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[Noodles]

PS4 - United Kingdom | United States | Canada | France | Germany | Japan
PS4 Pro - United Kingdom | United States | Canada
PS4 Slim - United Kingdom | United States | Canada​

Spoiler: Info

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In preparation for tomorrow's announcement, Sony Playstation have released a video which looks back at the evolution of Playstation games and how they pushed the boundaries of play with their innovative titles.

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You can watch a global livestream broadcast of the PlayStation Meeting this Wednesday (February 20th, 2013) starting at 6:00pm EST, 3:00pm PST and 11:00pm GMT at these links...

US: https://us.playstation.com/meeting2013/
UK: http://uk.playstation.com/meeting2013/

UPDATE:

A press release reveals the machine will include an 8-core 64-bit x86 "Jaguar" CPU developed by AMD and a Radeon GPU with the capability of terrorizing televisions with 1.84 TFLOPS of gaming goodness.

PlayStation 4 includes a Blu-ray drive that spins game discs a brisk 6X and 8X for DVDs. Additional specs in the release note the, already revealed, 8GB of unified GDDR5 RAM along with 802.11n WiFi capability, USB 3.0 ports, Bluetooth 2.1 and ports for optical audio, HDMI and even legacy analog AV hook-ups. Though the console will have internal storage, Sony did not detail its size.

Sony's plan is to launch its new PlayStation 4 console this holiday season. No specific date or price was revealed during the reveal event.

The PS4's main features include:

• - New DualShock 4 controller with built in touchpad
• - Dramatically improved graphics and processing power
• - Based on same X86 chips used in desktop computer to help game developers
• - 3D camera that can track the controller, and the player
• - Games can also be played on Sony's Vita handheld console

The future of PlayStation is all about great games and entertainment, and at PlayStation Meeting 2013, we brought some of the brightest and most creative minds from the development community on stage to unveil the games that will define PS4. A partial initial lineup for PlayStation 4 includes first-party games from Guerilla Games (Killzone: Shadow Fall), Sucker Punch (inFamous Second Son), Evolution Studios (Driveclub), and Japan Studio (Knack), as well as titles from our partners such as Activision/Bungie (Destiny), Blizzard Entertainment (Diablo III), Capcom (Deep Down), and Ubisoft (Watch_Dogs). PlayStation also reinforced its commitment to self-publishing and the independent development community by having Jonathan Blow onstage who gave a sneak peek of his upcoming title The Witness. Finally, the incredible minds at Media Molecule and Quantic Dream gave glimpses of their conceptualization process and the future of gameplay with some remarkable footage. We only scratched the surface at the event, and will have many more exciting titles to come.

Our next generation console will change the way you interact with friends while you play. PlayStation 4 lets you instantly share images and videos of your favorite gameplay moments on Facebook with a single press on the DUALSHOCK 4 controller’s “share” button. You can also broadcast while you play in real-time through Ustream, allowing friends to comment or jump into your game in new ways.

With PlayStation 4 we also want you to access your games quicker than ever before. PS4’s “suspend mode” eliminates the load time on your saved game and allows you to immediately return to where you left off by pressing the power button. PlayStation 4’s background downloading and updating capability also allows you to immediately play digital titles as they download, or update the system when the hardware is powered off.

DUALSHOCK 4 adopts the familiar form factor of the DUALSHOCK 3 wireless controller with some key enhancements:

• - Motion control is enabled by a new highly sensitive six-axis sensor
• - Dual analog sticks fine-tuned for better precision plus improved surface materials and shape for more delicate manipulation
• - L2/R2 buttons on the top of the controller employ a curved design for easier, smoother interaction
• - A new “Options” button combines the functions of the DUALSHOCK 3’s “Select” and “Start” buttons for operating in-game menus

You can see more images of the new DUALSHOCK 4 controller here.

 

[cooey]

Mrs Cooey and I played some co-op on Lego Marvel last night. Can't get over how much I'm enjoying that game!!

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

2.1 Million PS4's sold thus far:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/12/03/ps4-global-sales-update/

 

[cooey]

Surely that MM is a set-up?? That can't be real

 

[Zero]

Surely that MM is a set-up?? That can't be real

No the Video is real. I know the first MM was Magdeburg. They had 14 ps4s for sale and more than 100 Gamers waiting. They made a game out of this and hid the 14 consoles everywhere in the store so the Gamers had to search for them

 

[Horhay]

I am just glad they brought themselves back to what they used to be in PS2 era. Sony became arrogant during its PS3 timeframe that led to many people jumped ship because of it.

 

[dboy99]

I am just glad they brought themselves back to what they used to be in PS2 era. Sony became arrogant during its PS3 timeframe that led to many people jumped ship because of it.

It only takes one time to get your ass kicked before you realize your going the wrong direction

Sony just got there as handed to then for the last 7 years,especially the last 36 months while the Xbox 360 out sold them.I'm glad they made the necessary changes needed to succeed this time around.

 

[Sir Hilary Bray]

Do trophies from the PS3 accounts, carry on over to the PS4 accounts?

 

[SBC28]

It's the same account. As far as i know, you use one account for everything Playstation. I don't believe it shows PS3 trophies, however.

Do trophies from the PS3 accounts, carry on over to the PS4 accounts?

 

[Horhay]

I do enjoy the way the system handles the updates and DLC installations. I like it better than manually having to install everything and wait for pesky updates like on PS3. It's definitely well thought out.

 

[adrenaline78]

Do trophies from the PS3 accounts, carry on over to the PS4 accounts?

yes. Yes they do. It's one account as said above, and everything does carry over.

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You can see from my sig that I have both PS3 and PS4 trophies mixed together. AC4(PS4) and Lego marvel(PS3)

 

[taylorlarose]

Even at 2.1 million PS4s sold, it still doesn't amount to how much GTA V made in just 3 days!

 

[Noodles]

Even at 2.1 million PS4s sold, it still doesn't amount to how much GTA V made in just 3 days!

GTA V was/is a lot cheaper to buy than a PS4 though.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

http://i.minus.com/iMYAdMT27HSpq.gif

 

[Xavier]

I always love gif's

 

[Noodles]

Sony has issued a warning that the PlayStation Network will be down for maintenance between Monday, December 9th at 16.00pm and Tuesday, December 10th at 0.00am (GMT) for around 8 hours.

If you are already logged in then you should be able to carry on playing online, however you will not be able to access services such as the PS Store and account management.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

Found this pretty sweet PS4 desktop wallpaper, i thought i'd share:
http://static.hdw.eweb4.com/media/w...tation-4-game-hd-wallpaper-1920x1080-4845.png

If ya click on the pic, it'll automatically download it to your computer. If you just want to see it on the website, here's the link; http://hdw.eweb4.com/wallpapers/4845/

 

[Horhay]

I finally got time to go and use the audio output via the headset over the weekend. It's awesome! I live in an apartment so I put on my nice headphones and had an late night gaming session, needless to say, I was pretty impressed with the quality and now I can't wake up the wife

 

[DK06CTR]

still trying to get myself a ps4 not having any luck so far, got stock informer running permanently but seem to always miss stuff or just not quick enough unreal how fast these things are dissapearing when they come up.

 

[Zero]

I finally got my PS4 today too!!!! It makes fun but i can´t see the big difference in graphic between the ps3 and ps4 yet. Maybe the difference gets bigger with the games released in 2014. But i won´t complain since i got it for 280€.

 

[cooey]

Must admit I'm still loving the PS4

Did my PS3 to PS4 upgrade for Call of Duty Ghosts over the weekend and had a bash on multiplayer last night. Definatly noticed the difference in graphics