Official PlayStation 4 Thread

[Handleit_44]

This dude wins the internet.

[Swarley]

[Rylo]

CANT WAIT

[Twigg4075]

I think one of the coolest rumored features is that "share" feature.

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[Swarley]

[jms493]

those start select buttons look like they could be potentially in the way if they are touch sensitive. Those fuckers with fat thumbs might not like. I am not sure why we still need a "Select" button.

[Swarley]

those start select buttons look like they could be potentially in the way if they are touch sensitive. Those fuckers with fat thumbs might not like. I am not sure why we still need a "Select" button.

Pretty sure it's fake. The ovals on the start, select and PS buttons are jagged and not smooth like they would be on an actual product.

[Handleit_44]

 

[Twigg4075]

those start select buttons look like they could be potentially in the way if they are touch sensitive. Those fuckers with fat thumbs might not like. I am not sure why we still need a "Select" button.

The Select button is used in a lot of games. You open your inventory with it in Dead Space.

If that pic was real, I can't see how it would be any worse than the placement of the Start button on the 360 controller. I wish I had a dollar for every time my finger slipped off the X button and hit that thing.

[jms493]

If that pic was real, I can't see how it would be any worse that the placement of the Start button on the 360 controller. I wish I had a dollar for every time my winger slipped off the X button and hit that thing.

hence it would be a bad design.

[Twigg4075]

hence it would be a bad design.

Agreed. It would be worse if it was as sensitive as the rear touch screen on the Vita too. It seems you can just breathe on that thing sometimes and it detects an input.

[Swarley]

If that pic was real, I can't see how it would be any worse than the placement of the Start button on the 360 controller. I wish I had a dollar for every time my finger slipped off the X button and hit that thing.

Really? I don't think that's ever happened to me.

[Swarley]

Report: PS4 Heavily Integrated With Gaikai, YouTube, Social Networks

Last week, we told you about a Wall Street Journal report that indicated PlayStation 4 will stream games, at least in the form of PlayStation 3 titles. Today, the Wall Street Journal has more to say about that, as well as PS4’s pronounced interactivity with social networks.

In terms of Gaikai, WSJ says this:

Since the acquisition [of Gaikai in July of 2012 for $380 million], Sony has been investing heavily to prepare Gaikai’s technology to enhance its new console, the people familiar with Sony’s plans said. Sony has been preparing the technology to be used to allow users to play current PlayStation 3 games on the device, making a broader array of titles available at the outset, these people said. The new device is also expected to play new games stored on optical discs.

This is in line with what we heard about a few days ago, except it basically confirms what we had already assumed: the major purchase of Gaikai was executed specifically to “enhance” the PlayStation 4 (or whatever Sony’s next PlayStation will be called).

But there’s more interesting news. Wall Street Journal’s sources indicate that PS4 will interact heavily with social services, and will allow direct video upload to YouTube, straight from the console. You may even be able to "compete" with players on other hardware, though what that specifically means remains to be seen.

The new PlayStation also will allow players to share achievements on social networks through smoother links to Facebook or Twitter, while also enabling aspects such as sharing footage of game play online through YouTube, people familiar with Sony’s plans said. Sony’s new console may also allow users to compete against others using different hardware, such as smartphones and other portable devices, those people said.

Interestingly, WSJ notes that Microsoft -- Sony’s competitor in the next-gen console gaming space -- is taking a different tact.

Microsoft, while it has tested cloud gaming, is putting greater emphasis on software that allows the Xbox to interact with mobile devices like Apple’s iPad. The company is also planning to create new interactive TV content to be played on its consoles, after opening up a new production studio in Southern California.

The expected reveal of PlayStation 4 will occur on Wednesday, February 20th in New York City. IGN will be in attendance, and you can watch our full PS4 reveal live stream to get in on the action before, during and after the event.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/18/report-ps4-heavily-integrated-with-gaikai-youtube-social-networks

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