[PS4] Official PlayStation 4 Thread

[Handleit_44]

Yeah I imagine a lot of people will keep their PS3s but having to switch consoles to play a PS3 game that came out 6 months ago will get old. My guess is that most people that buy a PS4 at launch wont be playing their PS3 much.

I bought both PS3 and 360 at launch...never touched the old games.

Agreed.


But I have a backlog of PS3/PSN games to finish and no way I'll complete it before the PS4 launch, lol.

 

[ryne candy]

I hope they get to accomplish all these goals when it comes to PSN. They said they want every PS game playable on the PS4 but I'm sure there are legal hurdles that won't (can't) be agreed on. I'd be happy with just PS3 games on the PS4 store.

 

[red33]

Absolute first day purchase for me.

With that being said GameStop has an email alert program that tells you when we can preorder the ps4

 

[jms493]

I hope they get to accomplish all these goals when it comes to PSN. They said they want every PS game playable on the PS4 but I'm sure there are legal hurdles that won't (can't) be agreed on. I'd be happy with just PS3 games on the PS4 store.

Alot of that Gakai stuff is all a WIP. He said "Some Day". Who knows if we will ever see any of this stuff. All these companies at these press conferences spew out a lot of "potential" features that never actually make it in the console.

 

[padman59]

Any word on 4k tv compatibility?

The PlayStation 4 supports 4K resolution output, Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida just told us – but only for video that was recorded in the format. He clarified that games do not play in 4K.

On the upside, that means you don't have to go buy a 4K television yet. On the ... other upside, it prevented Sony from calling the thing "PlayStation 4K."

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/21/ps4-will-output-video-in-4k-but-not-games/

 

[Handleit_44]

Absolute first day purchase for me.

With that being said GameStop has an email alert program that tells you when we can preorder the ps4

GameStop, lol.

fuck that place

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

system looks awesome. just dont know if im willing to spend 500 bucks on one

 

[IamMedellin]

well this kind of sux.

Sony: PSN games won't transfer to the PS4, nor will your game saves


http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/21/sony-psn-games-wont-transfer-to-ps4/

So previous generation saves n psn purchases dont carry over....I wonder if that means old trophies dont either

uft:

 

[Atlas]

So previous generation saves n psn purchases dont carry over....I wonder if that means old trophies dont either

uft:

twigg is hiding in the corner of his bedroom right now...

 

[Handleit_44]

Yoshida: Share button is a 'huge focus' for PS4 strategy

Shuhei Yoshida went into the importance of the DualShock 4's share button for the PS4's overall strategy in a roundtable discussion this morning. He says that it's a "huge focus" for Sony, and one of the key features of the PS4.

"We believe that that's important for consumers today -- to talk about or share what they're doing with other people," Yoshida said. "It's just part of their lifestyle to find something interesting on the internet and immediately share it with other people."

Sony wants to bring that behavior that consumers already have to the PS4, allowing them to share without needing to use other devices.

"If something cool happens, just push the button," Yoshida grinned.

He said that the share system is expandable, and that when they work out partnerships with other service providers, they will be selectable options from this share button.

 

[kmanharris]

I've been wanting a spectator mode for years. If multiple people are watching, will it drastically slow down the game though?

 

[ralaw]

Is there a release date yet? I need to start preparing the wife. I hope it isn't a holiday release.

The official PS4 release date is currently pencilled in for 'Holiday 2013', which most-likely means in time for Thanksgiving in the US, so a mid-November launch date.

meh, I guess I could deal with a Thanksgiving date, but no black friday.

 

[Maynard]

can someone post pics of the system? oh wait...

 

[JimLeavy59]

can someone post pics of the system? oh wait...

We'll see it at E3.

 

[Swarley]

By the way, who the fuck was this Andrew House chap? Where was my boy Jack Tretton?

That's what I was wondering the whole time. You could tell that quite a few of those guys were not used to public speaking.

 

[Swarley]

So previous generation saves n psn purchases dont carry over....I wonder if that means old trophies dont either

uft:

Well considering this thing is going to be heavily integrated with the Vita, I don't see our accounts and trophies not coming over. Plus they showed a profile last night and the guy was like a level 17 or some shit.

 

[jms493]

Well considering this thing is going to be heavily integrated with the Vita, I don't see our accounts and trophies not coming over. Plus they showed a profile last night and the guy was like a level 17 or some shit.

we know they are coming over...Med is just trolling our resident trophy whores.

 

[jms493]

Well considering this thing is going to be heavily integrated with the Vita

this is one thing I will believe when I see it. They said the PSP and PS3 would be heavily integrated as well....hmm.

The Cross Play/Save is the first step in the right direction.

 

[Swarley]

Yeah I imagine a lot of people will keep their PS3s but having to switch consoles to play a PS3 game that came out 6 months ago will get old. My guess is that most people that buy a PS4 at launch wont be playing their PS3 much.

I bought both PS3 and 360 at launch...never touched the old games.

I'll be keeping mine. The difference between then and now is that current-gen console graphics and gameplay aren't going to become instantly unplayable once these new consoles come out. What's so bad about getting up to switch games out? I'll have to do it between the PS4 and Xbox anyways. All four be in my entertainment center (at least for awhile).

 

[Handleit_44]

Sony Exec: PS4/Vita Remote Play Will Work Day One

When it comes to PlayStation devices, the idea of Remote Play – of streaming from your PlayStation console to your PlayStation handheld – has been long-rumored (and even promised). And while a very limited amount of games have fulfilled the ideal behind Remote Play, it’s been a largely untapped notion that never quite came to fruition.

But with Sony’s acquisition of Gaikai, ubiquitous Remote Play might be right around the corner. I asked the president of Sony’s Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, about this very question. I noted that we saw him play Killzone 3 on a Vita a year ago and that we’ve heard a great deal about Remote Play with very little to show for it. And his response was, in essence, that this time is difference.

When it comes to Gaikai and how it interacts with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, Yoshida noted that “the Remote Play side will work. So we’re saying virtually every PS4 game will be playable with PS Vita via Remote Play, so you connect your Vita to your PS4, especially at home, it’s a great experience.”

I pressed Yoshida about day-one functionality; will PS4 and Vita support Remote Play the first day PlayStation 4 hits the market? “I will be heartbroken if it doesn’t [work] day one,” he answered. “So day one, my expectation… we have to have all [PS4] games work on PS Vita, unless it’s a camera-only game.”

Yoshida stated that Gaikai is currently working with SCEI in particular “to make sure that the latency [problem common with an endeavor like this] is minimum.”

After so much talk of Remote Play and, sadly, so little to show for it, it looks like this time may just be different.