Haha, sorry to sound rude. I don't mean it that way. What I meant was we want a simple way to watch either our own games, or someone else's quietly (with their permission of course).
It can be done in-game or at the "OS" level (We don't mind either). I guess if it's at the OS level, it would be a good marketing tool for the developers.
It's ok, you don't. XD
Problem with live streaming that a DVR-like service doesn't require is that you'd need to host something like twitch "just" for your console which requires a lot of investment and a very fast internet connection on the host's end to support it.
In-game spectate should be a feature that devs can do if they like.
This shouldn't be a feature the console maker can and needs to consider.
Doing it at the OS level requires the console to take the video, compress it to some level that the player deems acceptable for his own internet connection and IQ, and then upload it in real time to some server in the cloud, be it twitch, ustream, youtube, or some new Sony/Microsoft service.
I don't see Sony or Microsoft adding in such a complex, expensive, prone to fail feature that only a few users can take advantage of.
Most streamers would simply turn to a second PC+capture card.
Other users would probably be just fine with being able to upload shorter clips that the console saved.
Either way, this rumored DVR functionality is a very pleasant surprise.
It wasn't on my mind before this, and after thinking it through carefully it's a brilliant idea that seems to be totally doable within the boundaries of next-gen consoles.
