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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.

 

[BlueCali]

The movies themselves have region locks as well. It's not just only the drive itself. There was a trick to get region locked movies to play on the PS3, pressing and holding the triangle button upon starting. However, that didn't work 100% of the time. It could also be hardware as well, but I am not sure if that applies here.

I received confirmation from Shuhei Yoshida that Blu-ray movies are still region locked.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4

 

[Horhay]

Ah yeah right, of course it's on the disks... But I guess there are region locks on the game discs as well. And if the PS3 can bypass these it has to be capable of bypass the region locks for movies as well.

Anyways talking is very easy but doing it can be very difficult I guess. These region locks are just so unnecessary.

Yeah, but the region coding on the games could be very different. I am not really entirely sure how they handle it.

With the movies, it comes down to studios and licenses in different countries and regions. So it's not entirely a true apples to apples comparison. As opposed to video games, where one publisher releases a game world wide. Movies tend to get licensed by countries and released by distributors that choose to lock it for the region/country they obtained the license for.

I received confirmation from Shuhei Yoshida that Blu-ray movies are still region locked.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4

Sony could only really affect the region locking of its Blu-ray drive, but I see what you are saying though.

 

[Swervin]

Well guess that settles that.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

"The PlayRoom"

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

PS4 is sold out at Gamestop: http://www.gamestop.com/ps4

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

Sony has been teasing with this pic. Thoughts?

 

[Noodles]

Maybe they've officially declared war with M$.

 

[ExRox]

at first i thought it was a promo poster for beyond two souls but who knows.

 

[dboy99]

Could be cross platform play with the pc, or something to do with destiny.Just my guesses.

 

[AnubisNefer]

Sony has been teasing with this pic. Thoughts?

Dust 514
- cross platform multiplayer pc-ps3-ps4?

Massive multiplayer maps, which look like Diablo 2. Looks interesting ;-)

 

[sunnyx]

So who's pre-ordered one?

 

[DJHilalo]

So who's pre-ordered one?

Not yet but been on the lookout for a decent preorder package to get this from, any ideas bud?

 

[sunnyx]

Not yet but been on the lookout for a decent preorder package to get this from, any ideas bud?

Not in a rush to get this, probably wait for Xmas package or something. Normally good deals then.

 

[cooey]

Silly question but the PS4 is backward compatible with PS3 games isn't it?

 

[Lukesablade]

So who's pre-ordered one?

I pre ordered the console,an extra controller,fifa 14,drive club & killzone with shopto but i really hope a good package deal comes along soon.

 

[tridon]

I think that the "When Worlds Collide" poster they're teasing means that the PS4 will launch on the same day as the Xbox One.

Silly question but the PS4 is backward compatible with PS3 games isn't it?

Only through some kind of cloud server. More details will be released, but as for actual PS3 discs and any PSN games you've purchased... no, those will not work on the PS4.

 

[AnubisNefer]

I think that the "When Worlds Collide" poster they're teasing means that the PS4 will launch on the same day as the Xbox One.



Only through some kind of cloud server. More details will be released, but as for actual PS3 discs and any PSN games you've purchased... no, those will not work on the PS4.

As I stated before, the "When worlds collide" is about the multiplayer/cross platform game Dust 514 and otherwise it's another pc-Ps3-ps4 cross platform game release.

 

[tridon]

As I stated before, the "When worlds collide" is about the multiplayer/cross platform game Dust 514 and otherwise it's another pc-Ps3-ps4 cross platform game release.

Looks like we're both wrong. Insomniac Games just teased it on their Twitter with "When World Collide... Heroes Return".

Spoiler

Since Insomniac is developing and that looks like the Rift Gate from Jak & Daxter, I think we're looking at a game featuring Jak & Daxter in the Ratchet & Clank universe!

 

[AnubisNefer]

Looks like we're both wrong. Insomniac Games just teased it on their Twitter with "When World Collide... Heroes Return".

Spoiler

Since Insomniac is developing and that looks like the Rift Gate from Jak & Daxter, I think we're looking at a game featuring Jak & Daxter in the Ratchet & Clank universe!

Indeed ;-) just read the article
Lol