The Official PS4 Thread

[coldmeat]

So they're not going to show the console? Lame

 

[Doppel]

Oh, f**k you Sony. what a waste of time. So they confirmed what we already knew, basically, a PS4 is coming out in the future at some point. Blah

 

[mmntech]

Keep in mind that 8GB is system + GPU memory. The OS will need a chunk of that too!

Not especially a big deal when most modern PC GPUs in that class only have 1GB-2GB of RAM. Embedded operating systems don't require as much memory as Windows does.

 

[Tweak155]

Halo 2.0 being released... AKA Destiny.

 

[Aikouka]

The one fun thing about listening to Two Steps from Hell is that you hear the music everywhere.

That song during the last video was Blackheart from SkyWorld.

EDIT:

Not especially a big deal when most modern PC GPUs in that class only have 1GB-2GB of RAM. Embedded operating systems don't require as much memory as Windows does.

I didn't mean that it was a bad thing. People just kept talking about how much memory GPUs use today, but we need to keep in mind that memory is used for the CPU and GPU.

 

[waggy]

can't say im surprised at Diablo 3. Anyone that has played it should have known. playing it felt like a port form a console.


the PS4 sounds nice though.

 

[Ashenor]

So are you going to get one and if so where? I will probably preorder the premium from Amazon, normally do consoles in store but probably save the tax on it by going that way.

 

[kami]

They didn't even show then goddamn thing... there was no point to this conference.

We know the specs, the release date, the controller, some of the games.

We'll see what it looks like and the price at E3.

 

[WiseUp216]

As skeptical as I am, I have a positive impression of PS4 now.

Raising the lowest common denominator this much will do excellent things for PC gaming.

 

[Dari]

Someone mentioned $429 earlier. Has that price been confirmed?

 

[Dankk]

Oh, f**k you Sony. what a waste of time. So they confirmed what we already knew, basically, a PS4 is coming out in the future at some point. Blah

Huh? Over the course of two hours, they confirmed a ton of new stuff that we didn't know. How was it a "waste of time"?

Don't tell me you're one of those people who would rather see a pretty picture of the console, then actual, informative, detailed specifications and tech?

 

[Tweak155]

We know the specs, the release date, the controller, some of the games.

We'll see what it looks like and the price at E3.

What is the release date?

 

[zerocool84]

We know the specs, the release date, the controller, some of the games.

We'll see what it looks like and the price at E3.

We just know Holiday which usually means November but no firm release date or price or things like hard drive size, firm launch games, nothing. This seemed more like they were trying to beat Microsoft out the gate.

 

[Tweak155]

We just know Holiday which usually means November but no firm release date or price or things like hard drive size, firm launch games, nothing. This seemed more like they were trying to beat Microsoft out the gate.

Yeah I have to agree. The demos were kinda cool but they didn't really give us information we were really looking for.

 

[Doppel]

Huh? Over the course of two hours, they confirmed a ton of new stuff that we didn't know. How was it a "waste of time"?

Don't tell me you're one of those people who would rather see a pretty picture of the console, then actual, informative, detailed specifications and tech?

Um, yes, I think I speak for a lot of people when I say I was expecting at the least a release date.

 

[kami]

What is the release date?

Holiday 2013. So sometime between U.S. thanksgiving and Christmas most likely. ~1 month window.

 

[Doppel]

We just know Holiday which usually means November but no firm release date or price or things like hard drive size, firm launch games, nothing. This seemed more like they were trying to beat Microsoft out the gate.

Yep, that's all it was. MS could have given the exact same conference today.

 

[Tweak155]

Holiday 2013. So sometime between U.S. thanksgiving and Christmas most likely. ~1 month window.

How is that a release date? That's a release window.

 

[TheSlamma]

bUbisoft needs to toss that Anvil engine, that just showed that the PS4 can play outdated games is all.

 

[Dari]

The one fun thing about listening to Two Steps from Hell is that you hear the music everywhere.

That song during the last video was Blackheart from SkyWorld.

EDIT:



I didn't mean that it was a bad thing. People just kept talking about how much memory GPUs use today, but we need to keep in mind that memory is used for the CPU and GPU.

I love Two Steps from Hell. I could listen to them all day. Currently in love with Nero and Black Harbor.

 

[WiseUp216]

Wow, people will nitpick anything.

 

[zerocool84]

Wow, people will nitpick anything.

We were just expecting a release date and price, we didn't even get a decent look at the console itself.

 

[American Gunner]

Wow, people will nitpick anything.

Of course, it's Anandtech.

 

[kami]

Wow, people will nitpick anything.

As if somehow knowing the precise date will change anything this far out.

 

[mmntech]

I didn't mean that it was a bad thing. People just kept talking about how much memory GPUs use today, but we need to keep in mind that memory is used for the CPU and GPU.

I guess they're taking a page from the 360, which used GDDR3 for both CPU and GPU with good success. Using XDRAM in the PS3 was always a bad decision. I'm happy to see the final nail in Rambus's coffin.

Funny reading some of the comments on Kotaku. Someone criticized the use of x86 CPUs claiming they only support 4gb of RAM, thus 8gb is useless. Facepalm.


Anyway, it's good they finally announced the damn thing and we've got some idea what it will be. I'm a little worried they didn't show off any hardware other than the controller. We also didn't hear anything about the rumoured paywall on PSN or the anti-used game system. IMO the real important stuff is yet to come. Hopefully these rumours are wrong. I'm feeling a little more confident but not yet in pre-order mode.