otoh i feel like the REAL GAME PLAYING KIDS OF TODAY all already think nintendo is hugely lame, not that i know any
― thomp, Saturday, 23 April 2011 17:23 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.develop-online.net/news/37618/Develop-source-New-Xbox-console-on-desks-at-EA
Specifications for the device are not available, for now. Develop understands that the hardware will feature enhanced support for Kinect with just a couple of alterations.
― jay lenonononono (abanana), Saturday, 7 May 2011 00:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Both the next generation PlayStation - and its Xbox competitor - feature eight-core CPUs clocked at 1.6GHz according to sources trusted by Digital Foundry.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-orbis-unmasked-what-to-expect-from-next-gen-console
― abanana, Saturday, 19 January 2013 00:29 (eleven years ago) link
better-than-current-gen graphicsmy god... this could revolutionize the industry...
my god... this could revolutionize the industry...
aaaaand it turned out to be less powerful than 360/ps3
― abanana, Saturday, 19 January 2013 01:34 (eleven years ago) link
no one ever actually needed more than 320x240
― attempt to look intentionally nerdy, awkward or (thomp), Saturday, 19 January 2013 09:25 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, I'm way more interested in the games that will turn up on a WiiU than the soldier games in that video, however they look :)
― Andrew Farrell, Sunday, 20 January 2013 23:05 (eleven years ago) link
So Feb 20, 2013 is the announce for PS4March 2X, 2013 for X720?http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=re1EatGRV0w
― it was very clear that it's a sarcastic song (forksclovetofu), Friday, 1 February 2013 19:04 (eleven years ago) link
Edge saying PS4 coming out late 2013 in Japan/US, early 2014 EU
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 1 February 2013 19:09 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.edge-online.com/news/the-next-xbox-always-online-no-second-hand-games-50gb-blu-ray-discs-and-new-kinect/
It is believed that games purchased on disc will ship with activation codes, and will have no value beyond the initial user.
Microsoft reminds me of that Onion article about Marylin Manson going door to door trying to scare people.
― abanana, Wednesday, 6 February 2013 13:32 (eleven years ago) link
ugh, no buy from me if true. there were some rumours a while ago about Sony considering doing the same thing.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 6 February 2013 13:36 (eleven years ago) link
tbf half of the PC market already does this via Steam etc - though Steam also has massive everything-must-go firesales three or four times a year.
― Andrew Farrell, Thursday, 7 February 2013 08:27 (eleven years ago) link
http://www.destructoid.com/what-the-hell-is-this-the-new-playstation-controller--244985.phtml
― abanana, Thursday, 14 February 2013 21:06 (eleven years ago) link
blue thing is obv an internalized move controller right
― O_o-O_O-o_O (jjjusten), Thursday, 14 February 2013 21:54 (eleven years ago) link
I think you're right jjj - the new sux-axis.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
loooooooolstation 4
― walloreinhart (Autumn Almanac), Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:04 (eleven years ago) link
The final version of the console won't actually look like that, but it'd be funny if it did in fact look like a cheap HTPC.
― "Did you see the sign on my car park that said 'Dead King Storage'?" (snoball), Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:11 (eleven years ago) link
I'll take the ugly controller over the "everything Kinects & online to play" rumors that are out there for the next xbox.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
Honestly, I hope that one of the proposed Steam boxes replaces consoles for me. I'll miss sports games, but that's about it.
― EZ Snappin, Thursday, 14 February 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
but if it does well, they might actually stop gimping the PC versions of sports games!
― Nhex, Friday, 15 February 2013 04:45 (eleven years ago) link
Isn't there rumours that the Valve layoffs in the last few data were that hardware team?
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 15 February 2013 07:36 (eleven years ago) link
supposedly neither PS4 or 720 will have backwards compatibility, so what will happen with XBLA & PSN games? Sony bought streaming service Gaikai last year, wonder if that is how they will try to deal with previously bought PS3/PSN/PS+ content?
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 15 February 2013 10:54 (eleven years ago) link
i never expected backwards compatibility with XBLA games tbh
PSN might, since they're already hip to the multiplatform cross-compability with PS1/3/PSP/Vita that's going on with the PSN store right now, but i still wouldn't bet on it
Not having backwards compatibility for disc games is pretty weak though
― Nhex, Friday, 15 February 2013 14:14 (eleven years ago) link
welp http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323478004578306663577439962.html
Sony is planning to offer technology to stream games to its next videogame console, people familiar with the company's plans say, alongside other enhancements to bolster its position in the market.The new technology, to be unveiled Wednesday along with the new console, will allow users to play games delivered over the Internet, these people said. The streaming service, they added, is designed to use current PlayStation 3 titles on the new console; the new device is also expected to play new games stored on optical discs.
