Ashley Posted August 17, 2013 Posted August 17, 2013 Doki Doki looks pretty sweet, in the literal and "sweeeeeeet!" sense. I thought we already knew that release plans would be announced next week?
Jimbob Posted August 17, 2013 Posted August 17, 2013 A Ubisoft rep was in Cardiff earlier today demo'ing the new Splinter Cell, Black Flag and Watch Dogs on PS3. Also had PS4 versions of Black Flag and Watch Dogs. And, they had a PS4 controller with them to demo with. Controller look pretty nice when seeing it in the flesh. It's a shame, he wouldn't let me hold it. Was nice to see it though.
bryanee Posted August 17, 2013 Posted August 17, 2013 Out in October? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=76864771&postcount=1269
ipaul Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Hai guys. I have a question - will the PS4 be able to connect to a monitor and have the sound output go separately to different speakers, like the 360 and the VGA cable or the PS3 with hdmi out/composite sound out combo? Gonna be annoying and very expensive if I have to buy a television for the thing - and I'm really quite fond of my monitor.
Rowan Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Hai guys. I have a question - will the PS4 be able to connect to a monitor and have the sound output go separately to different speakers, like the 360 and the VGA cable or the PS3 with hdmi out/composite sound out combo? Gonna be annoying and very expensive if I have to buy a television for the thing - and I'm really quite fond of my monitor. The PS4 has no analogue AV output but it does have Optical out. You could look into buying something like this but it'll need its own power source and I have no real idea whether there'll be a noticeable degrade in sound quality. Hope this helps.
Shorty Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 I was a massive Nintendo fanboy, i.e. a moron. To be a Nintendo fanboy in the era of the N64/Gamecube was not moronic. I didn't have a PS2 either, doesn't mean I missed out. I played many of the biggest titles on others' systems or picked them up later. Up until the Wii, if I had to go back and do it again, and could still only have one system because of money constraints etc. (as a kid, basically), it would still be Nintendo. I imagine most of us are here in the first place because we felt the same....
Happenstance Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 Only ever time I have been exclusively Nintendo was the NES, otherwise for me their consoles tended to be secondary to others.
Daft Posted August 18, 2013 Posted August 18, 2013 To be a Nintendo fanboy in the era of the N64/Gamecube was not moronic. Owning one console is cool, being a fanboy is moronic - and I was, a massive one.
Cube Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=654903&page=1 More rumours that it's an October release. SDK is finished so games can be finalised. Also, I said I can see Virgin Media siding with Sony (with Sky and Microsoft siding with each other) - interesting tweet from them today: Connect your Xbox or PS3 to the Super hub: http://goo.gl/mZzSHp But more importantly, who's ready for the PS4? Probably nothing, though.
Daft Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 Also, I said I can see Virgin Media siding with Sony (with Sky and Microsoft siding with each other) - interesting tweet from them today: Probably nothing, though. I'm not sure teaming up with Virgin would be Sony's style. I posted about this before but it's interesting Sony have been very good at using their Playstation as a Trojan Horse; the PS2 got DVDs into the house, the PS3 did a pretty good job with BluRay. Sony could quite easily sneak in an take the lead in the Internet TV stakes. Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels It's an interesting contrast to Microsoft who are working with cable providers. Sony on the other hand are circumventing cable boxes altogether and going straight to content providers. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. With all Microsoft's talk of TV, I think it could well be Sony who has more potential to rival Apple and Google.
James Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gamesgear/ps4-release-date-to-be-revealed-tomorrow-50012028/ Did people know this.......i'm always late to the party as usual.
drahkon Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 I'll jizz all over everything and everyone if that is true.
flameboy Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 I'm not sure teaming up with Virgin would be Sony's style. I posted about this before but it's interesting Sony have been very good at using their Playstation as a Trojan Horse; the PS2 got DVDs into the house, the PS3 did a pretty good job with BluRay. Sony could quite easily sneak in an take the lead in the Internet TV stakes. Sony and Viacom Reach Tentative Deal to Stream Cable Channels It's an interesting contrast to Microsoft who are working with cable providers. Sony on the other hand are circumventing cable boxes altogether and going straight to content providers. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out. With all Microsoft's talk of TV, I think it could well be Sony who has more potential to rival Apple and Google. I definitely think you are correct with this Trojan horse theory. Its one of the things that's most baffling about Xbox One. Microsoft did such a good job of getting 360s into the home on the back of exclusive games, dlc etc. Then they slowly introduced a host of apps (more than PS3 although how many are actually good or used is debatable) to make it a box in the living room. Sony did a better job of quietly offering movies on psn, first party exclusives, indie games without constantly fucking around the service and market placement etc.... They are now the go to platform holder for indie games outside of PC. Jesus I sound like such a fanboy!
Rowan Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 Friendly reminder the conference is being livestreamed tomorrow http://gamescom.eu.playstation.com/
Ashley Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 RE: The Viacom deal. Important to note that this is an "over the top" deal. What typically happens in America (but seemingly less so in the UK), and what is the case with the Xbox One, is services may offer you to run your cable through them, but you still need to be signed up to a cable service in the first place. Think of it like having Sky and subscribing to Sky Movies, and then being able to watch Sky Movies using your Xbox One through an app (essentially what is happening). In the case of the Viacom deal, you are bypassing the Sky subscription and just signing up to 'Sky Movies' (obviously in this case its Viacom but using the UK-centric example). This actually rarely happens in America and Apple, Google and MS have all had problems convincing companies to let them do it. It's actually quite surprising that Sony has been able to do it given the TV industry's reluctance. So what is essentially happening is rather than being forced into packages decided by cable providers, customers will be able to choose what options they want and just pay for those. Hopefully they'll be able to get more on board. Plus, Viacom owns Nickelodeon which aired The Mighty B which starred Amy Poehler so we're all good!
S.C.G Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 So release date predictions... I'm calling Friday October 4th because it's easy to remember... It's also the same day that The Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD is released on the Wii U and so for that reason I hope it isn't this date but I know that it probably will be as I'm sure Sony couldn't resist doing it as a troll move. :p I don't care either way, I'm buying one on release but I think it would be somewhat amusing if this happened because this will basically be me on launch day... 'Got my PS4!!!' ... *goes back to playing Zelda*
Ashley Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 I think Daft would giddily wet himself if that happened.
Cube Posted August 19, 2013 Posted August 19, 2013 23rd August. But more realistically, 29th October for USA, 8th November over here.
bryanee Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 I'm going to be really optimistic and say September 28th...my birthday. Todays the day people.
Hero-of-Time Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 So release date predictions... I'm going with the end of Oct release so.... 25th October for me.
Daft Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Aren't consoles usually released on a Wednesday or something? I'm going to say optimistically...16th October. But I actually reckon it'll be the week after.
Ashley Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 Seems the PS3 launched on a Wednesday, Wii U and Vita on a Friday. Can't be bothered to look at more. And I'm at work...
Sheikah Posted August 20, 2013 Posted August 20, 2013 I know the PS2 launched over here on Friday 24th November 2000. I thought most console launches were Fridays, guess the PS3 bucked the trend.
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