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[Noodles]

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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.

 

[Dubliner1]

Its available to pre-order on Game.co.uk

http://www.game.co.uk/en/white-play...?pageSize=20&searchTerm=white ps4&catGroupId=



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...works out to 480euros...so 80 euros more than picking up just the black console

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The bundle is the only way to get the white PS4 at the moment. Not sure if they'll announce a standalone version at some point... I'll be surprised if they don't to be honest.

Thanks, I can buy the bundle and flog the game in classifieds I guess- are Amazon UK going to carry it...or only Game UK as per above post?

 

[dipzy]

Got mine for £364.99 using £20 of reward points

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[AnubisNefer]

...works out to 480euros...so 80 euros more than picking up just the black console

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Thanks, I can buy the bundle and flog the game in classifieds I guess- are Amazon UK going to carry it...or only Game UK as per above post?

As always, Europe gets screwed where the Americas can preorder it for 449,-.

How on earth is 449 dollars the equivalent to 385,- pounds? (480 euros)

 

[Dubliner1]

Got mine for £364.99 using £20 of reward points

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go on rub it in lols

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Got mine for £364.99 using £20 of reward points

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I'd rather buy it from Amazon but if I preorder now at Game UK can I cancel it later without any issues do you know?...

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...I just spoke to 2 different Customer Serve reps from Amazon UK and they have no info about having this for sale yet.

 

[Noodles]

Good spot, dipzy! Looks like you're right about it being exclusive to Game in the UK.

This is just a guess, so don't take my word for it, but I reckon other retailers might eventually start selling a standalone version. I've noticed that the European Amazon sites don't have it listed either... maybe they just haven't got around to it yet, or maybe the bundle is exclusive to somewhere else in those countries too.

 

[Dubliner1]

Game Stop Ireland have white PS4 Destiny bundle for pre-order- expected price is 449.99 euros

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...so looks like UK is most expensive place to buy the Destiny bundle. Using Yahoo currency converter to convert all prices into UK pounds....

US price... 268 UK Pounds
Euro price...362 UK Pounds
UK price...384.99 UK Pounds (Game Co UK)

UK pays a whopping 117 UK pounds more than the US (!!!) and 23 UK Pounds more than Eurozone.

 

[Dubliner1]

Just pre-ordered at Game Stop- 449.99 euros.

 

[dipzy]

Just pre-ordered at Game Stop- 449.99 euros.

Nice one, that is a very good price

 

[Dubliner1]

Nice one, that is a very good price

yeah not too bad- I could prob sell Destiny for 50 euros as soon as I get the console so that will bring it down to the standard 400 euros price that the black console sells for anyway

 

[dipzy]

yeah not too bad- I could prob sell Destiny for 50 euros as soon as I get the console so that will bring it down to the standard 400 euros price that the black console sells for anyway

I wish I could get that price, Game are pretty expensive.

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[Noodles]

One of the features Sony promised when they introduced the PS4 was the ability to instantly suspend and resume games while putting the console in stand-by mode.

Unfortunately, at the moment this feature is still missing, although in a recent interview with AV Watch, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida has provided an update on the feature, saying that it's still very much in the works.

"The development team that handles the system software is the most disappointed by the fact that this feature hasn’t been implemented yet," explained Yoshida. "We keep developing it doing our best. It’s a fact that we haven’t yet done what we hoped to achieve, but continue to develop whilst thinking “We can do this”. Even if we’re not yet able to announce when it’ll be released.

"We have a list of the features in development and the priorities we aim to achieve with each step of the development process, and so we will continue to gradually offer software updates as soon as we can.

"We want people to continue to think “This is interesting.” For example we wanted to improve to the share feature, and then there are other features that people are demanding, such as enabling the sharing of media (DLNA) and the use of MP3.

"The developers of the system software are always taking feedback in consideration as we decide what features should be implemented in the PS4."

 

[Dubliner1]

I wish I could get that price, Game are pretty expensive.

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I'm pretty sure I'll sell the game so if you are interested I can post it to you no probs.

 

[tridon]

White PS4 w/ Destiny bundle is now up on EBGames.ca if any Canadians are interested. $499.99.

 

[AlienKing]

I wish they'd announce a blue ps4 soon...it would look nice next to my azure ps3

 

[dboy99]

I wish they'd announce a blue ps4 soon...it would look nice next to my azure ps3

To be honest, we should be glad we are getting different color so soon.they usually wouldn't do different color schemes until year 4 or later.

 

[Noodles]

To those of you in the UK who are interested in the glacier white PS4 - GameSeek appear to be selling the standalone console for £339.75 (see here). They take payment straight away fyi!

Well, they seem to have sold out already... hopefully they'll get more stock soon.

 

[AlienKing]

To be honest, we should be glad we are getting different color so soon.they usually wouldn't do different color schemes until year 4 or later.

you're absolutely right, it was just wishful thinking on my side. hopefully they do release one though, even if its after 4 yrs...

 

[Noodles]

One for UK members again - The PS4 Destiny bundle (white console) is now also available at GameStop.co.uk for £369.97 (buy here).

 

[dipzy]

Thinking i will cancel my game pre-order and go with gamestop and i will get my £20 reward points refunded and can use it on a game while still getting the PS4 £15 cheaper

i hope Gamestop changed the description on their page as it is curently showing PlayStation® 4 500GB System (Jet Black) × 1 lol

I will decide tomorrow on what to do

 

[dipzy]

Contacted Game, they didn't want to price match Gamestop price so i told them cancel my order and refund my points back which i can use on a game for the console

Ordered with lower price at GameStop