The new technology, to be unveiled Wednesday along with the new console, will allow users to play games delivered over the Internet, these people said. The streaming service, they added, is designed to use current PlayStation 3 titles on the new console; the new device is also expected to play new games stored on optical discs.
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Saturday, 16 February 2013 01:11 (eleven years ago) link
games delivered over the internet? wow
― : ; : (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 16 February 2013 06:57 (eleven years ago) link
I presume they mean actual gameplay streaming, not whole game downloading. Which is a neat way to deliver backwards comparability, if it works.
― ledge, Saturday, 16 February 2013 08:50 (eleven years ago) link
Comparability u stupid ipad
NOOOO
lol
― Nhex, Saturday, 16 February 2013 08:52 (eleven years ago) link
worst thing about ipads, when you type a word and it throws up something completely dissident
― : ; : (Autumn Almanac), Saturday, 16 February 2013 09:03 (eleven years ago) link
this may be super obvious but i haven't heard it said:PS1 was a CD player that attached to my TV, so i didn't need to buy a CD player for the living roomPS2 was my first DVD playerPS3 is my BluRay player and where I do most of my Netflix/Hulu streamingexactly what consumer function other than game playing does the PS4 provide that will motivate people who don't give a shit about streaming gaming or MORE POLYGONS to buy this damn thing
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:18 (eleven years ago) link
i see the advantage, but the lack of extra capabilities certainly didn't hurt the Wii this gen (or 360 early on). and i don't think that many people bought the PS1 as a music CD to TV device
― Nhex, Monday, 18 February 2013 17:34 (eleven years ago) link
Wii was the first motion device really and had major cultural importance as a generation bridging system. Can't imagine what PS4 will do to match that.And yeah, maybe the CD wasn't the most important thing about the PS1 (though it really was to me! and many folks i know!) but the PS1 also was a massive leap forward in quality and capability of games both in size, graphics and complexity. Again, the PS4 is unlikely to make skyrim look like bushido blade.
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:37 (eleven years ago) link
The Times is saying that PS4 is going to cost £300 at launch
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Monday, 18 February 2013 17:39 (eleven years ago) link
i agree with your general point. not sure what will be the new shininess to draw in the general population
― Nhex, Monday, 18 February 2013 17:50 (eleven years ago) link
4k video output
― : ; : (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 18 February 2013 22:20 (eleven years ago) link
just kidding
― : ; : (Autumn Almanac), Monday, 18 February 2013 22:21 (eleven years ago) link
less than 5 hours until PS4 is revealed! this could go either way
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:20 (eleven years ago) link
lots of people just got $10 credit in the psn mailbox, check yr account
― abanana, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 18:25 (eleven years ago) link
Can I watch this on my PS3 or what?
― JimD, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 20:38 (eleven years ago) link
woulda made sense, but I don't think so. Gametrailers is streaming it if you ignored the invite.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 20:40 (eleven years ago) link
pour the new PS4 directly into my mouth pls
― слабоумие и отвага (cozen), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 20:41 (eleven years ago) link
Can I watch this on my PS3 or what?― JimD, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:38 PM (45 minutes ago)
― JimD, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:38 PM (45 minutes ago)
Yes, there hould be an icon in the What's New section according to their blog. Or just watch online from either post below...
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/02/20/today-watch-playstation-meeting-2013-live-at-6pm-eastern-time/
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/02/20/playstation-meeting-2013-livestream/
― JCL, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 21:27 (eleven years ago) link
in my life i've owned an atari > nintendo > super nintendo > playstation > playstation 2 > xbox 360
i have no brand loyalty so i'm really curious which next gen console i'll end up getting
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
apparently you can watch it via Home.
whole lotta anticipation over something that'll probably have very little substance
― GM, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
My gamer ownership history in rough chronological order: atari 2600 - trs 80 - NES - Super NES - Gameboy Color - Dreamcast - PS - DS Lite - PS2 - PC - Gamecube - PS3 - Wii - 360 - PSP - iPad - 3DS
― Even by Zales standards, that's sad. (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 21:52 (eleven years ago) link
i didn't include my handhelds but various iterations of gameboys/DS's/iPhone
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 22:05 (eleven years ago) link
what's the chance the entire next gen is a total bust?
― Mordy, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 22:06 (eleven years ago) link
here's hoping!
