Kav Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Was Ronnie seriously touting the flashing home button as a friend notification?! Fuck me, if he considers that to be all that's required he's easy to please!
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 You can't get pop up notifications of people messaging/inviting you on Wii U so as far as I'm concerned it has no useful notification system. You literally can't matchmake, which is the main reason you even need notifications. We can't seriously be recommending the PS4 take a leaf out of Wii U's book regarding notifications? Regarding the activity log - I'm not sure I ever really checked this or found a need for it on the 3DS. I suppose you would call this information mildly interesting. The activity log is recapitulated within many games themselves anyway, either on save states or a stats page (ie. "total hours played").
Ronnie Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Sorry all, the PS4 OS is perfect, it dumps all over the Wii U. Nothing to learn from Nintendo at all. Was Ronnie seriously touting the flashing home button as a friend notification?! Fuck me, if he considers that to be all that's required he's easy to please! No, on the Gamepad a notification pops up saying that 'so and so' has come online. I would have thought that would have been standard on the PS4 by now.
Hero-of-Time Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 No, on the Gamepad a notification pops up saying that 'so and so' has come online. I would have thought that would have been standard on the PS4 by now. I think the point Kav was making is that if you're in a game then the only notification is a blue light flashing on the GamePad. There's no pop up on screen like there is with the PS3/Xboxes and if you aren't looking at the GamePad then you would miss the light anyway. Not that it matters as the light could also mean a friend request or a received message. There's also the fact that you sometimes can't open up the menu screen anyway if playing a game online. In an nutshell, the PS3/360 had it spot on and its baffling why the Wii U and PS4 got it completely wrong this generation. Microsoft did suffer from the same issue but quickly sorted it due to fan feedback.
Kav Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 I think the point Kav was making is that if you're in a game then the only notification is a blue light flashing on the GamePad. There's no pop up on screen like there is with the PS3/Xboxes and if you aren't looking at the GamePad then you would miss the light anyway. Not that it matters as the light could also mean a friend request or a received message. There's also the fact that you sometimes can't open up the menu screen anyway if playing a game online. In an nutshell, the PS3/360 had it spot on and its baffling why the Wii U and PS4 got it completely wrong this generation. Microsoft did suffer from the same issue but quickly sorted it due to fan feedback. Yep. Completely this.
somme Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Sorry all, the PS4 OS is perfect, it dumps all over the Wii U. Nothing to learn from Nintendo at all. How old are you? You sound like a defensive 12 year old. But "Sorry all, the PS4 OS is perfect, it dumps all over the Wii U." is essentially true. I haven't timed it but booting up the PS4 without rest mode feels so much quicker than the WiiU, even with its quick boot screen.
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Sorry all, the PS4 OS is perfect, it dumps all over the Wii U. Nothing to learn from Nintendo at all. Now now, I clearly addressed my comment towards notifications rather than the system OS at a whole. That said...what you said is really not far from the truth. I find it a little funny that you're trying to compare the features of two OS when you clearly didn't know the core features of the PS4 OS. Maybe do a little research before you throw out snarky comments like this? Edited February 18, 2016 by Sheikah
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 When did this become the Wii U thread? Since people said what features they want in the new update, which naturally leads to comparisons.
Cookyman Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Since people said what features they want in the new update, which naturally leads to comparisons. Oh goody we haven't had a "my cocks bigger than yours" in a while.
bob Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 And then some people told what features they wanted and were shat on from a great height for their opinions.
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 And then some people told what features they wanted and were shat on from a great height for their opinions. Must you be so incessantly melodramatic? I don't see any problem with people referencing someone else and relating their own opinions to it. Nobody is calling anyone else a dickhead.
bob Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Well that's literally the worst thing that anyone has ever done. Ever.
bob Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Must you be so incessantly melodramatic? I don't see any problem with people referencing someone else and relating their own opinions to it. Nobody is calling anyone else a dickhead. I'm sorry for calling you the worst thing ever. That was rather rude of me, and i didn't mean it. I've had a rather stressful day at work, and it affected my judgement.
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 Eh man, can't tell with you when you're taking the biscuit or not. If that was genuine then don't worry about it, I wasn't really annoyed about it. I actually find this discussion quite interesting in terms of seeing who prefers which features.
Blade Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 I prefer features such as party chat over folders or an activity log anyday. If I did want to improve the PS4 it would be 1. A miiverse clone 2. Friend notification 3. Activity log 4. Folders Superficial stuff really.
Sheikah Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Ok I'll bite, what the fuck is a miiverse. It's Nintendo's social media thing where you can post game pictures, doodles and comments, and can see what other pictures and comments other people post. Like its own Facebook but for games.
