@WallyWest If you honestly believe that the Series X is so powerful that some of it is wasted and Ps5 is so much weaker then I honestly feel bad for you. Why do so many games run better on Ps5 and every other game run identical if that were the case?
Its pretty hilarious people are saying this was Sony doing this on purpose and their proof is one customer support person saying that's how its supposed to work. As if customer support knows anything about the technicalities of this stuff and is right 100% of the time.
As someone on Twitter posted "The system was supposed to charge for the difference between actual prices of old and new suscription
But instead, it charged the difference between the actual amount of money you've been charged for the old suscription ans the price of the new one"
@KidBoruto RE2 is missing the real A/B scenarios with different ways the story plays out, different bosses because of this, item layouts, some enemies missing, and some other smaller stuff. That said I love RE2make and it's probably my second favorite in the series right behind the original. It wouldn't be any massive thing to add so it would be cool as a directors cut. it would mainly be more of a change to make the story actually make sense for both characters. I'd love for them to make a better effort with the music too, if there's one thing RE3make did it was the incredible remade score.
It'll probably come at a later date, how many people even stream games? If you have a good enough connection to stream a Ps5 game then it's fast enough for downloading which is what most people want.
@NEStalgia Did any of those consoles have hardware shortages anywhere comparable to what we have now? Absolutely not. Everything they put out sells. Either way mobile is king in Japan and it even trounces Nintendo in sales. So many of you act like Sony turned its back on Japan. Japan turned its back on console gaming for mobile trash and there's nothing Sony can do about it.
They get outsold one week because of stock and of course the community here acts like Sony is doing horrible and ignoring Japan. Overreacting like usual.
@Apfelschteiner That's most likely what it is. They have to play nice to get these big mergers passed and it doesn't really make sense to buy Square Enix and just leave money from other platforms on the table. If anything the big AAA stuff will be exclusive and will still make the smaller games for Nintendo.
Until Sony buys a 3rd party publisher I don't see this as being a reality unless they just mean PC. They're saying this now because consoles are selling off the shelves in record numbers, the second they slow down it'll be back to exclusive this, console exclusive that. The reality is both MS and Sony make the absolute bulk of their money from their stores and you can only use the Playstation store on a PS console. 30% of every single thing sold on the store is way too much to give up.
Sony didn't "demand" the price to be changed and nowhere did Shane say they were pissed. Shane/the developer is obligated to keep price matched on all platforms. The problem is that some smaller countries get thrown into regions where their money is worth less since you can't set pricing by individual country. On the flip side in some countries it saves you money. This isn't just a PS thing by the way and happens on other platforms.
@Godot25 You totally missed MY point. If you had even played GT7 you'd know that the game gives you plenty of money where you don't need to spend ANY extra real cash unlike Forza where you have to pay for DLC no matter what. Again with the ridiculous hyperbole saying every car costs $20 which is nonsense, also when you get licenses the cost of the expensive cars go down drastically. Once again you'd know this if you had any experience with the game but instead you just listen to the nonsense from other internet goons who've never even played it.
The FTC just chimes in so people know they get paid to do something. They let MS, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google buy up everything in sight so of course this will go through.
@Godot25 Did you seriously say FH5 is almost microtransaction free? It literally launched with $60+ worth of add ons and DLC. All of which are not included in GP since the point is to rent the game and then buy useless DLC for a game you don't own. Compare that to GT7 where you earn plenty of money and everything in the game can be bought with said money so you don't have to spend a dime. It's hilarious how people crap on GT7 and have no idea how it actually is.
I don't get why they don't just remake Outbreak with updated graphics and follow the same game structure. That way they don't have to take forever to come up with new scenarios and can see if the game has a potential major fanbase. Could even monetize the hell out of it with weapon skins and outfits.
@Vladspartan Uh what? Mafia Trilogy is $29 on both Steam and PSN and full price on Xbox right now. It's never been lower than $29 for Xbox too. You realize Sony doesn't set the sale prices for games they don't publish right? Some of you are such clowns and say the dumbest ***** to take shots at Sony.
