The Official PS4 Thread

[cmdrdredd]

So the DS4 controller ditches analog face buttons because the ps3 controller had them but games never really used them. All digital now. Also they say the ps3's face buttons were not evenly spaced. I never once noticed but apparently the circle and square buttons are spaced further apart than x and triangle. There was also an article earlier in the week that explained some of the prototype designs for the ds4 and one of them involved placing the left analog stick above the dpad but it was not used because the trademark PlayStation controller design was kept mostly intact. http://m.ign.com/articles/2013/10/24/ps4s-controller-ditches-its-analogue-buttons

 

[NikolaeVarius]

Noes. Metal Gear Solid required those analog buttons.

Oh well.

 

[purbeast0]

Noes. Metal Gear Solid required those analog buttons.

Oh well.

what were they used for?

 

[cmdrdredd]

what were they used for?

I have the same question and I played that game when it launched. I either forgot or never noticed.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

what were they used for?

For example, when you are strangling someone, if you press lightly it will only knock them out. If you press hard, your will snap their neck and kill them.

 

[smackababy]

Most of the MGS games have taken advantage of analog buttons IIRC. I know in the Playstation version, if you lightly held the square button, you drew and aimed your weapon. You had to press hard to fire.

 

[Aikouka]

Most of the MGS games have taken advantage of analog buttons IIRC. I know in the Playstation version, if you lightly held the square button, you drew and aimed your weapon. You had to press hard to fire.

Yeah, that was the reason why I bought the MGS Collection for the PS3 over the 360. I heard that the 360's lack of analog button support made the game harder to play compared to the PS3.

 

[purbeast0]

just saw this twitter that you can already purchase ps4 controllers at gamestop.

http://ht.ly/qbkBS

there are also a few other accessories you can get already.

 

[American Gunner]

just saw this twitter that you can already purchase ps4 controllers at gamestop.

http://ht.ly/qbkBS

there are also a few other accessories you can get already.

Yeah and it will work on the ps3 as long as it's wired. I had my wife check in town today but they don't have them yet. I was hoping to pick one up and see if I like it enought to use it to clear out my backlog of games.

 

[Adrenaline]

THREE WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait.

 

[cmdrdredd]

Yeah and it will work on the ps3 as long as it's wired. I had my wife check in town today but they don't have them yet. I was hoping to pick one up and see if I like it enought to use it to clear out my backlog of games.

It doesn't work right in ps3 games. Games need to be rewritten for it. Results vary.

 

[cmdrdredd]

THREE WEEKS !!!!!!!!!!!

I can't wait.

Yeah its really close now. Gonna be a long couple weeks.

 

[sze5003]

Yeah its really close now. Gonna be a long couple weeks.

Yeah I already thought it was November but have another week and then I can use a vacation day to relax on the day it comes out because I'll loose it if I don't use it.

 

[Wingznut]

Just got an email from Amazon saying that my PS4 controller has shipped.

 

[mmntech]

It's not going to support suspend/resume at launch, and also comes with a pretty sizable day one patch.
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/25/ps4-system-software-update-1-50-details/

 

[HeXen]

lol, Sony and their updates.

 

[mmntech]

I kind of wonder why they didn't preinstall all this stuff, because it's all they talked about back at E3. Guess they've been churning them out for awhile and it's just easier to send a patch. Although their servers will be hammered all day on the 15th. Hopefully they don't pull a Sim City 5 on us.

 

[sze5003]

I kind of wonder why they didn't preinstall all this stuff, because it's all they talked about back at E3. Guess they've been churning them out for awhile and it's just easier to send a patch. Although their servers will be hammered all day on the 15th. Hopefully they don't pull a Sim City 5 on us.

They probably were too busy making sure they had enough in their supply to apply the update to all of them. That and maybe they ran into issues with the software where they needed extra time to make sure everything got into the update. I hope their servers are ready but I just hope it's not like when gta online launched.

 

[Aikouka]

I kind of wonder why they didn't preinstall all this stuff, because it's all they talked about back at E3. Guess they've been churning them out for awhile and it's just easier to send a patch. Although their servers will be hammered all day on the 15th. Hopefully they don't pull a Sim City 5 on us.

Exactly.

Look at the features that are gone... they're essentially all the unimportant features for a gaming console. Sony most likely prioritized the gaming features (note: not remote play) to ensure it could play games properly out of the box. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they forked their OS software at a point to avoid new features and just to squash a certain level of bugs, and that fork is exactly what's on the launch consoles.

 

[raasco]

lol, Sony and their updates.

.......and you think the XB1 won't have a day 1 patch?

 

[Aikouka]

.......and you think the XB1 won't have a day 1 patch?

It does. That's what removes all the stuff that gamers got in an uproar over.

 

[Staples]

If nothing else, think of this as a way to ensure people who get early units won't be able to play anything.

 

[sze5003]

If nothing else, think of this as a way to ensure people who get early units won't be able to play anything.

What do you mean by early units? I know there are some contests out there where you can win a ps4 or Xbox one a week before release. I wonder if the patch will be available for those people too. I think once the consoles connect they should be able to update unless this patch won't be ready until launch day.

 

[KaOTiK]

lol, Sony and their updates.

You do realize the Xbox One has a mandatory day 1 update right?
All the 180's they pulled are in that day 1 update as well as whatever else.
This is the new norm for consoles since they are no more just gaming machines, was only a matter time they would follow games in regards to day 1 patches/updates

 

[purbeast0]

pretty neat playstation commercial. very well done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZkMdi3XBhw&feature=player_embedded