PlayStation Meeting 2013 (PS4 unveiling - conference replay in first post) - Page 29

I am not anti-Xbox either. As much as I hate to admit it, I would end up with a Xbox probably purely for Gears. I know it's not the best game ever made, but I enjoy the series so much that I would hate to miss out on it. I will probably eventually end up with both systems, just so I have that variety, but I usually play one more than the other and end up feeling like I wasted money. That is how the PS3 has been for me this generation, except for recently with getting some of the free games with my plus membership.

It basically translates to moderately better graphics performance. Certain operations are limited by memory bandwidth, those that are will probably fare better on PS4. Specifically itll probably scale resolution a little better, so the PS4 might be better at 3D. Nextbox will almost certainly have some edram, which is even faster than DDR5, but the pool will be tiny.

It sounds like both are going to feature some sort of coprocessor besides the CPU and GPU, so that's a very big unknown that could swing it either way. Even though they might be based on off the shelf parts, they'll probably be customized to some degree.

It's interesting that they seem to share almost identical CPUs and very similar GPUs - this is going to make porting very easy, and third party games should look much closer to the quality of first party games.

The 720 will probably have 64mb of edram. They have to top Nintendo's 32mb after all.

If this is true (and DF is probably the best chance we have for accurate info) then the PS4 is going to be the best system for multiplats.

On the plus side, Nintendo won't be left entirely in the dust like with the Wii. They will miss a few games though...

Now it will be interesting if developers take advantage of the extra horsepower on the PS4.

Let's first wait and see what both companies will say, Microsoft could land a bomb on Sony that wasn't leaked.

That's true. At the end of the day, it will take something monumental for me to go with Sony right off the bat this next generation.

If these systems are as similar as they appear to be, they definitely will. When a game is coded to take advantage of its quirks, the PS3 was clearly a step above the 360. But third parties aren't going to go out of their way to favor one over the other, especially when the PS3 is such a PITA to program for. But, if they don't have to go out of their way, if both systems work essentially the same way.....they'll definitely take advantage where they can. They'd kind of have to go out of their way *not* to take advantage of it, from the way its sounding.

Not Gamestop, they'll sell you imaginary inventory. (learned my lesson last launch)

Prediction: Kojima announces MGS5 on the new systems quite soon. Most likely Phantom Pain/Ground Zeros being it.

With both systems ditching the funky setups and basically using modified, but propitiatory PC architecture; I think we're going to see a hell of a lot more parity between both consoles versions and PC. Which is really going to help Developers in an industry where dev costs are really becoming a barrier.

With PC architecture, game prices better not go up. Heck, they better come down because it's just a matter of tweaking graphics settings in order to port from one console to another.

Why, you don't like the free online and the vast superiority of of first party game selection? I don't know why anyone would go Microsoft out of the gate after this generation. All they proved was that they really don't care about games all that much.

And I'm no fanboy. At this point, I'm ready to toss my PS3 out a window. What an oudated piece of tech.

Getting a PS4 is a no brainer in my case, literally grew up playing on that console after Sega, I just hope Microsoft will offer something will interest me as well to get both consoles because at the moment I have pretty much no reason to get a 360 whatsoever.

Like I said a while back, all my friends own 360's and I am sure they will move on to the next xbox. I don't care either way about the online, because if spending $40-$60 on a product is too expensive, then you are in the wrong hobby. And I do like the first party games, but have grown to hate the controller. I can't think of one thing, other than the d-pad that I never use, that is good on it.

Looking forward to getting the new PS (Whatever the Name Is) Console.

Both the 360 and PS3 feel outdated to me but the PS3 is a better media device for me. Paying extra to access services I already pay for on 360 is a bummer and LIVE isn't a draw for me. That said, I've enjoyed the exclusives on PS3 more than the 360 so I'm following Sony more closely. My plan is to wait until both are out for a bit before taking the plunge and just enjoy my PC. By the time I get ready to purchase the new ones my kid will be old enough to enjoy it more than me possibly, so I still win. The only draw on MS side is the potential of Smartglass and interplay with the desktop/mobile side of things.

I'm way beyond over Gears of Duty 4: Helmeted Space Marine Killer App #hashtag

This will be the first launch I skip.

Smartglass will be even more of a joke than it already is, if the PS4 controller really has an LCD screen. It's just another trap of theirs to rope you into their ecosystem, and I'm not taking the bait.

Pretty much agree straight down the line there.

I always rolled my eyes when people said this in the past, but... my PS3 really has become just a Bluray player at this point. And I've already sold off the majority of my 360 library. The only thing I use my 360 for is playing Japanese import shmups (I haven't paid for XBL in over a year now). There are some big releases on the horizon for both consoles, so I'm sure I'll fire them up soon. But right now, they're not getting a lot of use.