@NEStalgia The MS buying scenario you mentioned is 100% false. They made an offer to buy Square in 1999 and got close to a deal but then Square said they wanted double their original asking price and MS didn't think it was worth it. Sony didn't buy Square's stock until 2001 when Square had major financial issues when Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within bombed. Then to return the favor when Sony was having financial issues in 2014 they both agreed to have Sony sell their stake which was only 8%. This is all easily found with a Google search. There was no Sony blocking an MS buyout with a stock purchase lol...
What people don't understand is you don't just call up a billion dollar company and buy it in a week. I bet anything the Embracer group buyout was well before Sony made their offer for Square Enix. That is if these rumors are true that Sony is buying them. Square and Sony have been close ever since Sony got into the console business so I can see it. They could have even bought them years ago when the FF movie tanked the company and Sony bought a ton of their stock to keep them afloat.
Also what is with the cringe fanbase here ***** on Sony so much? They've released a steady amount of great games for years now and really their only big problem is they can't even get consoles to people. All the talk about live service games and they've only released one so far. Aside from the hysteria of idiots, it's actually a great game too. The fanbase here is so negative for no reason. You act like Jim Ryan is the devil and controls the entire company himself. I bet you're the same dumb people who think Don Mattrick was the only person making decisions for Xbox. Some of you must have such lonely, terrible lives to be so constantly negative.
I can see it because Sony and Square have always been close, but can't see it because most people buy Square games on PS platforms already so there's not much to gain for Sony in the long run. I just hope trash MS doesn't swoop in and buy them. That would be a major death blow for AAA Japanese games.
Its hilarious how you spin this as a Sony missed opportunity. Why would Sony want a female version of Uncharted that sells a fraction of their own franchise even though its multiplatform? All the rest of the franchises are dead and require massive investments to make them relevant again. It's a pretty easy choice to save $300 million and invest in new IPs like they usually do.
I don't think Sony is really interested in Square as a purchase. The overwhelming majority of people buy their major franchises on PS platforms already so there's not that much to gain from them.
@Shstrick Its probably timed exclusivity and the fact that porting a game from PC to Xbox is super easy since Xbox is just a cut down version of Windows. Otherwise Switch would probably be the priority since indie games do insanely well there.
@Apfelschteiner Seriously, I love how MS is the "pro consumer" point of the industry now just because they give you their first party games for $15 a month. Meanwhile they're destroying the industry buying up publishers to gatekeep previously multiplatform games forever. Microsoft doesn't even report operating profit for the Xbox division because it LOSES billions per year. This whole streaming first path is going to ruin the industry because it's just not financially viable. Nearly everything is going to be half assed free to play games so money can be made in the back end with a few AAAA games sprinkled in like Elden Ring. With sales being so common I don't understand the insane fad of GP/PsNow. If people think a trillion dollar company is "pro consumer" then you're beyond delusional.
@Enigk This, you have people wasting money on 5+ years of service and it's like you don't even know if you'll be gaming still or hell even alive at that point. It's just stupid people and their money.
The cringey entitlement from this fanbase is unreal. Did you honestly think a loophole where you can turn 3 years of regular Plus into Premium with a 1 month Now code was going to stay open? Your codes are fine and don't have to do anything, just wait until the new service launches or your sub runs out and use them.
Stop bitching and go to Microsoft's side then which is "so better" and be happy with all 2 games they've released in the last year and a half. Imagine being this mad over not being able to stack a god damn video game service.
@RBMango What amazing logic. If people like you bought it maybe they would have kept making games for it. Why do you care about a device you didn't even bother supporting?
Also who's buying games on a Vita in 2022 anyway? Talk about making something out of nothing. They already told you that the end was near.
@Oz_Momotaro Are you seriously this worked up over ***** 2 hour trials of games? You realize Steam basically does the same thing except you have to pay first and then you can refund the game if you don't play it for more than 2 hours. If you had any brains you'd look at the comments and see that someone clarified that the developers/publishers have to do nothing. Playstation will curate the trials for games for them, also it hasn't even been announced to 3rd party publishers yet so they probably have the option of opting out. Either way there's no downside here, it sounds like it's basically going to work similar to Steam refunds except here you don't pay upfront and you'll be notified when your 2 hours is up. Some of you act like the world is ending over the dumbest things. Sony's put out a pretty great lineup so far and all you guys do is whine over the minuscule things.