― Euler, Wednesday, 20 February 2013 22:07 (eleven years ago) link
haha that's the spirit!half expecting The Last Guardian to be announced as a launch game for PS4 and then to be postponed indefinitely a month before launch
― ( X '____' )/ (zappi), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 22:33 (eleven years ago) link
if the vita is any indication, today will be lol
― : ; : (Autumn Almanac), Wednesday, 20 February 2013 22:34 (eleven years ago) link
Dunno about "all" but targeting Mac is a lot more like targeting Linux than like Windows (OpenGL instead of DirectX, no XNA, etc.). I think I've seen one Steam offering on Linux but not Mac.
― jennifer islam (silby), Friday, 5 June 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
Most indie games nowadays, if they're targeting multi-OS, end up doing Linux/Mac OS together anyway - pretty rare to see a game that's Windows/Mac or Windows/Linux.
― Nhex, Friday, 5 June 2015 20:05 (eight years ago) link
i guess i need to buy a PS4 by november so i can play F4. who generally has the best deals on those? should i wait until labor day weekend?
― Mordy, Monday, 15 June 2015 18:08 (eight years ago) link
maybe wait to see if there's a post thanksgiving price drop. Otherwise, just amazon. You're not gonna find that hardware on the cheap; sony keeps prices on lock like apple.
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link
Yeah pretty much plan to spend however much it costs now & wait for a dope in-box bundle
― Who M the best? (Will M.), Monday, 15 June 2015 19:24 (eight years ago) link
Wait until the end of E3 at least, but since Sony's in the lead with MS cutting their price I don't see it happening. If you're going to play your PS4 in the next six months you might as well get one next week.
THAT SAID, since Fallout 4 doesn't come out until November anyway, so you might as well wait until BF, so you can at least get two recent-ish free games with the system, as they do every year with BF bundles. Chances are there might even be a FO4 system bundle, though who knows if it'll be PS4 or X1 yet (we'll probably find out today or tomorrow).
Nice of them to port FO3 to Xbox 1 though, I like this trend (also happened with Bayonetta 2)
― Nhex, Monday, 15 June 2015 19:57 (eight years ago) link
Amazon actually has a $400 bundle right now with The Last Of Us Remastered + an extra Dualshock 4, that's a solid deal.
― Nhex, Monday, 15 June 2015 20:04 (eight years ago) link
there was a killer bloodbourne deal too iirc
― like a giraffe of nah (forksclovetofu), Monday, 15 June 2015 20:04 (eight years ago) link
is fo4 coming to pc and is there any way i would be able to play it on the laptop i bought for work this year? who am i kidding, i will never again have the hours to lavish on this game that it did on the last two instalments...
― appropriation and whatnot (stevie), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 09:59 (eight years ago) link
yeah, it's coming out for pc - i suspect it'll need a fair amount of processing grunt, though, so unless your laptop has a decent discrete graphics card it'll probably struggle.
― bizarro gazzara, Tuesday, 16 June 2015 10:20 (eight years ago) link
I'm kind of... impressed(?) that the 360 emulation on X1 is supposedly full system/OS emulation, so XBL thinks you're on a 360 too and in theory, all your downloadable games should work. If that's the case, it's actually a HUGE reason for me to get the X1 at some point in the far off future.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 23 June 2015 19:44 (eight years ago) link
I assume this is easy to do since xbox's backbone is basically pc/windows
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Tuesday, 23 June 2015 22:57 (eight years ago) link
Yeah whereas PS3 ran on a notoriously goofballs processor architecture
― jennifer islam (silby), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 00:01 (eight years ago) link
but which makes it bullshit that reverse xbone/360 compatibility wasnt available at launch
― panettone for the painfully alone (mayor jingleberries), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 00:58 (eight years ago) link
I imagine it's more complicated than it seems - Microsoft for some (probably very good) reason went with PowerPC processors for the xbox360, where the XboxOne uses x86 (like a traditional PC). That's more like getting Windows to run on an old Mac (before Apple also took the decision to switch from PowerPC to x86) than getting an older version of Windows to run on a new PC. I expect it's a pretty heavy translation layer to convert between the architectures, as they're so different.
It's part of the reason you often need surprisingly hefty PCs to run console emulators (like, take a look at the requirements to run the PS2 emu PCSX2; just to emulate a 300MHz processor they recommend a 3.2GHz dual core processor). I'm kind of surprised they even bothered to make the effort, but it makes the back catalogue more impressive and sets a big challenge to Sony to perhaps try and get the same running properly on the PS4.
― CraigG, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 08:29 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, it's far from trivial. Good stuff on it here:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-vs-backwards-compatibility-on-xbox-one
― JimD, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 08:59 (eight years ago) link