PS4 Announcement

[TheBigUnit]

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-s-ps4-announcement-what-and-what-not-to-expect/0111070

Tomorrow is believed to be the day Sony will be announcing their next gen console, anyone excited?

[Team Fortress 2]

I Hear the there will be a new controller

[Cicero]

Seeing this just gave me an orgasm. So I'm obviously excited.

[scuba steve]

As I've recently fallen out of love for Sony, i'm interested to see what the console has to offer.

From what I've seen the prototyped new controller looks more ergonomic than the Dualshock 3.

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

I wouldn't call this event really special.

I expected a lot more title announcements, and a lot more time focused on tech demos, instead of the idiotic social components. But, it wasn't a flat letdown either.

There were huge titles that I've been really excited about, like The Witness and Watch Dogs. Speaking of which, I didn't hear whether it's still a multiplat title or if it's going to be a PS4 exclusive. Does anyone know?

[TheBigUnit]

It'll be on PS4 and PS3

So are the specs as good as the guy from ign says it link below vvv

http://m.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-google&gl=US&hl=en&v=Oti1HKK4FCY

[Grand Admiral Thrawn]

It'll be on PS4 and PS3

So are the specs as good as the guy from ign says it link below vvv

http://m.youtube.com/watch?client=mv-google&gl=US&hl=en&v=Oti1HKK4FCY

Yeah, they're pretty good, for now.

But, most high end PCs have the same specs, if not better. With the current rate at which PC hardware is being developed, these consoles are gonna be blown out of the water a lot sooner than the PS3 and 360.

I love David Cage, but his comments about how Playstation consoles are dominating the gaming industry always pisses me off. Take a look at PCs. Most people have 8 GB of RAM, a better CPU and GPU than those the PS4 will have. And PCs will keep improving till the release of the PS4 and beyond.

My point is, PC is the future of gaming. The consoles will hold up for a couple of years, maybe 3, but that's it. And that's half the lifespan that the current consoles had.

[TheBigUnit]

Yeah, they're pretty good, for now.

But, most high end PCs have the same specs, if not better. With the current rate at which PC hardware is being developed, these consoles are gonna be blown out of the water a lot sooner than the PS3 and 360.

I love David Cage, but his comments about how Playstation consoles are dominating the gaming industry always pisses me off. Take a look at PCs. Most people have 8 GB of RAM, a better CPU and GPU than those the PS4 will have. And PCs will keep improving till the release of the PS4 and beyond.

My point is, PC is the future of gaming. The consoles will hold up for a couple of years, maybe 3, but that's it. And that's half the lifespan that the current consoles had.

But isn't the point of consoles for those who can't afford high end PCs? Also isnt it bc the developers themselves, PS3 didn't hit its potential until like a year ago

[Sugaree]

But isn't the point of consoles for those who can't afford high end PCs? Also isnt it bc the developers themselves, PS3 didn't hit its potential until like a year ago

The point of consoles is to appeal to more casual gamers. While, yes, I own a PS3 and have been loyal to Sony ever since the PS2 days, consoles are quite obviously drawn more to casual players. Seeing the rise of quick time events and interactive cut scenes in modern games only attests to that. The PS3's potential is still being brought out, but it's slowly creeping towards being ten years old.

The PS2 didn't hit its full potential until several years after its release, which is the point of making a console. Making sure not to hit your full potential on release is key to future sales. If anything, the PS4 is an early mistake on Sony's part because there's still enough juice in a PS3 to squeeze out. You might not get a full glass, but you'll still get something out of it.

The PS4 is also looking more like a PC than a gaming console. Looking at everything the PS4 boasts about in terms of hardware, it costs about $600. I can build a gaming PC that can run just about any game for that same amount of money. This only makes me question further why many console users haven't migrated to the PC platform.

The PC is still evolving, and that's what makes it such a great platform. Every year, new tech is being put out that completely wipes consoles away AND it's becoming more affordable to the average PC user. Again, why not just migrate to this platform? Consoles aren't dying, but they aren't catching up either. If Sony or Microsoft were very serious about their consoles, they'd be putting out different models of the PS3 and Xbox that have actual hardware upgrades and not aesthetic upgrades (such as the slim and super slim models). This isn't a graphics argument, it's an argument about the affordability and power of the hardware these consoles run as opposed to the hardware of a gaming PC.