Unless these new consoles come out of the gates with some truly spectacular games, I'll be waiting on the sidelines for a good long while. And if their focus instead is on media connectivity and access, I won't bother.
I don't think anyone is "taking the bait." MS has proven repeatedly that they're terrible at Apple's ecosystem approach. By most measures, Windows 8, Windows phone, Windows tablet, and Games for Windows have all been failures.
Edited by confidenceman - 1/19/13 at 8:05am

Tend to agree, but a little disappointing that this Gen Sony doesn't seem to have brought the full force of independent games / IP to the forefront, at least not in full titles (PSN has been great). Uncharted, LBP, Dark Souls (which they technically lost) and inFamous? Heavenly Sword was awesome, but didn't hit it off for some reason.

Hopefully they ramp it up a bit next gen, because honestly it's why I've always loved them for. Sequels are nice and all, but it's the new, innovative, immerse story games I love them the most for. One can only play so many FPS.

I expected Microsoft to position Smartglass as an incentive to getting a Windows phone, but they actually released versions for both Android and iOS.

Anyway, for me personally, I probably won't get the PS4 at launch, but I do expect I'll get one. I've enjoyed this generation's exclusives too much not to.

I usually don't get any console at launch until at least it's out for a few months, mainly for 2 reasons:

1- I'll know if they have any hardware issues that will be fixed with newer revisions, e.g PS3 and the heat/noise/YLOD issue.
2- Launch games are usually very limited, I prefer to wait and get the console along with a quality game that I'm a fan of, e.g MGS, Final Fantasy, Elder scrolls..etc

I upgrade my display with every new generation of consoles due to newly introduced technologies and larger screen, I hope there will be something really solid in the market with a good price by early 2014, 70" OLED with crazy good PQ would be awesome, I can't wait to hear what kind of stuff PS4 will be able to handle (4k, 3D..etc) so I can start my research lol!

THIS IS THE YEAR OF LINUX ON THE DESKTOP I JUST KNOW IT

Unless Sony is going to be finally opening up an app store, and supporting community development, I doubt it.

The whole reason they nuked OtherOs from the get go, which lead to their security being cracked, was because they did not want "free" competition on their console system. They walled off the RSX, and nuked the Cell for anything but computational power.

Thing could and would have been very different if they co-opted the internet development community, and had some sort of android/apple store where developers could play and sell their wares (for a fee) to a fully functioning OtherOS or PSN.

I think fears of what industry developers would think about 3rd party community competition were probably at play in their decision to basically handicap users ability to play with the hardware. Also the fact that Sony/MS sell their dev kits and support for a pretty hefty price tag. Still, there's money and good will to finding a median way.

With MS flopping with windows 8, and increasing walling in developers with "games for windows", it just might. More and more dev's seem to be going back to OpenGL (Android, Apple, Sony, Linux for Steam, ect). Part of the Dev problems with the PS3 are undoubtedly not using DX, thus having to bend the OpenGL API around the engines (Early on Unreal3 engine has major issues doing so), yet lately we've seen pretty close parity on multiplat titles.

People hear Linux and think of nerd and command line geeky hard to do stuff. Android is the number 1 mobile operating system by devices sold, and it's Linux. With MS trying to close off their OS's and be more like apple, I think a lot of people are going to be looking for other options with more freedom and lower licensing costs /rules.
Edited by TyrantII - 1/19/13 at 1:09pm

Thought this was why he hated Windows?

As much as I love the idea of buying a PS4 game and getting the steam version....this is wishful thinking at its finest.

It worked once with Portal 2, don't see why it wouldn't work again. It's exactly the kind of thing that Valve would do. The trick is convincing Sony and third-party publishers to participate. But even if it only happens in a limited way, that's still a great thing. As a recent returnee to PC gaming, I'd be much more likely to pick up the next PS console if there were extensive Steam connectivity (including access to the same deals, range of games, etc). From Sony's perspective, it would be a great way to get some sort of access to the PC space, and would give them a major leg up over MS.

Gabe has been really open about wanting to get Steam on as many different platforms as possible. I don't see MS going for it. So why not Sony? Especially if both Valve and Sony continue to push the Linux alternative.

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Stranger things have happened.

The Portal 2 announcement made me hope that Valve would offer more support for the PS3, but nothing further ever materialized. I'd love to see it happen for the PS4, but I'm not optimistic about the odds of that happening.

They're kind of digging their own grave if they do that though. Maybe in the near term steam/valve isn't a huge threat to Sony, but in the long term they definitely are. Especially when they're openly talking about making a pseudo-console. I don't think Sony really cares much for Linux or the PC. I think what happened with portal 2 was mainly to woo valve back, since they had gone exclusive to MS for a while. Valve wanted some more exposure for steam, Sony didnt want to have portal 2 go exclusive to MS, so they made a one time deal. If this was something they'd be doing going forward it'd probably have also happened with CS:GO, but it didnt.