Sony: PS4 News and Discussion Thread
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If I'm buying it, I'm buying it strictly for the upped graphics. 
Could care less about how people get to see the final 5 minutes of how I finished a game and etc. (read about this rumored functionality somewhere recently).
Could care less about how people get to see the final 5 minutes of how I finished a game and etc. (read about this rumored functionality somewhere recently).
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Yeah, I am. What are you implying?
What else can this console do?
I doubt it will microwave my frozen TV dinner or clean my bathtub for me. Other than some upped graphics capacity and maybe more integration with social networking, what else do you possibly think a new console can do?
What is the Wii U doing "new"...?
What else can this console do?
I doubt it will microwave my frozen TV dinner or clean my bathtub for me. Other than some upped graphics capacity and maybe more integration with social networking, what else do you possibly think a new console can do?
What is the Wii U doing "new"...?
Guess it's more like 99%.
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More in mockery of the Apple-butt-kiss going around here.
I like Sony stuff, sure. But, there is no way I will buy a Sony product for the sake of the fact it has their logo on it.
I have a Sony-money-lossing-"fail" in the Vita because I liked what it offered and suited a want (I travel for work often).
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Ah.
I refuse to line up overnight for anything and/or hang on the every word of a smelly, dead-beat father-type, park-in-handicap-zone jerk. Even if there was a guy like that at Sony.
But, snarking aside, I think you catch my drift. In all seriousness, I think Sony will be disappointed with the outcome of the PS4...Then again, if what I said about how people can easily spend $$$ on a glorified web-surfer and/or new cellphone once a year...well, they can in theory (THEORY), ante up for a new console.
I just hope Sony isn't thinking like that...cuz, they don't have Apple's marketable reputation.
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Well, again, we will see. I agree that Sony may likely be disappointed with sales...don't know what the market is like for consoles.
Mind you, I do disagree somewhat with your comments about tablets and phones. One is a glorified web-surfer and the other is a mobile phone. If people think they are great, that is their prerogative...but, to me, they will never replace a good computer. They are not PC replacements...at least not yet.
And despite the pricepoint, people still shell out for a "new" minty upped version of the web-surfer and cellphone whenever a hyped-up reveal comes about once a year.
So, go figure. I'll say this: If Apple sold consoles, they would have no issues making sales even if they released a new gen every 6 months. Sony? They don't have that sort of market clout unfortunately.
Mind you, I do disagree somewhat with your comments about tablets and phones. One is a glorified web-surfer and the other is a mobile phone. If people think they are great, that is their prerogative...but, to me, they will never replace a good computer. They are not PC replacements...at least not yet.
And despite the pricepoint, people still shell out for a "new" minty upped version of the web-surfer and cellphone whenever a hyped-up reveal comes about once a year.
So, go figure. I'll say this: If Apple sold consoles, they would have no issues making sales even if they released a new gen every 6 months. Sony? They don't have that sort of market clout unfortunately.
The tablet has become king. Just look at the falling sales of pc's.
Hopefully Sony did some serious market research outside of Japan....otherwise this could be the final nail in the coffin for Sony.
I could if I wanted to - but I don't want to - because I like to be in a comfortable position in front of the TV, and that is so easy to do with a wireless controller. I am not going to sit in front of the TV in my living room with a keyboard and mouse. Have tried it in the past, it is too entirely awkward seating position and so uncomfortable. I might have been ok with that when I was younger but now, no I do not have the patience for it. Come to think of it, I've never even tried hooking up any of my newer laptops to the TV - just have never felt the desire to. But after reading this I kind of want to try it and see how the graphics look on the 1080p - see if that lives up to my expectations. Ultimately this is a matter of personal preference. You may love playing on keyboard and mouse and of course that's fine.
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I could if I wanted to - but I don't want to - because I like to be in a comfortable position in front of the TV, and that is so easy to do with a wireless controller. I am not going to sit in front of the TV in my living room with a keyboard and mouse. Have tried it in the past, it is too entirely awkward seating position and so uncomfortable. I might have been ok with that when I was younger but now, no I do not have the patience for it. Come to think of it, I've never even tried hooking up any of my newer laptops to the TV - just have never felt the desire to. But after reading this I kind of want to try it and see how the graphics look on the 1080p - see if that lives up to my expectations. Ultimately this is a matter of personal preference. You may love playing on keyboard and mouse and of course that's fine.
Hell, for that matter, you could probably get a bluetooth dongle for your pc and use a PS3 controller, if you have one.
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My objective is to relax with a controller while playing on the TV in the living room. That objective is met with the PS3. Not worth the hassle (to me) of setting up a PC in the living room and configuring it with a wireless controller just for the graphics. That is where the PS4 will come in! 
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More in mockery of the Apple-butt-kiss going around here.
I like Sony stuff, sure. But, there is no way I will buy a Sony product for the sake of the fact it has their logo on it.
I have a Sony-money-lossing-"fail" in the Vita because I liked what it offered and suited a want (I travel for work often).
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During today's PlayStation event Gaikai's Dave Perry revealed that the PS4 will not natively support PS3 games and that Sony's next-gen console will instead stream PS1, PS2 and PS3 games from the cloud -- something that the company has already confirmed on Twitter.