Playstation 4 Finally Officially Announced For Holiday 2013

[The 1 2 P]

The next gen is about to jump into full swing courtesy of Sony Entertainment. And as expected it isn't using the former code name of Orbis. The controller doesn't look as bad as the early pics showed and I like the idea of the new share button. Lets discuss the rest of the new system.

[Tupin]

Really thought they would go with a screen on the controller.

Also, the specs haven't impressed me so far. A well-equipped PC can easily outperform it from what I've seen.

[Collector_Gaming]

So far not really impressed. I think i am more impressed by their conference setup then the console XD

[fluid_matrix]

Really thought they would go with a screen on the controller.

Also, the specs haven't impressed me so far. A well-equipped PC can easily outperform it from what I've seen.

Looks like that's where the Vita comes into play, literally.

[RyanMurf]

I don't like how they mentioned you can try out every game on the network so you know the game you buy is a game you'll love. Sounds like a feature to make new games only more appealing. ;(

[Greg2600]

Good grief this is boring.

[The 1 2 P]

So it looks like they are working on backwards compatibilty for PS1, PS2 and PS3 games but that it hasn't been finalized yet. So most likely not all systems will be BC at launch but theres still potential to get the rest done at a later date.

[Bojay1997]

So it looks like they are working on backwards compatibilty for PS1, PS2 and PS3 games but that it hasn't been finalized yet. So most likely not all systems will be BC at launch but theres still potential to get the rest done at a later date.

I don't think that's what was said at all. David Perry who is the CEO of Gakai (a streaming service now owned by Sony) said they are working on a solution to make PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS Mobile games available on a variety of platforms. Essentially, I think they are talking about moving to a game streaming model for older games. The PS4 will just be used as a streaming platform (i.e. a way to connect to the streaming server and output to your TV while allowing controller interface) for older games.

[Leo_A]

Any word on Team Ico's project being slated for the PS4?

[Collector_Gaming]

The drivers club game looks cool though i will admit

[GhostDog]

Watching the live stream now.

[The 1 2 P]

I don't think that's what was said at all. David Perry who is the CEO of Gakai (a streaming service now owned by Sony) said they are working on a solution to make PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS Mobile games available on a variety of platforms. Essentially, I think they are talking about moving to a game streaming model for older games. The PS4 will just be used as a streaming platform (i.e. a way to connect to the streaming server and output to your TV while allowing controller interface) for older games.

I understand the part about bringing them to a variety of systems/devices but he also stated that PS3 games wouldn't be native to the PS4 hardware and that because of the streaming capabilities of Gaikai they were afforded oppurtunities to bring PS3 games to the PS4 via backwards compatibility that way. But he never said it was guaranteed which is why I said it didn't seem to be finalized yet. But beyond their goal of bringing the entire Playstation library of games to multiple devices they have to be working on some sort of backwards compatibility solution for the PS4. It seems highly unlikey they would abandon that completely. But we probably won't get more solid details until sometime closer to launch.

[fluid_matrix]

Good grief this is boring.

Quit watching after about 40 minutes. I'll just read up on the highlights later.

[GhostDog]

Yeah, it is pretty boring most of the time. What I do is just listen to them talk and surf the net and later when they're about to show footage I tune in.

[JSoup]

Meh. Lost me at digital emulator for PS3 instead of just letting us use our damn disks. New infamous game isn't bad, though.

[Bojay1997]

I understand the part about bringing them to a variety of systems/devices but he also stated that PS3 games wouldn't be native to the PS4 hardware and that because of the streaming capabilities of Gaikai they were afforded oppurtunities to bring PS3 games to the PS4 via backwards compatibility that way. But he never said it was guaranteed which is why I said it didn't seem to be finalized yet. But beyond their goal of bringing the entire Playstation library of games to multiple devices they have to be working on some sort of backwards compatibility solution for the PS4. It seems highly unlikey they would abandon that completely. But we probably won't get more solid details until sometime closer to launch.

I think you're engaging in wishful thinking. Both the presentation today and the leaked info in sources like the Wall Street Journal made it pretty clear that the PS4 is not backward compatible and the only way to play PS3 games will be through some type of Gaikai driven streaming effort. There is a big difference between making the library available on multiple devices and backward compatibility.

[The 1 2 P]

I think you're engaging in wishful thinking.

Possibly. I like streamlining my systems hooked up to the tv.

[Kitsune Sniper]

So...

What's going to happen to everyone's PSOne Classics / PSN / PS3 games?

Are y'all boned if you move to the PS4?

[Collector_Gaming]

Well its all over.

Things that I took note of is a controller that is refined to keep you in tuned with social media (whether via facebook or other means).

Its going allow you to let the console go into sleep mode (much like your computer) so you can actually leave it running and not have to worry about it.

Its looking to push cloud services through the roof (I called that one) by bringing you a refined playstation store experience that supposedly is going to feature EVERYTHING they have to offer sales wise and allowing you to jump immediately into a game while it is downloading via Cloud.

Graphics are being pushed further to a almost completely realistic perspective.

How ever..... There is still no word on what kinda media it hopes to use (whether its going to have a disc drive or rely on its hard drive).

I fear though since they went through the specs hardware wise right down to the wire our fears of physical media becoming a complete thing of the past is absolutely true.

I can't wait to see what Microsoft has to offer after what was shown here

[RCM]

Now I remember why I don't like going to stuff like this in person. I thank Sony for putting me to sleep in the comfort of my own home.