Official PlayStation 4 Thread

[BigBucs]

That is not news sir.

Its news to me, sir. Im not keeping up with every little thing that comes out about these consoles. Im way out of the loop.

[krulmichael]

I don't know if anyone has speculated about this, but I imagine Sony is going to have a PS4/Vita bundle at launch given how they've been pumping the Vita remote play feature.

I'm kind of hoping so because all this news is making me want to pick up a Vita more and more...

[JBauerisGod]

Yeah seriously, if all of this Vita integration works and works well, I may actually have to pick one up at some point down the road.

[Handleit_44]

Sony CEO plays down ‘media hub’ and says PlayStation 4 is for gamers

Sony CEO plays down ‘media hub’ and says PlayStation 4 is for gamers

Sony chief executive Kazuo Hirai said today that the PlayStation 4 will differ from Microsoft’s Xbox One, which is being pitched as an all-in-one entertainment box in the living room.

“I fundamentally believe that the initial market that we need to make sure we appeal to with any new platform … is really the gaming audience,” Hirai said. “They will be the supporters of your platform and they will help propel the installed base.”

He spoke at the D11 conference hosted by AllThingsD. He was joined by Jed York, the chief executive and owner of the San Francisco 49ers, and they talked about the fan experience Sony is helping to create for the 49ers’ new high-tech stadium in Santa Clara. He made the remarks in response to a question from moderator Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal.

Hirai acknowledged the PS4 will have non-game applications. But Sony will not emphasize those at the outset as it did with the launch of the PlayStation 3 game console in 2006. The PS4 is coming out this fall.

He said Sony would add other entertainment apps, “But that’s after we establish the platform as a video game platform. We want to make sure that we are there for the gamers with our PS4 as well. They will go beyond this, but they’ll definitely start with gamer first.

He concluded, “For us, it’s all about the gamers.”

By contrast, Microsoft’s Xbox One unveiling had lots of apps that have nothing to do with games, from using voice commands to change TV channels to using Skype while watching shows.

http://venturebeat.com/2013/05/30/sony-ceo-plays-down-media-hub-and-says-playstation-4-is-for-gamers/

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Kaz Hirai: Sony PlayStation 4 Will Be First and Foremost a Game Player

Kaz Hirai: Sony PlayStation 4 Will Be First and Foremost a Game Player

Where Microsoft has positioned the Xbox One as much as an entertainment device as game console, Sony plans to tout its PlayStation 4 as primarily a device for games.

“The most important thing we need to make sure we do at least initially is that we all agree and understand that the PS4 is a great video game console that appeals to video gamers,” Hirai said in a briefing with reporters after his onstage appearance at D: All Things Digital. “If we miss that part than I don’t think we get the initial establishment of the console.”

Hirai said that formula has worked in the past, including with the PlayStation 3.

That said, there are capabilities in the device that will make it well suited to other uses, Hirai said, without giving details.

“We take a look at this first and formest as a game console,” Hirai said. “We don’t want to end there. That’s an area we will obviously reveal and talk about in the coming months.”

http://allthingsd.com/20130530/kaz-hirai-sony-playstation-4-will-be-first-and-foremost-a-game-player/?refcat=d11

[Handleit_44]

PlayStation has 4 days of live E3 games & interviews starting Monday, 6/10 at 5:30pm PT (40+ games, PS4, PS3, Vita)

The legends are true! We’ll once again be livestreaming E3 worldwide over four gut-busting day during the videogame-iest time of the year. The live E3 broadcast begins this Monday, June 10th at 5:30pm Pacific/8:30pm Eastern with the PlayStation E3 2013 Press Conference, the most exciting (and most Tweeted-about) event on the PlayStation calendar.

Then, starting Tuesday, June 11th at noon Pacific Time, we’ll kick off three days of our PlayStation LiveCast show featuring gameplay demos and developer interviews for zillions of upcoming PS4, PS3 and PS Vita games. Expect to see Beyond: Two Souls from Quantic Dream, Destiny from Bungie, DriveClub from Evolution Studios, The Evil Within from Tango GameWorks, Gran Turismo 6 from Polyphony Digital, inFAMOUS: Second Son from Sucker Punch Productions, Killzone: Shadow Fall and Killzone Mercenary from Guerrilla Games, The Last of Us from Naughty Dog, Tearaway from Media Molecule, Wolfenstein: The New Order from MachineGames and many, many more. All told, we’re planning to showcase more than 40 games across PS4, PS3 and PS Vita.

You’ll find the livestream right here on PlayStation.Blog, PlayStation.com, Ustream, PlayStation Home, Facebook, and Google Plus. You’ll be able to watch E3 live directly on your PS3, too — look for the icon under your XMB’s What’s New section. PS Vita’s Nico Nico video app is in on the action too, supporting a feed of our E3 livestream. And if you’ can’t make the livestream, fret not: We’ll be heaping the live segments into PlayStation’s YouTube page as quickly as possible for later viewing.
Here’s the full live schedule; set those alarms and bookmarks!

Monday, June 10th | PlayStation E3 2013 Press Conference | 5:30pm Pacific Time
Tuesday, June 11th | PlayStation LiveCast show | 12:00pm to 6:00pm Pacific Time
Wednesday, June 12th | PlayStation LiveCast show | 10:00am to 6:00pm Pacific Time
Thursday, June 13th | PlayStation LiveCast show | 10:00am to 6:00pm Pacific Time

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/06/05/playstation-at-e3-2013-watch-it-live-starting-monday/

[TeflonDonny]

DC Universe Online and PlanetSide 2 are confirmed for the PS4 now. Both will still be Free to Play

[KNUBB]

DC Universe Online and PlanetSide 2 are confirmed for the PS4 now. Both will still be Free to Play

Pumped up about this

[Swarley]

DC Universe Online and PlanetSide 2 are confirmed for the PS4 now. Both will still be Free to Play

So is Warframe.

[JBregz]

Its news to me, sir. Im not keeping up with every little thing that comes out about these consoles. Im way out of the loop.

It's understandable. Like you and I, we actually go outside.

[JBauerisGod]

A concise list of all of the PS4's issues came out after that user-created image started being passed around about the Xbone's issues.



Hahaha. I have to say Sony is killing it with marketing right now.

[killgod]

Those aren't real ads from Sony.

[padman59]

We still don't know the specifics of Sony's plan for used games either.

[JBauerisGod]

Those aren't real ads from Sony.

True, but that image is based on marketing materials released by Sony.

Sony and Microsoft have completely done a 180 from last gen in terms of perception. Everyone was shitting on Sony after they announced the PS3, and they loved the 360. Now it's almost the exact opposite.

We still don't know the specifics of Sony's plan for used games either.

Also true, but the fact that Sony has explicitly stated that there will be no in-house DRM system on the PS4 is reassuring.

[BigBucs]

[padman59]

That would be pretty sweet if that's true, but it looks like that pic is fake.

http://us.playstation.com/ps4/ (scroll down a bit)