Azumi Wrote:

Games like a Grrl Wrote:Actually, its a great move by Microsoft, one that any one of you would have done in their place.  But, does this cover the theory of doing this, or the specific method of doing so?  I've always been a bit shaky on mah understanding of patent law, but does this mean that, should Sony find a way of doing this completely unrelated to the way the 360 does it, they would still be barred from using it?

well i can think of a few games on the psp that you can use custom track so i don't see why not.... if they develop their own way of doing it by lets say using a proprietry file format then mirosoft shouldnt be able to do much about it....  but im no laywer

Exactly right, since that was one of the suggestions in the article, I think it may have merit.  Regardless, I hope they choose the games I would agree need it the most.  GTA IV and Racing Games (any game with a car, really), games that are very aggressive (certain FPS games), and maybe a few sports games.  Anyways, I just want there to be SOME FORM.  I rarely play my PS3 nowadays, and that is one reason. Two other reasons are the ability to talk to friends at any time in any games, and the addition of achievements, which are only a nice addition, but not at ALL the main reason.  They just add a little extra.  Once the PS3 has more exclusives, it'll get a lot more play out of me, but right now I just play Warhawk on it, which would REALLY benefit, IMO, from some custom soundtracks, since it is fast paced and multiplayer.  Of course, some people don't feel it is all THAT necessary, but it would definitely enhance my experience.

But if someone has had a choice to get one system or the other, I doubt that ability will enter his or her mind.  He or she probably didn't even experience it on the 360 on a friend's 360 or didn't notice they enjoyed it, and probably were too busy enjoying the uncommon experience of playing a PS3 that they don't own to notice it as a difference. MS would make the majority of its money from this patent from the decision of a consumer to buy a title that is cross-platform, but choose to get it on 360.  If there was the ability to talk to any friend at any time or in-game soundtracks were implemented on the PS3, I would be a lot more likely to play multi-platform games on my PS3.  Also, there is a smaller user base on PS3, which means I have fewer friends to play with on PS3.  It is a lot of reasons, but in-game custom soundtrack would be VERY welcome for me.