A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
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Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#2These systems were not designed to last. Which is why I am a member of the PC Master race. I upgrade my PC to specs above video game consoles and use Steam for my games. My PC is a Steam Machine.
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#3Sounds like an opportunity to practice replacing that battery on a few old PS4s so you can offer the replacement service in the future.
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#4So a 115 millions PS4s have been sold.
A CMOS battery lasts about 15 years.
The issue arises when the PS4 APIs are not available.
At what point does Sony drop their APIs?
Is it really just 'a few years'?
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#5Sounds like an opportunity to practice replacing that battery on a few old PS4s so you can offer the replacement service in the future.
In a few yeas time they'll have dropped support for the PS4 network, rendering it a brick regardless of battery.
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#6Sounds like an opportunity to practice replacing that battery on a few old PS4s so you can offer the replacement service in the future.
In a few yeas time they'll have dropped support for the PS4 network, rendering it a brick regardless of battery.
That would be a good opportunity for a class action lawsuit. They should normally release a software update to allow users play their games without a PSN connection.
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#7These systems were not designed to last. Which is why I am a member of the PC Master race. I upgrade my PC to specs above video game consoles and use Steam for my games. My PC is a Steam Machine.
What happens with your Steam Machine if Steam decides to pull the plug for whatever reason?
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#8These systems were not designed to last. Which is why I am a member of the PC Master race. I upgrade my PC to specs above video game consoles and use Steam for my games. My PC is a Steam Machine.
What happens with your Steam Machine if Steam decides to pull the plug for whatever reason?
Valve has said in the past that they'd patch out steamworks DRM and allow you to download stuff in advance in case the company dies.
Yes, that's a pretty shallow promise not a guarantee. If they don't, there's always piracy to get access to the games you already legally purchased.
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#9BTW, is CMOS memory still used on motherboard or embedded device?
Re: A dead CMOS battery could cripple the Sony Playstation 4 in a few years
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
What happens with your Steam Machine if Steam decides to pull the plug for whatever reason?
Valve has said in the past that they'd patch out steamworks DRM and allow you to download stuff in advance in case the company dies. Yes, that's a pretty shallow promise not a guarantee. If they don't, there's always piracy to get access to the games you already legally purchased.
If the company is going bust then the last thing their shareholders are going to do is let them pay devs to do stuff that doesn’t make money.