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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.

 

[taylorlarose]

I found it pretty cool, can't wait to see what other games will do with it. I was very loud though. I tried looking for volume with no luck.

Were you surprised the first time that

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the audio came out of the controller? I was like woah!

 

[the_ps_hero]

The ps Hero has Returned.....To see every blu member play Ghosts...the ps3 verison

 

[darczap]

I found it pretty cool, can't wait to see what other games will do with it. I was very loud though. I tried looking for volume with no luck.

Hold down the PS button choose 'adjust devices' and then 'volume control (speaker for DUALSHOCK 4), to adjust the volume on the controller.

 

[BlueCali]

The ps Hero has Returned.....To see every blu member play Ghosts...the ps3 verison

Screw ghosts. I got BF4.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4

 

[rawrosaur12345]

First game I played...Resogun. It was addictive, played for like 2 hours.

So happy to have gotten my PS4, question though, did anyone receive the pamphlet thing with the codes for 10 dollars PSN, one month free of PS plus, one month music unlimited? Cause I got one but inside there were no codes printed, just white spaces where I think the codes are supposed to go. Was wondering if that was just me or everyone?

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

First game I played...Resogun. It was addictive, played for like 2 hours.

So happy to have gotten my PS4, question though, did anyone receive the pamphlet thing with the codes for 10 dollars PSN, one month free of PS plus, one month music unlimited? Cause I got one but inside there were no codes printed, just white spaces where I think the codes are supposed to go. Was wondering if that was just me or everyone?

Mine had the codes, but i was unable to get them to redeem. I've played Killzone for about 4 or 5 hours so far, on Chapter 6. I'm love it, so far.

 

[Xavier]

question though, did anyone receive the pamphlet thing with the codes for 10 dollars PSN, one month free of PS plus, one month music unlimited? Cause I got one but inside there were no codes printed, just white spaces where I think the codes are supposed to go. Was wondering if that was just me or everyone?

The ones included in my bundle were off printed a bit and were not really in the little white boxes they were just below them.

Mine had the codes, but i was unable to get them to redeem.

It made me set up a CC# before it would redeem the codes which im not to thrilled about is their a way to remove the CC# from the account ????? I really prefer not to keep any numbers on file with really any company with the track record Ive had this year being stolen.

 

[rawrosaur12345]

Yes, my codes were not printed at all...guess it's just me then.

 

[blumaster]

I'd send that picture to Sony customer service. I bet they would send you a replacement code.

 

[the_ps_hero]

mine had it..looks like the machine ran outta ink.

 

[darczap]

Apparently some PS4's are not working right out of the box and suffer from a blue light of death or blue pulsing light of death. So far so good with my system, thankfully. I would be pissed if this happened to me though. Hopefully this is a small problem and gets addressed properly by Sony.

 

[the_ps_hero]

Screw ghosts. I got BF4.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S4

oh i'll be on that too.

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

The ones included in my bundle were off printed a bit and were not really in the little white boxes they were just below them.



It made me set up a CC# before it would redeem the codes which im not to thrilled about is their a way to remove the CC# from the account ????? I really prefer not to keep any numbers on file with really any company with the track record Ive had this year being stolen.

I couldn't get the codes to work launch night. Tried again last night, and they worked fine.

Apparently some PS4's are not working right out of the box and suffer from a blue light of death or blue pulsing light of death. So far so good with my system, thankfully. I would be pissed if this happened to me though. Hopefully this is a small problem and gets addressed properly by Sony.

Yeah, it's to be expected. I believe the expected failure rate is 5-10% for new consoles. It's expected that 1 Million PS4'S will be sold in the first week. The current PS4 failure rate is supposedly 0.4%: http://www.psu.com/a021670/PS4-launches-with-04--fail-rate-

 

[Sixteenvolt420]

On a side note, would anybody possibly want my code for the 30 days of Music Unlimited? I'll never use it.

 

[Wreck]

On a side note, would anybody possibly want my code for the 30 days of Music Unlimited? I'll never use it.

I really enjoyed this on ps3 but didnt like the price for the service ....and its a ***** canceling some stuff via ps ... this one was a bit tricky.

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so ..... are games region free this time where DLC can still be downloaded locally?

 

[dipzy]

Made a really tough decision today and that was to cancel my pre-order.

Few a few reasons being that, as much as i want one i can't risk mine having issues when it launches here in UK so i'll wait and buy it at some point in the new year.
Second reason is that there are some good launch games but the two i was looking most forward have been delayed, Watchdogs and DriveClub.
Third reason is that i still have a few PS3 games to start and complete so i guess these should keep me going for a while.

 

[bloodsnake007]

Thought this video was pretty cool! The evolution of the PlayStation!



Also, Shuhei Yoshida posted on his Twitter:

PS4 has sold through over 1 million units within 24 hours of the launch in North America!!!

https://twitter.com/yosp/status/402014678244524032

 

[dipzy]

Thought this video was pretty cool! The evolution of the PlayStation!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA4wBtpaPHY

Also, Shuhei Yoshida posted on his Twitter:



https://twitter.com/yosp/status/402014678244524032

That was super cool

The two that i require are the white PS2 slim and ps3 super slim

 

[darczap]

Yeah, it's to be expected. I believe the expected failure rate is 5-10% for new consoles. It's expected that 1 Million PS4'S will be sold in the first week. The current PS4 failure rate is supposedly 0.4%: http://www.psu.com/a021670/PS4-launches-with-04--fail-rate-

It's getting lambasted on amazon.com with one star reviews, which mostly consist of the blue light of death issue. Granted, some of these may not be legit, but it makes you wonder. .4% fail rate, but 43% 1 star rating on amazon.com mostly because of this issue. Maybe amazon got more of the faulty systems. Who knows.

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-4...iewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

 

[adrenaline78]

I downloaded Resogun and Contrast. Resogun is good, but I can't imagine i'll spend too much time playing it. Contrast is pretty cool. I love puzzle games!