@zimbogamer I don't get comments like this. They haven't even released a new game since December. Anything you're playing on Xbox can be played on Ps5. The amount of fanboys acting like the other side is so much better is hilarious. Xbox has released 2 games so far this entire generation, not a single one a next gen only game either.
I bet anything it's stopped temporarily so they can put a time limit on how far you can stack them. People talk about the Gamepass loopholes, but even then there's a limit on how far you can extend your subscription. I think it's 2 or 3 years. There were people extending their Psnow subs until like 2026.
@Rob_230 Oh what do you know Sammy and the rest of the clowns on this site overreacted from a rumor with little information!
For people that don't want to open the link Sony has a team that will curate the 2 hour trials FOR developers, no added resources needed for devs. Also it hasn't even been announced for 3rd party partners yet. It sounds basically like the 2 hour refund system Steam has, except you'll be stopped from playing the game at 2 hours and given the option to buy it.
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Re: Sony 'Not at All Finished' Growing PlayStation Studios via Acquisitions
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Re: Sony 'Not at All Finished' Growing PlayStation Studios via Acquisitions
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Re: Sony 'Not at All Finished' Growing PlayStation Studios via Acquisitions
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Re: PS5 Pro Touted for 2023 by TV Company, But Seems Highly Unlikely
@WallyWest If you honestly believe that the Series X is so powerful that some of it is wasted and Ps5 is so much weaker then I honestly feel bad for you. Why do so many games run better on Ps5 and every other game run identical if that were the case?
Re: Sony Officially Backtracks on PS Plus Discount Scandal, Says It Was an Error
Its pretty hilarious people are saying this was Sony doing this on purpose and their proof is one customer support person saying that's how its supposed to work. As if customer support knows anything about the technicalities of this stuff and is right 100% of the time.
As someone on Twitter posted "The system was supposed to charge for the difference between actual prices of old and new suscription
But instead, it charged the difference between the actual amount of money you've been charged for the old suscription ans the price of the new one"
It was obviously a technical error.
Re: Resident Evil 3 PS5 Upgrade Could Be Close to Release
@KidBoruto RE2 is missing the real A/B scenarios with different ways the story plays out, different bosses because of this, item layouts, some enemies missing, and some other smaller stuff. That said I love RE2make and it's probably my second favorite in the series right behind the original. It wouldn't be any massive thing to add so it would be cool as a directors cut. it would mainly be more of a change to make the story actually make sense for both characters. I'd love for them to make a better effort with the music too, if there's one thing RE3make did it was the incredible remade score.
Re: PS Plus Members in Asia Irate As Sony Wipes Discounts on Tier Upgrades, Demands Upfront Fee for Stacked Subs
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Re: PS1 Games Scrub Up Well on PS5, PS4, But Many Are PAL 50Hz
I bet most people wouldn't even notice the difference either way.
Re: PS Plus Members in Asia Irate As Sony Wipes Discounts on Tier Upgrades, Demands Upfront Fee for Stacked Subs
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Re: PS Plus Members in Asia Irate As Sony Wipes Discounts on Tier Upgrades, Demands Upfront Fee for Stacked Subs
This is why it's a good thing that this is a slow roll out. I assume they will reverse this and once again this will be another massive overreaction.
Re: PS Plus Premium's Cloud Streaming Does Not Support PS5 Games
@Floki Is it really a next gen version of a game when Xbox Cloud Streaming is limited to 1080p 60fps?
Re: Resident Evil 3 PS5 Upgrade Could Be Close to Release
Wish we'd get real directors cuts of Re2 and 3. I'd legit pay full price for more content that isn't standalone cheap DLC crap.
Re: PS Plus Premium's Cloud Streaming Does Not Support PS5 Games
It'll probably come at a later date, how many people even stream games? If you have a good enough connection to stream a Ps5 game then it's fast enough for downloading which is what most people want.
