JackFetch Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 The announcement is supposed to come next week, but stuff is leaking. This is the devkit along with the prototype controller. The mysterious area on the controller has been reported to be a touchscreen. There is also a headphone jack on the bottom, and a speaker on it. On the devkit you'll notice what looks like cameras on both sides which could be for the rumored stereo depth cameras ORBIS Controller Features: - Digital Buttons:Directional buttonsTriangle, Circle, Cross and SquareL1, L2 and L3R1, R2 and R3OPTIONSSHARE (reserved for the system and cannot be accesed by the application)Touchpad clicksPS (reserved for the system and cannot be accesed by the application) Analog Buttons:L2R2 - Sticks:LeftRight - Touchpad:Two-point multi-touch (with mechanical click)ORBIS Controller has an electrical capacitance touchpad where the position at wich the user’s finger is touching the pad can be detected. At most, two points can be detected at the same time. - Motion sensors:3-axes gyro sensor3-axes velocity sensor - Vibration feature:Large motorsmall motor - Light bar:RGB LED (reserved for the system and cannot be accesed by the application) http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=513399 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 The announcement was today, and here is some of the highlights: It does not have built in backwards compatibility for PS3 games. Instead, it will stream them from the cloud. That means you will have to have a fast internet(that leaves me out), and will most likely have to buy those games again to stream them. The touchpad on the controller is just that. A touchpad like the back of the Vita. The system will instantly turn on without booting up first. It is not using the Cell. I guess that was a flop for Sony. They are pushing social integration like crazy. Expect lots of apps for Twitter, Facebook, ect. The UI looks to me like if Xbox 360 and Windows 8 Metro had a baby. Games: A Final Fantasy announcement will be made at E3. http://youtu.be/oiveoR7bP7w http://youtu.be/0TptSxiFRAM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 http://youtu.be/XnTWZz_gKeg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 They said a lot of the right things, feature wise. Specs seem a bit iffy and there's only one announced game I care about (The Witness), but they have time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 It does not have built in backwards compatibility for PS3 games. Instead, it will stream them from the cloud. That means you will have to have a fast internet(that leaves me out), and will most likely have to buy those games again to stream them. As someone completely outside of gaming, it this as big of deal as I think it is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Not really. The writing's been on the wall for that sort of thing for a while now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted February 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 It's not as big a deal as it used to be. The fact that they are switching CPUs is why they can't play the older games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Robinson Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 It matters less and less the further you go into the console cycle, but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t annoy me. I never bothered to get a PS3. It just wasn’t different enough from the 360 for me. But if the PS4 had decent backwards compatibility, it would be significantly more enticing, since it would give me a chance to go back and play the games I wanted to play from the PS3’s library. But eh, what can I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Having to stream games from the cloud is what is really not going to fly, especially here in the states. With the number of Internet Providers that put caps on data, it's going to be a nightmare if you can't just download the blasted game. It's why when the PS3 goes down in price after launch day, I'm probably going to buy one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 As someone who already owns a PS3, backwards compatibility for the PS4 doesn't matter that much to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 John Teti over at the AV Club/Gameological ripped their presentation a new asshole this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted February 21, 2013 Report Share Posted February 21, 2013 Since this is merely a console announcement, I don't know that those complaints matter too much. If this were E3, where they're basically supposed to say, "here's everything in hardware, software, and ideas that we'll be giving you for the next 1-2 years," it'd be a bigger problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dc20willsave Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Sony won. -No always on online -No need to check in online either. -You can resell games without any extra hoops. -$399 USD or 439 pounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I've never been so happy to be wrong. Shit just got real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dc20willsave Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Me and Matt have already discussed chipping in on a PS4 together. It looks like they learned every lesson they could from their previous blunders and everything Microsoft has done wrong. Plus, I'm not a first person shooter guy but I am totally digging the feel of Destiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 No one else will care, but I'm also very excited for the announcement of Rocksmith 2014 Edition. It's easily been my most played game of the past year and a half. Sony really learned their lesson from last generation. It's like they've switched roles. Now Microsoft is the cocky industry leader overestimating what their consumer base will put up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 It's like Sony and Microsoft changed places from last generation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Sony's loyalty is mine. I missed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 That trailer seals it, I'm getting a PS4, in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molly Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Looks like I'm going back to Sony this generation. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KnightWing Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 There have been some negative things about the PS4 released quietly: -Games need Playstation Plus to go online now, just like with current Xbox Live -Publishers can still put restrictions on used game sales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I'm seeing a lot of absurdly loyal Microsoft fans hanging on the PS+ charge for online... even though Microsoft has been charging for online... and it costs more... and you get less from it. I see the PS+ charge as an easy price to pay for everything else they're offering. "Publishers can still use online passes." Well, of course they can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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