Daft Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 Yeah, maybe. We'll probably never know for sure. If it does cost that much, then it reeks of Nintendo putting all their eggs into one basket - and now they have egg on their face. That was a super old post (literally six months old) and I don't care enough about the Wii U or its - what I perceive to be lame - novelty control method to find out.
dwarf Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I want the second screen/tablet stuff to die off quickly, but I'd actually like Sony to push the camera more. They should bundle it with every console 6 months down the road after a successful launch, subsidise it by exploiting lower hardware manufacture costs. Unlike Cube I actually think the cameras/microphones have some place in gaming as long as they're supplementary and not inhibitive. We've already seen promising uses and the tech is improving, when every developer gets on board it could really add some new angles to tired trends. Edited July 14, 2013 by dwarf
Cookyman Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 The GamePad has a lot going on inside it though with gyros, NFC, BT, accelerometers, speakers IR blaster, camera, battery etc, etc... BoM of £30-£50 perhaps, then there's factory labour costs, logistics, licences etc, etc. Yeah, maybe. We'll probably never know for sure. If it does cost that much, then it reeks of Nintendo putting all their eggs into one basket - and now they have egg on their face. That was a super old post (literally six months old) and I don't care enough about the Wii U or its - what I perceive to be lame - novelty control method to find out. Wow it's turning into the WiiU thread here but since we're on the subject.... I don't give a stuff what the WiiU gamepad costs but what concerns me greatly is that the great minds at Nintendo chose to put basic Tablet technology into a gamepad and then thought the best use for the tech in Mario Kart 8 was to turn the gamepad screen into a horn! BEEP BEEP!
Ashley Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) The conversation may have been comparing the Wii U and PS4, but please do not try and turn this into a Wii U thread with the others closed. (Not aimed at cooky, just a nip it in the bud thing) Edited July 14, 2013 by Ashley
Sheikah Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 I like the idea that I can stream a game's audio and video to the Vita, it makes gaming a lot more flexible. Other than that, I'm not really bothered.
madeinbeats Posted July 14, 2013 Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) Wow it's turning into the WiiU thread here but since we're on the subject.... I don't give a stuff what the WiiU gamepad costs but what concerns me greatly is that the great minds at Nintendo chose to put basic Tablet technology into a gamepad and then thought the best use for the tech in Mario Kart 8 was to turn the gamepad screen into a horn! BEEP BEEP! Nothing was really done with it in MK7 or DS either. When a game requires your focous on the track, what can you do? I'm pretty sure Sonic and NFS are largely the same. NFS used it for some interesting co-driver options and I'm willing to bet the touchscreen will find a larger part to play in some of the multiplayer modes. Though I'm sure most gamers will find simply playing MK8 off-tv quite the luxury. Point being 2nd screen will be employed in varying degrees depending on the individual game and that the horn feature in mk8 isn't a measure of the creative peak of 2nd screen, the GamePad or the developers. Edited July 14, 2013 by madeinbeats
Daft Posted July 15, 2013 Posted July 15, 2013 PS4: 14 things we learned at Develop 2013 Interesting detail. 12. Seamless Remote Play The PS4 implementation of Remote Play should be much smoother than PS3's thanks to the built-in video chip, which means there's no performance overhead for the game itself – plus the Gakiai technology is used from streaming so it's apparently very low latency. According to Brown, PS4 remote play also supports a local multi-user lobby, so up to four players can connect to the same PS4 at once – and all saved games are bound to the user not the device.
Choze Posted July 16, 2013 Posted July 16, 2013 I want the second screen/tablet stuff to die off quickly, but I'd actually like Sony to push the camera more. They should bundle it with every console 6 months down the road after a successful launch, subsidise it by exploiting lower hardware manufacture costs. Unlike Cube I actually think the cameras/microphones have some place in gaming as long as they're supplementary and not inhibitive. We've already seen promising uses and the tech is improving, when every developer gets on board it could really add some new angles to tired trends. Yeah the second screen stuff is fiddly and a waste of time. Nintendo just havent come up with a good ude of the screen. Camera i am not so sure either. It can be useful. some Vita games use camera for mapping your face(Virtua Tennis 4) which is nice. But its a not so useful optional extra at best. For PS4 my main usage would probably be as a light gun lol.
bryanee Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 PS4: 14 things we learned at Develop 2013 Interesting detail. Infamous Second Son on the shitter, awwww yiss.
Daft Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 As if there was any real doubt, PlayStation 4 will support PlayStation 3 wireless headsets.
Cube Posted July 18, 2013 Posted July 18, 2013 I presume it will have the same USB headphone support, too. Although it would have been nice with a rear USB slot.
flameboy Posted July 20, 2013 Posted July 20, 2013 I think I may invest on wireless headset at some point. Been using turtle beaches but they are wired and annoying to gave that cable running all over. Invaluable in my eyes for when you don't wanna disturb the household or don't wanna be disturbed yourself. Also the likes of Dead Space have incredible sound design made all the better by a headset
Hero-of-Time Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Sony will be showing off more about PS4 at Gamescom this year, starting with a press conference before the world's biggest games show. The platform holder will once again host its conference on the Tuesday before the show (August 20th), returning to the Saatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. The conference will kick off at 7pm Central European Time (6pm in the UK), while doors will open at 6pm CET. Let the hype commence.
Daft Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Cannot wait. Hopefully we'll get a release date. In my wildest dreams it'll be an October release.
Cube Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 With The Last of Us out, they can announce Uncharted 4.
Rowan Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Hooray for not having to stay up until 3am for a Sony conference.
dwarf Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Breaking Bad - 12th August Premier League -17th August PS4 conference (with sweet talk from Cerny *crosses fingers*) - 20th August Not bad, August. Not bad.
ReZourceman Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Whens the VGAs? Apparently Uncharted 4 will be getting announced then.
Cube Posted July 26, 2013 Posted July 26, 2013 Whens the VGAs? Apparently Uncharted 4 will be getting announced then. Usually December.
Daft Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 You can have up to 2000 people on your friends list. ...I guess that's good.
Magnus Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I don't even have 2 people on my PS3 friends list. It's good to know that I don't need to worry in case I suddenly get very popular, though!
Daft Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I would add you but...dunno if I can really make the space with the new limits.
Magnus Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 It's nice to know that you treat your friends list the same way you do your love life - you'll add anyone who'll have you.
Daft Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I decided it was better to not make the distinction between my love life and my PSN friends list; it's about as romantically involved as I'll ever get. I'll be a regular Casanova on my PS4.
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