Re: PS5 Outsold by Xbox in Japan for First Time, But All Stock Related
@NEStalgia Did any of those consoles have hardware shortages anywhere comparable to what we have now? Absolutely not. Everything they put out sells. Either way mobile is king in Japan and it even trounces Nintendo in sales. So many of you act like Sony turned its back on Japan. Japan turned its back on console gaming for mobile trash and there's nothing Sony can do about it.
Re: PS5 Outsold by Xbox in Japan for First Time, But All Stock Related
They get outsold one week because of stock and of course the community here acts like Sony is doing horrible and ignoring Japan. Overreacting like usual.
Re: Sony: Acquisition of Bungie Represents a Major Step Forward in Becoming More Multiplatform
@Apfelschteiner That's most likely what it is. They have to play nice to get these big mergers passed and it doesn't really make sense to buy Square Enix and just leave money from other platforms on the table. If anything the big AAA stuff will be exclusive and will still make the smaller games for Nintendo.
Re: Sony: Acquisition of Bungie Represents a Major Step Forward in Becoming More Multiplatform
Until Sony buys a 3rd party publisher I don't see this as being a reality unless they just mean PC. They're saying this now because consoles are selling off the shelves in record numbers, the second they slow down it'll be back to exclusive this, console exclusive that. The reality is both MS and Sony make the absolute bulk of their money from their stores and you can only use the Playstation store on a PS console. 30% of every single thing sold on the store is way too much to give up.
Re: PS1, PSP Games on PS Plus Premium Can Have Save States, Rewind, and Improved Performance
I'll take better performance, rewind, and save states over trophies any day.
Re: So, Apparently Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
Sony didn't "demand" the price to be changed and nowhere did Shane say they were pissed. Shane/the developer is obligated to keep price matched on all platforms. The problem is that some smaller countries get thrown into regions where their money is worth less since you can't set pricing by individual country. On the flip side in some countries it saves you money. This isn't just a PS thing by the way and happens on other platforms.
Re: So, Apparently Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
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Re: So, Apparently Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
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Re: So Apparently, Sony Demanded Changes to Salt and Sacrifice's Price on Other Platforms
@OthmaneAD It has nothing to do with piracy, it's the fact that you can't control individual regional pricing on Playstation.
It's just funny how people will get upset over this when I bet most of you are in the countries where you actually saved money from it.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Netflix's Resident Evil
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Re: Dead Space Remake Welcomes You Back to the USG Ishimura in January 2023
I wish they did DS2 as well. The second game is so much better IMO.
Re: Here's Your First Look at Netflix's Resident Evil
Looks abysmal. You could tell this was a script someone had and to add some interest they just asked Capcom if they could throw it in the RE world.
Re: PS5, PS4 Exclusives Will 'Deteriorate' if Launched on PS Plus, Says Sony CFO
@Godot25 You totally missed MY point. If you had even played GT7 you'd know that the game gives you plenty of money where you don't need to spend ANY extra real cash unlike Forza where you have to pay for DLC no matter what. Again with the ridiculous hyperbole saying every car costs $20 which is nonsense, also when you get licenses the cost of the expensive cars go down drastically. Once again you'd know this if you had any experience with the game but instead you just listen to the nonsense from other internet goons who've never even played it.
Re: Despite FTC Investigation, Sony Expects Bungie Acquisition to Close This Year
The FTC just chimes in so people know they get paid to do something. They let MS, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google buy up everything in sight so of course this will go through.
Re: PS5, PS4 Exclusives Will 'Deteriorate' if Launched on PS Plus, Says Sony CFO
@Godot25 Did you seriously say FH5 is almost microtransaction free? It literally launched with $60+ worth of add ons and DLC. All of which are not included in GP since the point is to rent the game and then buy useless DLC for a game you don't own. Compare that to GT7 where you earn plenty of money and everything in the game can be bought with said money so you don't have to spend a dime. It's hilarious how people crap on GT7 and have no idea how it actually is.
