do people think the September 7th event is just for the slim? that would be very lackluster
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Rumour: PS4 Slim leaked ?
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Thanks, the article even points to a September 14th release date. New info for me.
Primethius
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And I'm talking about the US alone.
Do you think the MS is dominating the US market or something?
The Albatross
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Interesting. Surprised by the design. I think it's a step back from the original PS4. Doesn't look as sleek, but seems practical.
I'm happy that both MS and Sony seem to be moving back to physical/mechanical buttons rather than capacitive ones. I never got the incentive for capacitive buttons other than maybe cost saving or something, and it was a bad design decision, so I'm glad both new versions of their consoles are going back to mechanical buttons.
I'm happy that both MS and Sony seem to be moving back to physical/mechanical buttons rather than capacitive ones. I never got the incentive for capacitive buttons other than maybe cost saving or something, and it was a bad design decision, so I'm glad both new versions of their consoles are going back to mechanical buttons.
Chobel
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Even in NPD, at the same price PS4 will win, assuming both have comparable deals of course (Gift cards, bundled games).
I don't know man. Americans seem to want things feature heavy, that's one of the reason I think PS4 is sweeping the floor with XB1. I can't see casual Americans going for a PS4 Slim at $299 while the XB1S is the same price with a UHD player and HDR compatible.
Maybe I'm wrong, we will know by October.
Omnistalgic
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Ps4 usually wins every NPD as well man...MS did fire sales almost every holiday to catch up.
I agree it should be close, Xbox sells really well end of the year. But I disagree with your logic. Think there's way more gamers who just want a cheap Ps4 and could care less about 4K.
AbandonedTrolley
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Whilst this is likely, unless we know of anything different with this PS4, then the XB1S has a chance to still sell better given it's 4K ability for streaming blu-ray playback etc. If the PS4 is still stuck at 1080 then they are missing a trick in my opinion.
Zombie James
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I would have put the USB ports closer together and moved the power and eject buttons to the right side. Other than that, I like the look.
DeathByBacklog
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*right click on image>Search Google for image>
Brought up this...
https://www.google.ca/search?tbs=sb...2X7vHDUTYwZUowKm7P00HegxZHwMl6cl01lGppiKsSppQ
Apparently the owner was trying to sell it on a site but the add no longer exists. Not sure if he pulled it down himself, got it taken down, or sold the machine.
Theonik
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It looks like you crossed a PS4 with an Apple TV. Square shape and top logo with rounded corners, slanted shape from PS4. I'm not suggesting Sony copied apple. Just that the two devices are reminiscent of each other.Wha? Other than rounded edges it shares very little design language with the Apple TV.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Of course there are accessories for the remote! Jesus
OG Xbox had HDMI in, cable guide and other shit. Most people didn't care. These are video game machines first. People buy machine that has the games they want at the price they are willing to pay for the hardware in the box.
Chobel
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What exactly is PS4 "feature heavy" with?
DeathByBacklog
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I gotta say. The placement of those feet would drive the OCD/Perfectionist in me CRAZY!
The X and Triangle are directly across from each other. Yet the O and Square aren't. WTF?
ha, at least you never have to see 'em
I'm guessing that you are vastly overstating how much the general console-buying populace cares about these rather niche features. 'Casual americans' likely care even less.
The PS4 slim will still be the more powerful console more positive mindshare, currently owning the largest market in the US. It's been steadily outselling the XB1 month after month while being more expensive. Putting the slim units side-by-side at equal price is probably unlikely to go in favor of the XB1. That's all i'm saying.
DeathByBacklog
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Gah! Wouldn't matter. I'd know it's there.
Most people who buy slim have not played Uncharted 4. Most people who upgrade will upgrade to Neo. Therefore, slim gets bundled with U4 and Neo gets bundled with bubkis.
SomedayTheFire
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I've been trying to figure out a pattern myself. But it seems random as hell.
Edit: Oooh, clever post above.
ScaryShark
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People are completely overestimating HDR/UHD to the average consumer that this system is targeting. I don't even think it's relevant.
there's two of each symbol. going diagonally, it's triangle, circle circle, cross cross, square square, triangle
The Albatross
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what?
edith
shit
Hoping this just may be an optical illusion from the camera/perspective. Can't imagine them doing that on purpose.
LordBaztion
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So, they will release PS4S, Neo and PSVR around the same time? That is a bit too much hardware.
yep. it's a great selling point for sure but most people just stream shit now and most 4K tvs now come with the software for streaming 4K built in
mm, you're probably right. I keep forgetting it only came out in March
Okay, now I understand. So if someone was going to buy a console and wasn't invested in the drama of 2013, do you still think they would pick the new PS4 Slim over the XB1 Slim?
All of those aren't changing with the slim models of the consoles, except for the 'better deal' one, which is kinda nonsense because the XB1 has been a lot cheaper to purchase compared to a PS4 for a long time.
Yes? PS4 has outsold the XB1 nearly every month even while being more expensive. Clearly the demand for PS4 is quite a bit higher.
That's if NEO is coming out this year.
I'm expecting a delay, so it fits in with the whole. You don't need NEO for PSVR
DeathByBacklog
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Ok...a little at ease now seeing some patterns. But I think ultimately they were going by the positions of the buttons on the controller both clockwise, and counter clockwise. Triangle O X Square and Triangle, Square X O.
Audioboxer
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Grey market sale? Its weeks before release, it is unannounced and it hasn't just been purchased from a independent retailer a few days early. It is also a foreign unit and it is in the UK? (UAE unit it seems)
Hence why it is quite clearly stolen. DF would be best to ignore something stolen and just hold off until Sony give them a unit or they can access one legally. Sony could probably sieze it from DF and also probe them for why they are handling stolen good for monetary gain (site clicks).
Theonik
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The real question is whether they wobble or not. #teamstability
SomedayTheFire
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if you look, the top triangle and X and the bottom O are raised slightly higher, so the wobble will still be there at the back of the machine.
You can do 4K streaming on your 4K smart TV without buying a 300$ separate box.
UHD BR is a very small business. People actually interested are a niche within the niche of 4K contents. Tons of people even today don't even care about standard BR movies, go figure UHD.
It's nice that MS can offer those things as a plus in the entry level model but realistically the market appeal of those features right now is very limited. It's pretty much like claiming that backwards compatibility would change the market situation. People who actually consider that a selling point are a small group.
A PS4 Slim at 299$ (plus deals) will sell a LOT in the mainstream market. And on top of that they'll also get all the Neo sales from upgraders and people who actually care about 4K.
Sony is really well positioned this holiday season, there's a reason they are forecasting 20m units for the fy.
Bold is absolutely wrong. In fact PS4 consistently outsells Xbox at higher price. Even when MS does insane fire-sales, PS4 comes pretty close.
No one is buying PS4 because it has been able to do Spotify for past few months.
More exclusives is something that is not going to go away even when Neo will be significantly less powerful than Scorpio next year. So...
More power is one thing, but they have to always strike balance between power and how much it costs. And as far as power is concerned, slim is still more powerful for gaming than One S.
Eurogamer updated their post:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-22-ps4-slim-leaks-online-first-pictures
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-22-ps4-slim-leaks-online-first-pictures
LordBaztion
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