I thought people were happy with the Vita updates? Especially the 2.0 update?
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vg247-PS4: new kits shipping now, AMD A10 used as base, final version next summer
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I would love Sony to open E3 with an exact repeat of he PS3 reveal using the CGIi renders of kill zone and motorstorm but at the end state that it really was real-time using PS4. And then go into a massive reveal of GT6 etc.
PSN will still be free with PS+ continuing,, vita re-design with £99 re-launch. Also please make sure the PS4 HW looks like something to be proud of, I've warmed to the design of the super slim but its definitely not how I want a launch console to look like. Please no more easy to scratch gloss black.
PSN will still be free with PS+ continuing,, vita re-design with £99 re-launch. Also please make sure the PS4 HW looks like something to be proud of, I've warmed to the design of the super slim but its definitely not how I want a launch console to look like. Please no more easy to scratch gloss black.
99 pound Vita? Really, dude?
You have SCEE to thank for the back touch panel.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
I feel like the PS4 os will have orbs too, because of Orbis. Doesn't that just, make sense?
I think they'll actually use it fairly well later on in the cycle when more casual games come out.
Maybe £140 then.
I hope they aren't jagged orbs like the ones on vita.
Yeah that's much more reasonable.
Dark_AnNiaLatOr
Member
But what sucks is that the store is its own separate app in the current os. It takes too long to get to it, when it needs to be instant. I'm sure it'll be streamlined to be instant next gen though.
Metalmurphy
Member
Next gen? They better make it in the next firmware!
I think they actually said they'll try to bake it in the next firmware update.
Phoenician_Viking
Banned
Full Google software integration into PS4 and that would be great. Google know software. SCEJ are not that competent. Or at least give PSN to SCEE because SCEE is way better than SCEJ at software.
I think the search is fine. Good even. The only problem with the new store is how sloooooow everything is.
Shtof
Member
Search is actually great, but yeah, the store itself is slow.
I don't even bother going into the store because of this. Really needs to be optimized some more. Love the look though.
I don't find the store to be snappy, but I don't find it to be painfully slow. There is a delay at some spots, about a second, but I only really notice it because I am in so many other online stores like iTunes, Steam etc that are much snappier.
To be fair there we are comparing a ps3 with redesigns on the same hardware compared to my PC.
pharmboy044
Member
They never said it would be baked in because the store is an actual app and will never be as snappy at launch as the old store.
Infinite Justice
Member
Moving around in it isn't bad imo but that initial load is fucking garbage.
And it seems to have some kinda of shitty caching mechanisim that unloads if you haven't used the PS3 in some time.
I don't think that is exclusive to the store alone. I enter redeem codes via the account management section in the xmb, figured it would be faster than loading up the store. At first launch, its painfully slow, would have probably been better to go through the store, after my initial code entering, the redeem code option was fast again.
Infinite Justice
Member
hmm never seen that happen to me and i hardly use the redeem code option LOL.
Maybe it is a system thing (IIRC the Uncharted games does something similar...) but its pretty prevalent in this new store and adds another notch to the old store being better so far. Hopefully the pimping of the "we can tweak it faster due to HTML5" line amounts to something because shit still needs to be fixed.
Not sure if they'd use playstation meeting to launch. Just because they did it once doesn't make it 'traditional'.
GDC they'd probably want to talk about new engines and development methods. Whether they announce PS4 early and go into depth at GDC, or announce after and use GDC to just talk generally about next gen engine expectations I don't know.
I don't see why both MS and Sony couldn't do a full hardware and software reveal at E3. 360 did the whole thing in a single (fairly lengthy) presentation and that worked ok I think. Plus, if Sony are early 2014 they might not have enough full games to demo
GDC they'd probably want to talk about new engines and development methods. Whether they announce PS4 early and go into depth at GDC, or announce after and use GDC to just talk generally about next gen engine expectations I don't know.
