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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.



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/

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.
 

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I have only played AC black flag and NFS Rivals so far. I didn´t have much time yesterday evening. I´ll try BF4 and Killzone this Weekend. Maybe the difference becomes more clear with this games.
 
I have only played AC black flag and NFS Rivals so far. I didn´t have much time yesterday evening. I´ll try BF4 and Killzone this Weekend. Maybe the difference becomes more clear with this games.

Even with AC4 i can notice a difference in how much smoother the edges and such are with the graphics, compared to my PS3 games.
 
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It´s available from base.com as far as i know as a bundle with Killzone. Since you are from the UK it might be interesting. Price is £399.99. Take a look! it says "In Stock NOW. Usually dispatched within 24hours."

It is now out of stock :(
I hope I got one before it changed - my order is currently pending.

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The sad thing is, I got two games and no console...
COD Ghost prestige edition and NFS rivals amazon DE steelbook exclusive.
 
I have only played AC black flag and NFS Rivals so far. I didn´t have much time yesterday evening. I´ll try BF4 and Killzone this Weekend. Maybe the difference becomes more clear with this games.

The differences are minor but sufficient enough to edge out the PS3. Close ups have a lot more textures and the edges have tons more smoothness. The visuals along in AC4 look pretty damn amazing to say the least. Killzone looks fantastic too!
 
After the Firmware update to 1.52 yesterday my NFS Rivals doesn´t start any more. It allways hangs up right at the start when i have to press the X button. Does anybody else have the same Problem and maybe even a solution? I don´t want to deinstall and reinstall it because i don´t want to lose my save data. Every advise is apreciated!
 
I couldn´t find anything. I know that you could save your save data to an usb stick on the ps3 but there is no such Point in the PS4. At least i was not able to find it yet but i will search for it again this evening.
 
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NPD reports confirm what we've all speculated for weeks now, PS4 has been outselling XBone. Sony taking their attitudes back to humble and their strategy back to basics have helped them this time around.

@Zero, I sent a tweet to @AskPlaystation about your issue. Hopefully they answer in a timely manner! I'll get back to you shortly.

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I couldn´t find anything. I know that you could save your save data to an usb stick on the ps3 but there is no such Point in the PS4. At least i was not able to find it yet but i will search for it again this evening.

If you have PS+, your save files are in the cloud. Or you can go ahead and save the file to a USB stick too.
 
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NPD reports confirm what we've all speculated for weeks now, PS4 has been outselling XBone. Sony taking their attitudes back to humble and their strategy back to basics have helped them this time around.

@Zero, I sent a tweet to @AskPlaystation about your issue. Hopefully they answer in a timely manner! I'll get back to you shortly.

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If you have PS+, your save files are in the cloud. Or you can go ahead and save the file to a USB stick too.

Thanks for your help:thumbs:! I saved my save file on an USB stick and reinstalled the game. Everything works fine again and my save file workes too! I have no idea why the game didn´t work before or why the game file was corrupted but now everything works fine again:LOL:
 
I don´t have PS+ yet but i will get it soon. It seems like it makes everything easier + i want to play online with the PS4 too. I just didn´t have enough time to play very much at the moment but I´ll get PS+ around chistmas when i have more time!
 
It does have 14 days free but i didn´t activate it yet. I wanted to wait untill i have more time to use it. If i like it i´ll get the whole year