PS4 will be revealed Feb. 20th...

[Jim Lahey]

Hopefully you'll be able to play music while playing the game, like you can with Xbox

[The Yancey]

Originally Posted by FlorenceCock

I have not owned a gaming console since the Dreamcast but I just saw on CNN a little while ago that the new Playstation will not be able to play used games? So if you buy a game it is stuck to that console for life and you can't borrow games from friends to play on it. That seems like an awful business plan if true.

PC games have gone that way. Buy the game from direct download sites like Steam and the game is locked to you. You can play it on whatever computers you have but you can't transfer it to someone else.

[davidmc467]

Originally Posted by Metalrush24

the graphics are supposed to be computer-quality(supposedly)

Until computers get even more powerful while the PS4 stays the same for the life of the console. This is why computers will always be the far superior gaming platform.

But that's a different argument for a different day.

[Halltj2]

Important Update: A trusted source has told IGN that this controller is real. However, our source notes that it's an early prototype. The controller, in other words, is likely to change between now and when the console launches.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/...-4s-controller

[FearThethumbandDJ]

I dont really want a new system, just means you gotta shell out 4 or 500 bucks.

[Antiochus]

Originally Posted by rioninusc

That's pretty nice for the video ram. Do you know how much system ram will be in it?

"Is there going to be better graphics for games? If not what's the use of buying a new one? "

The first releases will probably be a marginal stepup from the PS3, but as the years go on it should get a lot better. It's 4 gb compared to what 512mb of video memory in the ps3?

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yeah i will wait 6 months to a year after they come out to buy one of the next gen systems. Gotta' let them sort out their RROD type issues."

I wait to avoid the possible siutations of fist fights, getting stabbed, or shot on release night.

Sorry for the delay. It's unified memory. 4GB total.

The Nextbox is supposed to have 8GB of GDDr3 but the PS4 memory is much faster.

[Mr.101]

4 GB of RAM on a console? Holy chit

[SECgamecock453]

Not ready for next generation. Completely satisfied with my 360 and PS3 right now. Considering just building a gaming PC because I don't have a PC at all aside from my crappy 2002 Dell Laptop which is on it's last legs.

[The Yancey]

Originally Posted by Mr.101

4 GB of RAM on a console? Holy chit

Not so much really. My mid range PC has 12GB system RAM and another 2GB on the GPU.

[Mr.101]

Read it wrong yancey, 4GB of video memory.

Now THATS crazy good

[Halltj2]

Report: The Next PlayStation Will Stream PS3 Games

Just a few more days...

[Metalrush24]

Totally forgot about this


Should be interesting

[pantera17]

All I really use my ps3 and 360 for are sports games. And football games this gen have been a complete waste. So hopefully football games will be great again.

[ColaCock]

I will probably buy if it is within reason, but honestly I mainly use my PS3 these days for Netflix and playing other movies I load onto my external HD.

They really need to work on partnering with companies to make this system a sole source of media entertainment in the home...Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, etc...and easily integrate the browser on the system into all of this.

Also, I want them to know I won't pay full price for a game I download and can't share with friends or return for trade-in credit. They should be discounted.

[Antiochus]

Originally Posted by The Yancey

Not so much really. My mid range PC has 12GB system RAM and another 2GB on the GPU.

Most PC games don't use more than 2gb of system ram. The new consoles will be the thing that pushes PC games to use more.

[GarnetInChicago]

Originally Posted by ColaCock

I will probably buy if it is within reason, but honestly I mainly use my PS3 these days for Netflix and playing other movies I load onto my external HD.

They really need to work on partnering with companies to make this system a sole source of media entertainment in the home...Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, etc...and easily integrate the browser on the system into all of this.

Also, I want them to know I won't pay full price for a game I download and can't share with friends or return for trade-in credit. They should be discounted.

If Sony is serious about the inability to play games on another PS4, that will be cause for me to switch to Microsoft next gen. Total nonsense. Between that and the lack of ESPN on the Playstation, I may be switching next time. Sony got my business on the PS3 because of the free online usage compared to Microsoft, so we'll have to see where that goes.

...of course I've also considered just getting a Wii U for fun and sticking with my PS3 for a few more years.

[thegreatord]

Originally Posted by GarnetInChicago

If Sony is serious about the inability to play games on another PS4, that will be cause for me to switch to Microsoft next gen. Total nonsense. Between that and the lack of ESPN on the Playstation, I may be switching next time. Sony got my business on the PS3 because of the free online usage compared to Microsoft, so we'll have to see where that goes.

...of course I've also considered just getting a Wii U for fun and sticking with my PS3 for a few more years.

im sure it will be like steam. use your log in and you can have play your games. dont really see the big deal because it cost money to make the games and people should have to pay. dont like it, start playing roms from nes because you are crazy if you think microsoft wont be going in the same direction. as an application developer, i can understand wanting to get paid when someone uses your work.

[thegreatord]

the one thing that i dont like is not being able to sell your games and buying used ones. thats all i buy and i would like to be able to play ps3 games on it.

[GarnetInChicago]

Originally Posted by thegreatord

im sure it will be like steam. use your log in and you can have play your games. dont really see the big deal because it cost money to make the games and people should have to pay. dont like it, start playing roms from nes because you are crazy if you think microsoft wont be going in the same direction. as an application developer, i can understand wanting to get paid when someone uses your work.

You're completely missing the point of what I was saying. I'm not at all talking about not paying for a product. I'm talking about losing the ability to share my games with my friends. I still actually enjoy couch co-op quite a bit. To not be able to pick up my game and head over to a friend's house for a co-op game on his system seems very odd to someone who has been doing that since the NES days.

Also, there's the concept that once you buy something, it is your property and you should be able to do with it as you wish. If I want to give clothes, food, electronics, furniture or any other kind of good that I purchased to someone else, why should I not be permitted to do so with a game?

This is not at all an issue of requiring someone to purchase a product. It's not about piracy. We're talking about a multi-billion industry hamstringing their consumers and forcing them to shell out full price for only new products and completely eliminating a used game market.

Also, a sorry side effect of this happening is going to be the reduction in availability of older games for purchase. Retailers are not going to keep stocking older games from publishers on their shelves. Those 2-5 year old games on your PS3 that you still like picking up from Gamestop because somebody mentioned it was a fun game that you just never happened to hear of? Good luck finding that now.

[thegreatord]

Originally Posted by GarnetInChicago

You're completely missing the point of what I was saying. I'm not at all talking about not paying for a product. I'm talking about losing the ability to share my games with my friends. I still actually enjoy couch co-op quite a bit. To not be able to pick up my game and head over to a friend's house for a co-op game on his system seems very odd to someone who has been doing that since the NES days.

Also, there's the concept that once you buy something, it is your property and you should be able to do with it as you wish. If I want to give clothes, food, electronics, furniture or any other kind of good that I purchased to someone else, why should I not be permitted to do so with a game?

This is not at all an issue of requiring someone to purchase a product. It's not about piracy. We're talking about a multi-billion industry hamstringing their consumers and forcing them to shell out full price for only new products and completely eliminating a used game market.

Also, a sorry side effect of this happening is going to be the reduction in availability of older games for purchase. Retailers are not going to keep stocking older games from publishers on their shelves. Those 2-5 year old games on your PS3 that you still like picking up from Gamestop because somebody mentioned it was a fun game that you just never happened to hear of? Good luck finding that now.

i can understand that and agree!