I don't see why both MS and Sony couldn't do a full hardware and software reveal at E3. 360 did the whole thing in a single (fairly lengthy) presentation and that worked ok I think. Plus, if Sony are early 2014 they might not have enough full games to demo
Punkster_NY
Member
Sessler reiterates the rumor that one console will be delayed next year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejHrMsoUcg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejHrMsoUcg
Not getting that from the video you linked to. At least in the first four minutes of it.
He talks about predicting two consoles coming next year - or at least one. But he doesn't offer any rumour of one being delayed. In fact he seems to think both will come next year, with talk of narrow windows between announcement and release for both MS and Sony.
He seems to be honestly just speculating also.
Well, it's more traditional than E3 for Sony. They did it with PS2 also. PSone? Anyone remember?
Speaking of Sessler's comments though, he predicts both waiting until E3...although others here seem to have heard differently (?)
He's speculating.
Punkster_NY
Member
yup you're right I miss heard what he said.
Is there anything to benefit from a game of brinksmanship, waiting til the last minute? Surely by the time you hit spring, sales of current gen won't be badly hit and will be slower anyway during spring and summer, so they could easily announce at or just before GDC.
Maybe waiting until the last moment to ensure they have titles mature enough to show, or yields ok to launch?
Karak
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Adjusting auxiliaries, packins, managing advertising if spots are noticed in the competitions framework that you waited for to see how your competition was going to go. Last gen MS had 2 complete hardware packages and made their decision in isolation between the 2. However all signs point to a technical convergence in the living room, one that the companies are aware of, and they made even wait a bit more to decide some things.
Hardware wise, normally no help, however the the last gen had some very late changes. It all depends on their manufacturing chain as well.
LightOfTruth
Member
This kind of thing doesnt usually bother me but Ill be annoyed if they dont actually call it PS4.
WHy? Now they have the chance to give the next gen console a new name rather than calling it "Playstation X!" Do like Nintendo did with the DS
shinra-bansho
Member
Delays can be internal. If a project isn't meeting its planned milestones it's suffering delays, regardless of whether we, the general public, are privy to this.
Karak
Member
Correct indeed and before something is released they are the only ones that matter
1st Course
Member
XMB is really the best OS to ever grace a video game console. it's fast, simple. And pretty. what there to ask more?
I actually am a fan of FIFA, and I think the back touch panel implementation is poor and ruins the game. The delay between charging a shot's power with the touch panel is much smaller than when using the button, making it just too easy to score goals. Every online match I played was boring because of this.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
XMB is outdated in an app based landscape, which gaming has become
Hydrogen Bluebird
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This is just me speculating but in the last 2 episodes of IGN's Playstation Podcast (Beyond!), the Beyond crew talked about how they expect to have PS4 by Christmas next year. In some ways, they even sounded confident. It's possible that they were just assuming/expecting a 2013 release but they're journalists/part of the media and I know they stuff behind the scenes (they even acknowledged that knowing stuff that has not been announced was pretty normal for them).
So yeah, not really a confirmation or anything but going by their recent podcast statements/conversations, IGN's Playstation crew expects PS4 to be out by Christmas 2013.
So yeah, not really a confirmation or anything but going by their recent podcast statements/conversations, IGN's Playstation crew expects PS4 to be out by Christmas 2013.
Dr.Palutena
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Considering what seemingly has happened with Wii U and 3DS, and the fact PS3 is now on its second revision, I'd hope they are going for an explicitly numbered name.
Wasn't IGN a major source of Vita leaks before it was announced?
Can still keep the same UI but make it more app friendly, alot of that will do with how much memory is reserved for the OS though.
You haven't used a Vita, I presume.
Hydrogen Bluebird
Member
Yeah, The Vita OS is terrific (live area is great, notifications work well, peel off to close is a good and simple way to close games/apps) The entire interface is very intuitive and very versatile (works well using touch or actual buttons).
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Yeah it is... Probably a million times better than the PS3 UI.