Gaming PlayStation 4 (Console)

I can't be certain on the price, it might be $329 or $299 as I told Leg-End. I think it will be $299 so 279 in quids. You shouldn't feel cheated by that.

Software is another thing entirely. You are all in for some right old treats ;)

That list posted was fake, don't pay any attention to it. I've already told Alock in one of these threads, expect a full blown Ratchet & Clank for starters. Yep, the main team at Insomniac are not on Sunset Overdirve. There is a R&C movie due for release next year and there is a game to go with it. E3 finally shows the Sony big guns. Don't expect GT7, there is a VITA title first, ok, you'll all get a taster in December. GT7 is 2016. I'll tell you one thing though, The Order is not Sony's main game for Christmas.
What are Media Molecule working on?
 
Weaste and Lambs are always good entertainment in and around E3, y'all should listen up.
 
Any truth to these rumours? a big performance boost would be pretty mental considering the edge it currently has over the XBox one.

Sony's next-gen gaming console, the PlayStation 4, might be in line for a "massive performance boost" according to a new report by WCCFTech. While Microsoft is still working to get things right with its Xbox One, Sony is reportedly preparing to take things to the next level by giving its latest console a performance boost.

The PS4 has already been deemed the stronger performer by developers. However, if this boost is served up to gamers, then Sony's console will leave the Xbox One far behind in the performance race.The rumour's origin can be traced back to a recent batch of tweets from two well-known industry insiders, Thuway and Tidux. First noticed by GamePur, Tidux made some strong hints regarding the improvements and performance boost coming to the PS4.

@Tidux If the number you are giving me is true, than it really is game over Xbox One.— Ahsan Rasheed (@thuway) May 17, 2014

@Khaidu I don't mean game over in terms of sales. I am talking about power. PS4 performance boost rumor is insane. I find it hard to swallow— Ahsan Rasheed (@thuway) May 17, 2014

@Khaidu But if it is true, the Xbox One to PS4 port differences will grow much larger if devs choose to make PS4 versions shine.— Ahsan Rasheed (@thuway) May 17, 2014

It appears as though both insiders are referring to upcoming improvements and the reported performance boost for PlayStation 4 by the ICE team.This is apart from the new content studio Naughty Dog is planning to display at the upcoming E3 2014, according to WCCFTech.

Adding more weight to this discussion between industry insiders was a tweet from Jeremy Conard, Ex-IGN Editor, which was a response to Tidux's tweet: "that's what Sony should play at E3 when ND shows off the face melting work the ICE team has done". For the uninitiated, the ICE Team happens to be Sony's World Wide Studios' central technology groups and is responsible for graphics technologies for first party titles published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The industry insiders mentioned in this article have a strong track record of leaking information related to unreleased titles and gaming console developments. Owing to this, there is a very good chance that these rumours might come true.

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sonys-playstation-4-rumoured-receive-massive-performance-boost-1449014
 
so when are we looking at this PS4 price drop and what is it going down to? i'll probably pick one up when it does get a price cut.
 
Good. A price cut and a load of awesome software will be cool.

Hoping for R&C on Vita but I wouldn't have any interest in it for PS4 I don't think. Do they still sell particularly well or something?

A new Crash mind.... didn't Activision remove all traces to it from their site? At the same time Sony had it on that video?

It never really gets mentioned but I was interested in that Shadow of the Beast game. Hope we see some gameplay.
 
Have you any info on 'Deep Down', Weaste? It still hasn't been confirmed for a Western release yet, as far as I know.
 
A new Crash mind.... didn't Activision remove all traces to it from their site? At the same time Sony had it on that video?

It never really gets mentioned but I was interested in that Shadow of the Beast game. Hope we see some gameplay.

Do you really want a non-Naughty Dog Crash Bandicoot? It's not a thing to be honest no matter how much people want it.

Shadow of the Beast game is real, but it's only a small title.
 
The PS3 Ratchet and Clank games are awesome.

I agree, I didn't play the new one cause I retired my PS3 but it got rated for Vita a while back.

It's just not something that would get me excited on PS4.

Do you really want a non-Naughty Dog Crash Bandicoot? It's not a thing to be honest no matter how much people want it.

Shadow of the Beast game is real, but it's only a small title.

Insomniacs team may be more suited to Crash or Jax now? I don't really know how many of those Naughty Dog guys are still there from before.

Oh.. that's a shame. I know we only saw a CGI trailer that didn't really show much, but it looked interesting.

