Sony Teases Possible PlayStation 4 Announcement

[D Moness]

OT: I'll eventually get one, but I'll most likely wait for a price drop and it to get some good games (unless they make it backwards compatible with the PS3 - or better yet, the PS1-3).

Highly unlikely seeing as they cut backwards compatibility from the ps3 to cut costs. Also I bet they will not give it backwards compatibility so they can sell old games on the sony web store

 

[Assassin Xaero]

OT: I'll eventually get one, but I'll most likely wait for a price drop and it to get some good games (unless they make it backwards compatible with the PS3 - or better yet, the PS1-3).

Highly unlikely seeing as they cut backwards compatibility from the ps3 to cut costs. Also I bet they will not give it backwards compatibility so they can sell old games on the sony web store

Ah, didn't think about that with the web store. I don't know much at all about hardware, but doesn't seem like it would be too hard to do since computers are fully backwards compatible (never had an issue reading a CD with my blu ray burner).

 

[Brogan Cordova]

Okay, no one's mentioned it yet so I will.

Is not the PS3 slower than the 360 by a lot in terms of loading screens and downloads? I love it, and the exclusive games on it, and the free online multiplayer gives it a huge edge for me over my now single-player-only Xbox 360 (currently boycotting gold), but in terms of speed there's no comparison. Game updates, game downloads, installations, and the longest loading screens. Have you ever tried downloading DC Universe Online on there? You're lucky if you make it below 6 hours.

I certainly hope the PS4 will be faster.

 

[SonOfMethuselah]

The Destination PlayStation event kicks off in Arizona 5 days after the 20th.

So they announce the new hardware on the 20th, and then show it off at the Destination PlayStation event? I suppose that makes some sense. Gives people something to look forward to, at least. Well, we've only got about two-and-a-half weeks to wait. We'll find out for sure pretty soon.

 

[Deacon Cole]

Well, it's better than the "This is living" commercials for the PlayStation 3.

 

[The Lugz]

it's a pretty safe bet, with leaked specs and the rampant fanboy drooling that's been going on in recent months

thing's ive seen sofar is sony spending less on the internals, which may bizarrely translate into better support and less bugs because it's a more traditional design which is why the ps2 was so damn popular despite competitors being clearly technically superior
the 'we have an ibm supercomputer' attitude really kicked them in the ass last time, can't see them doing it again in a hurry

pc's work, my advice is just copy them
in fact i think the originator of the whole architecture argument was gabe newell he hated the ps3 for it's 7 threaded design and mufti-cached system that left resources tantalizingly out of reach and bloated software for no reason
that about 20 people on the planet can code proficiently

i think sony have a better shot this gen if they are simply easier to program

 

[dontlooknow]

Well, I reckon that the next Playstation is going to be blue, have four buttons that are marked with an ex, a square, a triangle, and a circle, and will probably use some kind of electricity.

I'd lay money down on the "blue" if I thought you were serious. I'll bet you an e-cookie that it's going to resemble this again

I'd hate to sound facetious, but what made you think I wasn't been serious? I'm only going by the info at hand...

I see your monolyth, and raise you a WOPR:

Spoiler

In fact, I'd bet an e-yorkshire-pudding that Sony's big reveal will go something like this:

 

[baconmaster]

I mainly want the damn thing to run smoothly. My Vita runs remarkably well, and I want my console to do the same. Every game can have the same graphical quality as Uncharted as far as I'm concerned (though native 1080p and 60fps for every game would be awesome in that case.) Graphical upgrades hardly matter anymore. I'll get flamed by PC gamers for suggesting that, but what else will we be able to do with better graphics? Previous generations made whole new genres possible on consoles thanks to decent 3D graphics, while the latest mainly improved presentation. If I really wanted things to look good, I'd play on a PC anyway

There's also a much smaller chance that I will buy a Ps4 if it won't play used games (unlikely) or it's not backwards compatible (much more likely)

 

[The]

Hopefully Orbis will be the name of the PS4. I'm getting tired of them just putting a number at the end. "Playstation Orbis." Has a nice ring to it. But of course if they do name it that, everyone will be pissed off because it defies tradition.

 

[chozo_hybrid]

I dislike pretentious crap like this, teasing a date with a fancy video that does nothing more make you go "Get to the point." right until then end, then it's just a date. How about, just announcing the date you're announcing the thing on, or even better, when it gets to that date, just announce the damn thing.

 

[MorganL4]

Neato. I'll be looking forward to that date, as I'm pretty unsure as to which console I'll be getting this time around, if any at all. So hopefully they have a good system to show off.

Oh god.... When I first glanced at your post I thought you typed "Naruto". Instead of "Neato" And I thought, If it is an announcement of a new Naruto game I'm gonna be pissed.


OT:

Is a price point to much to hope for at this juncture?

 

[Little Gray]

Every time I hear about the PS4, I feel bad for my still-useful PS3. I can't feel excited about the new console!

...Especially because I'm afraid of the price. I know back then the PS3 was expensive because of the blu-ray but still, I believe the PS4 will be just as expensive as the PS3 when it came out.

I dont think it will be nearly as expensive. When the ps3 first came out you couldnt find a blue-ray player for under $800. The cost of hardware was also much greater back then as well. Both of these lead to the ps3s launch price but since neither of these are relevant anymore there is no reason for the ps4s launch price to be the same.

 

[Eddie the head]

You won't be getting Left for dead on consoles anytime soon. Valve hates closed systems, that's why they stick to PC.

It's out and has been out on the X box for a long time. Won't be seeing it out anytime soon? Well yeah because it's already been seen.

 

[Tradjus]

I personally believe that all these theatrics are ultimately going to doom the entire console industry.
It's obvious the whole industry needs a shot in the arm, yet the big two keep shamelessly holding out on delivering their next offerings because they want too squeeze just a -little- more out of the aging consoles that are on offer now.
This year had better well see the release of these two consoles, or frankly, it's curtains.

 

[GonzoGamer]

All in all there were a lot lessons Sony needed to learn and I hope they learned them, like you said they need to be much better at making it easy to develop. I don't want to go through another 2+ years waiting for developers PS skill to catch up to their xbox skill. It needs to be cheaper, it doesn't need to be as powerful.

Instead I'm hoping they're looking at features instead of power. Backwards compatibility and free online access is pretty much all they'd need to convince me.

That's been my problem with the PS3 (and the psp; haven't tried the vita, I've kind of given up on them): They got good hardware (it's pretty expensive but good...okay, it doesn't melt itself as much as the competition) but terrible support.
The only way I'll get one is if they get 5 years into the ps4 cycle and I'm NOT hearing all sorts of horror stories about it losing features, Bethesda games that don't work, developers who refuse to work with Sony, lame firmware, bad security, and service outages. So, I'm probably not getting one.
Not that I'll be buying Xbox either. Even if their new console doesn't spontaneously combust, I've been playing online for free for too long. I'm not about to start paying.