2013-05-22, 03:10 | Link #302 |
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With the Wii U having the worst console launch since the Dreamcast (people need to stop insulting the Gamecube by comparing the two, the GC sold much better and actually had games year 1) and MS shooting itself in the foot, this gen is Sony's to lose... the return of the king!
I hope Sony get aggressive with the price point and go for $399, hilariously thanks to that that tablet controller which can't give Wii U the price cut it needs (its selling @ a loss right now) as well as Kinect 2.0... the ps4 is going to be a far superior console while being in the same ball park price wise. Sony aren't going to block games, the rental market in Japan is absolutely massive, not to mention you don't need to connect to the internet to play it. The approach to used games is going to be exactly the same as it is right now, online passes. |
2013-05-22, 04:54 | Link #305 |
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Still too early hard to judge, but if sony plays its cards right and side with consumers, they will dominate the global market again. Think sony did the right thing, in leaving DRM up to the publishers and staying out of it, this way they won't get the crap that MS is getting now atm. But as far as I understand the ps4 does have a drm feature build in, but like the ps3 region locking it is up to publishers if they want to use it or not.
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2013-05-22, 05:07 | Link #306 | |
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Again you don't have to connect online to play games, so its pretty much an online pass like we have now. |
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2013-05-22, 05:15 | Link #307 |
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The core difference here is that they are not backing it like MS are doing now, which imo is a good thing. I mean just look at pS3 region locking, non of the sony games used it, which kind of persuaded other publisher no to utilise the feature. I mean if EA says we want to use it, it will be EA problem, not sony's.
Just caught up with the latest development, if you want a console that last longer, get a PS4. Specwise it appears to be a generation, probably oversaturating here like I always do, ahead of the others. On paper it is a better long term investment. |
2013-05-23, 14:08 | Link #308 | |
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The Dreamcast had a pretty good launch, actually, and it had games.
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2013-05-23, 15:22 | Link #309 |
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Only the CPU was emulated, the GPU was still a chip. While it is possible to get PS2 games running using software only (hence the PS2 classics on PSN) I'm guessing it needs to be done on a game-by-game basis and it's not something that's worth it, from a monetary perspective, to thrown in for free. Just sell the old model with an increasingly large profit margin.
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2013-05-25, 02:13 | Link #310 | |
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Wii U is just disappointing on all fronts. |
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2013-05-25, 04:24 | Link #311 | |
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PlayStation 4 coming to U.K. in 2013, advert suggests
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2013-05-29, 07:46 | Link #312 |
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Sony execs respond to #PS4NoDRM online campaign
If Sony ends up backstabbing their fans, the shitstorm would be even bigger than with MS... And they have to be retarded to not capitalize on this and kick out MS for the next 7-8 years.
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2013-05-29, 08:36 | Link #313 |
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I don't think M$ would resort to such strategy unless they were really sure that the main competitor would follow suit... I mean, it would obviously ruin the game market!
This is fishy and I have a bad feeling.
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2013-05-29, 09:01 | Link #314 |
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Why do you think so? MS never wanted to sell gaming consoles. They just want an all-in-one box in the living room. This is not even a secret. And now, they got what they wanted. Gamers were stepping stones for them, there was never any intention to actually give the gamers what they want.
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2013-05-29, 11:46 | Link #316 |
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http://kotaku.com/sony-president-tro...yone-510269752
I hope this is a sign that they are not implement something like Xbox One?
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2013-05-29, 13:00 | Link #318 | |
Many RPGs, Little Time
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And some titles also allow crossplay (360 vs PC). PSN just feels lacking compared to LIVE. My point is that they've got the social and online gaming aspects right, but then suddenly they take a 180º turn! I don't think the best way to sell your next console is by using the predecessor's success and do whatever for the next one. At least, didn't work for me.
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One title I think (shadowrun) and even that didn't work very well (as expected the console players left the online mode in droves after being utterly dominated by people playing with a mouse and keyboard). Quote:
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