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The campaign for no DRM on PlayStation 4

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 Sometimes, when people are unhappy, they take to the streets and riot- I mean protest.  The rest of us take to twitter.  Rumor has it, Sony might be taking notice.

It started on NeoGAF with a forum thread devoted to finding out if Sony was listening.  The user posted two hashtags – #PS4NoDRM and #PS4USEDGAMES for people to use.  Also, he gave a huge list of Sony executives to be targeted.  As he explains:

But I can say, for sure, that the past week’s PR nightmare for MS has not been lost on Sony and they, in fact, do have a used game ‘solution’ working and have been going back and forth for months on whether to use it. This past week is pushing them strongly into “Yeah, let’s not use that.” 

Do you want to give them an extra push? It can’t hurt. I’ve been told by lower level people in the company that tweeting to yosp specifically is quite effective as he likes to gauge what people are thinking. Will a couple hundred posts from neogaf change the entire industry? No. Can it help give a little more momentum to something sony seems to be leaning towards already? I would think so. 

The impact has already been felt.  Several Sony employees have already responded with a range of humorous comments and tweets of agreement.  My favourite tweet so far has been retweeted 1601 times (at time of writing):

CEO Kaz Hirai ?@KazHiraiCEO

Sony has seen your #PS4NoDrM hashtag and took note. We now have absolutely no intention to release Dr Mario on PS4

(NB: This is not the real Kaz, but it’s still a funny/cool tweet)

 The campaign has gone viral and appears to be having some impact.  Obviously, the tweets of employees do not reflect the views of the company.  That said, it appears to be gathering momentum.  Could be worth a tweet.  If nothing else, it puts Sony in a tricky situation if they choose to go down the DRM route despite seeing the backlash against Microsoft and the outpouring of tweets.

Last Updated: May 28, 2013

38 Comments

  1. Umar No Shana

    May 28, 2013 at 08:02

    Clicked

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  2. Uberutang

    May 28, 2013 at 08:05

    Awesome support. Clicked.

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  3. Dean

    May 28, 2013 at 08:07

    Done and done

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  4. Sir Rants-a-Lot Llew

    May 28, 2013 at 08:13

    You have my Bow! urm… I mean vote!

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  5. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 28, 2013 at 08:14

    Kill used games?. I do not know, I feel that it is the Producers that are fudging it all up and not the hardware creators. That is why we have to DEAL WITH DRM.

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/7370-When-The-Starscreams-Kill-Used-Games

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    • Umar No Shana

      May 28, 2013 at 08:21

      I lurv dat intro song

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    • Umar No Shana

      May 28, 2013 at 08:23

      Btw … retailers make 2 dollars on new games?ZOMG…….

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      • Rince an repeat

        May 28, 2013 at 09:35

        Is that it?!

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        • Umar No Shana

          May 28, 2013 at 09:48

          quite a lil hey ….. and the companies are complaining about them losing money on used games…..because used games are a crime!!

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          • Rince an repeat

            May 28, 2013 at 10:04

            really pathetic hey?

        • Umar No Shana

          May 28, 2013 at 10:19

          Waiters at spur get more for a tip

          Reply

  6. Trevor Davies

    May 28, 2013 at 08:17

    So what would happen if EA tells Sony, “We demand DRM or we won’t release games on your console!” and Sony says, “OKTHANKSBYE.” Interesting.

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    • Martin du preez

      May 28, 2013 at 08:29

      There’s no way 3rd party devs will abandon Sony and move to the competition and lose out on millions of potential new game sales on the Ps4 to combat the 2nd hand market. That would just be idiotic. Cut of your nose to spite your face.

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      • Trevor Davies

        May 28, 2013 at 09:00

        That’s what I think too, yet all the articles seem to be saying that the big publishers have all the power & dictate terms.

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  7. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 28, 2013 at 08:20

    So nobody has been fired for telling us to DEAL WITH IT? They must has social media ethics class over at SONY HQ.

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  8. Tasty peas mixed with porridge

    May 28, 2013 at 08:33

    ROFL

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  9. jp rheeder

    May 28, 2013 at 08:42

    An angry mob of nerds can be dangerous. The only thing stopping them from tipping cars is physical ability.

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    • Umar No Shana

      May 28, 2013 at 08:54

      Not if they have a Str Boost and spent all their time pouring points into their Str stat ….

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    • Trevor Davies

      May 28, 2013 at 09:02

      Oh yeah, just you wait until I hulk up on my asthma inhaler!

      Reply

  10. Hillbilly gamer

    May 28, 2013 at 08:53

    Whaoo….PC race has the front row for the best D grade drama that best C grade soapie cant produces.

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    • Trevor Davies

      May 28, 2013 at 08:58

      What affects them affects us too – in the end we’re all gamers… even if some are filthy peasants 😉

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      • Umar No Shana

        May 28, 2013 at 09:00

        yeah, those filthy PC gamer peasants……..right?

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        • Trevor Davies

          May 28, 2013 at 09:04

          That’s SIR filthy PC gamer peasant to you, heretic :/

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          • Admiral Chief Commander

            May 28, 2013 at 09:42

            *sir pc overlord

            fixed

          • Hillbilly gamer

            May 28, 2013 at 11:41

            Never saw race tension plot coming.

          • Umar No Shana

            May 28, 2013 at 09:50

            im sorry filthy PC gamer peasant overlord …… i will no longer insult your godly race …. that is, the god of dirt! ….. 😛

          • Trevor Davies

            May 28, 2013 at 09:54

            What is the name of the planet we currently live on? 😀

  11. silverscorpio

    May 28, 2013 at 09:28

    If Sony does let go of its DRM ideas, they will win big in the initial console sale war. If not, then Microsoft will be vindivated and they will capitalise on Sony’s mistake. At this stage Sony is playing everything perfectly but ignoring this will be a big mistake from their side.

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  12. Slade Boender

    May 28, 2013 at 09:38

    clicked and dusted

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  13. FoxOneZA - X-Therminator

    May 28, 2013 at 09:47

    Interesting. I wonder if No DRM will make the PS4 a pirates haven????

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  14. Ultimo_Cleric_N7

    May 28, 2013 at 10:03

    Tweet it people!

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  15. veggiesaurus ZA

    May 28, 2013 at 10:42

    What?! No Dr Mario? Cancelling my preorder. Hopes and dreams crushed.

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  16. Circuitflow

    May 28, 2013 at 15:20

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