PS4 Megathread

Richard Dower wrote: »

Another box?....square this time it seems, hard to tell but looks a bit smaller then the XOne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjXU1anoC5Y

to me it looks about the same size as the ps3 slim

I think, looking at both reveals as a statement of intent, Sony has appealed to me a lot more.

There's almost been a role reversal between Microsoft and Sony since the launch of the last consoles. Microsoft, with the 360 courted developers and indie developers, pushing it as the ultimate gaming machine, whereas as Sony were a bit arrogant after the PS2 and really pushed the entertainment side.

In the last few years Microsoft has seemingly alienated a lot of indie developers whereas Sony have really picked up the slack.

I think that it's almost going to become like the way the movie industry, Microsoft representing big blockbuster mainstream, whereas Sony are going for indie and their own exclusives. Obviously it's not going to be as clearly defined as that, but with EA switching sides with their strategic partnership, Sony really has to carve out a new market for themselves, and by focusing on games, they might be able to do it. Even the ps4 social hooks seem to be gameplay driven. The Gaikai stuff could be a big draw too. If Microsoft don't have a streaming service, Sony could really be at the forefront of a game subscription service and become synonymous with game-streaming, the same way Netflix is for movies.

I've been hearing people asking how Playstation Plus will work with the PS4 without a catalogue to draw from, maybe that's where the streaming comes into play.

As it stands, in terms of unanswered questions I have about both systems. Most of my questions about the Xbox one come from a slightly negative standpoint, whereas it's the opposite with the PS4. I'm really interested to hear about the PS4 and excited about some aspects of it and I'm just not getting that at the moment for the Xbox one.

Obviously very early days, but in terms of the reveal, the introduction to the console and as a statement of intent, Sony is much more interesting to me. First impressions tend to last too. Sony may very well pull some of the used game, always online stuff, but have been cagey about it, which was clever because it made the initial message from the Sony conference be pretty much about the games, and all the new features of the console. Microsoft are starting to get mired in a quagmire of activation fees and always-on internet connections.

I think Sony not showing the console was a shrewd move too, as they were able to release that teaser video, just before Micorsoft's reveal, and it's given a nice big question leading into E3, of what the thing is going to look like, which is the shallowest type of hype, but could distract from the questions of used games etc.

Going into E3, on of the biggest questions for people is what the console is going to look like. Whereas the used game issue and connectivity issues are going to plague Microsoft for the next three weeks.

Eurogamer compared the two machines : PS4 and Xbox One

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-spec-analysis-xbox-one

I wasn't that keen in what Microsoft showed yesterday, its a very multimedia orientated box. There are so many aspects of the MS box that sound below par. It sounds good from a PlayStation point of view.

I prefer the batteries built into the controller too. I got my PS3 about a year after release, its one of the fat 80GB ones. Still have the two original controllers both of them working perfectly.
With my 360 I use rechargable batteries but I don't think the method is as reliable.

A cool, less talked about features the PS4 has is the ability to charge controllers whilst the console itself is turned off. So just plug them in whenever the console is off and you'll constantly have power.

CastorTroy wrote: »

I don't get the connect every 24 hours thing. What happens if you don't? Is it like not entering the numbers in Lost?

Maybe that's what they mean when they keep mentioning the cloud, could be the Smoke Monster. Kinect being its weird clicking eye thingy, reading your emotions, sensing your deepest darkest secrets.

"If you fail to connect your console in a 24 hour period your family will hear distant screams and rustling of trees before finding you the next morning hanging from a tree,"

EDIT: Which would also explain why JJ Abrams appeared in the opening video.

I preferred the other one, but these are just what people are imagining.
I hope there isn't anybody who is taking these as the actual design.

Sony properly trolling MS - just after their reveal, they come out with this:

In an IGN poll 75% of respondents were disappointed with the Xbox One. Thats a pretty high number. You would never expect such a response for Apple.

Sony still has to state RRP for the PS4. If it was cheaper than Xbox One it could be as successful as the PS2.

sin0city wrote: »

Posted by orle on eurogamer.

Made by SunhiLegend from Neogaf.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=490448

mozattack wrote: »

Also what is the buzz with the Blue Ray disk drive? Muck is what I say.

As someone who uses his PS3 almost as much for movies as for games one of these new consoles not being blu ray compatible would have made my decision straight away for me.

Been an xbox owner in the past, currently a PS3 owner. I'm pretty much on the fence at the moment. I prefer the xbox controller to the playstation one, and liked the xbox's ability to install a game from a disc to the hdd, but apart from that the PS3 has been my preferred system.

Price is going to be a big deciding factor for me, and can see myself sticking with the current generation until the first big price drop on the next one.

FCC filing for DS4 has been submitted.