Shorty Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 The PS4's "What's new" screen does that well enough for me. Shows your friends' recent activities, you can like peoples' videos and posts etc, jump into twitch streams. Rather see that than a bunch of doodles....
Blade Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 The PS4's "What's new" screen does that well enough for me. Shows your friends' recent activities, you can like peoples' videos and posts etc, jump into twitch streams. Rather see that than a bunch of doodles.... Its nothing like miverse See the thead 2016 gaming diary and its a bit like that (between friends) but on miiverse. I personally love it and interesting what my friends on miiverse think of the games they are playing, what stage they are at with them, their frustrations etc. Its a lot better than just knowing that somone played Destiny 1 hour ago or someone got a secret trophy on a game.
Ashley Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Or we could just link Shorty to Miiverse so he has a better sense about it: https://miiverse.nintendo.net/ I personally think it's the best thing Nintendo has done this generation, although I don't personally use it.
Rummy Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 Without actually making this too WiiU thread - I like Miiverse, and I love the idea of it, and I think it's a great thing from Nintendo - but I can really take it or leave it. I don't know whether that's down to the time on the WiiU, or just that it's not something I really kept on top of(plus not using my WiiU as much). To take it back to PS4 - it's generally much more seamless and quicker in its transitions, which for me is something that sits beneath any sort of features. It's slick and snappy enough already, the WiiU feels like it isn't(even with quick launch). I prefer features such as party chat over folders or an activity log anyday. If I did want to improve the PS4 it would be 1. A miiverse clone 2. Friend notification 3. Activity log 4. Folders Superficial stuff really. Well yeah! But fortunately we already actually have voice chat with PS4, and no one's taking that away any time soon. See above for my miiverse feeling, and really it's only the notifications and activity log I'd like, but I've already covered that. I don't struggle with getting to my content and feeling a need for folders, but that might be due to staying mostly disc based and the recently used nature of the PS4's home screen. I can see why people want them though, and I don't see why they wouldn't try and give the people what they want if it isn't too much hassle - just makes the system more appealing.
Blade Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 @Rummy I was referring to comments made that the PS4 had missed "basic features" such as an Activity Log etc
Hero-of-Time Posted February 19, 2016 Posted February 19, 2016 To take it back to PS4 - it's generally much more seamless and quicker in its transitions, which for me is something that sits beneath any sort of features. It's slick and snappy enough already, the WiiU feels like it isn't(even with quick launch). I don't struggle with getting to my content and feeling a need for folders, but that might be due to staying mostly disc based and the recently used nature of the PS4's home screen. I feel the same. I use my Wii U frequently and in comparison the PS4 just seems smoother about everything it does. There's a certain fluidity about it all. The folders thing should only be an issue if you are playing a load of games at the same time, otherwise it's just a question of scrolling to the right. Given I can see what everyone on here plays, and how many games they play, I don't see how this is an issue for anyone on here.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 I've been craving a fighting game, so I ventured into the Mortal Kombat X and Street Fighter V threads to get some impressions and decide which one to get. In the end, I chose a different option. I took @Hero\-of\-Time's advice and signed up to the PS NOW week-long trial. I'm going to admit that I went into this with absolutely low expectations. Our internet isn't that fantastic, but we regularly go online with Battlefront, Rocket League, etc. Sometimes certain youtube videos will take forever to load. It's inconsistent more than anything. Anyway, we signed up and I thought I'd have a go at Crazy Taxi. Something that I'm already familiar with, just to see how it runs. Game ran as if I had the disc-based version. A good first impression. The next step...I thought I'd give Mortal Kombat 9 a good go. Again, game ran as smooth as butter. I played quite a few matches on this and really enjoyed what I played. Time for the acid test. Ultra Street Fighter 4 with a twist...with @Eenuh and myself both taking part in a series of versus matches. I've got to admit that the service exceeded my expectations. A third person wouldn't have been able to tell that this was not being played through a disc or downloaded to the console. It ran really well and we played for about 10 or so matches with no issues. We then spent the rest of the evening on ICO and are halfway through that. There's already a few other games that I'm eyeing up for the rest of the week. Now...my only wish was that the service was a tiny bit cheaper. If it were the same price as Netflix and Spotify and went for £8.99 or £9.99, I'd definitely sign up for now. But, based on what I played, I had a great time with it and it's quite exciting to see that this stuff is already working now...god, gaming has come a long way. Cheers for the recommendation, Hero. I'm now tempted to just play this for the week and maybe hold off on buying either SFV or MKXL for now.
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