No interest in that Deep Down game. But this Project Dark thing could be cool. Sequel to Demon Souls maybe.
 
No!

ICE have been working on the higher level APIs, but any developer that went straight at the hardware will not see any great effect from that.

So, no! ICE is not the only technology group BTW.

I'll clarify this a little. PS4 GPU in PC terms is middle of the road, however, it can be hit directly or close to directly as the developers know what it is, unlike the PC space. I think those rumours are more concerned with what is happening at Naughty Dog who do hit the hardware directly. All the 3rd party stuff we are seeing are mainly ports, so it's PC code transferred over. What Naughty Dog are doing with it is on a different level.

I don't care that Castia thinks that Driveclub is an aliased mess, it's not, it's high-contrast sub-pixel specular aliasing than only resolution can properly fix and PS4 is never going to output that type of game at 4k or above. Not impressed with Driveclub myself due to it being 30fps, but they have used motion blur well and apart from the frame-rate it's quite a technical achievement, very nice to look at as well. The lighting is phenomenal.

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I agree, I didn't play the new one cause I retired my PS3 but it got rated for Vita a while back.

It's just not something that would get me excited on PS4.



Insomniacs team may be more suited to Crash or Jax now? I don't really know how many of those Naughty Dog guys are still there from before.

Oh.. that's a shame. I know we only saw a CGI trailer that didn't really show much, but it looked interesting.

No interest in that Deep Down game. But this Project Dark thing could be cool. Sequel to Demon Souls maybe.
Project Dark was the working title for Dark Souls. You mean Project Beast, which might be a Souls entry. If it's even a game at all.
 
Insomniacs team may be more suited to Crash or Jax now? I don't really know how many of those Naughty Dog guys are still there from before.

Oh.. that's a shame. I know we only saw a CGI trailer that didn't really show much, but it looked interesting.

No interest in that Deep Down game. But this Project Dark thing could be cool. Sequel to Demon Souls maybe.

Sony could if they want give Ratchet and Clank to anyone, they own the IP as they do with Jak (Naughty Dog tried this and it didn't work). Insomniac however are the Ratchet & Clank developer.

Just because things are smaller titles doesn't mean that they are bad, it's just that they are not $20m plus games. Sony funding generally goes like this.... Polyphony Digital, Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Guerilla, the rest.

Demons Souls you say? Sony Japan have upped their game as you will see.
 
Must admit it doesn't look bad on there. The video I seen looked awful though.
 
Project Dark was the working title for Dark Souls. You mean Project Beast, which might be a Souls entry. If it's even a game at all.

Sorry yeah, that one!

I think Drive Club looks good, not really sure why all the complaints about it. The 30fps shouldn't be an issue - it's not a sim.

The only thing for me is that I don't know where it fits, what the hook is etc. It's not a sim, so games will drive better. It hasn't got crazy boosts or cop chases (NFS), weapons (Blur) or an open world (Horizon) to compensate. It reminds me of Grid 2 which is a really competent racer - it just felt a little shallow? Not in lack of content but context, if that makes sense?

I was really excited about it at the PS4 event reveal, basically I was fooled by all those buzz words for the online integration but it turns out it's just 'compare your time on this race to your friends', 'can you take bend 4 quicker than your friends', 'all the xp you get goes into a pot with your friends xp'.
 
The only thing for me is that I don't know where it fits, what the hook is etc. It's not a sim, so games will drive better. It hasn't got crazy boosts or cop chases (NFS), weapons (Blur) or an open world (Horizon) to compensate. It reminds me of Grid 2 which is a really competent racer - it just felt a little shallow? Not in lack of content but context, if that makes sense?

What I take from it is an unreal sense of speed, even at 30fps. GT would never look like that.
 
Love the way the lights reflect in the side of the car as he passes. Simple things can sometimes be the best. I've never seen that type of effect in a game before?
 
Yeah it does look good, I liked NFS Shift and this looks like it's going to be similarly in the middle ground between Sim and Arcade. I'll get my Sim fix from Project Cars and hopefully there is a Midnight Club in the works (@WeasteDevil?) for my Arcade fix. When are they going to release some more steering wheels?
 
'Transistor' is now available on PSN and its getting great reviews. All the major gaming sites rating it at the least 8/10 with most going with 9's.

 
Transistor looks amazing! Such a unique game. I'm loving what the indie guys are doing with PS4, they're pretty much keeping it alive.
 
I dont mind indie games at all.

I did give out about them recently though because its all the ps4 really has right now
 


First gameplay trailer and it looks amazing. Day one buy?