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

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    7 months ago

    What a disaster this is for absolutely no reason.

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        7 months ago

        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.

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

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              7 months ago

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

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          6 months 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.

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        6 months 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.