Of course, hardware isn't the only concern one should have. Along with affordability, consoles are generally all around types of machines. Hell, now they come with movie streaming, TV tuners, Wi-Fi, music streaming, downloadable titles, social networking, and a shit ton of other features. I still remember playing on my N64 and SNES with friends and not having to worry about all the stuff above. Consoles, just like PCs, are going to be constantly evolving around the needs of their users. But again, the question is asked WHY these console users don't migrate to the PC. PCs have been able to stream movies, music, and TV shows for years. They've also been capable of Wi-Fi, social networking, and downloadable software for even longer.

Consoles, in the very end, are compact PCs. If a user REALLY wants a good experience, they need to get a gaming PC and see what they're missing. Gaming at a steady frame rate and resolution make all the difference when it comes to PC gaming and console gaming.

[TechDude18]

My brother is the gamer of the family and really excited.

[tundravortex]

i wanna get infamous second sun for that

[TheBigUnit]

The point of consoles is to appeal to more casual gamers. While, yes, I own a PS3 and have been loyal to Sony ever since the PS2 days, consoles are quite obviously drawn more to casual players. Seeing the rise of quick time events and interactive cut scenes in modern games only attests to that. The PS3's potential is still being brought out, but it's slowly creeping towards being ten years old.

The PS2 didn't hit its full potential until several years after its release, which is the point of making a console. Making sure not to hit your full potential on release is key to future sales. If anything, the PS4 is an early mistake on Sony's part because there's still enough juice in a PS3 to squeeze out. You might not get a full glass, but you'll still get something out of it.

The PS4 is also looking more like a PC than a gaming console. Looking at everything the PS4 boasts about in terms of hardware, it costs about $600. I can build a gaming PC that can run just about any game for that same amount of money. This only makes me question further why many console users haven't migrated to the PC platform.

The PC is still evolving, and that's what makes it such a great platform. Every year, new tech is being put out that completely wipes consoles away AND it's becoming more affordable to the average PC user. Again, why not just migrate to this platform? Consoles aren't dying, but they aren't catching up either. If Sony or Microsoft were very serious about their consoles, they'd be putting out different models of the PS3 and Xbox that have actual hardware upgrades and not aesthetic upgrades (such as the slim and super slim models). This isn't a graphics argument, it's an argument about the affordability and power of the hardware these consoles run as opposed to the hardware of a gaming PC.

Of course, hardware isn't the only concern one should have. Along with affordability, consoles are generally all around types of machines. Hell, now they come with movie streaming, TV tuners, Wi-Fi, music streaming, downloadable titles, social networking, and a shit ton of other features. I still remember playing on my N64 and SNES with friends and not having to worry about all the stuff above. Consoles, just like PCs, are going to be constantly evolving around the needs of their users. But again, the question is asked WHY these console users don't migrate to the PC. PCs have been able to stream movies, music, and TV shows for years. They've also been capable of Wi-Fi, social networking, and downloadable software for even longer.

Consoles, in the very end, are compact PCs. If a user REALLY wants a good experience, they need to get a gaming PC and see what they're missing. Gaming at a steady frame rate and resolution make all the difference when it comes to PC gaming and console gaming.

not denying anything your saying, you know one of the air force's super computers are made up of ps3s

anyway sony didn't really make a mistake with their decision with the ps4 and all the fanfare they're making, i understand their intentions because xbox beat ps3 in release date and because of that sony suffered for years,

for me personally and many of my friends, the reason why we got consoles is because we had like one main PC at the time and they werent powerful enough to support real good games, and most of the time consoles were cheaper than gaming pcs, consoles were "cooler" too and we've stuck with them since,

anyway for me today i play as much pc games as i do ps3, Steam will slowly lead the change if there is to be,

[NomSan]

The things we have been shown this far haven't really blown me away.
The only interesting thing was the tech demo.