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The Playstation 4; Let the speculation begin.
Topic Started: Mar 9 2012, 11:33 PM (5,228 Views)
-Luffy Foxtrot-
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From what I've heard, GDDR5 RAM is actually a far greater memory unit than what today's PC's can use, sine PC's ony use GDDR3 RAM or some shit. Sounds like the PS4 may actually be coming close to matching PC's in some way.

That Square Enix tech demo was pretty fucking boring, especially since it was the exact same fucking demo they showed last year when they first unveiled their Luminous Engine..

All in all, the console has some mix of good and bad. I don't really care about the possible lack of PS3 to PS4 transferring, but region locking is not something I want to see. Sony's the only guy who doesn't region lock its consoles these days. I don't want to be tempted to import a Japanese PS4 just to play one of Japan's exclusive games.
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Mine has DDR3 of 16gb... I guess if that 5 makes it tons better, that makes up for it.
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Feb 22 2013, 04:58 AM
Rumor had it that the price was about the same as the higher end Wii U, $400/$450
The Wii U Deluxe is $350.

EDIT: In slightly related news, Nintendo's shares have risen since this event.
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Remember when I said PS4 didn't block used games?

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Will the PS4 limit the functionality of pre-owned games?

It looked yesterday as if the answer was a resolute “no”. Then this morning that had softened into a “hmm, no, probably not”. Now that seems to have become a hugely indistinct “who knows?”.

GameSpot asked Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida in a quickfire Q&A not if PS4 would block used games but whether second hand games will require an activation code on the console.

His answer: “It's a publisher decision. We are not talking about it. Sorry.”

Now, this could mean two things. One, that publishers are obviously free to step up their existing online pass strategies to block more – or possibly all – game content from those who buy a pre-owned game without a code.

The second option is that Sony HAS incorporated tech into the PS4 that allows publishers to distinguish between new and pre-owned games. It’s then up to them if they choose to utilise it.

While seemingly denying the idea of a pre-owned block, Yoshida has certainly been seemingly elusive on the subject. In fact, the only direct evidence that such tech is definitely not included comes from an unsubstantiated comment from an anonymous Sony source on Eurogamer.

In the meantime, of course, rumours persist that Microsoft will adopt a pre-owned block strategy with its new machine.

tl;dr, according to these guys, it's not applicable to all games, rather, it's a thing the publisher can opt into. To be honest I'm actually okay with this, because we know only EA and others just as scummy will resort to this, and when their games tank horribly as a result they won't have any excuse to pin it on.
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I don't know if any publisher besides EA would do that to people... too much loss of respect by the fans.
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Ubisoft may go for it, since they use an online pass system, too. Really, I'm just staring accusingly at everyone who uses an online pass. Sony, on the other hand, I have no fucking clue. While it has used online passes in the past, it did so with extreme inconsistency. One game would have a code, while the next game two weeks later wouldn't. Constant back and forth.

I have no idea what to expect from Sony in this regard at this point.
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Sony's future is "Disc-based", says Sony rep.

I know I've had my disagreements with Sony before, but just acknowledging essentially that not everyone who plays videogames lives in crowded internet hotspots gets a lot of respect from me.
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That's good. Not everything should be digital only just yet, or maybe ever.


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Please stop, Sony. Keep this awesomeness up and I won't be able to stop myself buying this thing day one.
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Sony's future is "Disc-based", says Sony rep.

I know I've had my disagreements with Sony before, but just acknowledging essentially that not everyone who plays videogames lives in crowded internet hotspots gets a lot of respect from me.
Here's an extra serving of whatever dessert you really fucking like, as Shuhei Yoshida, who works at Sony Worldwide Studios, says that "Always online" was never actually planned to be wired into the PlayStation 4, for the exact same reason as Sony's disc-based future.

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"Many countries don't have robust internet connections," said Yoshida. "It makes sense for people to have internet connections to play online games, but for offline games there are many countries that we saw do not really have robust internet."
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I suggest we ban game companies from putting out this buzzword shit and get to the point.
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I suggest we ban game companies from putting out this buzzword shit and get to the point.


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Sony is showing FORTY games at E3 across three seperate platforms. Quick reminder, that's in four days.

I'd make an E3 thread, but honestly I can't be fucked right now.
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