Re: PS5, PS4 Exclusives Will 'Deteriorate' if Launched on PS Plus, Says Sony CFO
@sword_9mm More like Xbox is broke but MS is rich. Xbox doesn't even post its profits from the division because they lose tons of money each year.
Re: Delayed PS4 Multiplayer Spin-Off Resident Evil Re:Verse Re-Emerges
I don't get why they don't just remake Outbreak with updated graphics and follow the same game structure. That way they don't have to take forever to come up with new scenarios and can see if the game has a potential major fanbase. Could even monetize the hell out of it with weapon skins and outfits.
Re: PS Store Weekend Offer Cuts More PS5, PS4 Prices
@Vladspartan Uh what? Mafia Trilogy is $29 on both Steam and PSN and full price on Xbox right now. It's never been lower than $29 for Xbox too. You realize Sony doesn't set the sale prices for games they don't publish right? Some of you are such clowns and say the dumbest ***** to take shots at Sony.
Re: 'Multiple Sources' Said Sony Is Buying Square Enix, Allegedly
@NEStalgia The MS buying scenario you mentioned is 100% false. They made an offer to buy Square in 1999 and got close to a deal but then Square said they wanted double their original asking price and MS didn't think it was worth it. Sony didn't buy Square's stock until 2001 when Square had major financial issues when Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within bombed. Then to return the favor when Sony was having financial issues in 2014 they both agreed to have Sony sell their stake which was only 8%. This is all easily found with a Google search. There was no Sony blocking an MS buyout with a stock purchase lol...
Re: 'Multiple Sources' Said Sony Is Buying Square Enix, Allegedly
What people don't understand is you don't just call up a billion dollar company and buy it in a week. I bet anything the Embracer group buyout was well before Sony made their offer for Square Enix. That is if these rumors are true that Sony is buying them. Square and Sony have been close ever since Sony got into the console business so I can see it. They could have even bought them years ago when the FF movie tanked the company and Sony bought a ton of their stock to keep them afloat.
Also what is with the cringe fanbase here ***** on Sony so much? They've released a steady amount of great games for years now and really their only big problem is they can't even get consoles to people. All the talk about live service games and they've only released one so far. Aside from the hysteria of idiots, it's actually a great game too. The fanbase here is so negative for no reason. You act like Jim Ryan is the devil and controls the entire company himself. I bet you're the same dumb people who think Don Mattrick was the only person making decisions for Xbox. Some of you must have such lonely, terrible lives to be so constantly negative.
Re: Outriders Has so Far Failed to Turn a Profit for Square Enix
@Jaz007 Exactly what I was going to say. Also Scarlet Nexus is a much smaller game than Outriders with a fraction of the budget.
Re: Sony Buying Square Enix Was the Big Acquisition Rumour, Apparently
I can see it because Sony and Square have always been close, but can't see it because most people buy Square games on PS platforms already so there's not much to gain for Sony in the long run. I just hope trash MS doesn't swoop in and buy them. That would be a major death blow for AAA Japanese games.
Re: As Bargain Bin Tomb Raider Goes to Embracer, PlayStation Seeks Acquisition Expert
Its hilarious how you spin this as a Sony missed opportunity. Why would Sony want a female version of Uncharted that sells a fraction of their own franchise even though its multiplatform? All the rest of the franchises are dead and require massive investments to make them relevant again. It's a pretty easy choice to save $300 million and invest in new IPs like they usually do.
Re: Embracer Group to Buy Multiple Square Enix Studios and IPs in Huge Acquisition
I don't think Sony is really interested in Square as a purchase. The overwhelming majority of people buy their major franchises on PS platforms already so there's not that much to gain from them.
Re: Embracer Group to Buy Multiple Square Enix Studios and IPs in Huge Acquisition
@Ken_Kaniff They bought Bungie for 3.6 billion, not 7. Some of you will say anything to ***** on Sony.
Re: Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
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Re: Is Rogue Legacy 2 Coming to PS5, PS4? Dev Taking Things 'One Step at a Time'
@Shstrick Its probably timed exclusivity and the fact that porting a game from PC to Xbox is super easy since Xbox is just a cut down version of Windows. Otherwise Switch would probably be the priority since indie games do insanely well there.
