Looks like Arrowhead might be moving forward with PSN despite “internal discussions”.

  • @simple
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    15 days ago

    What a disaster this is for absolutely no reason.

      • This one made me wonder if they don’t get telemetrics about how people are playing the game to improve the game (or build a new game) from without doing this. And if that same data would be valuable to data brokers in general or if it’s more valuable as an internal trade secret.

        • @catloaf
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          3415 days ago

          They already have this data to improve the game. They basically have a DM watching everything and managing play. This is just for Sony.

          • 🇰 🔵 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️
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            15 days ago

            Yes, it would be just for Sony to get it; not meaning to say it isn’t collected at all by the developer. Before this, I would have thought they’d share that with the publisher (this case Sony) anyway.

            • @catloaf
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              915 days ago

              I’m sure they do. I mean this is for Sony to pad their numbers for active paying accounts.

        • @lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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          -815 days ago

          In my experience with telemetry, it’s100% about understanding how the product is performing and being used, and 0% about monitoring individual users. Telemetry data has little to no value for anyone not directly supporting the product.

      • Wytch
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        915 days ago

        Well now it seems they’ve become the dog with two bones

      • @Katana314@lemmy.world
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        115 days ago

        I expect media companies to be greedy. What feels absurd is when they act out of blind, unmonetized efforts of control that seem to hurt their bottom line - like forcing employees to commute instead of work from home.