PlayStation 4 Discussion

[rspencer86]

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My jaw is on the floor with that video. The fully destructible environments are AWESOME.

[Cabke]

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My jaw is on the floor with that video. The fully destructible environments are AWESOME.

I hope that becomes the norm with this generation. What blows me away is remembering that this is just the beginning.

[mgoblue]

I'm fine with them burying the camera...just pointing out that all the cool color stuff they showed is useless to a majority of users...nerfs the controller a bit vs. what Sony really would have liked.

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[NDAlum]

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Sony sacrificed camera to beat MS on price

RIP Camera and cool possible features. Devs will never include them now!

I have zero desire to use a camera for a video game. I actually am turned away by the X1 due to the Kinect system which has a camera. I don't want to play dance dance revolution.

[seasprite]

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So someone shot video of one of the closed-door demos Sucker Punch was doing for Second Son (it seems like they let places like Gamersyde and Gamespot and stuff get direct feeds of shortly afterwards) in the room itself, and the video's entertaining just for the reactions.

This game looks amazing in motion. This proved to me that the demos played were real and not playback, and that the players really did practice their routes a lot. Eurogamer said this was like playing CG.

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Wasnt really that interested in this game at first, wasnt a fan of the first two, but this looks amazing (probably said for most of the next gen games right now)

[Trapper700]

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Sony Won't be abandoning the PS3 after releasing the PS4

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In an interview with Weekly Famitsu, Sony Japan prez Hiroshi Kawano and his counterpart at Sony Worldwide, Shuhei Yoshida, addressed the issue of PS3 support after the PS4 release. "It's been seven years since the release of the PS3 and the console continues to sell at a constant pace, plus we have many upcoming titles." Kawano said. "We have no intention of immediately shifting from the PS3 to the PS4."

This is not exactly a new strategy for Sony: Support for the PS2 continued long after the release of the PS3. Nevertheless it's definitely reassuring to hear it directly from the people in charge. Said Kawano, "With the 2014 launch of our cloud service in the US allowing users to play PS3 games on the PS4, some people may switch consoles from the PS3 to the PS4. But that'll be a gradual process, and to say 'we're releasing a new console, so trade in your old ones for it' would be a maker's ego talking, plain and simple."

In regards to the news that a PlayStation Plus subscription would be mandatory for online play, Yoshida smoothed over the criticism that Sony would be charging for a service they had, up until now, been offering for free. "The main pillar for the PS4 will be online play. We're developing many new ways to play and connect which requires a large investment of resources." Yoshida explained. "Considering the cost, to try to keep such a service free and consequently lower the quality would be absurd. We decided that if that's the case, then it would be better to receive proper payment and continue to offer a good service."

Yoshida clarified that a PlayStation Plus account would be required for "realtime online play" but that online play or video services that weren't "realtime" would be available for non-PS Plus customers. He also added that so long as the main account on a console had a subscription, all other accounts on that console would be able to reap the benefits of PS Plus.

In closing, Yoshida reiterated Sony's stance that the PS4 would play used games and gamers could freely trade, share, and sell their used game discs. He did note that while the PS4 would not be region-locked, in order to fully utilize all services, it is suggested that gamers purchase their consoles and games in the regions they are sold.

Keeping support for the PS3 is not really a surprise... they'd supported the PS2 long after the PS3 came out. There's also still a bunch of games still to be released for the PS3 such as Grand Theft Auto V, Gran Turismo 6, Puppeteer andBeyond: Two Souls (and also possibly another Persona game to close out the system, like Person 4 was for the PS2, depending on the fate of Atlus).

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Also, if Gaikai is going to be used for PS3 streaming, I wouldn't be surprised for them to have software emulation for PS1/PS2 games on the PS4 sometime in the future, considering even stuff like iOS devices can do so.

[kingkilla56]

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IGN reports Sony cut the Eye from the PS4 retail unit to beat MS's price point

Interesting.

[Chef Matt]

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IGN reports Sony cut the Eye from the PS4 retail unit to beat MS's price point

Interesting.

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[kingkilla56]

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wooops

[Skyboxer]

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Wasnt really that interested in this game at first, wasnt a fan of the first two, but this looks amazing (probably said for most of the next gen games right now)

Yeah I never got into the others either. I'll certainly try out a demo and go from there though.

[Brandwin]

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IGN reports Sony cut the Eye from the PS4 retail unit to beat MS's price point

Interesting.

And I am fine with that. I doubt I would use the eye. I never use Kinect. So it made it a $100 cheaper is okay with me

[basketballer0385]

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I think this was the smart way you have the gamers that have families that play the "family games" the camera is not too expensive and I still might get it not sure but thats why I'm ok with this Sony is giving us options and too many options never hurt anyone

[RoyalBoyle78]

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And I am fine with that. I doubt I would use the eye. I never use Kinect. So it made it a $100 cheaper is okay with me

pretty much agree.

[Burns11]

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Since I already have all the move stuff, I'm sure I'll end up with a camera eventually, probably when I see one hit about $40, or they hit a game I want to try move with.

[bigbob]

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The PlayStation Move never really interested me. If I played more shooters, I'm sure it would because I'd be holding the controller ball thing like a gun, barrel rolling around the house while I play.

I prefer the Kinect, and I have one.. but I only played it three times and it's been in it's box for almost 2-years now.