Re: Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
@Apfelschteiner Seriously, I love how MS is the "pro consumer" point of the industry now just because they give you their first party games for $15 a month. Meanwhile they're destroying the industry buying up publishers to gatekeep previously multiplatform games forever. Microsoft doesn't even report operating profit for the Xbox division because it LOSES billions per year. This whole streaming first path is going to ruin the industry because it's just not financially viable. Nearly everything is going to be half assed free to play games so money can be made in the back end with a few AAAA games sprinkled in like Elden Ring. With sales being so common I don't understand the insane fad of GP/PsNow. If people think a trillion dollar company is "pro consumer" then you're beyond delusional.
Re: Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
@Enigk This, you have people wasting money on 5+ years of service and it's like you don't even know if you'll be gaming still or hell even alive at that point. It's just stupid people and their money.
Re: Sony Confirms PS Plus Subscription Stacking Has Been Blocked
The cringey entitlement from this fanbase is unreal. Did you honestly think a loophole where you can turn 3 years of regular Plus into Premium with a 1 month Now code was going to stay open? Your codes are fine and don't have to do anything, just wait until the new service launches or your sub runs out and use them.
Stop bitching and go to Microsoft's side then which is "so better" and be happy with all 2 games they've released in the last year and a half. Imagine being this mad over not being able to stack a god damn video game service.
Re: PS Vita's PS Store Says Content Is No Longer for Sale
@RBMango What amazing logic. If people like you bought it maybe they would have kept making games for it. Why do you care about a device you didn't even bother supporting?
Also who's buying games on a Vita in 2022 anyway? Talk about making something out of nothing. They already told you that the end was near.
Re: Tales of Arise Tops an Impressive 2 Million Sales
It's depressing great games like these only sell 2 million when trash like CoD sells that in a few hours. I miss the Ps1-Ps2 days.
Re: PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
@Oz_Momotaro Are you seriously this worked up over ***** 2 hour trials of games? You realize Steam basically does the same thing except you have to pay first and then you can refund the game if you don't play it for more than 2 hours. If you had any brains you'd look at the comments and see that someone clarified that the developers/publishers have to do nothing. Playstation will curate the trials for games for them, also it hasn't even been announced to 3rd party publishers yet so they probably have the option of opting out. Either way there's no downside here, it sounds like it's basically going to work similar to Steam refunds except here you don't pay upfront and you'll be notified when your 2 hours is up. Some of you act like the world is ending over the dumbest things. Sony's put out a pretty great lineup so far and all you guys do is whine over the minuscule things.
Re: Sony Blocks Subscription Stacking As Pre-Paid PS Plus Cards Stop Working on PS5, PS4
@BritneyfR_ee I'm now pre ordering my Series X bundle with Xbox soap so I can feel Phil Spencer inside me every time I shower.
Re: Sony Blocks Subscription Stacking As Pre-Paid PS Plus Cards Stop Working on PS5, PS4
@zimbogamer I don't get comments like this. They haven't even released a new game since December. Anything you're playing on Xbox can be played on Ps5. The amount of fanboys acting like the other side is so much better is hilarious. Xbox has released 2 games so far this entire generation, not a single one a next gen only game either.
Re: Sony Blocks Subscription Stacking As Pre-Paid PS Plus Cards Stop Working on PS5, PS4
I bet anything it's stopped temporarily so they can put a time limit on how far you can stack them. People talk about the Gamepass loopholes, but even then there's a limit on how far you can extend your subscription. I think it's 2 or 3 years. There were people extending their Psnow subs until like 2026.
Re: PS Plus Premium Demo Requirement Puzzling Publishers, Devs
@Rob_230 Oh what do you know Sammy and the rest of the clowns on this site overreacted from a rumor with little information!
For people that don't want to open the link Sony has a team that will curate the 2 hour trials FOR developers, no added resources needed for devs. Also it hasn't even been announced for 3rd party partners yet. It sounds basically like the 2 hour refund system Steam has, except you'll be stopped from playing the game at 2 hours and given the option to buy it.