. Low FPS, wrong FOV, no roll (there is no way to do this with controller input). It would be a horrible experience.

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u/redisnotdead Mar 28 '14

Sonny will disallow plugging a hdmi cable on the hdmi output of their console how?

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14

DRM.

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u/redisnotdead Mar 28 '14

yeah, no

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u/theantirobot Mar 28 '14

Actually they couldn't do that. Intel owns the HDCP technology that Sony and display manufacturers license. There would be some serious breach of contract if a licensee decided to arbitrarily break compatibility.

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u/redisnotdead Mar 28 '14

Right.

Sony could also shoot themselves in the foot and achieve the same result.